If Cris “Cyborg” Justino sticks to her word, Invicta FC president Shannon Knapp is keeping a spot open for her.
Cyborg shot down a reported UFC 201 fight with Germaine de Randamie recently, stating that she’ll defend her Invicta FC featherweight tit…
If Cris “Cyborg” Justino sticks to her word, Invicta FC president Shannon Knapp is keeping a spot open for her.
Cyborg shot down a reported UFC 201 fight with Germaine de Randamie recently, stating that she’ll defend her Invicta FC featherweight title next.
Knapp told MMAjunkie that the Invicta FC 18 event on July 29 – one day before UFC 201 in Atlanta – would move ahead with Cyborg in the main event if that is the road she decides to take. Knapp, though, stressed that she is currently signed to a Zuffa contract and could be placed on that card instead.
“I’m working on the 29th,” she said. “If all parties agree, then certainly she would (headline).”
Cyborg (16-1) ran through Leslie Smith at UFC 198 this past weekend. The contest took place at a catchweight of 140 pounds, though the Brazilian came in a pound under that mark. She has stated issues with trying to get down to 135 in the past to compete for the UFC’s bantamweight division.
According to UFC welterweight contender Matt Brown’s former Brazilian jiu-jitsu coach Rodrigo Botti, his sucker-punch of Brown in the hotel lobby after UFC 198 was actually revenge of a cheap attack he claims Brown and his friends did to him in the pas…
According to UFC welterweight contender Matt Brown’s former Brazilian jiu-jitsu coach Rodrigo Botti, his sucker-punch of Brown in the hotel lobby after UFC 198 was actually revenge of a cheap attack he claims Brown and his friends did to him in the past.
Botti, who sucker-punched Brown in the lobby of a hotel in Curitiba, Brazil this past weekend, only to get caught by Brown’s friends and beaten down after he tried running (watch the video of Botti getting beaten down here), spoke with MMAFighting.com to explain his side of the story.
Below is an excerpt from Botti’s conversation with the MMA website, where he explains the back-story behind his decision to sucker-punch Brown in Curitiba this past weekend.
“When you’re cowardly assaulted like I was, you can’t control yourself. This guy destroyed my career, I lost part of my vision because of him, had to do another surgery. I couldn’t sleep normally for 15 months, it changed my entire life. I simply exploded (when I saw him)… He was a coward when he did what he did to me, and I’m satisfied with my attitude now. We are even. Everything could have been prevented if he had admitted he was wrong when he attacked me, or at least called me apologizing. Everybody is entitled to make a mistake, but the problem is that he had a fight coming up with Johnny Hendricks and a win could get him a title shot, so he was afraid of being punished. He decided to lie about it. That’s when it became personal, brother. I would never work with him anymore, but if he apologized, I’d forget it. If people are saying I was a coward against Matt Brown, which I don’t think I was, I’ll say that one cowardly action was paid back with another. But I don’t believe I was a coward.”
As noted, UFC President Dana White posted a “happy face” on social media after meeting with Conor McGregor on Wednesday evening. On Thursday, more evidence of the reigning UFC featherweight champion preparing for a retur…
While many will point to the rumors of McGregor vs. Floyd Mayweather as the possible link to the above video, regardless, “The Notorious” one clearly appears to be staying active and preparing intensely for some kind of fight!
Featured in the video clips seen above and below is McGregor doing some boxing sparring with former IBO welterweight boxing champion Chris van Heerden.
So, just how big of a draw is current interim UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Jon Jones?
The early estimates for the UFC 197 pay-per-view, which took place on April 23, 2016 in Las Vegas, Nevada and featured the return of former UFC Light Heavyweight…
So, just how big of a draw is current interim UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Jon Jones?
The early estimates for the UFC 197 pay-per-view, which took place on April 23, 2016 in Las Vegas, Nevada and featured the return of former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Jon “Bones” Jones, are in, and the numbers aren’t that bad.
According to MMAFighting.com, UFC 197 drew between 375,000 and 450,000 buys on pay-per-view for the event that featured Jones vs. Ovince Saint Preux in a short-notice replacement main event that was supported by a Demetrious Johnson vs. Henry Cejudo UFC Flyweight Championship co-main event.
Following his first round loss to Stipe Miocic at UFC 198, former UFC heavyweight champion Fabricio Werdum fell to the No. 1 contender spot in the division.
Miocic took over for Werdum atop the rankings and also debuted at No. 13 in the pound-for-po…
Following his first round loss to Stipe Miocic at UFC 198, former UFC heavyweight champion Fabricio Werdum fell to the No. 1 contender spot in the division.
Miocic took over for Werdum atop the rankings and also debuted at No. 13 in the pound-for-pound Top-15. Werdum fell 11 spots to 15th there.
Other changes of note include Demian Maia climbing to fourth at welterweight following his win over Matt Brown, while Nikita Krylov moved up to 11th at light heavyweight. Thiago Santos debuted at 14th in the middleweight division.
Patrick Cummins fell three spots to 14th following his loss to Antonio Rogerio Nogueira.
UFC has released the preview for their new “The Thrill and the Agony” series, which focuses on Stipe Miocic’s shocking knockout victory over Fabricio Werdum to become the UFC Heavyweight Champion at UFC 198 in Curitiba, …
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UFC has released the preview for their new “The Thrill and the Agony” series, which focuses on Stipe Miocic’s shocking knockout victory over Fabricio Werdum to become the UFC Heavyweight Champion at UFC 198 in Curitiba, Brazil this past Saturday night.
The official description for the episode, which is available on UFC Fight Pass, reads as follows:
“Go behind the scenes to watch the thrill and the agony for both new heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic and former champ Fabricio Werdum after their dramatic bout at UFC 198. Watch the entire episode on UFC FIGHT PASS.”
