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November 12th, 2016: Conor McGregor put on one of the greatest performances in MMA history when he dismantled Eddie Alvarez at UFC 205 to become the UFC’s first simultaneous double champ.
After the fight, McGregor was livid that the UFC didn’t have a 2nd belt for him, that led…
Ronaldo asking Israel Adesanya if Volkanvoski is “doing okay” as he knows they have a “tight community” is one of the coolest things you’ll see today.
It wasn’t too long ago that top athletes had very little idea who was who in MMA.
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Pereira gets kicked in the cup, Herb Dean steps in, Pereira tells Herb to get lost, and then KO’s Hill in savage fashion. Pereira is something else.
@twrecks155
Betting on yourself to win is allowed as long as it is a straight wager; can’t be a prop bet of any kind.
Essentially adding an incentive to perform at your best.
Dana White, UFC President and key decision-maker in UFC brand deals, doesn't have to block the Nike sign on his shoes, while Max Holloway, an independent contractor without input in the UFC's apparel/shoe deal, has to tape over the Nike sign on his shoes.
Doesn’t make a ton of…
@arielhelwani
Glover is a legend. After seeing the crowd throw food and drinks at Moreno, Glover gets on the mic to make sure the crowd does not do the same to Hill as he exits the octagon. He also stated that he would walk with Hill to the back to make sure nothing is thrown.
This UFC 294 Abu Dhabi crowd doesn’t seem to be a fan of India 🇮🇳
Dana White: “hey, what’s wrong with India? What’s everybody sh*tting on India for?”
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@funkmasterMMA
All part of the game. Feel like Alex Pereira said it best after his loss to Adesanya:
"How many times have I left other families & teams sad & we were laughing?! Now is our time to rethink."
In 2015, Holloway defeated Oliveira by TKO.
Ariel asks Max what he thinks of who Charles has become over the last few years?
“He’s a killer, bro. Even before these fights, he was always a killer. He just needed to figure it out.”
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Jon now has 4 guillotine finishes in the UFC. He told Ariel, after his finish of Bader at UFC 126, just exactly where he “learned” the technique…
@arielhelwani
Volk: “I don’t have time to prepare for the worst…but what I do have time for is to prepare for what I believe is going to happen”
Ariel: “What do you believe is going to happen?”
Volk: “I believe I finish him. You’re going to see one of the most dangerous Volkanovski’s you’ve…
@TheNotoriousMMA
This moment where Conor turned around and pointed at Sinéad, as he walked into war at UFC 189, was one of the most special moments in the history of UFC walkouts. Iconic.
RIP to a legend🙏🏼
The UFC Featherweight Champ, Alex Volkanovski, has one message for Ilia Topuria:
“Please don’t fight Max. Don’t fight Max. Alright, let just not let that happen. Let me be the guy to beat you up.”
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Aljo on Monday: “We’ll just have to wait til next week. I gotta get a couple X-Rays still.”
Dana one day later: “It’s Booked!! Sterling vs O’Malley. August 19th in Boston.”
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DC says winning Olympic Gold in Wrestling is a “million times” more difficult than winning a Glory kickboxing title.
DC stated that winning Glory Kickboxing titles along with a UFC belt does not automatically put you on the combat sports Mt. Rushmore but a wrestling gold medal…
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Francis, the fighter that risked it all by fighting out his UFC contract with a torn ACL against Gane, “doesn’t want to take any chances.” What a ridiculous statement. Anytime a fighter doesn’t take the deal Dana offers them, then the fighter is “scared” or in the wrong.
Arnold Allen teaches some striking techniques in the park:
“When you have the range on someone, just put your jab out there a little bit…always say something cool when you do it; ‘knock knock who’s there? Knock knock, it’s me,’ fuc*ing right hand.”
One of the best socials in…
Merab talks Ilia Topuria’s DM’s:
“When I see his DM’s, lots of celebrities and model girls requesting him, and of course I was most excited about this, I’m like ‘bro, you should go crazy’ and he said ‘No, I’m looking for real love, I don’t want this, this is come and go’…I’m…
Ngannou is demanding that his opponents can not make under a certain amount when he fights them. Anyone else out there doing that for their opponents?
Maybe it’s time to stop attempting to rip Ngannou apart.
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Mackenzie Dern opens up on her divorce.
“It’s crazy for me cause I always want to represent someone who can stand up for themselves and can defend themselves for all the women out there - so for me to see myself in that situation was really hard.”
Tough to hear. Very open…
Sean O’Malley believes he would be able to beat Gervonta, Haney, and Shakur all in one night in MMA:
“I would hate to just have boxing skills and not be able to defend myself on the ground, cause then I couldn’t talk sh*t. Like the boxers can’t actually talk sh*t to me…They can…
@MichaelBensonn
What’s with this dude and the slap cheap shot? Last time he tried that against Canelo, we all saw what happened.
For a professional fighter, this is as lame as it gets.
@arielhelwani
Moreno wins the belt so the Brazil crowd throws a temper tantrum and showers Moreno with trash. How do you disrespect the nicest fighter in all of MMA? Stay classy, Brazil.
