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Anthony Pettis Claims ‘I’m About To Tear Up’ UFC Welterweight Division

Former lightweight champion Anthony Pettis is feeling amazing heading into his main event showdown with Stephen “Wonderboy” Thompson. “I just tell my fiance. I was looking in the mirror, I was like, ‘How did you let me make 145 (pounds)?’ Pettis told MMA Junkie on Wednesday (March 20, 2019). “Crazy.” Pettis missed weight the last […]

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Former lightweight champion Anthony Pettis is feeling amazing heading into his main event showdown with Stephen “Wonderboy” Thompson.

“I just tell my fiance. I was looking in the mirror, I was like, ‘How did you let me make 145 (pounds)?’ Pettis told MMA Junkie on Wednesday (March 20, 2019). “Crazy.”

Pettis missed weight the last time he competed at 145 pounds. That was for a interim title vs. Max Holloway in 2016. Now, “Showtime” is ready to tackle his third division since joining the UFC. And it starts with Thompson in the main event at UFC on ESPN+ 6 headliner at the Bridgestone Arena.

“This time I feel like I got ready for a fight, not a weight cut,” Pettis said. “So I feel amazing.”

However, that is not the way Pettis felt in his last fight against Tony Ferguson at last October’s UFC 229. “Showtime” would lose that fight due to doctor stoppage caused by a broken hand. But moreover, Pettis had already begun to feel the effects of a “bad” weight cut in the fight. They were factors in his decision to jump divisions.

Couple that with the bottleneck at the top of the lightweight division due to champion Khabib Nurmagomedov’s suspension and, well, the decision was easy for “Showtime.”

“Top 10, I pretty much fought them all,” Pettis said. “Time for a new division, new set of faces. There are some good fights for me. …

“I’m about to tear it up. I just feel so good.”

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Curtis Blaydes Responds To Justin Willis’ Trash Talk Ahead Of UFC Nashville

Curtis Blaydes doesn’t appear to be fazed by Justin Willis’ trash talk. Blaydes and Willis are set to collide inside the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee. The action will take place this Saturday night (March 23). It’ll be fe…

Curtis Blaydes doesn’t appear to be fazed by Justin Willis’ trash talk. Blaydes and Willis are set to collide inside the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee. The action will take place this Saturday night (March 23). It’ll be featured on the main card of UFC on ESPN+ 6. Curtis Blaydes Likens Justin Willis To Colby […]

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Former UFC Champ Trashes Bisping’s HOF Induction, Takes Aim At Dana White

Former UFC champion Tim Sylvia didn’t have a feel-good moment this past weekend when the UFC announced Michael Bisping’s Hall of Fame introduction. In fact, the 45-year-old “The Maine-iac” felt quite the opposite as he watched the promotion introduce Bisping as the newest entrant into the UFC Hall of Fame during last weekend’s UFC London […]

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Former UFC champion Tim Sylvia didn’t have a feel-good moment this past weekend when the UFC announced Michael Bisping’s Hall of Fame introduction.

In fact, the 45-year-old “The Maine-iac” felt quite the opposite as he watched the promotion introduce Bisping as the newest entrant into the UFC Hall of Fame during last weekend’s UFC London card. (via Twitter)

“I can’t help but laugh when I see stuff like this,” Sylvia wrote in response to a Big John McCarthy tweet. “When Frank Shamrock, Jens Pulver, and myself are all out here like WTF, really?”

Through the years, Syliva has had a contentious relationship with White. That ended in his release after losing to Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira at UFC 81 in 2008.

Still, Sylvia insists that the HOF is nothing more than a ‘popularity contest’ filled with a bunch of ‘yes’ men and women.

“Everyone knows Dana is a d-ck,” Sylvia said. “UFC HOF is a popularity contest on who kisses Dana’s ass and is a ‘yes sir’ to him. I never took his sh-t and never will. If I could get him in a gym with me I would slap his teeth down his throat. For me and all the other fighters.”

