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Holly Holm Makes Interesting Argument About Diaz vs. McGregor 2

Former UFC women’s bantamweight champion Holly Holm had a bad night at UFC 196, much like Conor McGregor did. ‘The Preacher’s Daughter’ faced Miesha Tate in the co-main event of the March 5 pay-per-view event, in an attempted first defense of the title she’d won so convincingly from Ronda Rousey at UFC 193 just three

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Former UFC women’s bantamweight champion Holly Holm had a bad night at UFC 196, much like Conor McGregor did. ‘The Preacher’s Daughter’ faced Miesha Tate in the co-main event of the March 5 pay-per-view event, in an attempted first defense of the title she’d won so convincingly from Ronda Rousey at UFC 193 just three months prior. It wasn’t to be Holm’s night, at least in terms of the result, as she was choked unconscious by ‘Cupcake’ in round five, although she had arguably won every round leading up to the finish.

Her performance was never really in question, it was just that Tate’s plan worked to perfection, and there was really nothing Holm could do once that choke was locked in. There was talk of an immediate rematch, then the rumours switched to Ronda Rousey somehow leap frogging Holm in the running, but eventually Tate was paired with Amanda Nunes for UFC 200 in July.

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So where does Conor McGregor come in to the conversation? Facing Nate Diaz in the UFC 196 headlining bout, ‘The Notorious’ was also finished, but perhaps in more dominant fashion than Holm was against Tate. The ‘hype train,’ as it was labelled by many, had come to a screeching halt, and the consensus opinion was that McGregor would head back down to featherweight to defend the title he’d won from Jose Aldo at UFC 194. This was not to be, as just weeks later the news broke that McGregor and Diaz would fight once again at welterweight, and also at UFC 200, serving as the main event.

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So why has Conor McGregor received different treatment than Holly Holm, or pretty much anyone else in UFC history? UFC president Dana White recently said it’s because he always shows up to fight and never drops out injured, take that statement as you will.

Holly Holm sounds a little frustrated during a recent interview, and makes an interesting point about the Diaz vs. McGregor 2 booking…

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Manager: Miesha Tate vs. Holly Holm 2 Was Never Discussed For UFC 200

It was believed that UFC women’s bantamweight champion Miesha Tate would fight former champion Holly Holm next. Given the fact that Holm was the person who defeated Ronda Rousey for the title at UFC 193 and Tate was the person that beat Holm at UFC 196. However, that’s not in the cards. The UFC announced

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It was believed that UFC women’s bantamweight champion Miesha Tate would fight former champion Holly Holm next. Given the fact that Holm was the person who defeated Ronda Rousey for the title at UFC 193 and Tate was the person that beat Holm at UFC 196. However, that’s not in the cards.

The UFC announced on Wednesday that Tate would be making her first title defense against Amanda Nunes at UFC 200. That fight is expected to be a part of the big three fights on that card as it’s the biggest UFC event of 2016.

It was rumored that Holm and Tate would fight at UFC 200 but according to Tate’s manager Josh Jones those plans were never talked about.

“A fight with Holly Holm was never discussed when we met with the UFC,” Jones said. “We all agreed that Miesha should fight the best available and at this time it’s Amanda Nunes, who is currently on a three-fight win streak.”

When asked who made the call for Tate to fight Nunes, Jones explained that it was Tate’s decision.

“It was Miesha’s decision,” Fresquez said. “It was her decision to fight Nunes. That’s what the UFC told me.”

UFC 200 takes place at the new T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada on July 9, 2016.

 

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Best Social Media Posts By UFC Fighters In The Last 24 Hours

The UFC machine does not stop now days, and even without an event scheduled for this weekend, some of the promotion’s biggest stars are hard at work on social media and in the gym. The latest big headlines have included Jon Jones’ recent run-in with the law for allegedly drag racing, Daniel Cormier dropping out

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The UFC machine does not stop now days, and even without an event scheduled for this weekend, some of the promotion’s biggest stars are hard at work on social media and in the gym. The latest big headlines have included Jon Jones’ recent run-in with the law for allegedly drag racing, Daniel Cormier dropping out of UFC 197 and being replaced by Ovince St. Preux against ‘Bones,’ and also Tony Ferguson forced out of UFC on FOX 19. ‘El Cucuy’ is replaced by Darrell Horcher, who faces Khabib Nurmagomedov in his first UFC fight, talk about in at the deep end.

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Conor McGregor remains on the comeback trail from his first UFC loss, after being submitted by Nate Diaz on March 5. He faces his welterweight foe once again at the landmark July 9 UFC 200 card. Miesha Tate draws Amanda Nunes while Ronda Rousey and Holly Holm take up the sidelines, and Jose Aldo faces Frankie Edgar for a second time, all at UFC 200. With so much going on, social media has burst in to life over the past 24 hours, and we’ve gathered some of the hottest Tweets and other posts from around the web.

Stars such as Holly Holm, Jon Jones, Conor McGregor, Sage Northcutt, Carlos Condit and many ore have all been very active. Enjoy!

