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Dana White reacts to NSAC verdicts on Khabib Nurmagomedov, Conor McGregor and Jon Jones

Tom Taylor - January 30, 2019

On Tuesday, the Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC) convened to make crucial decisions on the futures of Conor McGregor, Khabib Nurmagomedov and Jon Jones. The NSAC began by disciplining Conor McGregor and Khabib Nurmagomedov for their UFC 229 post-fight brawl. McGregor received a $50,000 fine and a six month suspension, while Nurmagomedov received a much steeper $500,000 fine and a nine-month suspension that can be reduced to six months if he completes an anti-bullying PSA.

Max Griffin
Max Griffin

EXCLUSIVE | Max Griffin not happy 'piece of s**t' Mike Perry has gotten bigger fights than him

Cole Shelton - January 30, 2019

In February of 2018 at UFC on FOX 28, fan favorite welterweight Mike Perry fought Max Griffin. Many expected Perry to beat Griffin, however, that was not the case. Griffin ended up surprising many by defeating Perry by unanimous decision in Perry’s hometown of Orlando. However, since this fight, Perry has gotten the bigger fights, not Griffin.

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Chael Sonnen

Chael Sonnen shares interesting take on Jon Jones drug testing situation

Tom Taylor - January 30, 2019

Three-time UFC title challenger and current Bellator star Chael Sonnen has some interesting views on Jon Jones’ recent drug testing drama. Throughout this recent drama, Jones has maintained that he never knowingly ingested banned substances. Sonnen believes that’s only half true. In his eyes, Jon Jones has probably not intentionally ingested recently — but he certainly has previously.

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EXCLUSIVE | Anthony Hernandez is ready for his debut at UFC Fortaleza

Cole Shelton - January 30, 2019

Anthony Hernandez has been waiting for this. Hernandez will be making his UFC debut at UFC Fortaleza in just a few days. The undefeated middleweight knew this day would come and now it is rapidly approaching. However, Hernandez should have already made his debut. He was scheduled to fight Markus Perez at UFC 233, but the card ended up getting canceled. Even though the fight was delayed two weeks, it actually helps Hernandez out.

Jon Jones
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VIDEO | Jon Jones makes gracious closing statement at NSAC hearing

Tom Taylor - January 30, 2019

Jon Jones (@JonnyBones) gave a quick statement after the hearing. pic.twitter.com/CgQcp9G0X2 — Brett Okamoto (@bokamotoESPN) January 29, 2019

Conor McGregor
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Conor McGregor reacts to NSAC fine, suspension

Tom Taylor - January 30, 2019

On Tuesday, the Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC) met to decide the fates of UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov and former lightweight and featherweight champ Conor McGregor. McGregor and Nurmagomedov were being disciplined for the brawl that broke out after their UFC 229 fight, which also involved McGregor’s teammate Dillon Danis, and Nurmagomedov’s teammates Zubaira Tukhugov and Abubakar Nurmagomedov.

Khabib Nurmagomedov, Conor McGregor
Khabib Nurmagomedov

MMA community reacts to punishments of Conor McGregor, Khabib Nurmagomedov

Tom Taylor - January 30, 2019

On Tuesday afternoon, the Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC) convened to determine the punishments of Khabib Nurmagomedov and Conor McGregor. McGregor and Nurmagomedov were being disciplined for the brawl that occurred after their UFC 229 fight, which also involved McGregor’s teammate Dillon Danis, and Nurmagomedov’s teammates Zubaira Tukhugov and Abubakar Nurmagomedov.

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Luke Rockhold says Jon Jones should have been punished, 'What's the point of setting the rules?'

Drake Riggs - January 30, 2019

Yesterday, UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones was officially re-licensed in the state of Nevada despite his recent red flags surrounding his picogram-metabolite revealing positive testings. With the re-licensing, it means that Jones is able to once again compete in Nevada which is where his next bout will be held when he is to take on top contender, Anthony ‘Lionheart’ Smith.

Khabib Nurmagomedov, Conor McGregor
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Khabib Nurmagomedov 'done' fighting in Nevada following NAC punishments

Drake Riggs - January 29, 2019

Tuesday morning we found out that UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov won’t be eligible to return to action until April at the earliest. However, upon his return, it doesn’t seem like he’ll be accepting any fights that are set to take place in the state of Nevada, which is the state that punished him following his last bout in October 2018 at UFC 229 in Las Vegas.

