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UFC 236 Post-Fight Analysis: What Happened and What’s Next

UFC 236 is now in the books! Let’s take a look back at this great card in the order the fights occurred to get a sense of what took place and what’s next for the combatants of the UFC’s ESPN+ pay-per-view debut! Brandon Davis defeats …

UFC 236 is now in the books! Let’s take a look back at this great card in the order the fights occurred to get a sense of what took place and what’s next for the combatants of the UFC’s ESPN+ pay-per-view debut! Brandon Davis defeats Randy Costa via second-round submission Had this fight occurred on […]

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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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Paulo Costa Calls Out ‘Fake Champ’ Israel Adesanya

Despite the MMA world heaping praise on the co-main event of UFC 236, No. 7- ranked middleweight Paulo Costa was not impressed by Israel Adesanya’s performance. “Borrachinha” wasted little time calling out the new interim middleweight champion as he took to Instagram to voice his concern for the division. “Really this is the interim (fake) […]

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Despite the MMA world heaping praise on the co-main event of UFC 236, No. 7- ranked middleweight Paulo Costa was not impressed by Israel Adesanya’s performance.

“Borrachinha” wasted little time calling out the new interim middleweight champion as he took to Instagram to voice his concern for the division.

“Really this is the interim (fake) champ? Hahah. No doubt this weight division has already been better than this (expletive). Enjoy this while you can man, I really hope that you take the real belt one day to meet me. Note: And I’m not the Gastelum.”

Adesanya and Kelvin Gastelum put on one heck of a show at State Farm Arena in Atlanta, Georgia on Saturday night. Both fighters surely left a piece of themselves in the Octagon. For their efforts, both men earned ‘Fight Of The Night’ honors and the accompanying $50,000 that goes with it, as did the gentlemen involved in the main event.

As UFC President Dana White specified at the post-fight press conference, Adesanya will now meet middleweight champ Robert Whittaker in a unification bout later this year in Australia.

Costa was scheduled to fight Yoel Romero at UFC on ESPN 3, however, he was pulled from the card because he is having issues with the New York State Athletic Commission (NYSAC) due to medication for his stomach.

Both Adesanya (17-0) and Costa (12-0) are unbeaten in their professional careers. If both keep winning, it is probable they will meet in the Octagon one day soon.

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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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Israel Adesanya Says He Was Willing To Die & Kill At UFC 236

Israel Adesanya says he was prepared to risk it all for the interim Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) middleweight gold. Adesanya went one-on-one with Kelvin Gastelum in the co-main event of UFC 236. The bout was an instant classic and an early cont…

Israel Adesanya says he was prepared to risk it all for the interim Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) middleweight gold. Adesanya went one-on-one with Kelvin Gastelum in the co-main event of UFC 236. The bout was an instant classic and an early contender for “Fight of the Year.” In the end, Adesanya walked out of the […]

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Max Holloway Issues Classy Statement Following UFC 236

Max Holloway may have fell short at UFC 236, but it is almost certain that he didn’t lose anyone’s respect. Last night (April 13), UFC featherweight champion Holloway moved up in weight to take on Dustin Poirier for the interim UFC lightwei…

Max Holloway may have fell short at UFC 236, but it is almost certain that he didn’t lose anyone’s respect. Last night (April 13), UFC featherweight champion Holloway moved up in weight to take on Dustin Poirier for the interim UFC lightweight title. The winner would put themselves in prime position to take on Khabib […]

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