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Dana White sued for allegedly breaking hush money deal in extortion case

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by mmafighting.comApril 4, 2020April 4, 202005

A man at the center of a 2015 extortion case against the “part-owner of a well-known business” has named UFC President Dana White as the central figure and alleges he was wronged by the promoter in a new lawsuit. The suit, filed this past Friday on behalf of Ernesto Joshua......

Tyron Woodley Says He’s ‘In’ For UFC 249, Calls Out Colby Covington

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Image Credit: Getty Images Tyron Woodley says he is prepared to do battle at UFC 249 and he wants to know if Colby Covington will be his dance partner. The status of UFC 249 is up in the air. While UFC president Dana White insists the event will take place......

UFC full fight video: Chuck Liddell knocks out Tito Ortiz in first meeting 16 years ago

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Sixteen years ago, Chuck Liddell faced Tito Ortiz for the first time as the former friends turned rivals squared off at UFC 47. The fight took forever to make. But it finally came together after Liddell and Ortiz spent months talking trash, and the UFC capitalized by booking the light......

Cody Garbrandt Plans To Move Down To Flyweight After Raphael Assuncao Fight

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Image Credit: Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images Former UFC bantamweight champion Cody Garbrandt is looking to move down to 125 pounds. Garbrandt was scheduled to meet Raphael Assuncao at UFC Columbus back on March 28. “No Love” was forced off the card due to kidney issues. The bout......

Lyman Good scratched from UFC 249 with injury

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by mmafighting.comApril 4, 2020April 4, 202002

The UFC 249 fight card has another slot to fill. Welterweight Lyman Good on Saturday told MMA Fighting an injury has forced him to withdraw from the April 18 pay-per-view event, which still doesn’t have an official location. Good, a resident of New York City, was scheduled to face Belal......

Brazilian prospects struggle to chase dreams amid COVID-19 shutdown

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by mmafighting.comApril 4, 2020April 4, 202001

The vast majority of UFC athletes are openly in favor of the allowing events to happen despite the global COVID-19 pandemic that forced every other major sports league in the world to stop their activities, but the scenario is a bit different on regional shows. Yes, Brazilian mixed martial arts......

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Sources — President Donald Trump says NFL season should start on time

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by ESPNApril 4, 2020April 4, 202004

2:53 PM ET Adam Schefter Close ESPN Senior Writer ESPN NFL Insider Joined ESPN in 2009 Former president of the Pro Football Writers of America and the author of four books Adrian Wojnarowski Close Senior NBA Insider Host of The Woj Pod Joined ESPN in 2017 In a conference call......

Conor McGregor’s Coach Offers Tony Ferguson Advice For UFC 249

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Image Credit: Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images Conor McGregor’s coach John Kavanagh has some advice for Tony Ferguson in regards to UFC 249. Ferguson was expected to challenge Khabib Nurmagomedov for the UFC lightweight title on April 18. That is no longer the case as Nurmagomedov is stuck......

Jose Aldo expects athletes to lose sponsors during COVID-19 pandemic

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by mmafighting.comApril 4, 2020April 4, 202003

The sponsor market was affected by the coronavirus pandemic as whole countries go on lockdown, and Jose Aldo is feeling the financial impact of it. The former UFC featherweight champion expects to face Henry Cejudo at UFC 250 despite the outbreak, and sees not only himself but other athletes losing......

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Dominick Reyes says UFC talked rematch with Jon Jones before pandemic

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by ESPNApril 4, 2020April 4, 202003

UFC light heavyweight Dominick Reyes says he was in preliminary talks with the promotion about a rematch against Jon Jones before the impact of the coronavirus pandemic hit the UFC. Reyes (12-1) suffered the first defeat of his career earlier this year, as he dropped a controversial decision to Jones......

Khabib Feels UFC’s Handling Of April 18 Event Is ‘Not Professional’

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Photo Credit: USA Today Khabib Nurmagomedov doesn’t like how the UFC is approaching its planned April 18 event. UFC 249 is just two weeks away and a location still hasn’t been decided on. UFC president Dana White once claimed to have a location locked up but that changed to having......

Mickey Gall ‘ready to hop in’ at UFC 249 if needed

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Mickey Gall is ready to take big steps forward in 2020. After defeating Salim Touahri in August at UFC Newark, the 28-year-old New Jersey native was set to fight Carlos Condit in December. A couple of weeks before the fight, Condit was forced off the Washington, DC card due to......

Dominick Cruz: UFC 249 moving forward can ‘hype up the entire world’

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Dominick Cruz believes UFC 249 should move forward as scheduled. “I think it’s being handled exactly the way you need to,” Cruz told MMA Fighting. The pay-per-view event is scheduled to take place April 18, though a location has yet to be announced due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. The......

John Kavanagh: ‘No chance’ Conor McGregor fights at UFC 249, July Justin Gaethje bout ‘talked about’

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John Kavanagh is adamant that Conor McGregor will not be stepping in as a short-notice replacement opponent for Tony Ferguson at UFC 249 in the absence of Khabib Nurmagomedov, but acknowledged that there was some conversations regarding the Irishman facing Justin Gaethje in July. Although he insisted that McGregor would......

Video: Coffee Talk with Patrick Wyman

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In this edition of Coffee Talk, MMA Fighting’s Esther Lin and E. Casey Leydon talk to historian Patrick Wyman about UFC 249, the coronavirus, and many other topics in this edition. Source link and for more...

Valentina Shevchenko Details Leg Surgery That Kept Her Out Of UFC 251

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Image Credit: Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC/Getty Images Valentina Shevchenko has spoken out on the leg injury that forced her UFC 251 removal. Shevchenko was scheduled to put her UFC women’s flyweight championship on the line against Joanne Calderwood on June 6. While the card is scheduled to take place inside Perth......

The Great Divide: Should the UFC strip Jon Jones of his championship?

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by mmafighting.comApril 4, 2020April 4, 202001

The Great Divide is a recurring feature here at MMA Fighting in which two of our staff debate a topic in the world of MMA — whether it’s news, a fight, a crazy thing somebody did, a crazy thing somebody didn’t do, or some moral dilemma threatening the very foundation......

UFC full fight video: Watch Amanda Nunes’ debut against Sheila Gaff

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by mmafighting.comApril 3, 2020April 3, 202003

Watch Amanda Nunes vs. Sheila Gaff full fight video to see the reigning UFC women’s bantamweight and featherweight champion make her first walk to the Octagon at UFC 163 on Aug. 3, 2013 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. “The Lioness” took her first step towards history with a vicious flurry......

Luke Rockhold Wishes He Had The Chance To Fight Anderson Silva

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by mmanews.comApril 3, 2020April 3, 202001

Image Credit: Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images Luke Rockhold would’ve loved to have tested Anderson Silva during “The Spider’s” prime. Rockhold’s time as a professional MMA fighter is likely over. While Rockhold hasn’t announced his retirement, he has said it’s unlikely that he’ll ever return to the Octagon.......

John Kavanagh Says There’s ‘No Chance’ Of Conor McGregor vs. Tony Ferguson At UFC 249

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by mmanews.comApril 3, 2020April 3, 202004

Don’t expect Conor McGregor to save the day by fighting Tony Ferguson on April 18. The main event for UFC 249 is up in the air. The original plan was for Khabib Nurmagomedov to put his lightweight gold on the line against Ferguson. Nurmagomedov is stuck in Russia where a......

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