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PHOTO | Ronda Rousey delivers supplies for Standing Rock protests battling Dakota Pipeline
Russell Ess - January 25, 2017
It appears as if Ronda Rousey is helping out the Standing Rock protestors that are against the Dakota Access oil pipeline. On Tuesday, Pauline Macias, a fellow Olympic judoka posted a photo… Read more
VIDEO | Tito Ortiz says he had a WWE moment and nearly took ‘Big’ John McCarthy out
Russell Ess - January 25, 2017
https://youtu.be/lzGu5VrJN34 Tito Ortiz left his gloves in the cage following his first round submission over Chael Sonnen in the main event at Bellator 170 over the weekend. Following a the last fight… Read more
Referee 'Big' John McCarthy says he had to hurt Tito Ortiz to get him to let go of submission on Chael Sonnen
Russell Ess - January 25, 2017
The main event of Bellator 170 had Chael Sonnen coming out of retirement to take on Tito Ortiz for "The Huntington Beach Bad Boy's" last fight of his career. It was a… Read more
VIDEO | Ronda Rousey applies for concealed carry permit at Las Vegas gun store
Russell Ess - January 25, 2017
https://youtu.be/Afda7XB-eEk Former UFC women's bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey is getting locked and loaded. The former champ was seen at a gun store on Sunday in Las Vegas where she applied for a… Read more
Gunnar Nelson hopes to see weight cutting abolished from MMA
Tom Taylor - January 25, 2017
One of the most controversial practices in MMA today is weight cutting, a process where competitors severely dehydrate themselves before the weigh-ins for a fight, only to quickly gain this water weight… Read more
Mark Hunt forced to call police after social media user threatens his kids
Scott Hernandez - January 25, 2017
UFC heavyweight Mark Hunt is currently gearing up for his UFC 209 rematch with Alistair Overeem on March 4th in Paradise, Nevada, however he has had to take some time to contact… Read more
VIDEO | Conor McGregor's father on watching is son become a man through MMA
Tom Taylor - January 25, 2017
https://streamable.com/w4epu Today, UFC lightweight champion Conor McGregor is one of MMA's pound-for-pound best fighters, and the biggest star the sport has ever produced. Really, the Irishman has become such a massive superstar… Read more
Sage Northcutt returning to lightweight after going 0-2
Scott Hernandez - January 25, 2017
UFC prospect Sage Northcutt is headed back down to 155 pounds after a bit of a rough stretch at welterweight. After going 2-0 in the UFC in 2015, defeating Francisco Trevino and… Read more
Donald Cerrone eyes UFC gold in 2017
Scott Hernandez - January 25, 2017
In 2016, fan favorite UFC fighter Donald Cerrone made waves in the UFC's welterweight division as he kicked off the year by making the jump from 155 pounds to 170 pounds to… Read more
"King Mo" roasts "Rampage" with hilarious procession of Instagram posts
Tom Taylor - January 25, 2017
Back in May of 2014, light heavyweight legend Quinton "Rampage" Jackson defeated Muhammed "King Mo" Lawal with a contentious unanimous decision. Last weekend, during the Bellator 170 broadcast, it announced that the… Read more
Joanna Jedrzejczyk returns to American Top Team to begin next training camp
Tom Taylor - January 25, 2017
Last November, in one of the whopping three title fights included on the UFC 205 bill, strawweight champion Joanna Jedrzejczyk thwarted a game challenger in Karolina Kowalkiewicz with a dominant unanimous decision… Read more
VIDEO | Michael Bisping not set on Yoel Romero, wants "biggest money-generating fight" possible
Tom Taylor - January 25, 2017
https://youtu.be/GZ2248yGrUk Last November, on the main card of UFC 205, Chris Weidman and Yoel Romero fought in what was quite clearly a number one contender fight at middleweight. In advance of this… Read more
Chael Sonnen steps in on short notice for Hector Lombard at SUG 3
Scott Hernandez - January 24, 2017
SUG 3 just got a lot more interesting! Just days after dropping a first round submission loss to Tito Ortiz in the main event of Bellator 170, MMA veteran Chael Sonnen has… Read more
VIDEO | Joe Rogan opens up on why he never fought in the UFC
Russell Ess - January 24, 2017
https://youtu.be/eLdRpAXI3Y0 If you have ever seen UFC commentator Joe Rogan display his martial arts skills, you soon realize that the man behind the mic knows exactly what he is talking about. As… Read more
Dana White shoots down Manny Pacquiao vs. Conor McGregor
Russell Ess - January 24, 2017
If you have a draw in the sport of boxing, why wouldn't you drop your name in the hat to be in the talks of a superfight with UFC superstar Conor McGregor?… Read more
CSAC addresses incident with Tito Ortiz holding his choke on Chael Sonnen
Russell Ess - January 24, 2017
When a fight gets personal, you can bet that emotions can sometimes get the best of these competitive athletes. In the main event of Bellator 170, Tito Ortiz had to be pried… Read more
Frank Mir hopes to return to the Octagon in 2018, still wants Lesnar trilogy fight
Tom Taylor - January 24, 2017
In April of 2016, it was announced that Frank Mir had been notified of a potential USADA violation, and that he could be facing up to two years on the shelf as… Read more
BREAKING | Stipe Miocic vs. Junior Dos Santos 2 reportedly in the works for UFC 211
Tom Taylor - January 24, 2017
According to reliable Brazilian MMA publication Combate, UFC heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic will next defend his title against an old foe in Junior Dos Santos. Combate's report says this heavyweight title fight… Read more