Mark Hunt Set To Make UFC Return

Mark Hunt is set to make a return to the Octagon. The UFC announced on Wednesday morning that the MMA Veteran would be fighting Curtis Blaydes at UFC 221. Some thought that Hunt may never fight in the UFC again due to the drama surrounding him as of late. Hunt was set to take on […]

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Mark Hunt is set to make a return to the Octagon.

The UFC announced on Wednesday morning that the MMA Veteran would be fighting Curtis Blaydes at UFC 221. Some thought that Hunt may never fight in the UFC again due to the drama surrounding him as of late.

Hunt was set to take on Marcin Tybura in the heavyweight main event of UFC Sydney (UFC Fight Night 121) on Sunday, November 19th, 2017 at Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney, Australia.

However, the promotion announced in October that “The Super Samoan” had been removed from that booking due to “medical concerns” and he was replaced by former UFC heavyweight champion Fabricio Werdum.

The promotion was claiming at the time to be looking out for the best interest of the former title contender. The Daily Telegraph first reported last week that Hunt had been medically cleared.

Blaydes has surged up the ranks of the division after he suffered a TKO loss to Francis Ngannou in his promotional debut. Since that fight, he has won four straight including wins over Cody East, Adam Milstead, and Oleksiy Oliynyk

UFC 221 is set to take place on Saturday, February 10, 2018, at Perth Arena in Perth, Western Australia. The main card will air on pay-per-view while the preliminary card will air on FOX Sports 1 and the promotion’s streaming service, UFC Fight Pass.

Robert Whittaker defending the UFC  middleweight title against former champion Luke Rockhold will serve as the main event.

Although the promotion has yet to finalize the full fight card and bout order, here is the updated card:

Champ Robert Whittaker vs. Luke Rockhold – for middleweight title
Curtis Blaydes vs. Mark Hunt
Tyson Pedro vs. Saparbek Safarov
Jussier Formiga vs. Ben Nguyen

 

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‘Money-getting motherf—-r’ Mayweather says he could make 1 billion dollars in UFC

Floyd Mayweather: “I can do a three or four fight deal in the Octagon and make a billion dollars”. Floyd Mayweather Jr. teased Conor McGregor in the lead-up to their blockbuster boxing match on Aug. 26 that he would rematch the Irishman in t…

Floyd Mayweather: “I can do a three or four fight deal in the Octagon and make a billion dollars”.

Floyd Mayweather Jr. teased Conor McGregor in the lead-up to their blockbuster boxing match on Aug. 26 that he would rematch the Irishman in the Octagon, but no one actually took him seriously.

Well, just four months after finishing McGregor in the boxing ring and announcing his official retirement, ‘Money’ has teased at making a ‘three or four fight deal’ with the UFC for one billion dollars.

“You already know I’m a money-getting motherf**ker,” Mayweather said in a live video stream on Tuesday (h/t Ryan Harkness of MMA Mania). “I’m Money May. They just called me not too long ago and asked me to come back. I can come right back to the UFC. If I want, I can go, I can come right back to the UFC, I can go fight in the Octagon. I can do a three or four fight deal in the Octagon and make a billion dollars. Remember, I’m Floyd ‘Money’ Mayweather, and you motherf**kers love me, and I love you motherf**kers.”

It’s still hard to take Mayweather seriously, given that the pound-for-pound great is one of the most risk-averse fighters in the world and, by signing with the UFC would be putting his entire reputation on the line. Mayweather has never competed in mixed martial arts and would, in all likelihood, get thrashed in his UFC debut. The last high-profile boxer to step foot in the Octagon was former three-weight world champion James Toney, who was submitted by UFC Hall of Famer Randy Couture in the first round.

Although Mayweather seems interested in a stint in MMA, the undefeated, 50-0 boxer referred to it as a ‘barbarian sport’.

“I’m so tough at what I do, they had to go to a whole ‘nother barbarian sport to go get a motherfucker that would try to fuck with me. And you already know what I did with that. Lights out, party’s over, you can kiss the babies. It’s bankroll, you know, all I do is dress, flex and progress. And you already know I went from the streets to the executive suites,” he said, per BJPenn.com’s Tom Taylor.

Mayweather’s former opponent, McGregor, is open to a career in boxing and claimed that fighters must now ‘lobby’ for fights with him.

Reasons To Watch Fight Night Winnipeg

Welcome to Canada. #UFCWinnipeg pic.twitter.com/O8EZnU0Awm
— UFC (@ufc) December 13, 2017

The plethora of UFC holiday riches continues this Saturday on FOX with yet another stacked card headlined by Robbie Lawler and Rafael Dos Anjos. The pen…

Welcome to Canada. #UFCWinnipeg pic.twitter.com/O8EZnU0Awm
— UFC (@ufc) December 13, 2017

The plethora of UFC holiday riches continues this Saturday on FOX with yet another stacked card headlined by Robbie Lawler and Rafael Dos Anjos. The penultimate UFC event of 2017 will go down in the capital city of Manitoba, Canada, and while the temperatures outside are crisp and frosty, there are plenty of fighters in town bringing some heat.Here are the reasons to watch Fight Night Winnipeg.More ruthlessness from Robbie Lawler

Ruthless since day one.@Ruthless_RL #UFCWinnipeg pic.twi … Read the Full Article Here

Rejuvenated Dos Anjos relishing life at welterweight

There isn’t one thing that Rafael Dos Anjos can point to and say, “This is what I can enjoy eating now that I’m a welterweight.” It’s simpler and more profound than that. “I can live,” said the former lightweig…

There isn’t one thing that Rafael Dos Anjos can point to and say, “This is what I can enjoy eating now that I’m a welterweight.” It’s simpler and more profound than that. “I can live,” said the former lightweight champion as he approaches his UFC Winnipeg main event against Robbie Lawler on Saturday. “I can eat normal. I don’t have to have that feeling after having my meal of still being hungry. Now, if I feel hungry I can eat again if I want.”For those who don’t fight for a living, it may sound like something that wouldn’ … Read the Full Article Here

Rejuvenated Dos Anjos relishing life at welterweight

There isn’t one thing that Rafael Dos Anjos can point to and say, “This is what I can enjoy eating now that I’m a welterweight.” It’s simpler and more profound than that. “I can live,” said the former lightweig…

There isn’t one thing that Rafael Dos Anjos can point to and say, “This is what I can enjoy eating now that I’m a welterweight.” It’s simpler and more profound than that. “I can live,” said the former lightweight champion as he approaches his UFC Winnipeg main event against Robbie Lawler on Saturday. “I can eat normal. I don’t have to have that feeling after having my meal of still being hungry. Now, if I feel hungry I can eat again if I want.”For those who don’t fight for a living, it may sound like something that wouldn’ … Read the Full Article Here

Cannonier sticking to the basics: win and climb the ladder

You can almost see Jared Cannonier smiling through the phone line. It’s December, but for the first time in eight years, he doesn’t have to wear a winter coat and 800 layers of clothing underneath it. He’s traded Alaska for Arizona, a…

You can almost see Jared Cannonier smiling through the phone line. It’s December, but for the first time in eight years, he doesn’t have to wear a winter coat and 800 layers of clothing underneath it. He’s traded Alaska for Arizona, and that suits the 33-year-old light heavyweight contender just fine.“I love the heat, so when I got here, I was soaking up the sun like I was a Kryptonian,” he laughs. “But yeah, it’s been good. My family has adjusted to the temperature and they’re actually liking this winter weather, where it’s not covered in snow. I read a rep … Read the Full Article Here