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UFC 169: Super Bowl Weekend Show Adds Cruz vs. Barao, Aldo vs. Lamas

The UFC’s traditional Super Bowl weekend event—typically held in Las Vegas but headed to New Jersey this year to coincide with broadcast partner Fox’s coverage of the big game—has a main event. And a co-main event.  Featherweight champion Jose Aldo will defend his belt against top contender Ricardo Lamas in the main event, while bantamweight […]

The UFC’s traditional Super Bowl weekend event—typically held in Las Vegas but headed to New Jersey this year to coincide with broadcast partner Fox’s coverage of the big game—has a main event. And a co-main event.  Featherweight champion Jose Aldo will defend his belt against top contender Ricardo Lamas in the main event, while bantamweight […]

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UFC 169 Fight Card: Jon Jones vs. Glover Teixeira Official on Super Bowl Weekend

Despite being hospitalized following a hard-fought title defense against Alexander Gustafsson, Jon Jones is set to return to the Octagon in less than four months. UFC president Dana White recently told ESPN.com that Jones could meet Glover Teixeira on …

Despite being hospitalized following a hard-fought title defense against Alexander Gustafsson, Jon Jones is set to return to the Octagon in less than four months. UFC president Dana White recently told ESPN.com that Jones could meet Glover Teixeira on Feb. 1. On Thursday evening, Newsday.com confirmed with UFC officials that Jones and Teixeira would compete […]

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UFC: Why Jose Aldo vs. Anthony Pettis Superfight Isn’t Super Just Yet

By most accounts, when Anthony Pettis defeated Benson Henderson to claim the lightweight title at UFC 164, the final puzzle piece fell into place for a “Superfight” with Jose Aldo. The last time this fight was in the works, there was something missing: a second title belt. Now, Pettis has the lightweight belt, and his […]

By most accounts, when Anthony Pettis defeated Benson Henderson to claim the lightweight title at UFC 164, the final puzzle piece fell into place for a “Superfight” with Jose Aldo. The last time this fight was in the works, there was something missing: a second title belt. Now, Pettis has the lightweight belt, and his […]

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Ronda Rousey ‘Super Stoked’ with Co-Main Event Billing at UFC 168

For one hot minute, it looked like the rematch between UFC women’s bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey and Miesha Tate was going to headline the UFC’s end-of-year pay-per-view event. That all changed late last week, when UFC president Dana White announced that the rematch between Chris Weidman and Anderson Silva was going to be slotted in […]

For one hot minute, it looked like the rematch between UFC women’s bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey and Miesha Tate was going to headline the UFC’s end-of-year pay-per-view event. That all changed late last week, when UFC president Dana White announced that the rematch between Chris Weidman and Anderson Silva was going to be slotted in […]

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Report: Weidman vs Silva II Possible for Cowboys Stadium, Not Super Bowl Weekend

The UFC is in the early stages of putting together the rematch between new middleweight champion Chris Weidman and former title holder Anderson Silva, but at least one date has now been ruled out. According to a report from The New York Post on Wednesd…

The UFC is in the early stages of putting together the rematch between new middleweight champion Chris Weidman and former title holder Anderson Silva, but at least one date has now been ruled out. According to a report from The New York Post on Wednesday quoting UFC president Dana White, the bout between Weidman and […]

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Comic Book Movie Super Villains and Their MMA Dopplegangers

Earlier this week, it was announced that UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre has been cast as a villain in the upcoming Marvel movie sequel Captain America: The Winter Soldier. Apropos to his French Canadian roots, St-Pierre will play the French and English-speaking Batroc the Leaper, an expert smuggler who has no superhuman abilities but is an […]

Earlier this week, it was announced that UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre has been cast as a villain in the upcoming Marvel movie sequel Captain America: The Winter Soldier. Apropos to his French Canadian roots, St-Pierre will play the French and English-speaking Batroc the Leaper, an expert smuggler who has no superhuman abilities but is an […]

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