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Ronda Rousey Shares Illustrations of Her Imagined as a Superhero from Redditors

Ronda Rousey’s dominant fight against Bethe Correia on Aug. 1 helped catapult her to even greater popularity, and with a bevy of new fans, the UFC women’s bantamweight champion has received some fantastic illustrations imagining her as a superhero:Afte…

Ronda Rousey’s dominant fight against Bethe Correia on Aug. 1 helped catapult her to even greater popularity, and with a bevy of new fans, the UFC women’s bantamweight champion has received some fantastic illustrations imagining her as a superhero:

After a recent Reddit Ask Me Anything session in which Rousey said she’d like to play Captain Marvel in a superhero movie, some of her fans came through and provided illustrations of her as Ms. Marvel/Captain Marvel.

[Ronda Rousey’s Instagram, h/t ESPN.com]

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UFC President Dana White Buys Entire Bar Drinks Before UFC Fight Night in Dublin

With the UFC back in Dublin for its first time in five years, UFC President Dana White wanted to make sure that the fans felt welcome. 
White offered fans a free drink via Twitter, and it looks like his bill could be pretty pricey, judging from th…

With the UFC back in Dublin for its first time in five years, UFC President Dana White wanted to make sure that the fans felt welcome. 

White offered fans a free drink via Twitter, and it looks like his bill could be pretty pricey, judging from the subsequent tweets.

Note to self: Offering drinks to an entire Dublin bar may not be the best idea for the wallet. 

[Twitter]

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Jon Jones Does the Ray Lewis Dance Prior to UFC 172

UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones showed how fired up he was before his fight with Glover Teixeira by doing former Baltimore Ravens linebacker Ray Lewis’ signature dance.Jones’ brother, Arthur, played on the Ravens defensive line from 2010-…

UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones showed how fired up he was before his fight with Glover Teixeira by doing former Baltimore Ravens linebacker Ray Lewis’ signature dance.

Jones’ brother, Arthur, played on the Ravens defensive line from 2010-13 and was a teammate of Lewis.

[UFC]

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UFC 165 Jones vs. Gustafsson: Live Results, Highlights and Reaction

Light heavyweight champion Jon Jones will look to defend his belt for the sixth straight time Saturday night when he steps into the Octagon opposite Swedish hopeful Alexander Gustafsson. The challenger shows promise, having won six straight, and will b…

Light heavyweight champion Jon Jones will look to defend his belt for the sixth straight time Saturday night when he steps into the Octagon opposite Swedish hopeful Alexander Gustafsson. The challenger shows promise, having won six straight, and will be the largest man Jones has faced to date, taller in fact than Jones, standing at a sinewy 6’5″.

While some think “The Mauler” has the physical tools to offer “Bones” a challenge inside the cage, for most, the only question is not whether the champ retains his belt, but in what fashion and how quickly he finishes things. And should he retain, Jones would break the record currently held by Tito Ortiz for most consecutive light heavyweight title defenses. 

The big question would immediately become whether Jones stays put at light heavyweight or makes what would be a much-anticipated move to heavyweight to take on the likes of Junior dos Santos and champ Cain Velasquez. 

Stick here with us for the result, highlights and reaction to Jon Jones vs. Alexander Gustafsson.

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UFC 162 Silva vs. Weidman: Live Updates, Highlights and Analysis

Will the UFC have a new middleweight champion at the conclusion of Saturday night’s UFC 162 fight card?That’s the question that has been on the minds of fight fans in the days leading up to the bout between UFC champion Anderson Silva and top-ranked ch…

Will the UFC have a new middleweight champion at the conclusion of Saturday night’s UFC 162 fight card?

That’s the question that has been on the minds of fight fans in the days leading up to the bout between UFC champion Anderson Silva and top-ranked challenger Chris Weidman.

Silva has not lost a fight during his run with the UFC, going 16-0. On Saturday, he will look to extend that streak to 17-0 and his title defense record to 11 straight. Standing in his way is the unbeaten Weidman (9-0).

Many fighters are picking Weidman to win based on his strong wrestling and ground game. In order to do what no man has done in the UFC, defeat Silva, he will need to overcome the striking accuracy and elusiveness of the champ—the man many consider the greatest mixed martial artist of all time.

The main card of UFC 162 kicks off at 10 p.m. ET on pay-per-view.

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