Dana White Defends Interim Titles After Back-to-Back Wars at UFC 236

UFC president Dana White has never understood the backlash about introducing interim titles in the mix in any given division. The argument against interim titles typically revolves around the UFC seemingly putting a championship up for grabs whenever a…

UFC president Dana White has never understood the backlash about introducing interim titles in the mix in any given division. The argument against interim titles typically revolves around the UFC seemingly putting a championship up for grabs whenever a card is in need of a headliner with limited options available. While there are no rules […]

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Dana White Defends Interim Titles After Back-to-Back Wars at UFC 236

UFC president Dana White has never understood the backlash about introducing interim titles in the mix in any given division. The argument against interim titles typically revolves around the UFC seemingly putting a championship up for grabs whenever a…

UFC president Dana White has never understood the backlash about introducing interim titles in the mix in any given division. The argument against interim titles typically revolves around the UFC seemingly putting a championship up for grabs whenever a card is in need of a headliner with limited options available. While there are no rules […]

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UFC 236 Salaries: Israel Adesanya & Max Holloway Top List

The Georgia State Athletic Commission released the UFC 236 salaries on and some of the top tier talents got paid some major cash. Max Holloway vs. Dustin Poirier for the interim lightweight championship headlined the show. Poirier earned $250,000 while…

The Georgia State Athletic Commission released the UFC 236 salaries on and some of the top tier talents got paid some major cash. Max Holloway vs. Dustin Poirier for the interim lightweight championship headlined the show. Poirier earned $250,000 while Holloway got $350,000. Kelvin Gastelum vs. Israel Adesanya for the interim middleweight championship served as […]

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Future Of Lightweight & Middleweight Divisions Is More Clear Following UFC 236

UFC 236 was flying a bit under the radar for whatever reason, but it turned out to be one of the most spectacular cards of the year to date. The top two fights on the card lived up to the hype and then some as the fighters involved competed in two of t…

UFC 236 was flying a bit under the radar for whatever reason, but it turned out to be one of the most spectacular cards of the year to date. The top two fights on the card lived up to the hype and then some as the fighters involved competed in two of the best MMA […]

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Conor McGregor Congratulates Dustin Poirier, Says He Should Fight Nate Diaz Next

Conor McGregor sent out a message of congratulations to new UFC interim lightweight champion Dustin Poirier on Saturday night after he earned a unanimous decision win over Max Holloway in the UFC 236 main event. The championship belt served as a reward…

Conor McGregor sent out a message of congratulations to new UFC interim lightweight champion Dustin Poirier on Saturday night after he earned a unanimous decision win over Max Holloway in the UFC 236 main event. The championship belt served as a reward for a lifetime of blood, sweat and tears that Poirier has put into […]

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Dana White Looking Forward To Max Holloway’s Featherweight Return

Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) president Dana White pushed for Max Holloway to move up to lightweight, but after UFC 236 he is changing his tone. Holloway took on Dustin Poirier for the interim UFC lightweight championship. “Blessed” …

Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) president Dana White pushed for Max Holloway to move up to lightweight, but after UFC 236 he is changing his tone. Holloway took on Dustin Poirier for the interim UFC lightweight championship. “Blessed” fought hard, but the pressure of Poirier was too much and he dropped a unanimous decision. Holloway remains […]

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