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Israel Adesanya Hasn't Won a Fight in Almost Three Years. Saturday Might Be His Last Chance to Prove He's Not Done
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Israel Adesanya Hasn't Won a Fight in Almost Three Years. Saturday Might Be His Last Chance to Prove He's Not Done

Israel Adesanya's legacy is on the line Saturday in Seattle against Joe Pyfer. One win in his last five fights. First time as an underdog. Lets break down everything you need to know.

John Brooke10 min read
Evloev Just Beat Murphy in London and Nobody Can Agree on Whether It Actually Happened
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Evloev Just Beat Murphy in London and Nobody Can Agree on Whether It Actually Happened

UFC London's main event ended in controversy as Evloev edged Murphy despite a point deduction. With Jean Silva lurking for the title shot, the featherweight division is a mess.

John Brooke10 min read
RIP Chuck Norris: The Martial Arts Legend Behind the Memes Who Was a Fighter Before He Was Anything Else
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RIP Chuck Norris: The Martial Arts Legend Behind the Memes Who Was a Fighter Before He Was Anything Else

Chuck Norris died at 86. Before the movies and the memes, he was a six-time undefeated world karate champion with a 183-10-2 record and black belts in five martial arts. The real story.

John Brooke10 min read
The 5 Greatest Wrestlers in UFC History
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The 5 Greatest Wrestlers in UFC History

Wrestling wins fights in MMA. These five guys proved it better than anyone. The greatest wrestlers in UFC history with the stats and takes to back it up.

John Brooke10 min read
Two Undefeated Featherweights, One Title Shot, and Somebody's Zero Has to Go Saturday in London
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Two Undefeated Featherweights, One Title Shot, and Somebody's Zero Has to Go Saturday in London

Movsar Evloev is 19-0. Lerone Murphy is 17-0-1 and got shot in the face before becoming a UFC contender. They fight Saturday in London with a title shot on the line. Only one of them loses for the first time.

John Brooke10 min read
Nate Diaz vs Mike Perry Just Got Announced for the Netflix Card in May
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Nate Diaz vs Mike Perry Just Got Announced for the Netflix Card in May

Nate Diaz and Mike Perry just got announced for a five-round MMA fight on Netflix on May 16. Both of them lost to Jake Paul, and now Jake Paul's promotion is putting them in a cage together.

John Brooke10 min read
Chimaev vs. Strickland Is Finally Happening and the Backstory Is Even Crazier Than You Think
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Chimaev vs. Strickland Is Finally Happening and the Backstory Is Even Crazier Than You Think

Chimaev and Strickland have been going at each other since a gym blowup that allegedly ended with a gun. Now they headline UFC 328 in Newark, one of nine newly announced cards leading to the White House event in June.

John Brooke10 min read
Hype FC Brazil Was the Most Unhinged Night in Combat Sports History and I Need to Talk About It
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Hype FC Brazil Was the Most Unhinged Night in Combat Sports History and I Need to Talk About It

A ring announcer cancelled a fight, made a fan fight a security guard, and that was just the prelims. Hype FC Brazil was absolute madness from start to finish.

John Brooke10 min read
Ronda Rousey Just Called the UFC "One of the Worst Places to Go" and She Might Not Be Wrong
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Ronda Rousey Just Called the UFC "One of the Worst Places to Go" and She Might Not Be Wrong

Ronda Rousey just called the UFC "one of the worst places to go" for fighters while standing at a Netflix press conference promoting a card that arguably has more buzz than the UFC's White House event.

John Brooke10 min read
Jon Jones Just Asked for His UFC Release and This Whole Situation Is a Mess
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Jon Jones Just Asked for His UFC Release and This Whole Situation Is a Mess

Jon Jones says he was lowballed for the White House card and asked for his UFC release. Dana White says he was never considered. Helwani confirmed the truth.

John Brooke10 min read
The UFC White House Card Just Dropped And I Have Some Thoughts
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The UFC White House Card Just Dropped And I Have Some Thoughts

Freedom Fights 250 is official. Two title fights, six bouts, and some notable absences. Here's my honest take on the UFC White House card.