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Anthony Pettis Reveals Why Stephen Thompson Is Right Opponent For UFC Nashville

Anthony Pettis believes he made the right choice taking a bout with Stephen Thompson. Pettis and Thompson will collide in the main event of UFC Nashville this Saturday night (March 23). “Showtime” is a former UFC lightweight champion and br…

Anthony Pettis believes he made the right choice taking a bout with Stephen Thompson. Pettis and Thompson will collide in the main event of UFC Nashville this Saturday night (March 23). “Showtime” is a former UFC lightweight champion and briefly competed as a featherweight, but he hasn’t fought at 170 pounds since his time on […]

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Stephen Thompson: Having New Welterweight Champ Is Better For My Career

Stephen Thompson unsuccessfully challenged for the UFC welterweight championship twice during Tyron Woodley’s reign. Now, with Kamaru Usman sitting on the 170-pound throne, “Wonderboy” believes this plays into his favor (via MMA Junkie): “Having a new champion, I knew it was going to be better for my career,” Thompson said. “Nobody wants to see Thompson […]

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Stephen Thompson unsuccessfully challenged for the UFC welterweight championship twice during Tyron Woodley’s reign.

Now, with Kamaru Usman sitting on the 170-pound throne, “Wonderboy” believes this plays into his favor (via MMA Junkie):

“Having a new champion, I knew it was going to be better for my career,” Thompson said. “Nobody wants to see Thompson vs. Woodley 3, and I kind of understood that. I would have to have two or three more fights before I even get that shot again. This, now that we’ve got a new champion, is going to be a faster way up.

“The division has changed dramatically since the last time I fought. Got a new champion, Darren Till got knocked out by a guy that I’ve already beat. It’s up in the air. I’m ranked No. 4 right now, so any one of us could be fighting for that title again.”

Usman dethroned Woodley via lopsided unanimous decision in the co-main event of UFC 235 earlier this month. Now, he’s expected to make his first title defense against Colby Covington next. As for Thompson, he’ll have to string together a few impressive performances before getting another title opportunity.

He’ll main event UFC Nashville this weekend (Sat. March 23, 2019) against ex-lightweight champion Anthony “Showtime” Pettis. Pettis will be able to match Thompson’s dynamic striking ability, making this a fun match-up for the Tennessee crowd.

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UFC Rankings Update: Jorge Masvidal Shoots Into Top Five

In the main event of UFC London this past weekend (Sat. March 16, 2019), Jorge Masvidal made a thunderous return to the Octagon. After over a year away from competition, “Gamebred” delivered a shocking second round knockout victory against “The Gorilla.” With the victory, Masvidal has skyrocketed into the top five of the UFC’s welterweight […]

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In the main event of UFC London this past weekend (Sat. March 16, 2019), Jorge Masvidal made a thunderous return to the Octagon.

After over a year away from competition, “Gamebred” delivered a shocking second round knockout victory against “The Gorilla.” With the victory, Masvidal has skyrocketed into the top five of the UFC’s welterweight rankings. Dominick Reyes also snuck his way into the top five with a victory over former light heavyweight title challenger Volkan Oezdemir.

You can check out the updated UFC fighter rankings following the events in London this past weekend here below:

POUND-FOR-POUND
1 Daniel Cormier 
2 Jon Jones 
3 Khabib Nurmagomedov 
4 Max Holloway 
5 Henry Cejudo 
6 Amanda Nunes 
7 TJ Dillashaw 
8 Kamaru Usman +1
9 Conor McGregor -1
10 Stipe Miocic 
11 Robert Whittaker 
12 Tony Ferguson 
13 Tyron Woodley 
14 Rose Namajunas 
15 Cris Cyborg

FLYWEIGHT
Champion: Henry Cejudo
1 Jussier Formiga 
2 Joseph Benavidez 
3 Ray Borg 
4 Deiveson Figueiredo 
5 Wilson Reis 
6 Alexandre Pantoja 
7 Alex Perez 
8 Tim Elliott 
9 Rogerio Bontorin
9 TJ Dillashaw +1
11 Magomed Bibulatov
12 Eric Shelton
13 Ryan Benoit
14 Kai Kara-France 
15 Jordan Espinosa *NR

BANTAMWEIGHT
Champion: VACANT
1 Marlon Moraes 
2 Raphael Assuncao 
3 Aljamain Sterling 
4 Pedro Munhoz 
5 Dominick Cruz 
6 Cody Garbrandt 
7 Jimmie Rivera 
8 John Lineker 
9 Petr Yan 
10 Cody Stamann 
11 Rob Font 
12 John Dodson 
13 Alejandro Perez 
14 Thomas Almeida 
15 Ricky Simon

