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JDS Picks Stipe Miocic Over Alistair Overeem Because “He’s Way Better”

Although he beat Stipe Miocic and lost to Alistair Overeem, former UFC Heavyweight Champion Junior Dos Santos recently made it clear that he believes Miocic will beat Overeem if the two meet for Miocic’s UFC Heavyweight Title later this year as rumored…

JDS spoke about a potential Miocic vs. Overeem UFC Heavyweight Title fight during his appearance on Ariel Helwani’s “The MMA Hour” at MMAFighting.com.

“If it happens, I’m going to give the advantage to Miocic again over Overeem,” dos Santos predicted Monday on The MMA Hour. “I don’t think Overeem has what it takes to beat Miocic. Miocic is really hard. Do you remember my fight against him, against Miocic? It was one of the toughest fights I’ve ever had. He hits very hard. He’s got really heavy hands, so I think when I watch Miocic fight and Overeem fight, I think Miocic is way better than him.”

“[Overeem] did very well against a very tough guy, Arlovski,” dos Santos said. “Actually, Overeem is coming from very good moments. He beat me, he beat Arlovski now, so he’s doing very well. But like I said, I give the advantage to Miocic.”

JDS concluded, “But you never know. It’s MMA. I’m sure Overeem has a lot of chances to be the next champion, but I think it’s going to be hard for him.”

Felipe Arantes vs. Jerrod Sanders Added To UFC Fight Night 90 On 7/7

You can officially pencil in a bantamweight bout between Felipe Arantes and Jerrod Sanders for the upcoming UFC Fight Night 90 event in July.

Arantes (17-7-1, 2 NC) is coming off of his bantamweight debut performance against Yves Jabouin in August, …

You can officially pencil in a bantamweight bout between Felipe Arantes and Jerrod Sanders for the upcoming UFC Fight Night 90 event in July.

Arantes (17-7-1, 2 NC) is coming off of his bantamweight debut performance against Yves Jabouin in August, a fight he won via first-round submission.

Meanwhile, Sanders (15-3) last fought Russell Doane in July, picking up his first official Octagon victory by way of unanimous decision.

The Arantes-Sanders fight joins the UFN 90 event, which features a headline bout of Rafael dos Anjos vs. Eddie Alvarez for the UFC Lightweight Championship.

UFC Fight Night 90: Dos Anjos vs. Alvarez is scheduled for July 7, 2016 in Las Vegas, Nevada, and will air live and exclusively on UFC Fight Pass.

Tito Ortiz Says UFC Would “Completely Fail” Without Dana White In Charge

“The Huntington Beach Bad Boy” Tito Ortiz has had a highly publicized history with UFC President Dana White, but while talking with the SiriusXM Rush Fight Club recently, Ortiz admitted that UFC would “completely fail” without White at the helm.

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“The Huntington Beach Bad Boy” Tito Ortiz has had a highly publicized history with UFC President Dana White, but while talking with the SiriusXM Rush Fight Club recently, Ortiz admitted that UFC would “completely fail” without White at the helm.

“I think the promotion would completely fail. I think it would crash and burn, that’s my opinion,” said Ortiz while talking with RJ Clifford and Steve Cofield. “I think Dana does a great job with the promotion. Sometimes we don’t agree on the same things but that’s just between me and him. Like I say, it’s a girlfriend-boyfriend type of relationship, him being the girlfriend of course.”

Ortiz continued, “Dana does a great job with what he does and that’s why the company is worth four billion dollars. Lorenzo [Fertitta] has stepped in and is doing an amazing job – from stepping down from Station Casinos – for what he does now. And giving the opportunity to Cris, I’m very thankful for that. But at the end of the day this is a business to them and if they’re able to sell it off for four billion, do what’s needed. I gave my heart and soul, blood, sweat, and tears to the company. I’ve gone on with my business and that’s the way it is.

“I think if the Chinese company didn’t bring Dana in it would crash and burn. It would be a lost cause but I guess it’s up to Dana to make those decisions.”

While Ortiz no longer has the cast of top-tier talent to fight like he did when he was in the UFC, he still sees some challenges on the horizon for him in the Bellator MMA organization.

