Alexander Gustafsson is looking for a quick turnaround following his loss to Jon Jones at UFC 232.
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Alexander Gustafsson Calls for Matchup with Corey Anderson at UFC London on March 16
Alexander Gustafsson Calls for Matchup with Corey Anderson at UFC London on March 16
Alexander Gustafsson is looking for a quick turnaround following his loss to Jon Jones at UFC 232.
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Luis Pena Announces Move To Featherweight, Calls Out Artem Lobov Unsuccessfully
Luis Pena has decided to change things up after suffering his first professional loss over the weekend.
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Dana White Calls Israel Adesanya ‘The Future’
The main card of UFC 230 in New York kicked off with a near-perfect performance by one of the sport’s fastest-rising stars in Israel Adesanya, who completed his transition from middleweight prospect to bona fide contender.
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Midnight Mania! Askren Calls Out Covington, Hints at Khabib Humbling
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Ben Askren is seemingly on his way to the Ultimate Fighting Championship, courtesy of what would be an historic trade deal, with Pound-for-Pound great Demetrious Johnson headed to ONE Championship in return. This is a deal with upside for all concerned; Johnson will (hopefully) be getting a better deal financially from ONE, while Ben Askren will finally get to test his undefeated mettle against the best fighters in the world, unless ONE manage to pull off some cross promotion with RIZIN and set up a rematch with Kyoji Horiguchi. Losing out are Demetrious Johnson fans, who will no longer get to see Johnson fighting the best in the world. The other potential development is that men’s flyweight could be shuttered as a division in the UFC, something that has been threatened before.
The possibilities for Askren’s debut opponent are wide, but Askren has the perfect opponent in mind. His college wrestling friend Tyron Woodley is already scheduled to fight him, but Ben has called dibs on infamous heel Colby Covington after Woodley is through, or if Covington happens to beat Woodley. The matchup would pit wrestler against wrestler.
@ColbyCovMMA might get beat up by @TWooodley first but I’m calling dibs on whipping him next. He is despicable
— Ben Askren (@Benaskren) October 25, 2018
He has also hinted at another marquee matchup: Khabib Nurmagomedov, the Dagestani lightweight champion who just choked out Conor McGregor, has been in Askren’s sights for years.
Anyone know another Russian that needs humbled the old country way? pic.twitter.com/tEdSoUSX45
— Ben Askren (@Benaskren) October 25, 2018
It will be interesting to see Askren finally facing a real challenge. The UFC was famously dismissive of him when he was angling for a matchup with then-champion Johny Hendricks, leading to his signing for ONE. Now, he will get his belated chance to show what he can do.
Now you’re all in big big trouble!
— Ben Askren (@Benaskren) October 25, 2018
Demetrious Johnson, meanwhile, has changed his Twitter handle to @Mighty1Gaming after the trade rumors surfaced.
Demetrious Johnson has changed his Twitter handle in the wake of today’s news. The plot thickens … pic.twitter.com/NiujJxOo6B
— Mike Bohn (@MikeBohnMMA) October 24, 2018
It is apparently standard language in Zuffa contracts to be able to trade fighters, though this is the first instance of it happening.
Re UFC/ONEc Johnson/Askren trade rumor – the standard language in Zuffa contracts (as disclosed during the Alvarez lawsuit) allows them to trade athletes pic.twitter.com/Yg4qXtjBex
— Erik Magraken (@erikmagraken) October 24, 2018
People’s minds are alight with the possibilities; this is potentially promising precedent both for fighters seeking higher pay through competition between promoters, and fans who want to see fresh matchups between fighters in different organizations.
Footage: The moment the UFC began working out “The Switch” with ONE Championship… pic.twitter.com/caJgB3VUyQ
— Submission Radio (@SubmissionRadio) October 24, 2018
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Eddie Alvarez on his 8-figure deal with ONE:
It’s 8 figures in stuffed animals
— Eddie Alvarez (@Ealvarezfight) October 24, 2018
This doesn’t look promising for Khabib Nurmagomedov, who got half his two million dollar fight purse.
Nevada deputy attorney general Carolyn Bateman says Khabib Nurmagomedov’s actions were the “catalyst” for the UFC 229 melee.
