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Nick Diaz: I’m Disappointed In Eddie Alvarez

Former UFC welterweight title challenger Nick Diaz has now been cleared to fight by the Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC), following his failed drug test from UFC 183 in January of last year, and mixed martial arts (MMA) fans patiently await an announcement regarding the former Strikeforce champ’s Octagon return. Recently Diaz joined the Jasta

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Recently Diaz joined the Jasta Show, courtesy of Bloody Elbow, to discuss his return amongst other things, including UFC lightweight champion Conor McGregor’s historical win over Eddie Alvarez at UFC 205 last month.

Diaz has somewhat of a history with ‘The Notorious One’, as his younger brother Nate has fought McGregor twice now, with each men holding one win over the other. Due to his suspensions, however, Nick was unable to corner his little brother during the two biggest fights of his MMA career.

Following the momentary conclusion of his rivalry with Diaz, McGregor moved on to try to make promotion history by challenging Eddie Alvarez for the lightweight title in attempt to become the first ever dual-weight champion the UFC has ever seen, as the Irishman then held the featherweight crown at the time.

McGregor went on to execute a perfect performance against ‘The Underground King’, knocking him out in the second round with a vicious left hand. While he holds nothing against Alvarez, Diaz doesn’t believe the former lightweight champion took the contest as seriously as he should have:

“You know what?” Diaz started. “I have nothing against Alvarez. Like, I like Alvarez. I’ve never had nothing bad to say about him. He’s started kinda popping off about… I don’t care. He can say whatever he wants…

“Just in general, I’m just disappointed in him for the fight. I want to feel sorry for him. I want to feel like, ‘Man, I feel bad for you.’ But, you know what? What do you think you’re going to get, dude. You have a whole… I don’t want to disrespect Eddie Alvarez.

“What I’m saying though is, that he’s invested a lot of his time and efforts elsewhere and not in fighting. In the time leading up to that fight, I think McGregor put a lot more time into it and understanding. And he was a lot more in tune with his understanding.”

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Diaz moved on to compare Alvarez and McGregor’s confidence side-by-side, claiming that Alvarez thinks that he is a winner while McGregor knows he is:

“Where Eddie Alvarez is kinda just, he thinks he’s a winner, and he wants to believe that. McGregor knows why he’s a winner and knows why he believes that. For me, I have to base my faith in stuff that works and shit I can see and stuff that I know.

“Not just like, “Oh, yeah you know, I’m gonna win by…” Pump myself up and go out there. I think about, “Okay, well, if this guy does this, I’m gonna do that.” And I can see it. I know, I watch. I know what I’m looking at.”

Both Alvarez and McGregor are expected to take a lengthy amount of time off after their historical match-up at Madison Square Garden, while Diaz is expected to make his Octagon return anytime now.

Who do you think the Pride Of Stockton will return to face-off against?

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Wonderboy Campaigning For Woodley Rematch At UFC 209

Reigning UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley retained his title at UFC 205 after him and No. 1-contender Stephen “Wonderboy” Thompson went toe-to-toe for five rounds in a bout that ended in a majority draw. UFC President Dana White said in the aftermath of the bout that a rematch would take place, although nothing has been

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In fact, Woodley recently called out fan favorite Nick Diaz, although Thompson feels as if he’s the man deserving of the next shot:

“There was no winner to the fight, so let’s just say it didn’t even happen,” Thompson recently told MMAJunkie. I know he’s calling out other guys, but I know I’m the right guy to face him.”

Woodley recently expressed interest in fighting Diaz, who was recently cleared by the Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC), at UFC 209, an event that also works for “Wonderboy”:

“Tyron was saying right before he started calling out Nick that he has unfinished business with me,” he said. “My management company’s talking with the UFC. We’re hopefully looking at something probably in February or early March. That’s the plan. It would be cool to fight at UFC 209. That would be awesome for pay-per-view for both of us.”

Who would you rather see Woodley defend his title against next?

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Kelvin Gastelum vs. Vitor Belfort Rumored For Brazil

He may be campaigning for yet another shot at 170 pounds, but Kelvin Gastelum may be adding another top-ranked middleweight to his record early next year. The rising 185-pound fighter, who was forced to go up to middleweight after he badly missed the welterweight limit of 171 pounds once again prior to his scheduled bout with

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He may be campaigning for yet another shot at 170 pounds, but Kelvin Gastelum may be adding another top-ranked middleweight to his record early next year.

