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Darren Till calls for Anfield showdown with Conor McGregor
Tom Taylor - October 28, 2018
UFC welterweight contender Darren Till has previously discussed his dream of bringing the UFC to Anfield, a 54,074-seat football stadium in his Liverpool. Speaking on Instagram over the weekend, the British striker once again floated this idea, and this time, he involved Conor McGregor.
Volkan Oezdemir opens up on loss to Anthony Smith: 'I guess I wasn't ready for a fight'
Tom Taylor - October 28, 2018
On Saturday night, in the main event of UFC Moncton, Switzerland’s Volkan Oezdemir attempted to rebound from a failed title bid to Daniel Cormier with a win over streaking contender Anthony Smith. Unfortunately for Oezdemir, this mission didn’t go as planned. Instead, he was submitted by his foe in the third round. Post-fight Volkan Oezdemir discussed his loss to Anthony Smith. While the Swiss knockout artist was careful not to take away from Smith’s victory, he say he had a little bit of trouble due to a lingering nose injury.
Anthony Smith responds to Jon Jones saying his UFC Moncton win was 'OK'
Tom Taylor - October 28, 2018
On Saturday night, in the main event of UFC Moncton, streaking light heavyweight contender Anthony Smith picked up arguably the biggest win of his career so far, submitting former UFC light heavyweight title challenger Volkan Oezdemir in the third round of a fun scrap. With this victory, Smith established himself as one of the very top contenders in the UFC light heavyweight division, and a frontrunner for the winner of Jon Jones and Alexander Gustafsson’s UFC 232 title fight.
Jon Jones reacts to tonight's UFC Moncton main event
Chris Taylor - October 27, 2018
Jon Jones will make his highly anticipated return to the octagon at December’s UFC 232 event in Las Vegas where he will rematch Alexander Gustafsson for the promotions light heavyweight title. “Bones” has not competed since UFC 214 in August of 2017, when he defeated current promotional “champ champ” Daniel Cormier via knockout.
UFC Moncton Results: Misha Cirkunov submits Patrick Cummins (VIDEO)
Chris Taylor - October 27, 2018
A light heavyweight bout between Misha Cirkunov and Patrick Cummins took place at tonight’s UFC Moncton event in Eastern Canada. Patrick Cummins enters tonight’s contest having gone 2-1 over his past three fights. In his most recent outing, “Durkin” suffered a unanimous decision loss to Corey Anderson.
UFC Moncton Results: Don Madge scores spectacular head kick KO (VIDEO)
Chris Taylor - October 27, 2018
UFC Moncton is currently live on UFC Fight Pass. The featured untelevised prelim showcased a battle of lightweights as Don Madge took on Te Edwards.
Tyron Woodley warns Joe Rogan to layoff CM Punk: "You got smoke with him, you got smoke with me"
Chris Taylor - October 27, 2018
UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley did not take well to the recent comments from Joe Rogan regarding his friend and teammate CM Punk. The UFC commentator recently spoke about the former professional wrestler turned mixed martial arts competitor during his Joe Rogan Experience podcast.
Done Deal! Ben Askren joins the UFC in historic trade for Demetrious Johnson!
Chris Taylor - October 27, 2018
It is officially a done deal! Former ONE Champion and Bellator welterweight title holder Ben Askren has joined the UFC roster. A historic trade involving ONE Championship sending Ben Askren to the UFC in exchange for former flyweight kingpin Demetrious Johnson was confirmed by ESPN’s Ariel Helwani.
UFC Fight Night 138: Volkan Oezdemir vs. Anthony Smith Live Results
Chris Taylor - October 27, 2018
The octagon will make its debut in Moncton, New Brunswick tonight for the promotions UFC Fight Night 138: Volkan Oezdemir vs. Anthony Smith event. The fight card is headlined by a key light heavyweight matchup featuring former title challenger Volkan Oezdemir taking on surging contender Anthony Smith.
Anthony Smith on Jon Jones: "I’m probably the only legitimate threat to him right now."
Chris Taylor - October 27, 2018
Surging UFC light heavyweight contender Anthony Smith believes he is the only real legitimate threat to Jon Jones right now. “Lionheart”, who faces former division title challenger Volkan Oezdemir tonight in Moncton, recently shared his thought’s on “Bones” in an interview with MMA Fighting.
Despite having over twenty UFC fights, Ed Herman details financial struggles
Chris Taylor - October 26, 2018
Despite having over twenty UFC fights during his mixed martial arts career, veteran Ed Herman has recently been dealing with some financial struggles. “Short Fuse” has not competed inside the octagon since The TUF 25 Finale in July of 2017, where he suffered a unanimous decision setback to C.B. Dollaway.
Jon Jones manager has an interesting exchange with Ben Askren on Twitter
Chris Taylor - October 26, 2018
Ben Askren is currently in the process of being traded from ONE Championship to the UFC in exchange for former flyweight kingpin Demetrious Johnson. The historic trade, which is expected to be finalized very soon, could have a significant impact on the sport and its athletes moving forward.