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Jorge Masvidal & Henry Cejudo Debate 2019’s Fighter Of The Year

The 2019 Fighter Of The Year debate rages on, with several worthy candidates leading the charge. However, one of the top two names being thrown out are none other than Jorge Masvidal and Henry Cejudo. Masvidal had a tremendous year, finishing all of his opponents via knockout or TKO, recording the fastest knockout in UFC […]

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The 2019 Fighter Of The Year debate rages on, with several worthy candidates leading the charge.

However, one of the top two names being thrown out are none other than Jorge Masvidal and Henry Cejudo. Masvidal had a tremendous year, finishing all of his opponents via knockout or TKO, recording the fastest knockout in UFC history at five seconds, winning the UFC’s BMF Title, and simply emerging as one of combat sports’ newest megastars.

Cejudo kicked off 2019 with a successful UFC flyweight title defense over TJ Dillashaw – who later tested positive for performance-enhancing drugs (PEDs) – by finishing him in just 32 seconds. He followed that up with a UFC bantamweight title win, becoming the first fighter in history to have won an Olympic gold medal, and two UFC titles in different weight classes, dubbing himself “Triple C.”

Recently, Cejudo and Masvidal engaged in a friendly back-and-forth over who is more deserving of the 2019 Fighter Of The Year award. Check out their exchange here.

“Take I good look at this man, because in a few days I’ll be the 2019 Fighter of the year! Saved an entire division in 32sec I am the Baddest Mother F@cker EVER! #bendtheknee#2019fighteroftheyear#BMFE“

“Hold my pizza #1of1“

“That’s more like Juan on Juan. I’m 1 of 1. Olympic Champ, flyweight champ and bantamweight champ. – Triple C.”

“Does anyone other than the dude that got his jaw broken speak cringe? #AskingForAFriend“

“No, but I speak gold! that trophy going to look really nice in my trophy room. #bendtheknee“

Who do you think is more deserving of Fighter Of The Year between Masvidal and Cejudo?

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Conor McGregor Shows Off Ripped Physique Ahead Of UFC 246 (Photo)

Conor McGregor is truly bulking up for his 170-pound showdown with Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone at UFC 246. McGregor and Cerrone headline the pay-per-view (PPV) event from the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada on January 18. The fight will take place at 170 pounds, 15 pounds heavier than McGregor’s former championship weight class of lightweight. […]

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Conor McGregor is truly bulking up for his 170-pound showdown with Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone at UFC 246.

McGregor and Cerrone headline the pay-per-view (PPV) event from the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada on January 18. The fight will take place at 170 pounds, 15 pounds heavier than McGregor’s former championship weight class of lightweight. However, McGregor is certainly trying to fill in ahead of the fight, as he took to Instagram to show off his physique as his training camp progresses.

The Irishman is looking buff with just under three weeks to go until the scarp. Check it out below.

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Who the fook is that guy?

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UFC 246 Card

Main Card

  • Welterweight: Conor McGregor vs. Donald Cerrone
  • Women’s bantamweight: Holly Holm vs. Raquel Pennington
  • Heavyweight: Aleksei Oleinik vs. Maurice Greene
  • Women’s strawweight: Cláudia Gadelha vs. Alexa Grasso
  • Lightweight: Anthony Pettis vs. Carlos Diego Ferreira

Preliminary Card

  • Women’s flyweight: Roxanne Modafferi vs. Maycee Barber
  • Featherweight: Andre Fili vs. Sodiq Yusuff
  • Lightweight: Drew Dober vs. Nasrat Haqparast
  • Featherweight: Chas Skelly vs. Grant Dawson

Early Prelims

  • Women’s flyweight: Sabina Mazo vs. JJ Aldrich
  • Flyweight: Tim Elliott vs. Askar Askarov
  • Bantamweight: Brian Kelleher vs. Ode Osbourne
  • Light heavyweight: Aleksa Camur vs. Justin Ledet

What do you think about McGregor’s physique ahead of UFC 246?