John Brooke10 min read
Freedom Fights 250 Is Real, the Name Is Official, and a Fight Already Fell Off: Welcome to UFC White House Week
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Freedom Fights 250 Is Real, the Name Is Official, and a Fight Already Fell Off: Welcome to UFC White House Week

A fight just fell off the UFC White House card hours before the reveal. Dana White confirmed it, and the matchmakers' reaction was caught on camera.

John Brooke10 min read
Tom Aspinall Just Signed With Eddie Hearn And Dana White Can't Be Happy About It
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Tom Aspinall Just Signed With Eddie Hearn And Dana White Can't Be Happy About It

Tom Aspinall signed with Eddie Hearn hours after Dana White confirmed the White House card.

John Brooke10 min read
Arman Tsarukyan Attacks Georgio Poullas After RAF 6 Win And His Title Shot Just Got Further Away
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Arman Tsarukyan Attacks Georgio Poullas After RAF 6 Win And His Title Shot Just Got Further Away

Punching fans. Headbutting opponents. Pulling out of title fights. Now a post-match brawl at RAF 6.

John Brooke10 min read
Alex Pereira Vacates the Light Heavyweight Title: The Three Belt Chase Is On
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Alex Pereira Vacates the Light Heavyweight Title: The Three Belt Chase Is On

Two belts weren't enough. Alex Pereira vacates the LHW title and sets his sights on heavyweight history

John Brooke10 min read
Israel Adesanya's Fall From the Top: What Happened to the Stylebender?
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Israel Adesanya's Fall From the Top: What Happened to the Stylebender?

What happened to one of the most dominant champions the UFC has ever seen?

John Brooke10 min read
The UFC White House Card: $60 Million, Zero Fights Announced, and the Biggest Mess in MMA
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The UFC White House Card: $60 Million, Zero Fights Announced, and the Biggest Mess in MMA

The UFC White House card costs $60M, has no announced fights, and might be self regulated. Here's everything we know about MMA's biggest event.

John Brooke10 min read
Max Holloway vs Charles Oliveira 2: The 10 Year Rematch Nobody Saw Coming
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Max Holloway vs Charles Oliveira 2: The 10 Year Rematch Nobody Saw Coming

Max Holloway defends the BMF title vs Charles Oliveira at UFC 326 on March 7. A 10-year rematch with a lightweight title shot on the line. Full breakdown.

John Brooke10 min read
Strickland Got the Win: Then the UFC Shut Him Up
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Strickland Got the Win: Then the UFC Shut Him Up

Last night at UFC Houston, Strickland stopped Anthony "Fluffy" Hernandez with a brutal third round TKO his first finish in nearly three years snapping Fluffy's eight fight win streak and launching himself straight back into the title picture.

John Brooke10 min read
Tom Aspinall Eye Injury: The UFC's Heavyweight Crisis Nobody Wants to Talk About
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Tom Aspinall Eye Injury: The UFC's Heavyweight Crisis Nobody Wants to Talk About

Four months after an eye poke from Ciryl Gane which Aspinall described as going "knuckle-deep" and believes was intentional, the UFC heavyweight division is in full blown crisis mode and nobody at the top seems particularly eager to admit it.

John Brooke10 min read
Post, Delete, Repeat: Inside Conor McGregor's Never Ending Comeback Saga
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Post, Delete, Repeat: Inside Conor McGregor's Never Ending Comeback Saga

The screenshot is already everywhere. The former two-division UFC champion wrote: "I have been offered an opponent and a date and I accept. Waiting on my contract." Then poof gone within minutes.

John Brooke10 min read
Jon Jones Says He's "Done" Again. Here's Why the Heavyweight Division is Falling Apart
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Jon Jones Says He's "Done" Again. Here's Why the Heavyweight Division is Falling Apart

The greatest MMA fighter of all time, the man who dominated the light heavyweight division for over a decade and then walked through heavyweights like they were middleweights just admitted on camera that his left hip is covered in arthritis so bad he already qualifies for a full hip replacement.

John Brooke10 min read