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Megan Anderson Defends Bizarre TKO Win Over Cat Zingano At UFC 232

Megan Anderson picked up one of the most awkward TKO victories you’ll ever see this past weekend (Sat. December 29, 2018) at UFC 232. Anderson picked up a first-round TKO win over former UFC women’s bantamweight title challenger Cat Zingano. After throwing a high kick that grazed Zingano’s eyelid, Zingano was unable to open her […]

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Megan Anderson picked up one of the most awkward TKO victories you’ll ever see this past weekend (Sat. December 29, 2018) at UFC 232.

Anderson picked up a first-round TKO win over former UFC women’s bantamweight title challenger Cat Zingano. After throwing a high kick that grazed Zingano’s eyelid, Zingano was unable to open her eye again. The referee didn’t stop the fight immediately. So after a few shots to the body, referee Marc Goddard stepped in to stop the action.

There has been a lot of ridiculous criticism towards Anderson on social media for accepting a win given the circumstances. Speaking to MMA Junkie after the fight, Anderson defended her TKO victory over Zingano:

“I’m just trying to do my job and Marc is there to – for both of us – to make sure that he puts our safety first,” Anderson said. “I can’t control what she does and I did my job and I finished my fight. And, yes, it is a little bit controversial, but you can punch people in the eye.

“You can knee them, all those kind of stuff.… I can’t let anybody else dictate how I feel about a win because, at the end of the day, I have put in the hard work. I guess it wasn’t the most, I guess, clean-cut finish, but it is what it is.”

She also said she’s more than willing to run it back with “Alpha” if she’d like:

“And we’re happy to give the fight back, we’re happy for that fight again if people feel like I need to prove that I’m one of the best in the world and this division. But, if not, let’s go to the next challenge.”

Former MMA referee and current Bellator MMA commentator, John McCarthy, offered an explanation for the whole situation. A fan on Twitter asked him why toes to the eye are treated different from finger pokes to the eye. He offered the following explanation:

“You punch with a closed fist. If you sustain an eye injury based upon a legal punch the eye injury could lead to you losing the fight via TKO. A fighter can not control toes in the same fashion they can fingers. That’s why we do not call toe pokes to the eye.”

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Conor McGregor Sends Jon Jones Proper 12 Whiskey After UFC 232

Conor McGregor has sent Jon Jones a congratulatory gift for his UFC 232 victory. Jones defeated Alexander Gustafsson this past weekend (Sat. December 29, 2018) in the main event of UFC 232 on pay-per-view (PPV). Now, Jones is once again the UFC light heavyweight champion of the world. Yahoo Sports’ Kevin Iole recently reported that, […]

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Conor McGregor has sent Jon Jones a congratulatory gift for his UFC 232 victory.

Jones defeated Alexander Gustafsson this past weekend (Sat. December 29, 2018) in the main event of UFC 232 on pay-per-view (PPV). Now, Jones is once again the UFC light heavyweight champion of the world. Yahoo Sports’ Kevin Iole recently reported that, after speaking to Jones, “Bones” told him McGregor sent him and his team a bunch of Proper 12 Whiskey:

“Ran into @jonnybones in the hotel lobby and he said @TheNotoriousMMA sent him and his team a bunch of Proper 12 whiskey!”

McGregor received a bit of criticism for the move. Jones has notably had issues with alcohol and drugs in the past, leading to detrimental affects on his MMA career. One fan responded to McGregor and said the Irishman is a bad influence. “The Notorious” responded by saying “I prefer the term “influential””. However, McGregor soon deleted the Tweet:

McGregor is currently awaiting diciplinary action from the Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC). He and his team were involved in a post-fight brawl after his loss to Khabib Nurmagomedov at UFC 229 in October.

While he’d like an immediate rematch against ‘The Eagle,’ McGregor is prepared to face another top contender before fighting for the title again.