— Marc Raimondi (@marc_raimondi) October 24, 2018
This would be a fun matchup
Per sources, UFC close to finalizing a welterweight bout between Gunnar Nelson and Alex ‘Cowboy’ Oliveira for UFC 231 on Dec. 8 in Toronto. Fun addition to a card I’m already in love with between Holloway/Ortega and Valentina/Joanna.
— Brett Okamoto (@bokamotoESPN) October 24, 2018
Abdul Razak Alhassan is still officially on the UFC website and still eligible to be voted on in rankings, and the UFC still hasn’t offered any public comment on his rape indictment whatsoever.
After rape indictment, UFC’s Abdul Razak Alhassan seeks complete removal of GPS monitor https://t.co/6ABYZJC3eP
— Bloody Elbow (@BloodyElbow) October 24, 2018
It’s crazy how little even the top UFC fighters get paid in comparison to the revenue they generate. This PPV easily grossed over 100 million, and probably netted them 60 million even after McGregor’s much more generous split.
Marnell says Nurmagomedov made in the range of $ 5 million to $ 6 million at UFC 229.
— Marc Raimondi (@marc_raimondi) October 24, 2018
It’s incredible that Snyder went down so easily to Sadulaev, but these things happen in wrestling.
TO ALL FAKE FIGHT WWE FANS: this is “professional wrestling”. These are REAL athletes pic.twitter.com/CBVSTmqkbN
— Nunya Bissniss (@MMA_Tello) October 24, 2018
Combat sports this weekend
Live Combat Sport Schedule: 10/24 – 10/29
Full schedule: https://t.co/j18SdhlzGy pic.twitter.com/nNDrn3mVgv
— caposa (@Grabaka_Hitman) October 24, 2018
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The GOAT, Artem Lobov, talks his upcoming fight and the McGregor situation
Anthony ‘Lionheart’ Smith sounds off
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This poor dog!
i’ve never seen a clearer explanation of plato’s cave pic.twitter.com/R8EIgpdLIx
— SEO Weedwagon (@bijanstephen) October 23, 2018
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Jose Aldo Calls Out Conor McGregor for Rematch: ‘You Have Nowhere to Run’
Despite his loss at UFC 229, Conor McGregor is still in high demand as an opponent.
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‘Cyborg’ Calls for UFC to Have A Backup Ready if Amanda Nunes Pulls Out of UFC 232
The first-ever women’s super-fight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship takes place at UFC 232 in December between featherweight champion Cristiane Justino, better known as “Cyborg,” and bantamweight champion Amanda Nunes.
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Thiago Santos Plans on Remaining at Light Heavyweight, Calls Out Jimi Manuwa
Thiago Santos has won his first ever fight at light heavyweight after moving up from 185 pounds to fill in for Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 137 main event in Sao Paulo.
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Gokhan Saki Calls Out Mark Hunt For Hunt’s Last Fight at UFC Adelaide
Fans were wondering who Mark Hunt would face for his swan song fight inside the Ultimate Fighting Championship after his recent loss to Alexey Oleynik. Now, it looks as though someone has volunteered his services.
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Midnight Mania! Sage ‘Northbutt’ Calls Out Logan Paul, Who Accepts
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You know that saying about kids, that ANY attention is good attention? Well, it holds true in any public sphere of modern life as well. This is doubly the case in mixed martial arts, which is starved for any and all mainstream exposure. Sure, the UFC is worth somewhere between 4 and 7 billion dollars, depending on who you listen to, but the fighters themselves have precious little of that pie. Moreover, in this post-Reebok age of corporate sterilized monopoly, the secondary market for sponsors has collapsed, taking away opportunities for fighters to find a niche and develop their own audience.
So when a figure like Logan Paul, whose career IS mining mainstream attention, especially among young people, shows an interest in the sport, it’s like a feeding frenzy. Fighters trip over themselves in any and all attempt to call out the hot new guy. It’s only rational; non-fighters present both an easy fight and a LOT of attention. Brock Lesnar was among the first crossover stars to demonstrate this appeal; CM Punk showed that the UFC themselves are also greedy enough to cash in on the freak-show appeal even when a Famous Person has no fighting skill. Then, of course, there was McGregor-Mayweather, the Ultimate Circus.
