Dominick Cruz, who successfully regained the UFC Bantamweight title that he never lost inside the Octagon, spoke about defeating the man who rose to the top during his own lengthy absence from active competition, TJ Dill…
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Dominick Cruz, who successfully regained the UFC Bantamweight title that he never lost inside the Octagon, spoke about defeating the man who rose to the top during his own lengthy absence from active competition, TJ Dillashaw, at the UFC Fight Night 81 event on Sunday night.
Featured above is the complete video archive of the UFC Fight Night 81 post-fight press conference, which features UFC President Dana White, both Cruz and Dillashaw, as well as additional fighters who competed on Sunday’s show at the TD Garden in Boston, Mass.
UFC Fight Night 81 is nearly in the books tonight (Sun., January 17, 2016) from the TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts The event features the long-awaited bantamweight title clash between champion TJ Dillashaw and former champion Dominick Cruz, while former lightweight champion Anthony Pettis will look to storm back into title contention against formerly touted
UFC Fight Night 81 is nearly in the books tonight (Sun., January 17, 2016) from the TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts
The event features the long-awaited bantamweight title clash between champion TJ Dillashaw and former champion Dominick Cruz, while former lightweight champion Anthony Pettis will look to storm back into title contention against formerly touted free agent Eddie Alvarez.
After the event’s main card on FOX Sports 1, join LowKick MMA for the post-fight press conference starting at 11:15 p.m. EST:
UFC vet Brendan Schaub just went nuts on Dana White, maybe the UFC Reebok deal forcing Schaub out of fighting wasn’t the only thing bothering him… Former UFC heavyweight Brendan Schaub recently called it quits on his mixed martial arts career to pursue his new venture of being a podcast host. Along with pals Joe Rogan
UFC vet Brendan Schaub just went nuts on Dana White, maybe the UFC Reebok deal forcing Schaub out of fighting wasn’t the only thing bothering him…
Former UFC heavyweight Brendan Schaub recently called it quits on his mixed martial arts career to pursue his new venture of being a podcast host. Along with pals Joe Rogan and Bryan Callen, ‘Big Brown’ is starting to dance to a whole different tune, one not ruled by Reebok restraints and allegedly greedy promotions. Now free from the commitment of training and fighting, as well as the media obligations, Schaub has been able to speak his mind much more freely.
He indicated that Reebok was a big influence on stepping away from fighting, and that he simply makes much more doing podcast hosting than he ever did fighting. For The Ultimate Fighter veteran, it was just too much for too little, and his performances weren’t as good as they once were.
As said, he’s getting more outspoken, but so is UFC color commentator Joe Rogan, who has the Joe Rogan Experience podcast now firmly popular. His contract comes to an end in 2016, and the long time anchor has said he doesn’t know if he’ll be renewing it.
All this has led to much more open discussions, and Schaub has just taken it to the next level. While voicing his opinions, he pretty much blasted UFC president Dana White as a shady ‘Scrooge McDuck.’ It’s probably safe to say Brendan Schaub won’t be fighting for the UFC if he ever does come back.
Skip to page 2 for Brendan Schaub putting Dana White on blast…
Although she may have had the toughest fight and first loss of her MMA career, but UFC president Dana White says she’s still the highest paid fighter on the UFC roster right now… The hype train that rolled in to town to UFC 193 was derailed spectacularly by Holly Holm, as she decimated the women’s
Although she may have had the toughest fight and first loss of her MMA career, but UFC president Dana White says she’s still the highest paid fighter on the UFC roster right now…
The hype train that rolled in to town to UFC 193 was derailed spectacularly by Holly Holm, as she decimated the women’s bantamweight queen Ronda Rousey with a huge knockout. The head kick that was heard around the world is still resonating to this day, as the recent news that ‘Rowdy’ would in fact pursue her movie career further, and not fight at UFC 200 as was first thought.
Holm goes on to make her first title defense against Miesha Tate at UFC 197, and it’s beginning to look like Ronda Rousey’s drawing power could start to become a thing of the past. Not so fast, according to Dana White, who says the former women’s bantamweight champion is still the biggest and highest paid star in MMA.
