Demian Maia put his Brazilian jiu-jitsu skills on full display back at UFC 153, submitting Rick Story in the first round.
Maia returns to the Octagon this Saturday night in a key welter…
Demian Maia put his Brazilian jiu-jitsu skills on full display back at UFC 153, submitting Rick Story in the first round.
Maia returns to the Octagon this Saturday night in a key welterweight contest against former interim UFC champion Carlos Condit in the main event of UFC on FOX 21.
The 38-year-old Maia has won five consecutive fights, including a pair of submissions vs. Matt Brown and Neil Magny. Overall, he is 23-6 in his career and has finished 14 opponents total.
In the video above, you can see a complete fight replay of the Maia-Story bout.
According to a report by MMA Fighting, Kevin Ferguson, Jr. has been forced off Friday’s Bellator 160 prelims.
Ferguson, nicknamed “Baby Slice” in honor of his father, Kimbo Slice, was t…
According to a report by MMA Fighting, Kevin Ferguson, Jr. has been forced off Friday’s Bellator 160 prelims.
Ferguson, nicknamed “Baby Slice” in honor of his father, Kimbo Slice, was to face Johnny Tomasian in a welterweight contest. He made his amateur debut earlier this year, scoring a first round knockout.
Ferguson suffered an injury to his MCL but will not require surgery.
“My role in the Team Body Shop Bellator takeover hit a bit of a snag over the weekend while training, and I’m sad to say that my Bellator debut will have to wait a little longer,” Ferguson said. “I’ll still be at the event holding it down for my teammates AJ McKee and Joey Davis.”
Bellator 160 features a lightweight title-eliminator between Benson Henderson and Patricio “Pitbull” Freire and airs live on Spike TV from the Honda Center in Anaheim, California.
Mixed martial arts (MMA) fans are some of the most passionate fans in sports across the world, but this guy just took it to a whole other level. Following the epic 25-minute clash between UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor and Nate Diaz in the main event of UFC 202 this past Saturday (August 20, 2016),
Mixed martial arts (MMA) fans are some of the most passionate fans in sports across the world, but this guy just took it to a whole other level.
Following the epic 25-minute clash between UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor and Nate Diaz in the main event of UFC 202 this past Saturday (August 20, 2016), one Diaz supporter got so upset at the Irishman’s victory over the Stockton Native that he decided to fire some gun shots into the Las Vegas sky.
25-year-old Ulysses Liaina was arrested by local police for unlawful use of a weapon due to the incident, and when police asked for his motive for firing the unnecessary rounds, he said he was upset at the outcome of the McGregor-Diaz bout earlier that night.
Captain Bob Higginbotham spoke to local news crew KZRG and released the following statement:
“Witnesses and friends all said he just pointed it straight up in the air. And so he wasn’t aiming at anybody, it was apparently his method of venting.”
Police retrieved a Ruger 9mm and 13 casings as evidence and nobody was injured. Liaina is starring at the possibility of up to a $5,000 fine.
UFC welterweight Li Jingliang has been flagged of a potential violation of USADA’s anti-doping policy. He tested positive for the clenbuterol, a controversial substance recently found in meat.
UFC welterweight Li Jingliang has been notified of a potential violation of USADA’s anti-doping policy, stemming from an out-of-competition drug test administered on May 18 ahead of his bout at The Ultimate Fighter 23 Finale last month.
UFC officials announced the news in a statement on Tuesday.
Jingliang also received a temporary suspension from the Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC) on Tuesday morning.
Jingliang tested positive for clenbuterol, a sympathomimetic amine used as a decongestant by people with breathing disorders, the NSAC revealed. China’s Ning Guangyou recently tested positive for clenbuterol, as well. Interestingly, Guangyou was ruled not to be at fault, as USADA determined that the failed drug test was likely triggered by tainted meat.
“The UFC organization was notified by the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) that it has informed Li Jingliang of a potential Anti-Doping Policy violation stemming from an out-of-competition sample collection on May 18, 2016,” the UFC’s statement read. “USADA also informed the UFC that it initiated an investigation into the source of the prohibited substance detected in Jingliang’s sample prior to notifying him of the potential violation. Because of this investigation, USADA has not issued a provisional suspension against Jingliang at this time.
“USADA, the independent administrator of the UFC Anti-Doping Policy, will handle the results management and appropriate adjudication of this case. It is important to note that, under the UFC Anti-Doping Policy, a full and fair legal review process is afforded to all athletes before any sanctions are imposed. The Nevada State Athletic Commission has also retained jurisdiction over this matter because Jingliang’s sample was collected prior to his participation on The Ultimate Fighter Finale card on July 8, 2016, in Las Vegas, Nevada.
“Consistent with all previous potential anti-doping violations, additional information will be provided at the appropriate time as the process moves forward.”
Jingliang defeated Anton Zafir by knockout at the TUF 23 Finale on July 8. The impressive victory got him back into the winning column — prior to his latest victory, he was tapped out by Keita Nakamura nearly a year ago.
UFC welterweight Li Jingliang has been flagged of a potential violation of USADA’s anti-doping policy. He tested positive for the clenbuterol, a controversial substance recently found in meat.
UFC welterweight Li Jingliang has been notified of a potential violation of USADA’s anti-doping policy, stemming from an out-of-competition drug test administered on May 18 ahead of his bout at The Ultimate Fighter 23 Finale last month.