The rising 185-pound fighter, who was forced to go up to middleweight after he badly missed the welterweight limit of 171 pounds once again prior to his scheduled bout with Donald Cerrone at November 12’s UFC 205, promptly took a short-notice bout with longtime veteran Tim Kennedy and parlayed it into the biggest win of his MMA career.

According to a report from Combate, however, Gastelum may have the opportunity to top even his win over Kennedy if rumors prove true he will face former UFC champ Vitor Belfort at the March 11, 2017 Fight Night event from Fortaleza, Brazil. The rumored bout is the only one to have been discussed for the card.

If it indeed proves true, Belfort will have an uphill climb to get back to the nigh-indestructible form he once exhibited during a torrid, TRT-enhanced run to a title shot in 2013. Belfort has lost two straight and three of his last fights by TKO, absorbing one-sided defeats to Ronaldo Souza and Gegard Mousasi at UFC 198 and UFC 204 this year. He seemed to hint at retirement following his loss to “The Dreamcatcher” in Manchester in early October, but rapidly backtracked on the a cryptic social media post to say he would fight on.

Putting the proverbial train back on the tracks will be a challenge against Gastelum, however, The Ultimate fighter (TUF) 17 winner whose only losses came to current welterweight titleholder Tyron Woodley and Neil Magny, each by split decision. His weight management issues his most glaring obstacle, Gastelum also owns wins over former welterweight champion John Hendricks and former middleweight title contender Nate Marquardt.

Securing a win over a time-tested legend like Belfort would certainly plant Gastelum in the thick of the talented middleweight talent pool, making a third run at welterweight – where he’s missed weight three times – extremely unlikely.

Stay tuned for more news and updates about this bout and the March 11 card from Fortaleza.

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Jose Aldo Blasts The UFC & ‘Piece Of Sh*t’ Conor McGregor

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To say the UFC has seen a wild and unpredictable year would be an understatement. In fact, ever since Conor McGregor KO’d Jose Aldo in late 2015, it’s been a roller coaster ride. Formerly the only 145-pound champion, and a dominant one at that, ‘Scarface’ fell against McGregor in 13 seconds. After UFC 194 it was clear that anyone was beatable, and ‘The Notorious’ would soon succumb to that same, cold fact. Oddly it would be the Irishman’s first venture out of featherweight since joining the UFC that would teach him his most valuable lesson.

Unfortunately for the crop at 145 pounds, they had an even more difficult pill to swallow. As Nate Diaz sunk in the fight ending choke on ‘The Notorious’ at UFC 196, the future of the featherweight division was again on hold. As McGregor remained at 170 pounds to defeat Diaz in the UFC 202 rematch, Aldo captured the interim belt against Frankie Edgar. Still not done altering multiple divisions, the Irish star would get a crack at the lightweight belt. For Aldo, this proved to be just about too much.

Aldo Desperately Wanted Revenge

Although calling out for a rematch with his bitter rival, Jose Aldo was left out in the cold. Later demanding a release from his contract, ‘Scarface’ was outraged by the promotion’s handling of McGregor, who was now scheduled to face Eddie Alvarez. UFC 205 came and went, Aldo was refused his release and ‘The Notorious’ was crowned two-weight champion. In the space of 11 months McGregor had jammed up the 145-pound division, and was now taking 10 months off. The promotion stripped the featherweight belt, and Aldo was promoted to full champion.

Not surprisingly, the Brazilian fighting icon is still unhappy. During a recent interview with Combate, as quoted by Bloody Elbow, Aldo did not hold back in his criticism of McGregor, his coach and the UFC:

**“Pieces of Sh*t”**

“The UFC has been a mess for a while now,” Aldo said. “Not only for [myself], it’s been happening way before that. It embarrassed featherweight and now embarrasses lightweight. Khabib Nurmagomedov signed two contracts to fight for the title and still hasn’t [fought for the title]. We also have Demian Maia waiting at welterweight and Ronaldo Jacare is waiting for even longer than that [at middleweight].”

“It’s cool for me, I was a dominant champion for a long time, but what about Jacare’s situation? He’s always winning and doesn’t get his title shot. They tell him he’ll fight for the title and he never does. And it seems he never will. It’s a generalized mess.’

