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Uriah Hall claims "ugly" Darren Till is "scared" to fight, 'The Gorilla' responds
Christopher Taylor - February 13, 2022
Darren Till has responded after fellow UFC middleweight Uriah Hall suggested that he was “scared” to fight him. Hall (17-10 MMA) was rumored to face Till (18-4-1 MMA) in the UFC’s return to London on March 19th. However, the bout never materialized and according to ‘Prime Time’ that is because Darren Till is “scared” to fight.
Tyson Fury fires back at “bully” Conor McGregor following “bottled it” jab
Christopher Taylor - February 13, 2022
Tyson Fury has fired back at “bully” Conor McGregor after the Irishman targeted him in a recent Twitter post. Fury, a two-time world heavyweight champion, who has held the WBC and The Ring magazine titles since defeating Deontay Wilder in 2020, complimented former UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov in a post earlier this month (see below).
Dustin Poirier Explains Why He'd Fight Colby Covington On The Streets, Not Inside The Octagon
Fernando Quiles Jr. - February 13, 2022
Dustin Poirier is willing to fight Colby Covington but it won’t be under the UFC banner. Covington has been known to ruffle the feathers of his MMA peers. That even includes teammates. When “Chaos” was a member of the American Top Team gym, he took aim at the likes of Poirier and Joanna Jedrzejczyk despite them being teammates.
UFC 271 judge who infamously had Roxanne Modafferi beating Casey O’Neil is an actual Rocket Scientist
Fernando Quiles Jr. - February 13, 2022
It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to judge a UFC fight and that’s probably a good thing. Roxanne Modafferi competed for the final time as a professional MMA fighter at UFC 271. She went toe-to-toe with undefeated prospect Casey O’Neil. The bout went the distance and while Modafferi didn’t make things easy for her opponent, the fight looked to be in O’Neil’s favor.
Michael Bisping responds to accusations of biased commentary during Saturday’s UFC 271 main event: “I called it like I saw it”
Fernando Quiles Jr. - February 13, 2022
Michael Bisping has responded to those who took issue with his commentary at UFC 271. With Joe Rogan out, Bisping ended up being in the booth for UFC 271. He was joined alongside Daniel Cormier and play-by-play ace Jon Anik.
Dana White says there was no conflict of schedule with Joe Rogan for UFC 271: “It’s total bullsh*t”
Fernando Quiles Jr. - February 13, 2022
UFC President Dana White insists that Joe Rogan did not have a scheduling conflict when it came to UFC 271. Fight fans were surprised to find out that Rogan would not be providing color commentary for UFC 271. After all, Rogan works pretty much all of the numbered UFC PPV events as long as they’re held in the United States.
Israel Adesanya details the brief conversation he had with Robert Whittaker after UFC 271
Fernando Quiles Jr. - February 13, 2022
Israel Adesanya and Robert Whittaker had a conversation after their UFC 271 rematch and now we know what was said. The main event of UFC 271 this past Saturday night featured a middleweight title rematch. It was Adesanya vs. Whittaker 2 inside the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas. Whittaker made some adjustments after being stopped via second-round TKO by “Izzy” back in 2019.
Robert Whittaker confident he will get an eventual trilogy fight with Israel Adesanya: “I’m going to stomp everyone that stands in front of me”
Fernando Quiles Jr. - February 13, 2022
Robert Whittaker is convinced that he’ll have a third clash with Israel Adesanya. Whittaker and Adesanya did battle a second time. Their first meeting took place back in Oct. 2019. In that encounter, it was Adesanya who scored the second-round TKO.
Derek Brunson issues statement following nasty knockout loss to Jared Cannonier at UFC 271
Christopher Taylor - February 12, 2022
Derek Brunson has issued a statement after suffering a nasty knockout loss to Jared Cannonier on the main card of tonight’s UFC 271 event. Brunson (23-8 MMA) had entered the contest sporting a five-fight winning streak, his latest being a submission victory over Darren Till. The 38-year-old’s last loss came against reigning middleweight champion Israel Adesanya in November of 2018.
Pros react after Israel Adesanya defeats Robert Whittaker at UFC 271
Christopher Taylor - February 12, 2022
Tonight’s UFC 271 event was headlined by a middleweight title fight rematch between Israel Adesanya and Robert Whittaker. Adesanya (21-1 MMA) and Whittaker (23-5 MMA) clashed for the second time this evening in Houston with the promotions coveted middleweight title up for grabs.
UFC 271 Results: Israel Adesanya defeats Robert Whittaker
Chris Taylor - February 12, 2022
Tonight’s UFC 271 event is headlined by a middleweight title fight rematch featuring Israel Adesanya taking on Robert Whittaker. Adesanya (21-1 MMA) and Whittaker (23-5 MMA) are set to clash for the second time this evening in Houston with the promotions coveted middleweight title up for grabs.
Pros react after Tai Tuivasa KO's Derrick Lewis at UFC 271
Chris Taylor - February 12, 2022
Tonight’s UFC 271 event was co-headlined by a heavyweight matchup between fan favorites Derrick Lewis and Tai Tuivasa. Lewis (26-9 MMA) had last competed at UFC Vegas 45 in December, where he earned his record-setting thirteenth career knockout. That win was preceded by a TKO loss to Ciryl Gane in a bout for the promotions interim heavyweight title.