Ariel Helwani has an open discussion on the state of specific relationships in MMA
“What do we make of and what to do with some of the uncomfortableness of someone like Khamzat Chimaev being very close friends with a Chechen dictator, rubbing elbows, his sons taking photos with…
@stylebender
Since Adesanya’s UFC debut in 2018:
16 total fights.
13-3 record.
11 fights with the belt on the line.
Never turned down a fight.
Whether you love him or hate him, you have to respect what he has done in the cage. Enjoy him while he’s here.
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Oscar De La Hoya’s reactions are priceless as he listens to Ryan Garcia call him out for the things he has said over the last 8 months.
Arnold Allen road-tripping with his cat from Kansas City to New York, while eating all of Americas fast food is the greatest fighter vlog of all time. Don’t believe there’s a close second, either.
Wonder what he’s doing in New York
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Full vlog on
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YT.
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Herb steps in.
Pereria waves him off.
Pereira and Hill touch gloves to restart the action.
Pereira and Hill both throw their next punch at the same exact time, but one lands, the other doesn’t.
Not sure what Hill means by “gritty competitor move”, but this was a…
@arielhelwani
That was some of the most ridiculous commentary I’ve seen in a while. It seemed as if someone said something in their ear; the tone completely changed.
Why does Leon have to do anything in the final 25 seconds of the fight when he clearly won the fight?
Insane.
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Jim Miller UFC Record: 25-16-1
UFC Records:
Most wins: 25
Most fights: 42
2nd most finishes: 17
2nd most submission wins: 11
7x fight of the night
4x performance of the night
3x sub of the night
2012 Fight of the year
5th most Post fight bonuses: 14
Put him in the Hall of Fame
When it comes to fighting, Tom Aspinall is without a doubt one of the baddest men on the planet.
What does he do in his free time? Protect public transportation.
@AspinallMMA
is the new breed of MMA heavyweights and basically a modern-day Spider-Man.
(H/t
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@barstoolsports
Didn’t take Robbie as a guy who would write a whole article dedicated to disrespecting a professional fighter. Quite a lame post/article.
@francis_ngannou
99.9% of boxers that got hit with this elbow would have either flipped out, been knocked out, and definitely would have appealed the result…Francis didn’t even flinch and kept coming forward.
The difference between MMA fighters and boxers.
This story of how the Aspinall vs. Pavlovich fight was made is WILD!
UFC brass called Aspinall at 4am this morning and proposed the Pavlovich fight:
“I’m in. That’s it. No contract talk. No I’m not asking for more money. No I’m not asking for more time. I’m in. This is my…
April 6, 2013: Conor McGregor makes his UFC debut and changes the sport of MMA forever.
Reflecting on his UFC debut, seeing McGregor and his coach, John Kavanagh, in an empty Ericsson Globe arena, awaiting weigh-ins, soaking it all in and what it took to get there, was a…
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Tyson Pedro retiring in an empty Apex is a damn shame, but either way - hell of a career.
His KO win and celebration at UFC 293 in Sydney, Australia was absolutely legendary.
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“It was Logan. It is Logan.”
Best line of the presser was when Jake asked Nate if he thought the guy he choked out in New Orleans was in fact Logan Paul.
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Major resemblance to the combo Izzy landed that almost finished Pereira in Rd 1 at UFC 281, but tonight, there was no bell to save him. Revenge.
Oscar De La Hoya tells Ariel that nothing was “off limits” with his upcoming HBO documentary, “The Golden Boy”.
De La Hoya goes into detail about the infamous lingerie photos that were posted in the prime of his career.
Wild to hear him open up like this on air.…
Coach Eugene Bareman explains why he stared Israel into the eyes, right after entering the octagon and said:
“You’re a mastermind. Remember, you’re a mastermind.”
There’s a reason why these two are at the top of the sport.
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Wow! Sage Northcutt gets dropped by a jab in the first 10 seconds and then gets the submission win by heel hook over Mujtaba in 39 seconds! Great to see Mr. Northcutt back competing after four years away.
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“I truly believe and I am 100% capable of going out there and putting his lights out. I’m fuck*ng fast right now, I’m sharp right now, I’m accurate right now. I will land this right hand!”
Last week O’Malley predicted he would land that right hand. 10 days later he gets it done.…
Paul Craig tells Ariel Helwani that he weighed 213lbs on fight day for his middleweight debut on Saturday.
He put on 28lbs in a little over 24 hours after weighing in at 185lbs, on Friday.
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Anyone who believes Francis is scared to fight Jones is ridiculous. We all know where Francis has come from in order to even be here; stepping into the octagon to do his job, is way easier than what he’s been through.
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Glover is a legend. After seeing the crowd throw food and drinks at Moreno, Glover gets on the mic to make sure the crowd does not do the same to Hill as he exits the octagon. He also stated that he would walk with Hill to the back to make sure nothing is thrown.
Dreamed it into reality.
On Jan 15th, 2015, before his fight with Siver in Boston I watched Conor workout at the UFC gym and he grabbed two replica belts and paraded around the octagon, all before having a single UFC belt. Less than 2 years later he turned those replicas into…
Rockhold: “No one’s ever seen me box…you don’t know what to expect, I know what to expect”
Perry: “It’s a left or a right, it’s not that confusing”
Could watch these two talk trash all day 😂 Should be an entertaining fight tonight at
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