“Royce Gracie is here, he’s competing,” said Ortiz. “He just stopped Ken Shamrock super quick. I think that would be a fun fight. I got caught with a submission by a black belt, Liam McGeary. Royce Gracie’s a black belt. Can he catch me? That’s a question. We’re both old pioneers of the sport, legends of the sport. I think the names would sell. Let’s give the fans something exciting.”

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Joe Rogan Talks More About Possibly Leaving UFC, McGregor/Mayweather Rumors

While talking with Ariel Helwani for “The MMA Hour” at MMAFighting.com recently, longtime UFC commentator Joe Rogan made it clear he would be hanging up his headset if the company were to be sold, as has been rumored in recent weeks.

In a new interv…

While talking with Ariel Helwani for “The MMA Hour” at MMAFighting.com recently, longtime UFC commentator Joe Rogan made it clear he would be hanging up his headset if the company were to be sold, as has been rumored in recent weeks.

In a new interview with Rolling Stone, Rogan elaborated on his previous comments about potentially walking away from his job as commentator for the UFC, something he still might do when his current contract with the company expires in August.

“I’m not working for anybody else. If the sale goes through I’m outta there,” said Rogan in response to a recent rumor that UFC is currently up for sale. “I’m already wondering whether or not I can continue doing this as it is. I will always be a fan, I’ll always love it, but sh*t, I’ve been working for the UFC on and off for almost 20 years. And that’s more than I’ve done anything in my life. I’d like to move on.”

Rogan continued, “The only other thing I’ve done longer than that is stand-up comedy, but you know, with stand-up comedy I’m constantly writing new material, I’m traveling, I do it out of my schedule, I do it whenever I want,” added Rogan. You know, it’s a very different thing calling fights rather than just being a fan. I’ll always be a fan, for sure, but as far as calling fights…boy, I don’t see that going on very much longer.”

During the interview, Rogan, a fight-fan at heart, also gave his take on the ongoing rumors about a potential boxing match between reigning UFC Featherweight Champion “The Notorious” Conor McGregor and former boxing pound-for-pound king Floyd Mayweather Jr.

“If it does happen, I’ll be shocked,” said Rogan. “I mean, if that’s what they’re meeting about, if Conor says, “I can make a lot of money,” and they get together and they decide they’re gonna make 100 million bucks, who knows? I mean, maybe the UFC co-promotes it with Floyd Mayweather and Conor goes in there and gets lit up, and then says, “Hey, I realize this is not my sport, I gotta go back to MMA,” then that’s possible too. I just can’t imagine a world where he’s quitting.”

Photo: Conor McGregor & Ronda Rousey Face-Off In New UFC Photo Shoot

This will get people talking.

Arguably UFC’s two biggest current stars, and perhaps the two biggest UFC stars of all-time, reigning UFC Featherweight Champion “The Notorious” Conor McGregor and former UFC Women’s Bantamweight Champion “Rowdy” Ronda …

This will get people talking.

The story behind the McGregor-Rousey photo, which is apparently from a legitimate photo shoot, is not yet clear, however you can check out the cool photo below.

As noted, McGregor met with UFC officials this past week after a fallout with management regarding plans for the UFC 200 event in July.

Meanwhile, Rousey is expected to make her long-awaited Octagon return at some point in the near future. She last fought for the UFC back in November of 2015, where she was knocked out in her first and only pro defeat to Holly Holm in Melbourne, Australia.

H/T to MMAMania.com for the above photo.

Report: Mayweather Offers McGregor $50 Million For New Year’s Eve Fight

Well, it’s not $100 million, but it’s still a lot of money.

After reigning UFC Featherweight Champion “The Notorious” Conor McGregor told ESPN that he would be “talking $100 million,” not $7 million, for a proposed boxing bout with Floyd Mayweather …

Well, it’s not $100 million, but it’s still a lot of money.

TMZ is reporting that Mayweather is now offering McGregor a $50 million payday for a boxing match against him in Las Vegas, Nevada on New Year’s Eve.

This story keeps getting crazier and crazier! Of course, we will keep you posted as the latest crazy updates on this story become available.