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Cat Zingano Has A Huge Fight At UFC 200

Former title challenger Cat Zingano has her long-awaited return to the Octagon scheduled. The No. 3-ranked ‘Alpha,’ who was last seen losing a 14-second title bout to Ronda Rousey at UFC 184 in February 2015, will meet surging No. 4 Julianna Pena at July 9’s stacked UFC 200 pay-per-view (PPV) event from the new T-Mobile Arena in

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Former title challenger Cat Zingano has her long-awaited return to the Octagon scheduled.

The No. 3-ranked ‘Alpha,’ who was last seen losing a 14-second title bout to Ronda Rousey at UFC 184 in February 2015, will meet surging No. 4 Julianna Pena at July 9’s stacked UFC 200 pay-per-view (PPV) event from the new T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

ESPNW broke the news today:

Zingano earned No. 1 contender status in her first-ever UFC fight, finishing current champion Miesha Tate in the third round a gritty come-from-behind win at 2013’s The Ultimate Fighter (TUF) 17 Finale. She was unable to serve as coach opposite Ronda Rousey on TUF 18 due to an injured knee, however, and Tate took her place. She returned to the Octagon at UFC 178 in September 2014, topping current title challenger Amanda Nunes via TKO.

The win earned her the title shot at Rousey. Fans have been awaiting her next fight ever since.

Pena, on the other hand, exploded on the UFC scene as the winner of the female contract on TUF 18, but she too dealt with a very serious knee injury that kept her out of action for over a year before she returned to defeat Milana Dudieva in 2015. She then beat Jessica Eye at UFC 192 to solidify her place among the top female bantamweights in MMA.

Zingano teased an ‘epic return’ and many thought hse was referring to a bout with Cris ‘Cyborg’ or Holly Holm, but if she can get past ‘The Venezuelan Vixen,’ she’ll no doubt be dangerously close to the title shot she wants for redemption.

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Manager: Tate Turned Down Holm Rematch At UFC 200 For “Weaker Opponent”

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Apparently UFC Women’s Bantamweight Champion Miesha Tate took the Amanda Nunes fight at UFC 200 instead of accepting the challenge of an immediate rematch at the landmark event against former champion Holly Holm.

In speaking with The Albuquerque Journal this week, Holm’s manager, Lenny Fresquez, claimed that his fighter would soon be returning to the Octagon in a non-title fight, but that it’s only because “Cupcake” Tate took a “weaker opponent” for her first title defense..

“They tell me Tate chose (Nunes),” Fresquez told the Journal on Thursday in a phone interview. “Holly was offered to her and she chose Nunes. She chose to take a weaker opponent.

“She’s not as stand-up as Holly. She said she’d take on the best, but she’s not willing to take on the best. Holly gave her a chance. We’re pretty disappointed she didn’t return the favor.”

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Apparently UFC Women’s Bantamweight Champion Miesha Tate took the Amanda Nunes fight at UFC 200 instead of accepting the challenge of an immediate rematch at the landmark event against former champion Holly Holm.

In speaking with The Albuquerque Journal this week, Holm’s manager, Lenny Fresquez, claimed that his fighter would soon be returning to the Octagon in a non-title fight, but that it’s only because “Cupcake” Tate took a “weaker opponent” for her first title defense..

“They tell me Tate chose (Nunes),” Fresquez told the Journal on Thursday in a phone interview. “Holly was offered to her and she chose Nunes. She chose to take a weaker opponent.

“She’s not as stand-up as Holly. She said she’d take on the best, but she’s not willing to take on the best. Holly gave her a chance. We’re pretty disappointed she didn’t return the favor.”

Quote: You’re Damn Right I Begged To Fight ‘Cyborg’

It was announced earlier this week that Invicta FC featherweight champion Cris “Cyborg” Justino will finally make her UFC debut at May 14’s UFC 198 from Brazil where she’ll face off with Leslie Smith. While Smith may appear as a rather confusing choice of opponents for the massively hyped Justino’s debut, it turns out that

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It was announced earlier this week that Invicta FC featherweight champion Cris “Cyborg” Justino will finally make her UFC debut at May 14’s UFC 198 from Brazil where she’ll face off with Leslie Smith.

While Smith may appear as a rather confusing choice of opponents for the massively hyped Justino’s debut, it turns out that multiple fighters, including former 135-pound champion Holly Holm, turned the fight down.

Smith, however, was relentless in campaigning for the chance:

“You’re damn right I begged,” she recently told MMA Junkie.

“This is the whole reason someone gets into martial arts, so they can find someone who’s the best in the world, challenge them and then come out on top. That’s the reason I’m doing this.”

Now that she has indeed been given the opportunity, “The Peacemaker” plans on making this bout a treat for the fans:

“I’m over here busting my ass to make this the most impressive fight,” she said. “Shoot, this is going to be ‘Fight of the Night.’ This is going to be the most exciting women’s fight of the decade.”

While “Cyborg” will likely emerge as quite a heavy favorite leading up to the fight, Smith assured us that the Brazilian slugger is ‘beatable’:

“‘Cyborg’ is beatable,” she reasoned. “She’s super beatable. She’s not a machine.”

“Any person that walks into a cage, there’s a way to beat them, Smith said. “That’s going to be my job for the next six weeks, to figure out the gameplan to beat her. These aren’t digs at all. It’s just saying there are openings for everybody. I’m going to find the openings.”

How do you see this contest playing out?

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