Sean O’Malley Believes He’s ‘Only A Couple Fights Away From The Title’

Sean O’Malley believes he’s closing in on a bantamweight title shot. The undefeated prospect will return to the Octagon on June 6 at UFC 250 against Eddie Wineland. Should O’Malley win, it seems likely he will get a ranked opponent ne…

Sean O’Malley believes he’s closing in on a bantamweight title shot. The undefeated prospect will return to the Octagon on June 6 at UFC 250 against Eddie Wineland. Should O’Malley win, it seems likely he will get a ranked opponent next. And, given the state of the bantamweight division, the 25-year-old believes he’s only a […]

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Tyron Woodley Plans To Take Gilbert Burns Into Deep Waters & Drown Him

Tyron Woodley doesn’t believe Gilbert Burns will be able to hang with him for five rounds. In the main event of UFC Apex this Saturday, Woodley will return for the first time in 14 months since losing his welterweight title against the surging co…

Tyron Woodley doesn’t believe Gilbert Burns will be able to hang with him for five rounds. In the main event of UFC Apex this Saturday, Woodley will return for the first time in 14 months since losing his welterweight title against the surging contender in Gilbert Burns. It’s a very interesting fight, but “The Chosen […]

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Israel Adesanya Eager To Fight ‘Juiced Up Monkey’ Paulo Costa Later This Year

Israel Adesanya is looking forward to sharing the Octagon with Paulo Costa later this year. Adesanya was expected to battle Costa in March but the Brazilian got hurt and had to pull out of the scrap. “The Last Stylebender” then fought Yoel …

Israel Adesanya is looking forward to sharing the Octagon with Paulo Costa later this year. Adesanya was expected to battle Costa in March but the Brazilian got hurt and had to pull out of the scrap. “The Last Stylebender” then fought Yoel Romero at UFC 248 where he won a lackluster decision. Now, following the […]

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Henry Cejudo Removed From UFC Rankings, Bantamweight Title Vacant

Henry Cejudo’s retirement may very well be legit. Ever since Cejudo beat Dominick Cruz at UFC 249 and announced his retirement afterward, many thought it was just a plea for more money. His manager said he would be back while his coach said it wa…

Henry Cejudo’s retirement may very well be legit. Ever since Cejudo beat Dominick Cruz at UFC 249 and announced his retirement afterward, many thought it was just a plea for more money. His manager said he would be back while his coach said it was permanent. Now, the UFC has removed Cejudo from the official […]

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Jessica Eye vs. Cynthia Calvillo Set To Headline UFC Event On June 13

A key flyweight bout between Jessica Eye and Cynthia Calvillo is set to headline the UFC’s upcoming Fight Night card on June 13. ESPN’s Brett Okamoto was first to report the news that the fight was set to headline the card with Eye confirmi…

A key flyweight bout between Jessica Eye and Cynthia Calvillo is set to headline the UFC’s upcoming Fight Night card on June 13. ESPN’s Brett Okamoto was first to report the news that the fight was set to headline the card with Eye confirming she was the main event on social media. Jessica Eye returned […]

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Deiveson Figueiredo vs. Joseph Benavidez 2 For Vacant Title Set For July

The UFC’s flyweight title will be back up for grabs in July as Deiveson Figueiredo and Joseph Benavidez will have an immediate rematch. MMAJunkie was first to report the news that the two will rematch for the vacant strap on July 18 at a location…

The UFC’s flyweight title will be back up for grabs in July as Deiveson Figueiredo and Joseph Benavidez will have an immediate rematch. MMAJunkie was first to report the news that the two will rematch for the vacant strap on July 18 at a location TBD. The two fought back in February at UFC Norfolk […]

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