UFC officials announced the news in a statement on Tuesday.
Jingliang also received a temporary suspension from the Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC) on Tuesday morning.
Jingliang tested positive for clenbuterol, a sympathomimetic amine used as a decongestant by people with breathing disorders, the NSAC revealed. China’s Ning Guangyou recently tested positive for clenbuterol, as well. Interestingly, Guangyou was ruled not to be at fault, as USADA determined that the failed drug test was likely triggered by tainted meat.
“The UFC organization was notified by the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) that it has informed Li Jingliang of a potential Anti-Doping Policy violation stemming from an out-of-competition sample collection on May 18, 2016,” the UFC’s statement read. “USADA also informed the UFC that it initiated an investigation into the source of the prohibited substance detected in Jingliang’s sample prior to notifying him of the potential violation. Because of this investigation, USADA has not issued a provisional suspension against Jingliang at this time.
“USADA, the independent administrator of the UFC Anti-Doping Policy, will handle the results management and appropriate adjudication of this case. It is important to note that, under the UFC Anti-Doping Policy, a full and fair legal review process is afforded to all athletes before any sanctions are imposed. The Nevada State Athletic Commission has also retained jurisdiction over this matter because Jingliang’s sample was collected prior to his participation on The Ultimate Fighter Finale card on July 8, 2016, in Las Vegas, Nevada.
“Consistent with all previous potential anti-doping violations, additional information will be provided at the appropriate time as the process moves forward.”
Jingliang defeated Anton Zafir by knockout at the TUF 23 Finale on July 8. The impressive victory got him back into the winning column — prior to his latest victory, he was tapped out by Keita Nakamura nearly a year ago.
With UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor’s business with Nate Diaz at welterweight coming to a conclusion for the time being, it is time for the Irish champ to come back down to his championship weight to defend his throne. The man with the first claim to a shot at McGregor is interim 145-pound champion Jose
With UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor’s business with Nate Diaz at welterweight coming to a conclusion for the time being, it is time for the Irish champ to come back down to his championship weight to defend his throne.
The man with the first claim to a shot at McGregor is interim 145-pound champion Jose Aldo, who soundly defeated former lightweight champion Frankie Edgar to clinch the UFC’s interim featherweight strap at UFC 200 this past July.
Aldo’s head-coach Andre Pederneiras recently joined The MMA Hour to discuss a unification bout between his protege and ‘The Notorious One’, claiming he prayed for McGregor to defeat Diaz this past Saturday (August 20, 2016):
“For sure, for sure, I prayed for him to win,” he said. “Now he either goes back to his division and make a match for Aldo…I don’t understand, because one more time he wanted to fight Nate, but not give Aldo an opportunity for another fight.
I cannot understand him. Now he says maybe he goes to 155. No, he need to go down and drop his weight down to 145 and give a match to Aldo. He deserves that.”
UFC President Dana White said that McGregor’s next bout will definitely be a title defense of the belt he won this past December, and Pederneiras has full confidence in White’s claim:
“First of all, I will always believe in Dana,” Pederneiras said. “If Dana says it, he needs to go. I don’t think he’s confident to fight Aldo again. He knows that one punch don’t say anything to anybody, if I am better or the other guy’s better.
I still have to talk with Sean Shelby,” he said. “I spoke to him a little after the Conor fight and he asked me to call him next week — I’ll probably call him and Dana next to see what happens in the future.”
When asked if a fight with McGregor would be the only fight Aldo would take, unless ‘The Pride of Ireland’ is forced to drop the title, Pederneiras was quick to respond:
There was a tremendous amount of hype heading into August 20’s bad blood filled rematch between Nate Diaz and Conor McGregor, and it lived up to expectations for sure, as the two men slugged it out for five rounds in the main event of UFC 202. In the end, McGregor evened the score, and walked
There was a tremendous amount of hype heading into August 20’s bad blood filled rematch between Nate Diaz and Conor McGregor, and it lived up to expectations for sure, as the two men slugged it out for five rounds in the main event of UFC 202. In the end, McGregor evened the score, and walked away with a majority decision victory. Due to the results of the latest installment of the series, the two will almost certainly be headed for a trilogy bout at some point in the future.
Because of the circumstances surrounding the rivalry, and because of the excitement of the rematch, FOX Sports 1 personality Collin Cowhered recently labeled McGregor vs. Diaz as MMA’s Ali vs. Frazier:
“I saw something on Saturday night, in a sport which many of you will never embrace,” Cowherd said in the recent episode of his podcast “The Herd.” “But to me, it is the new standard for ritual drama, McGregor-Diaz. It is our Ali-Frazier.”
“Where during the fight and immediately afterwards, peers, other sports stars were in awe, like Ali-Frazier.”
Since its inception, mixed martial arts has always been compared to boxing, a ‘dying’ sport in the eyes of some, but comparing a battle to that of the iconic Ali vs. Frazier fights is something else. In fact, Cowherd went as far to say that Diaz vs. McGregor II was the ‘final nail in the coffin’ of boxing:
“There are four or five things in my life, big businesses that have died. DVDs, newspapers, landline phones. And Saturday night by 9:30 Pacific, boxing died. That was the final nail in the coffin. Boxing’s dead.”
UFC President Dana White said that McGregor’s next bout will definitely be a title defense of the belt he won this past December, and Pederneiras has full confidence in White’s claim: