Share this: UFC 211, which is headlined by the five-round heavyweight title bout between Stipe Miocic and Junior dos Santos, and the strawweight title bout between Joanna Jedrzejczyk and Jessica Andrade, airs live on pay-per-view from American Airlines Center in Dallas on Saturday at 10 p.m. ET. Four prelim bouts will air live on FX starting at 8 p.m. Three fights will kick off the night of action on UFC FIGHT PASS starting at 6:30 p.m. Main EventStipe Miocic (246) vs. Junior dos Santos (245) Pay-Per-View Main CardJoanna Jedrzejczyk (115) vs. Jessica Andrade (114.5)Demian Maia (170.5) vs. Jorge Masvidal (171)Frankie Edgar (145.5) vs. Yair Rodriguez (146)Krzysztof Jotko (185) vs. David Branch (185) FS1 PrelimsEddie Alvarez (156) vs. Dustin Poirier (156)Chas Skelly (146) vs. Jason Knight (146)Chase
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Dana White Reacts To Anderson Silva Ranting About Him On Instagram
Share this: Anderson Silva is not happy with the UFC, and he has no problem talking about it. The Spider was supposed to fight Kelvin Gastelum at UFC 212, but his opponent was pulled following a positive marijuana test. Silva has since threatened retirement after questioning decisions made by the UFC. On Tuesday, the veteran fighter voiced his frustrations in a rant on an Instagram live stream. During the video, Silva, addressing UFC President Dana White as the ‘almighty one’, lamented the fact that fighters do the training while White “sits there and only books fights and stays there”. He explained it is the fighters who “make the show happen, not him”. White joined NESN.com’s Rachel Holt via Skype on Wednesday, and commented on Silva’s discontentment with the UFC. To hear
UFC 211: Dana White Discusses Stacked Fight Card, Future UFC Fights
Share this: UFC President Dana White is calling UFC 211 the best card of the year. It’s hard to argue with him. Stipe Miocic will defend his UFC heavyweight title in a rematch against Junior dos Santos, while budding superstar Joanna Jedrzejczyk will make her fifth title defense of the UFC strawweight title against Jessica Andrade. White joined NESN.com’s Rachel Holt via Skype on Wednesday to discuss what we can expect on Saturday, the latest in the Anderson Silva drama, and where the McGregor/Mayweather superfight currently stands. To hear the interview, listen in the player above. Thumbnail Photo Via Joe Camporeale/USA TODAY Sports Images More Stories Source link
Ronda Rousey Announces Engagement To Longtime Boyfriend Travis Browne
Share this: Ronda Rousey finally has some good news. The UFC superstar, who has lost her last two bouts, told TMZ Sports on Thursday that she is engaged to longtime boyfriend and fellow UFC fighter Travis Browne. “We’re getting married,” Rousey told TMZ. Browne said that he popped the question under a waterfall in New Zealand. “It felt like the right place to do it,” Browne said, per TMZ. Rousey went on a run of six consecutive title defenses before she was defeated by Holly Holm at UFC 193. The UFC’s first female champion returned to the octagon in December to face Amanda Nunes but was knocked out in 48 seconds. It is unclear if Rousey will make another comeback attempt, although UFC president Dana White has
Pearl Gonzalez Taunted By Cat Zingano’s Breast-Joke Tweets In UFC 210 Loss
Share this: Pearl Gonzalez’s much-anticipated UFC debut almost didn’t happen because of her breast implants, but she got into the octagon with Cynthia Calvillo on Saturday night at UFC 210 in Buffalo, N.Y. Calvillo defeated Gonzalez with a third-round submission to remain undefeated. During and after the fight, another UFC fighter, Cat Zingano, decided to poke some fun at Gonzalez’s situation with some Twitter jokes centered around those infamous implants. Calvillo needs to throw more teets…. I mean teeps! 🙊 @UFC — Alpha Cat Zingano (@CatZingano) April 9, 2017 Pearl has got to do something big….if she's going to compete in this area(ola) of fighting. @UFC #boobpuns — Alpha Cat Zingano (@CatZingano) April 9, 2017 Talk about adding insult to injury. Click to read our UFC 210 live blog >> Thumbnail
UFC 210 Results: Daniel Cormier Defends Title With Authoritative Win
Share this: BUFFALO, N.Y. — At long last, Daniel Cormier finally gets to defend his UFC light heavyweight title belt. Because of a variety of reasons, Cormier hasn’t defended his title belt since October 2015, when he defeated Alexander Gustafsson at UFC 192. But after some controversy at Friday’s weigh-ins almost jeopardized the title fight, the defending champion will be able to face off against Anthony Johnson in a UFC 187 rematch. On the co-main event, Gegard Mousasi and Chris Weidman battle in what’s sure to be a devastating clash among titans that can have major implications on the hierarchy of the weight class. And last but not least, the UFC’s overnight sensation, Pearl Gonzalez, makes her debut in the promotion after her breast
Bob Arum Puts Blame On UFC For Latest McGregor-Mayweather Fight Roadblock
Money often is a huge issue in putting together mega-fights in the sport of boxing, and that appears to be the case for the potential bout between boxing champion Floyd Mayweather and UFC champion Conor McGregor. The egos involved in this situation are massive. Everyone wants their fair share of the money generated from the fight, and one legendary boxing promoter believes the UFC’s demands are too high. “I think the only impediment there is the UFC, because UFC doesn’t treat fighters the same way that boxing promoters do,” Bob Arum recently said, per SB Nation blog Bloody Elbow. “In other words, UFC fighters get so much less than boxe... NESN.com