UFC women’s bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey being serenaded by Dana White
“Ronda means a lot to the UFC and to this sport,” White told Yahoo! Sports (via MMA Mania). “As in everything. Everything this woman does. She’s an unbelievable athlete, personality, friend, partner, you name it. Ronda Rousey is amazing.”
“Uh, yea. You know … I think Ronda Rousey is the biggest star in the UFC,” White said. “But let me tell you what, Conor McGregor is nipping at her heels.”
Even before she grew her second leg, Ronda Rousey was the most dominant female UFC star…
Talking to Sports Illustrated, the UFC president asked if ‘Rowdy’ was still the highest paid athlete, even after her crushing loss:
“It would still be true,” White said. “Yes. Without a doubt. Holly Holm is now facing Miesha Tate, which is a very dangerous fight, but if the Holly Holm-Ronda Rousey rematch happens I think it’s the biggest fight in UFC history.”
“She’ll fight in 2016,” said White. “100 percent. That’s all we’ve got. Obviously we were looking for her to fight at UFC 200, but that’s not going to happen. After 200 happens we’ll look and see what went on, what she’s got going on. If there’s any human being that deserves some time off it’s Ronda Rousey.”
White also said he’d be OK with Rousey deciding to retire rather than fight Holm for a second time:
“I’m cool with that. I care about Ronda and all the people here at the UFC as a person. The minute you start doubting whether you should fight or not, you probably shouldn’t.”
“That’s a fair question,” said White. “I think it’s to avenge the loss. That is why she would come back.”
UFC president Dana White recently spoke to Yahoo! Sports about Ronda Rousey and her career so far in the UFC. He praised the former UFC women’s bantamweight champ, but acknowledged that Conor McGregor’s star power may soon overshadow Rousey’s.
“Everything this woman does, she’s incredible,” White told Yahoo! Sports. “She’s an unbelievable athlete, personality, friend, partner … you name it, Ronda Rousey is amazing. I think Ronda Rousey is the biggest star in the UFC, but let me tell you what, Conor McGregor is nipping at her heels.”
Rousey lost her women’s bantamweight championship to Holly Holm by knockout at UFC 193 back in November. They were rumored to have a rematch at UFC 200, but Rousey has requested more time off from competition.
Who do you think is a bigger star: Ronda Rousey or Conor McGregor? Sound off in the comments below!
UFC president Dana White recently spoke to Yahoo! Sports about Ronda Rousey and her career so far in the UFC. He praised the former UFC women’s bantamweight champ, but acknowledged that Conor McGregor’s star power may soon overshadow Rousey’s.
“Everything this woman does, she’s incredible,” White told Yahoo! Sports. “She’s an unbelievable athlete, personality, friend, partner … you name it, Ronda Rousey is amazing. I think Ronda Rousey is the biggest star in the UFC, but let me tell you what, Conor McGregor is nipping at her heels.”
Rousey lost her women’s bantamweight championship to Holly Holm by knockout at UFC 193 back in November. They were rumored to have a rematch at UFC 200, but Rousey has requested more time off from competition.
A fan recently asked Dana White about the possibility of a rematch between Robbie Lawler and Nick Diaz, and the UFC president replied positively on Twitter. Here’s what White had to say:
Lawler and Diaz fought back at UFC 47 in 2004, which saw Lawler suffer his only knockout loss in his career. Lawler is currently the UFC welterweight champion and does not have an opponent lined up for his next fight. Diaz is suspended from competing until August 1st, so the fight couldn’t take place until later this year if the UFC decided to pursue it.
A fan recently asked Dana White about the possibility of a rematch between Robbie Lawler and Nick Diaz, and the UFC president replied positively on Twitter. Here’s what White had to say:
Lawler and Diaz fought back at UFC 47 in 2004, which saw Lawler suffer his only knockout loss in his career. Lawler is currently the UFC welterweight champion and does not have an opponent lined up for his next fight. Diaz is suspended from competing until August 1st, so the fight couldn’t take place until later this year if the UFC decided to pursue it.
