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Tony Ferguson throws shade at Daniel Cormier: “Shoulda stripped em’ like they did Charles Oliveira”
Cole Shelton - May 11, 2022
Tony Ferguson believes Daniel Cormier should’ve been stripped back when he allegedly held the towel to make weight. In the main event of UFC 210 in Buffalo, Cormier was looking to defend his light heavyweight title against Anthony Johnson. Before the fight, however, there was some controversy as Cormier was heavy but when he came back to re-weigh it appeared he held onto the towel to make the weight. To this day, Cormier has denied it and said it was a faulty scale.
Report | UFC 274 has highest selling pay-per-view of the year
Cole Shelton - May 11, 2022
UFC 274 was a big success for the Las Vegas-based promotion. The card was supposed to have two titles on the line as Charles Oliveira was defending his lightweight strap against Justin Gaethje. Rose Namajunas, meanwhile, was looking to defend her strawweight title against Carla Esparza, along with Michael Chandler fighting Tony Ferguson.
Joanna Jedrzejczyk sees herself as UFC strawweight champion by the end of 2022: "It's meant to be"
Josh Evanoff - May 11, 2022
Former UFC strawweight titleholder Joanna Jedrzejczyk sees herself as being champion again soon. The Polish fighter is set to return next month at UFC 275 against Weili Zhang. The bout will be her first since March 2020, also against Zhang. Their first bout was arguably the greatest women’s MMA fight ever, which ended with the champion winning via split decision.
Alexander Volkanovski not worried by lightweight move: 'I don't look at this as that big of a challenge"
Josh Evanoff - May 11, 2022
UFC featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski isn’t afraid of the jump to 155 pounds. ‘The Great’ is scheduled for his trilogy bout with Max Holloway this summer. However, that doesn’t mean that Volkanovski hasn’t thought about what could be after that bout. He’s repeatedly discussed a move up to lightweight.
Pat Barry says Sean Strickland's recent comments could've led to Rose Namajunas' loss: "It's causing her to get into the fight and be emotional"
Josh Evanoff - May 11, 2022
Pat Barry has touched on Sean Strickland’s recent comments about his relationship with Rose Namajunas. Last month, the UFC middleweight contender went after Barry and Namajunas, among other MMA couples. Strickland alleged that the former UFC heavyweight contender is a groomer. The main reason is that Barry was much older when he met Namajunas, and it’s been alleged that she was a minor when they began dating.
Andre Petroski explains why he asked for Nick Maximov fight, wants to submit Diaz protégé to steal his hype
Cole Shelton - May 11, 2022
Andre Petroski asked for the Nick Maximov fight as he believes it’s a good style matchup for him. Petroski competed on TUF 29 and beat Micheal Gillmore in his UFC debut. He followed that up with a submission win over Yaozong Hu. After that fight he watched Maximov beat Punahele Soriano and proceeded to ask the UFC for the matchup.
Michael Chandler discusses his move from Bellator to the UFC: “I don’t necessarily make more money on paper or in my fights”
Susan Cox - May 11, 2022
Michael Chandler has discussed his move from Bellator to the UFC. It was late 2020 that Michael Chandler, three time Bellator champion made the decision to sign with the UFC. Since switching sides, after almost 10 years with Bellator, Chandler has made 4 appearances in the Octagon with 2 wins and 2 losses to his resume.
Davey Grant believes he's "a real hard fight for anyone" at bantamweight, vows to KO Louis Smolka and earn spot on UFC London
Cole Shelton - May 11, 2022
Davey Grant knows the pressure is on him to get back into the win column at UFC Vegas 54. Grant is coming off a split decision loss to Adrian Yanez and a decision loss to Marlon Vera in two entertaining fights. He’s finally set to return against Louis Smolka at UFC Vegas 54 on Saturday and it’s a matchup he thinks is a favorable one for him.
Daniel Cormier opens up on the Cain Velasquez situation: “It absolutely kills me”
Susan Cox - May 11, 2022
Daniel Cormier has opened up about the Cain Velasquez situation. Cormier was just starting his professional mixed martial arts career in late 2010, when Velasquez was the UFC heavyweight champion. The two became good friends and training partners at American Kickboxing Academy (AKA).