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Daniel Cormier Trashes Jon Jones’ Dominant UFC 232 Performance

In the feature bout of UFC 232 last weekend (Sat. December 29, 2018), Jon Jones reclaimed UFC gold. “Bones” defeated Alexander Gustafsson in dominant fashion to reclaim the UFC light heavyweight title. Jones was able to take Gustafsson down in the third round with ground-and-pound for the TKO win. Now, Jones once again sits atop […]

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In the feature bout of UFC 232 last weekend (Sat. December 29, 2018), Jon Jones reclaimed UFC gold.

“Bones” defeated Alexander Gustafsson in dominant fashion to reclaim the UFC light heavyweight title. Jones was able to take Gustafsson down in the third round with ground-and-pound for the TKO win. Now, Jones once again sits atop the UFC 205-pound mountain, and the possibilities are endless for 2019.

But the clear possibility is a trilogy match with longtime rival and current UFC heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier. Cormier spoke on “The MMA Hour” earlier today and admitted that Jones running through an opponent the caliber of Gustafsson was “impressive”:

“Well, I mean, anytime you can go through a guy like Alexander Gustafsson, in the fashion that he did, is very impressive,” Cormier said. “I have never shied away from the fact that the guy is a phenomenal mixed martial artist. And I think he fought well. Yeah, I thought he fought well. Fought exactly as he intended to and was able to completely to shut down Alex. Yeah, he did a good job.”

Not The ‘Fastest?’

However, Cormier did point out one thing he noticed in Jones’ performance. He thought “Bones” looked a bit slow inside the Octagon against his Swedish counterpart. Cormier never thought Jones was never an explosive guy to begin with but noticed he “wasn’t the fastest” on Saturday night:

“I just think that – he was never a guy that wowed you with his speed,” Cormier said. “Some guys just have, like, blazing hand speed. Jones is always a bit of a tactician, a guy that breaks you down over the course of the fight. I didn’t anticipate him being Anthony Johnson, or freaking Yoel Romero or any of those guys that are super crazy explosive and fast.

“But I saw, just, in terms of the movement, you know, I felt it was more measured. And maybe that was the game-plan. He made it seem as though he did exactly what he wanted. So maybe the measured pace was what they intended to do when they got into the Octagon. I think he’s always been the kind of guy that isn’t the fastest, and on Saturday, he didn’t look really fast.”

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UFC 232 Showcased The Men’s And Women’s GOATs in MMA

All the talk heading into this past weekend’s UFC 232 event was centered on Jon Jones’ controversial drug test with USADA, and unfortunately all that talk overshadowed what was a tremendous slate of 13 fights. From top-to-bottom, UFC 232 on…

All the talk heading into this past weekend’s UFC 232 event was centered on Jon Jones’ controversial drug test with USADA, and unfortunately all that talk overshadowed what was a tremendous slate of 13 fights. From top-to-bottom, UFC 232 on paper was one of the best cards the UFC matchmakers have put together all year, […]

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Alex Volkanovski Explains Calling Out Max Holloway Following UFC 232

Alex Volkanovski feels he’s a threat to Max Holloway’s Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) featherweight gold. Volkanovski is coming off a massive TKO win over Chad Mendes at UFC 232 this past Saturday night (Dec. 29). Mendes couldn’…

Alex Volkanovski feels he’s a threat to Max Holloway’s Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) featherweight gold. Volkanovski is coming off a massive TKO win over Chad Mendes at UFC 232 this past Saturday night (Dec. 29). Mendes couldn’t hold Volkanovski on the ground and was simply outgunned on the feet. Volkanovski’s TKO win was huge as […]

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Dana White Not Sold On Amanda Nunes vs. Cris Cyborg 2

Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) president Dana White isn’t exactly clamoring to see Amanda Nunes vs. Cris Cyborg II. Nunes and Cyborg engaged in a champion vs. champion bout with the women’s featherweight gold on the line. Cyborg walke…

Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) president Dana White isn’t exactly clamoring to see Amanda Nunes vs. Cris Cyborg II. Nunes and Cyborg engaged in a champion vs. champion bout with the women’s featherweight gold on the line. Cyborg walked in as the 145-pound queen, but in the end she found herself without any gold. Nunes finished […]

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