Jessica Andrade
Jessica Andrade

EXCLUSIVE | Jessica Andrade: Gold hunter on a warpath

Drake Riggs - January 29, 2019

‘Excitement’. Three syllables and a noun. Everybody loves something that causes them the feeling of excitement. It’s a great emotion, really. The possibilities are endless when it comes to what can trigger it. For many people around the world, a sport can be one of those things.

Jon Jones
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Jon Jones officially re-licensed in the state of Nevada

Drake Riggs - January 29, 2019

UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones has gotten over his final hurdle for his return. On Tuesday, the Nevada Athletic Commission (NAC) held a hearing for the likes of Jones as well as UFC lightweights Conor McGregor and Khabib Nurmagomedov.

Artem Lobov
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Artem Lobov released from the UFC

Drake Riggs - January 29, 2019

UFC featherweight and The Ultimate Fighter season 22 alum Artem Lobov’s time in the UFC has come to an end. ‘The Russian Hammer’ went 2-5 inside the Octagon. TheMacLife’s Oscar Willis revealed the news on Tuesday that the Straight Blast Gym (SBG) staple had asked for his release from the promotion and he got it.

Conor McGregor
Dillon Danis

Conor McGregor receives punishment at NAC hearing

Tom Taylor - January 29, 2019

On Tuesday morning, the Nevada Athletic Commission met to determine the fates of Conor McGregor, Khabib Nurmagomedov and Jon Jones. McGregor and Nurmagomedov were being disciplined for the brawl that broke out after their UFC 229 fight, which also involved McGregor’s teammate Dillon Danis, and Nurmagomedov’s teammates Zubaira Tukhugov and Abubakar Nurmagomedov. The brawl sparked when Nurmagomedov leapt over the cage and attacked Danis, and continued when McGregor swapped punches with Tukhugov and Nurmagomedov inside the cage.

Khabib Nurmagomedov
Dillon Danis

Khabib Nurmagomedov receives fine, suspension at NAC hearing

Tom Taylor - January 29, 2019

On Tuesday, the Nevada Athletic Commission met to determine the fates of Conor McGregor, Khabib Nurmagomedov and Jon Jones. McGregor and Nurmagomedov were being disciplined for the brawl that occurred after their UFC 229 fight, which also involved McGregor’s teammate Dillon Danis, and Nurmagomedov’s teammates Zubaira Tukhugov and Abubakar Nurmagomedov.

Raphael Assuncao
Raphael Assuncao

EXCLUSIVE | Raphael Assuncao plans to stake claim to title shot with second win over Marlon Moraes

Cole Shelton - January 29, 2019

At UFC Fortaleza, the main and co-main events will feature fights between two Brazilians. However, the main event spot between Raphael Assuncao and Marlon Moraes is a rematch of fight at UFC 212 in 2017. Since then, Assuncao has gone 2-0 and is most likely the number one contender given Dominick Cruz is hurt and Cody Garbrandt has already lost twice to TJ Dillashaw.

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EXCLUSIVE | Colby Covington explains why UFC will never be as big as NFL, NBA

Tom Taylor - January 29, 2019

Colby Covington is not very happy with the UFC right now. In fact, the former UFC interim welterweight champion is so disgruntled that he recently dared the promotion to release him from his contract so he can take his services elsewhere. Some of Covington’s recent comments about potentially leaving the UFC, however, were misconstrued, as some members of the MMA community took his words to mean that he wanted to fight Rory MacDonald in Bellator. He reminds that this isn’t actually what he said.

Conor McGregor
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Conor McGregor gets roasted by fans after spelling 'St. Paddy's Day' incorrectly

Tom Taylor - January 29, 2019

Conor McGregor is a proud Irishman, so you’d think he’d be able to spell ‘St. Paddy’s Day’ correctly. Unfortunately, the Irishman — or more likely, whoever runs his Twitter account — made a pretty major error in a recent Tweet, spelling it ‘St. Patty’s Day.’ Image via MMAjunkie Although this Tweet was quickly deleted and replaced with one that included that proper spelling of St. Paddy’s day, it was already too late. The fans let Conor McGregor have it. The Internet is a cruel and unforgiving place.

Jon Jones, Daniel Cormier
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Daniel Cormier thinks 'it would be good' for Jon Jones to fight him again

Drake Riggs - January 29, 2019

Since Jon Jones and his rival Daniel Cormier first fought in 2015, the two have had two very different stories unfold before them. For Jones, he ran into several troubles in and out of the Octagon when it pertained to legal issues as well as banned substance issues.