FEATHERWEIGHT
Champion: Max Holloway
1 Jose Aldo 
2 Brian Ortega 
3 Frankie Edgar 
4 Alexander Volkanovski 
5 Renato Moicano 
6 Zabit Magomedsharipov 
7 Jeremy Stephens 
8 Cub Swanson 
9 Mirsad Bektic 
10 Josh Emmett 
11 Ricardo Lamas 
12 Yair Rodriguez 
13 Chan Sung Jung 
14 Darren Elkins 
15 Calvin Kattar

LIGHTWEIGHT
Champion: Khabib Nurmagomedov
1 Tony Ferguson 
2 Conor McGregor 
3 Dustin Poirier 
4 Al Iaquinta 
5 Kevin Lee 
6 Edson Barboza 
7 Justin Gaethje 
8 Anthony Pettis 
9 Donald Cerrone 
10 Paul Felder 
11 Gregor Gillespie 
12 Alexander Hernandez 
13 Nate Diaz 
14 James Vick 
15 Charles Oliveira

WELTERWEIGHT
Champion: Kamaru Usman
1 Tyron Woodley 
2 Colby Covington
3 Stephen Thompson +1
4 Rafael Dos Anjos +1
5 Jorge Masvidal +6
6 Ben Askren
7 Darren Till -4
8 Santiago Ponzinibbio -1
9 Robbie Lawler -1
10 Leon Edwards
11 Demian Maia -2
12 Neil Magny 
13 Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos +1
14 Gunnar Nelson -1
15 Vincente Luque *NR

MIDDLEWEIGHT
Champion: Robert Whittaker
1 Yoel Romero 
2 Luke Rockhold 
3 Jacare Souza 
4 Kelvin Gastelum 
5 Israel Adesanya 
6 Chris Weidman 
7 Paulo Costa 
8 Derek Brunson 
9 Jared Cannonier 
10 Brad Tavares 
11 David Branch 
12 Antonio Carlos Junior 
13 Uriah Hall 
14 Elias Theodorou 
15 Anderson Silva

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT
Champion: Jon Jones
1 Daniel Cormier 
2 Alexander Gustafsson 
3 Thiago Santos 
4 Anthony Smith
5 Dominick Reyes +3
6 Jan Blachowicz -1
7 Volkan Oezdemir -1
8 Corey Anderson -1
9 Ilir Latifi 
10 Jimi Manuwa 
11 Glover Teixeira 
12 Ovince Saint Preux 
13 Johnny Walker 
14 Mauricio Rua 
15 Misha Cirkunov

HEAVYWEIGHT
Champion: Daniel Cormier
1 Stipe Miocic 
2 Francis Ngannou 
3 Junior Dos Santos
4 Curtis Blaydes
5 Derrick Lewis
6 Alexander Volkov
7 Alistair Overeem
8 Cain Velasquez
9 Aleksei Oleinik 
10 Justin Willis
11 Marcin Tybura
12 Tai Tuivasa 
13 Shamil Abdurakhimov 
14 Blagoy Ivanov
15 Andrei Arlovski

WOMEN’S STRAWWEIGHT
Champion: Rose Namajunas
1 Jessica Andrade 
2 Joanna Jedrzejczyk 
3 Nina Ansaroff 
3 Tatiana Suarez 
5 Claudia Gadelha 
6 Karolina Kowalkiewicz 
7 Weili Zhang
8 Tecia Torres
9 Michelle Waterson
10 Carla Esparza
11 Cynthia Calvillo
12 Felice Herrig
13 Cortney Casey 
14 Alexa Grasso
15 Randa Markos

WOMEN’S FLYWEIGHT
Champion: Valentina Shevchenko
1 Jessica Eye 
2 Sijara Eubanks 
3 Katlyn Chookagian 
4 Joanna Jedrzejczyk 
5 Alexis Davis 
6 Liz Carmouche 
7 Joanne Calderwood 
8 Roxanne Modafferi 
9 Lauren Murphy 
10 Andrea Lee 
10 Jessica-Rose Clark 
12 Montana De La Rosa 
13 Mara Romero Borella 
14 Paige VanZant 
15 Antonina Shevchenko

WOMEN’S BANTAMWEIGHT
Champion: Amanda Nunes
1 Germaine de Randamie 
2 Holly Holm 
3 Ketlen Vieira 
4 Raquel Pennington 
5 Cat Zingano
6 Aspen Ladd
7 Yana Kunitskaya
8 Marion Reneau
9 Sara McMann
10 Irene Aldana 
11 Tonya Evinger 
12 Bethe Correia 
13 Lina Lansberg 
14 Macy Chiasson 
15 Talita Bernardo

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