Logan Paul is somewhere north of CM Punk on the “fighting skills” index, though it isn’t clear by how much. He wrestled in high school; he boxes with better form than Punk, but he lost drew in a boxing match with another YouTuber, KSI, so we can’t rate that too highly either. Today, Sage Northcutt called out Paul on Twitter, who responded by calling him Sage Northbutt.
Let me know when you wanna catch these hands
— Sage Northcutt (@sagenorthcutt) August 31, 2018
IT HAS BEGUN…..
— Sage Northcutt (@sagenorthcutt) August 31, 2018
Sage Northcutt might be the perfect opponent to capitalize on the popularity of Paul; also blond, unbelievably ripped and athletic, even more corny, probably the most likely fighter to capture the imagination of the demographic Paul brings to the table. The UFC absolutely ought to book this fight. It’s both an insult to the sport and the most rational decision for all parties, with the possible exception of Logan Paul. Sage Northcutt would beat the shit out of him while smiling the entire time, then do a standing gainer afterwards just for fun.
For that matter, Mike Perry jumping on the bandwagon and offering to train Paul is also perfect in many ways. Why not?
Myself , #FrankTheTank and @JacksonWinkMMA would love to be the people to help you prepare for a high level fight if you’re interested @LoganPaul
— Platinum Mike Perry (@PlatinumPerry) August 31, 2018
Darren Till explained why not, for anyone who was listening. This sport is incredibly hard work, getting mentally and physically broken over and over again until you are tough as nails, and then repeating that process ad infinitum until your career is over. Paul jumping in for one fight and undoubtedly making millions like Punk, is just insulting. But that’s our sport and our world now.
Every day is hard as fuck, every day is a little more harder on your physical & mental state. Then ye get a cunt coming along like this youtuber fella thinking he can mix it in the @ufc fuck off will ye mate and don’t embarrass our sport.
— Darren Till (@darrentill2) August 30, 2018
Insomnia
Mike Perry’s Twitter attacks on Donald Cerrone border on being legally actionable.
@Cowboycerrone cuz you deserve it brotha
— Platinum Mike Perry (@PlatinumPerry) August 31, 2018
This RIZIN 13 trailer will get you HYPE, as the kids say.
I PRESENT THE RIZIN 13 TRAILER. MADE BY MYSELF !!!!!
Please share and click the YouTube link below to help out my channel. pic.twitter.com/8KVo6SkRmu
— Desmond Madden (@DesmondMadden) August 30, 2018
I really hope this guy is okay. Real world violence like this
Darrion Caldwell, back in his wrestling days, might possibly have been a little bit of a show-off.
Islam Makhachev understands exactly how rankings work.
Now I’m top 15 @danawhite @seanshelby give me Brock Lesnar or Mayweather let’s go pic.twitter.com/7ciyWcMGr0
— Makhachev Islam (@MAKHACHEVMMA) August 30, 2018
Twitter suspended an account for posting a PICTURE (not a video) of an MMA fighter
Listen UFC — I don’t get the mixed signals. If you want me, you can have me. No need to play games. https://t.co/lxuPqTYJJy
— Kayla Hracho (@kayrockMMA) August 30, 2018
Aljamain Sterling is trying, with the rest of us, to figure out how Angela Hill comes up with these cosplay outfits. Turns out she makes them herself.
I crafted them myself
— Angela Hill (@AngieOverkill) August 30, 2018
Derek Brunson might be onto something.
This had me weak pic.twitter.com/C8RQHFNmG7
— Derek Brunson (@DerekBrunson) August 30, 2018
Shane Burgos is back for more high-octane featherweight action.
This is gonna be fun.. https://t.co/PmVa3MsXsV
— Shane Burgos (@HurricaneShaneB) August 30, 2018
Floyd Mayweather posted this on Thursday
#WCW “WHOOP CONNOR WEDNESDAY”
Everyone following me…repost this, come up with your own creative caption & tag me. Thanks in advance! pic.twitter.com/4R3FizyW65— Floyd Mayweather (@FloydMayweather) August 30, 2018
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Ted Cruz somehow sucks at basketball MORE than I do, which is almost impossible
This Ted Cruz hoops tape is pic.twitter.com/g0oLF4yHqx
— Barstool News Network (@BarstoolNewsN) August 30, 2018
This picture can really make you think about the passage of time, along which we are just ants in an ocean
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