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Dan Lambert Says Claressa Shields Would Get Smashed By Amanda Nunes In MMA Fight

American Top Team owner, Dan Lambert is uninterested in seeing Claressa Shields crossover to MMA and fight Amanda Nunes. Lambert knows it is building hype, yet he knows it would not be a close fight and Nunes would dominate the boxing champion. “Clares…

American Top Team owner, Dan Lambert is uninterested in seeing Claressa Shields crossover to MMA and fight Amanda Nunes. Lambert knows it is building hype, yet he knows it would not be a close fight and Nunes would dominate the boxing champion. “Claressa would probably get smashed,” Lamber told MMA Fighting when asked about an […]

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Chris Weidman Explains Why He’d Pass On Third Anderson Silva Bout

Don’t expect to see Chris Weidman vs. Anderson Silva III if the “All-American” has his way. Weidman holds two finishes over Silva. In their first encounter, Weidman shocked the world by becoming the first man to defeat “The Spid…

Don’t expect to see Chris Weidman vs. Anderson Silva III if the “All-American” has his way. Weidman holds two finishes over Silva. In their first encounter, Weidman shocked the world by becoming the first man to defeat “The Spider” under the UFC banner. Their rematch ended in horrific fashion when Silva broke his leg after […]

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Chris Weidman Not Interested In Anderson Silva Fight, Prefers Luke Rockhold

Chris Weidman is currently in a downward spiral. The former UFC middleweight champion has lost five of his last six fights, most recently a first-round TKO defeat to Dominick Reyes back in October. Given his level of opposition, it would ideally be best for Weidman to take a step back and face a lower-ranked opponent. […]

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Chris Weidman is currently in a downward spiral.

The former UFC middleweight champion has lost five of his last six fights, most recently a first-round TKO defeat to Dominick Reyes back in October.

Given his level of opposition, it would ideally be best for Weidman to take a step back and face a lower-ranked opponent. Maybe even some older fighters like Anderson Silva in a trilogy fight.

However, Weidman — who defeated Silva twice in 2013 — believes there’s more to lose than gain from fighting “The Spider” a third time.

“Anderson Silva? No. They need to pay me crazy money to fight him,” Weidman said in a recent podcast (via The Body Lock). “That’s a no. I already beat him twice. Got nothing to gain from that unless it’s money.”

One fight that does interest him is with Luke Rockhold. Rockhold defeated Weidman for the middleweight title back in 2015 which kicked off his recent run of setbacks.

“The All-American” would love the chance to get revenge but interestingly, wants a tune-up fight first.

“Rockhold, I’d like to fight him but not this next fight, I’ll take a tune-up fight,” he added. “I still think he’s good. Obviously, people say he doesn’t have a chin anymore but they say that about me too. I still think he’s a tough opponent.

“I haven’t had a tune-up fight in my career. My last 11 or 12 guys are top five in the world. I’ve been [in] main events and on the main card since my first fight in the UFC.”

A tune-up fight wouldn’t be the worst thing for Weidman. Although it would be a step down in competition, it would certainly help build his confidence back up.

What do you think of Weidman taking a tune-up fight before fighting someone like Rockhold?

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Donald Cerrone Mini-Documentary Released Ahead Of UFC 246 (Video)

In just under three weeks, Donald Cerrone will compete in the biggest — and most lucrative — fight of his career. Cerrone welcomes Conor McGregor back inside the Octagon when they clash in a welterweight bout in the UFC 246 headliner on January 18 in Las Vegas. For Cerrone, it’s not only a chance at […]

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In just under three weeks, Donald Cerrone will compete in the biggest — and most lucrative — fight of his career.

Cerrone welcomes Conor McGregor back inside the Octagon when they clash in a welterweight bout in the UFC 246 headliner on January 18 in Las Vegas.

For Cerrone, it’s not only a chance at returning to the win column following two straight losses, but also getting one step closer to another title shot. And he and his team are letting combat sports fans follow his journey leading up to the event which takes place in less than three weeks.

A mini-docu series titled “More Than A Cowboy” will give fans “an inside look like never before in the training camp of America’s favorite Cowboy and the lifestyle that prepares him for the cage.”

You can watch the trailer for it below:

You can purchase the first two episodes on Amazon Prime Video here.

Will you be watching the mini-docu series of Cerrone?

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