“I knew I would be the champion and he knows what happened to me in that fight will never happen again,” Aldo said. “It was known I would be champion again so I don’t have a problem with the way it happened. I’ve always said that having the belt around my waist is all that matters. No matter what, I’m the champion. I don’t care about what his coach says. Who is his coach anyway? I don’t know who he is. Or him. They’re all pieces of sh*t.”

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Dana White Reveals How Long Conor McGregor Will Be Out

After winning the UFC lightweight championship and becoming the first dual-weight champ in promotion history with his second round knockout win over Eddie Alvarez at UFC 205 last month, Conor McGregor is slated to take some time off from the Octagon to focus on the birth of his first child with his longtime girlfriend. Many

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Many have begun to wonder just exactly how long ‘The Notorious One’ may be taking off, but UFC President Dana White recently joined FOX Sports Live (courtesy of MMA Mania) to reveal that the heavy-handed Irishman will in fact be taking 10 months off from fighting competition:

“Conor is the best,” White said. “He’s got no fights, he’s taking 10 months off, he’s having a baby, and everybody’s still talking about him. He’s the best at it, nobody’s better.”

McGregor leaves behind a UFC 155-pound division with a plethora of viable contenders ready to challenge for the gold, with none sticking out more than No. 1 and 2-ranked lightweights Khabib Nurmagomedov and Tony Ferguson. One can only imagine that the UFC will match the two up and the winner will collide with ‘Mystic Mac’ upon his highly-anticipated return.

Regardless of who McGregor takes on upon his return to the lightweight division, he is certainly in for some of the biggest challenges of his career as he attempts to retain his title in arguably the UFC’s most talent-stacked division.

White also discussed the possibility of a McGregor vs. Mayweather boxing bout, and rapper 50 Cent’s possible involvement in the bout in the full interview with FOX Sports Live which you can watch here:

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Conor McGregor Responds To UFC: I Ain’t Stripped

The sport of MMA has been awaiting a response from Conor McGregor following the UFC’s decision to strip him of his featherweight title and promote Jose Aldo to full-time champ, making next weekend’s UFC 206 main event between Max Holloway and Anthony Pettis now for Aldo’s briefly-held interim belt. ‘The Notorious’ made UFC history when he

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‘The Notorious’ made UFC history when he knocked out Eddie Alvarez in the main event of November 12’s UFC 205 to become the first-ever concurrent two-weight champion, so the decision to quickly take away his featherweight gold was harshly criticized by many. There were also a decent number of supporters for the decision, as the Irish dual-champ had not defended the belt since he won it from Aldo last December.

McGregor and his team had largely stayed silent despite getting a boxing license in California amid reports from Dana White that it was ‘Conor’s decision to relinquish his title,’ but not surprisingly, McGregor shared quite an opposite view during a recent interview at Belfast’s The Devenish Bar (via Snowden MMA):

“I also have something going on with the UFC, they’re trying to strip me and I was like, ‘Well, I ain’t stripped. I still got that belt, that belt is still at home right now’,” McGregor said. “I’m still the two-way world champion, someone has to come take that from me. I see articles, I see stuff online, but I don’t see the belt not in my presence. The belt is right there, there’s two world titles at my home.

“Eddie [Alvarez] is still unconscious, what do you mean? I only fought last week. Them belts are mine. Whatever they want to say, and they can say, ‘Oh we took the belt and now it’s this guy’s belt,’ you can play with those fake belts all you want. Jose was KO’ed, Eddie was KO’ed, you’re looking at the two-weight world champion and that’s it. I’ll say to the UFC, and I love their company, you’re fooling nobody, you’re fooling nobody with that.”

Following arguably the biggest year in MMA history where he put on four record-breaking fights in less than 12 calendar months, it’s difficult to argue with ‘The Notorious” results in the Octagon and at the box office. With that monstrous bit of leverage fully entrenched by his side, McGregor reaffirmed his previous statement that his bosses would have to come and take his belts from him, as talking about it would mean nothing:

“But best of luck to them, I still got them belts. Someone’s got to come take those belts from me, physically. Not online, not through a keyboard. The keyboard warriors trying to take them belts away from me, [but] you got to take them belts off me physically if you want to come get them.”

– quotes transcribed by MMAFighting.com

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