Michael Bisping explains why Charles Oliveira is a matchup that might favor Conor McGregor
Susan Cox - May 11, 2022
Michael Bisping is weighing in on why he thinks Charles Oliveira is a good matchup for Conor McGregor. According to Bisping, he does not believe Conor McGregor deserves a title fight but admits Charles Oliveira could be a favorable matchup.
Sean Strickland apologizes for comments about the Professional Fighters League but not Kayla Harrison: “I miss spoke about the PFL”
Susan Cox - May 11, 2022
Sean Strickland is apologizing for comments he made about the Professional Fighters League (PFL), but not about Kayla Harrison. Harrison (13-0 MMA) squared off with Mokhnatkina (6-3 MMA) at PFL 3 in Arlington, Texas on May 6th. While the three round matchup went the distance, and Harrison earned a unanimous decision victory, it wasn’t her best showing.
Henry Cejudo tells Aljamain Sterling he will finish him in 3 rounds during face-to-face interview (Video)
Harry Kettle - May 11, 2022
Henry Cejudo has warned Aljamain Sterling that he will finish him inside three rounds during a recent face-off interview. Even though it’s been two years since he last fought, Henry Cejudo is still one of the most active figures in the UFC. The former two-weight world champion recently announced that he’d be coming out of retirement in order to re-enter the USADA testing pool, thus getting him ready for a return to the Octagon later this year.
Video | Manager’s attempt to prank Jamahal Hill goes south in a hurry
Harry Kettle - May 11, 2022
Jamahal Hill’s manager almost lived to regret attempting to prank the UFC light heavyweight earlier this week. Within the context of the UFC’s light heavyweight division, Jamahal Hill is certainly one of the most exciting figures the promotion has at its disposal. His incredible speed and knockout ability make him one of the most dangerous prospects they’ve got at 205 pounds, and even in the wake of his humbling defeat to Paul Craig, he’s been able to bounce back with two impressive victories over Jimmy Crute and Johnny Walker.
Vice president of regulatory affairs Marc Ratner explains “scale gate” controversy from UFC 274
Harry Kettle - May 10, 2022
UFC VP of regulatory affairs Marc Ratner has given his thoughts on the scalegate controversy that impacted Charles Oliveira. While a string of fighters may have had issues with the scales on Friday, the most notable incident came when Charles Oliveira failed to make weight at 155.5 pounds. After being given another hour to cut the final half-pound, the Brazilian could not get over the line and was ultimately forced to surrender the strap.
Rafael dos Anjos slams Islam Makhachev for suggesting Charles Oliveira is scared to lose: “You got exposed on that fight week by bluff”
Cole Shelton - May 10, 2022
Rafael dos Anjos has taken a shot at Islam Makhachev. After submitting Justin Gaethje at UFC274, Charles Oliveira said he wanted to fight the winner of Makhachev vs. Beneil Dariush for the vacant title. Yet, the Dagestani native thought he deserved the fight anyway and blasted ‘Do Bronx’ for being “scared to lose” which dos Anjos doesn’t think is true at all.
Michael Bisping reacts to “cautious” performance from Rose Namajunas at UFC 274: “She s**t the bed”
Josh Evanoff - May 10, 2022
UFC commentator Michael Bisping has reacted to Rose Namajunas’s loss at UFC 274. Last Saturday night, ‘Thug Rose’ squared off with Carla Esparza. Eight years after their first encounter ended in a ‘Cookie Monster’ win, history would repeat itself. However, whereas their first fight was an entertaining submission win, the second was arguably the worst bout ever.
Conor McGregor slams Justin Gaethje for pre-fight comments toward Charles Oliveira: "This absolute clown!"
Josh Evanoff - May 10, 2022
Former UFC champion Conor McGregor has taken aim at Justin Gaethje for his comments prior to his loss to Charles Oliveira. ‘The Highlight’ and ‘Do Bronx’ squared off in the main event of UFC 274 last Saturday. Prior to the bout, Gaethje took aim at his foe, saying that he quit in previous fights. While he acknowledged that Oliveira has improved, he believed he would make him quit again.
Charles Oliveira reveals plans to take layoff, wants to return in December against Islam Makhachev vs. Beneil Dariush winner
Josh Evanoff - May 10, 2022
UFC lightweight Charles Oliveira has revealed his plans for the rest of the year. ‘Do Bronx’ is fresh off his headlining role against Justin Gaethje at UFC 274. The bout was supposed to be Oliveira’s second title defense, but he was stripped of his title after missing weight. He wound up winning the bout via first-round submission.