The initial reports were murky, but said that on Friday morning, a man was found dead in a Florida apartment, and that his friend and roommate, UFC middleweight Josh Samman, was also found on the scene, and was hospitalized in critical condition. The deceased friend was reportedly Florida-based MMA announcer Troy Kirkingburg. Samman, 28, began fighting professionally in
Former UFC featherweight champion Jose Aldo has asked to be released from his UFC contract. League president Dana White has pledged to find a way to work things out. Now Aldo and his coach, the extraordinarily respected founder of Nova Uniao Andre Pederneiras spoke with Kevin Iole for Yahoo Sports about their position. Pederneiras
New Zealand John Danaher is a genius. Like all geniuses, not everything he says needs to be taken as gospel. But when he speaks strongly about an issue, it is worth giving fair consideration. In his latest social network missive, Danaher argues for a ban on jumping Guard Banning moves Jiu jitsu is a contact sport
At UFC 205 on November 12, 2016 at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York, two league champions will fight for only the second time when lightweight title holder Eddie Alvarez fights the Notorious featherweight Conor McGregor. Alvarez appeared recently on on the Talking Brawls podcast, and made some predictions. “Here’s the thing: he wants
UFC ownership announces addition of twenty-three celebrity investors.
UFC Hall of Famer Dan Severn spoke recently with James Oddy for MMA Weekly. The interview centered on the publication of The Beast’s new autobiography “The Realest Guy in the Room.” During the conversation, Severn revealed a startling, sad statistic. “I’ve spent a lifetime chemical free,” he said. “I’ve been involved with two of the worst industries
UFC interim featherweight champion Jose Aldo is furious with management over their handling of division champion Conor McGregor, and his belt. Aldo had been led to believe that McGregor had to give up the belt, or meet him for a unification fight. Instead, McGregor will be challenging lightweight champion Eddie Alvarez in the main event
Gabriel ‘Napao’ Gonzaga started fighting in his native Brazil in 2003. He went 4-1, losing only to a then unknown named Fabricio Werdum. He won silver at the 2005 ADCC Submission Wrestling World Championship. Even with an incredible background in BJJ (he would go on to win the Mundials the next year) and a very
When ZUFFA sold the UFC to WME-IMG for over $4,000,000,000, fighter expressions of concern over pay increased further. Most recently, former champion middleweight Luke Rockhold called his post-title pay bulls***, prior to the latest negotiation, which was ultimately successful. Lightweight Al Iaquinta became unsatisfied with his contract after he was injured, and refused to sign a
Within moments of defeating Robbie Lawler at UFC 201 on July 30, new middleweight champion Tyron Woodley called for money fights with Nick Diaz or GSP. He ended up being matched with #1 contender Stephen ‘Wonderboy’ Thompson, who had stayed active on social media calling for the title challenge, and criticizing the champ’s calls for
When it was announced that UFC 205 would be headlined by featherweight champion Conor McGregor challenging lightweight champion Eddie Alvarez, it was widely hailed as the greatest card of all time. However, not everyone was happy. #1 lightweight contender Khabib Nurmagomedov was livid. Interim featherweight champion Jose Aldo wants to be released from his contract,
On September 4, 2015, UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor and then lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos were taking part in a press conference. “I can make you rich,” said McGregor to RDA. “I change your bum life. You fight me it’s a sell out. When you sign to fight me it’s a celebration. You ring back
On May 6, a report surfaced in Rupert Murdoch’s The Sun that UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor and the greatest boxer of his generation, Floyd Mayweather Jr, would shortly announce they’d be boxing in Vegas. The next day Mayweather Sr confirmed the pair would be fighting. UFC color commentator Joe Rogan speculated about how and why
UFC 205 is the greatest card in league history, and at the top of it is featherweight champion Conor McGregor challenging lightweight champion Eddie Alvarez for his belt. McGregor will hang onto both belts and if he wins, will have to decide which one he wants to keep and defend, and give up the other.
UFC middleweight Eric Spicely joins the show to talk about this thrilling victory in Brazil this past weekend, his introduction to MMA, and where he’s at career wise now.
UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor came into the league declaring he wasn’t here to take part, he was here to take over. Actually taking over would mean equity, and that is a discussion for another day. But in terms of publicity, he took over. ‘Notorious’ is looking for historical matchups, and since winning the featherweight
There is a scene in the film Glengarry Glen Ross when the Alec Baldwin character berates the company’s sales staff. “I made $970,000 last year,” says Blake. “How much did you make? You see pal, that’s who I am, and you’re nothing. Nice guy? I don’t give a s***. Good father? F*** you! Go home and
The MMA world is excited about the UFC 205 main event between Conor McGregor and Eddie Alvarez. There are, however, exceptions. Khabib Nurmagomedov called it “#1 bulls***!” He’s the #1 challenger and had expected a title fight with Alvarez. Instead, he gets Michael Johnson. Jose Aldo wants to be released from his contract. He’s the interim
Some people say that UFC featherweight Conor McGregor’s entire game is based on a straight left. That is a falsehood – it’s the straight left in MMA history, and an incredible trash talking game. The more painful side of McGregor’s skill set was on full display at Tuesday’s UFC 205 press conference, when featherweight Jeremy
The first UFC 205 press conference was held today, with main eventers Eddie Alvarez and Conor McGregor in attendance, as well as Tyron Woodley, Stephen Thompson, Joanna Jedrzejczyk, Karolina Kowalkiewicz, and UFC president Dana White, among others. ‘Mystic Mac’ made an appearance too, and offered a prediction. “I have nothing against him,” said the Irishman, as transcribed
