Ronda Rousey: Conor McGregor Has ‘More Than Earned’ To Retire From MMA

If Conor McGregor is truly retired from mixed martial arts (MMA), Ronda Rousey believes the Irishman has “more than earned” it. Rousey appeared on Sports Center this morning (Tues. March 26, 2019) to promote WrestleMania 35. She’ll be…

If Conor McGregor is truly retired from mixed martial arts (MMA), Ronda Rousey believes the Irishman has “more than earned” it. Rousey appeared on Sports Center this morning (Tues. March 26, 2019) to promote WrestleMania 35. She’ll be part of the first women’s main event in the show’s history next month. When asked about McGregor’s […]

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Greg Hardy Opens Up On Backlash From Controversial DQ In UFC Debut

Greg Hardy opens up on the backlash that he received due to the way that his first fight in the UFC went. His promotional debut ended in controversy when he blasted Allen Crowder with an illegal knee strike to the head at UFC on ESPN+ 1. In the second round, referee Dan Miragliotta called it […]

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Greg Hardy opens up on the backlash that he received due to the way that his first fight in the UFC went.

His promotional debut ended in controversy when he blasted Allen Crowder with an illegal knee strike to the head at UFC on ESPN+ 1. In the second round, referee Dan Miragliotta called it immediately after Crowder went down from the illegal knee to end the heavyweight showdown in the co-headliner.

The former NFL star will step back in the Octagon for his second UFC fight as he is expected to fight Dmitrii Smoliakov at the UFC Miami event.

While doing a recent interview, Hardy noted that the backlash from fans from his last fight impacted him and shook him to his core.

“In a game where it all lies on what you do in that cage, it’s hard to walk out a loser,” Hardy told MMA Junkie. “I’m not one – anybody can check out my history – I’ve dealt with it terribly in the past, and I’ve dealt with it great before, but it’s all the same outcome. I hate losing. I’m not a loser, I’m not a cheater. I said when I first came into this business: I earned everything that I have right now.

“I’ve taken every opportunity. Anybody that wanted to stop me could’ve jumped in my way and knocked me out and took care of business. That’s how I do things. It kind of shook me to my core when I came out the ring, and everybody’s standpoint was, ‘He’s a cheater.’ It kind of threw me off a bit.”

UFC Miami is set to take place on Saturday, April 27, 2019, at American Airlines Arena in Miami, Florida. The main card will air on ESPN. The preliminary card will be split broadcasted on ESPN and the TV network’s streaming service, ESPN +.

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Volkan Oezdemir & Jimi Manuwa Set To Return At UFC Stockholm

Volkan Oezdemir & Jimi Manuwa have their next fights booked under the UFC banner. ESPN is reporting that a pair of light heavyweight bouts have been added to the UFC Stockholm event. Oezdemir returns to action against Ilir Latifi, and Manuwa takes on Aleksandar Rakic in key bouts on this card. Oezdemir is making a […]

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Volkan Oezdemir & Jimi Manuwa have their next fights booked under the UFC banner.

ESPN is reporting that a pair of light heavyweight bouts have been added to the UFC Stockholm event. Oezdemir returns to action against Ilir Latifi, and Manuwa takes on Aleksandar Rakic in key bouts on this card.

Oezdemir is making a quick turnaround after dropping a third straight against Dominick Reyes at UFC London. Now, he’s looking to rebound and get back to the path of a title shot.

On the flip side, Latifi is fresh off a loss to Corey Anderson at UFC 232 in a unanimous decision defeat. His last win came at the expense of Ovince Saint Preux in February of 2018.

Manuwa is currently on a three-fight losing streak and fresh off a knockout loss to Thiago Santos at the UFC 231 pay-per-view event. Finally, Rakic is currently on an 11 fight winning streak since making his professional debut in 2011. He holds a 3-0 MMA record under the UFC banner.  

UFC Stockholm (also known as UFC on ESPN+ 10 is set to take place on Saturday, June 1, 2019, at Ericsson Globe in Stockholm, Sweden. The main and preliminary card will air on ESPN+. A light heavyweight bout between former title challengers Alexander Gustafsson and Anthony Smith is expected to headline the show.

The promotion will be announcing more bouts for this show in the coming weeks. Here’s the updated card:

Alexander Gustafsson vs. Anthony Smith

Volkan Oezdemir vs. ?lir Latifi

Jimi Manuwa vs. Aleksandar Rakic

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Henry Cejudo Won’t Ever Fight TJ Dillashaw Again If Doping Allegations Are True

If the doping allegations against TJ Dillashaw are true, Henry Cejudo will not share the Octagon with the former 135-pound champion again. Initially, it was believed that Cejudo would challenge Dillashaw for the bantamweight strap after retaining his f…

If the doping allegations against TJ Dillashaw are true, Henry Cejudo will not share the Octagon with the former 135-pound champion again. Initially, it was believed that Cejudo would challenge Dillashaw for the bantamweight strap after retaining his flyweight title against “The Viper” with a first-round knockout in January. However, Dillashaw failed a United States […]

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Stephen Thompson Details Memory Issues From KO Loss To Anthony Pettis

Anthony Pettis proved why he’s called “Showtime” this past weekend (Sat. March 23, 2019) in Nashville. The former lightweight champion defeated two-time welterweight title challenger Stephen “Wonderboy” Thompson with a spe…

Anthony Pettis proved why he’s called “Showtime” this past weekend (Sat. March 23, 2019) in Nashville. The former lightweight champion defeated two-time welterweight title challenger Stephen “Wonderboy” Thompson with a spectacular second round knockout. Pettis used the momentum of the Octagon to bounce off and deliver a perfectly placed superman punch. The strike rendered Thompson […]

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Colby Covington Mocks Tyron Woodley for Challenging Conor McGregor

Colby Covington once again believes that Tyron Woodley is embarrassing himself. Colby Covington has mocked Tyron Woodley for his rap career and for his lopsided defeat to Kamaru Usman at UFC 235 among many other things, and in this latest round of mock…

Colby Covington once again believes that Tyron Woodley is embarrassing himself. Colby Covington has mocked Tyron Woodley for his rap career and for his lopsided defeat to Kamaru Usman at UFC 235 among many other things, and in this latest round of mockery, Covington has targeted Woodley for challenging Conor McGregor to a fight: “It’s […]

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