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Artem Lobov confirms Conor McGregor has not left SBG
Notorious has a mansion in Miami and has been spotted training at ATT in Atlanta and Bas Rutten’s Elite MMA in California, leading to rumors he had left John Kavanagh's Straight Blast Gym Ireland; however, friend and teammate Artem Lobov assures that it isn't so: "Conor is still with us, we are all still a part of SBG. The thing is that many of the SBG fighters that have kind of retired now or whatever, they have opened their own SBG gyms. So we all will often train not only at the main SBG but other SBG gyms. For example, Peter Queally opened SBG Naas and that’s a great facility, so Conor and many of us would often train there. There’s SBG D24 with Paddy Holohan; we’ve got many SBGs now so as a result,it may seem sometimes that we’re not all there at SBG HQ, but we still are all a part of SBG.” h/t BJPenn.com
Mike Tyson on Conor McGregor equity wish: Shut up and fight
Blaydes breaks heavyweight takedown record
Curtis Blaydes’ pushed his cumulative takedown total to 40 vs. Justin Willis at UFC Nashville, the most in UFC heavyweight division history. The record was formerly held by Cain Velasquez, with 33. The most takedowns in a single heavyweight fight was set by Cain Velasquez vs. Junior dos Santos at UFC 155, with 11. h/t MMA Junkie
Maycee Barber: If I ever lose, I aim to return differently than Ronda did
“I’m a completely different person from Ronda, and that’s no disrespect to her. She’s a phenomenal athlete, phenomenal fighter and she had an amazing career, but I want to take my career a little bit different. But if I ever do get a loss – which I’m going to continue to fight to make sure I never get one – but if I ever do, I hope I can come back a little bit differently than she did. But we’ll see. I’m hoping to not take that loss. I’m kind of the face for us up-and-coming fighters who are well-rounded, who are tough and we work hard and we’re coming to finish it. We’re the whole new breed of athletes that are coming.” h/t MMAjunkie
Jose Aldo released from hospital, fight vs. Alex Volkanovski still on
The great coach Andre Pederneiras reports that his fighter has been released from Samaritan hospital in Rio after being hospitalized for multiple days with an infection. Dede says preparation for the fight at UFC 237 on 5/11 in Rio will continue unhindered. h/t Combate (Portuguese language)
Big Pretty responds to Big Titty jibe
Pedro Munhoz: 'Actual bantamweights' should fight for title, not Hnery Cejudo
Munhoz argues there's just three valid contenders for the vacant belt: Marlon Moraes, Aljamain Sterling, and himself: “Marlon was probably going to face T.J. if the Cejudo fight didn’t happen first. Now, I think the UFC should let actual bantamweights fight for the vacant belt. That would be Marlon and me. ... Since T.J. relinquished the belt, we can forget about the rivalry with Cejudo and let the bantamweights move forward. Aljamain is tough, but he’s a bit boring. Most of his fights are won by points. He never engages toe-to-toe. I think if I face Marlon, the fans will get two aggressive fights with a crowd-pleasing style. We both look to knock out or submit. It’s more entertaining. Aljamain is good and experienced, but also boring and decision-prone. Both Marlon and I have mostly finishes, and we’ll collide head on. It’s a better fight for the company." h/t MMAjunkie
Latest 10 UFC fight announcements, today's in bold
•Li Jingliang injured and OUT vs. Alex Oliveira at UFC on ESPN 3 on 4/27 in Ft Lauderdale
•Henry Cejudo vs. Marlon Moraes for vacant bantamweight title
•Alexa Grasso OUT Jessica Aguilar IN vs. Marina Rodriguez at UFC on ESPN 2 on 3/30 in Philly
•Tai Tuivasa vs. Blagoy Ivanov on 6/8 at UFC 238 in Chicago
•Antonio Carlos Junior vs. Ian Heinisch at ESPN+9 card on 5/18 in Rochester
•Fabian Edwards vs. Falco Neto Lopes at UFC on ESPN+ 8 on 5/4 in Birmingham
•Kane Mousah vs. Mateusz Piskorz at UFC on ESPN+ 8 on 5/4 in Birmingham
•Kevin Lee vs. Rafael dos Anjos at WW at ESPN+9 card on 5/18 in Rochester
•Luke Rockhold vs. Jan Blachowicz at LHW at UFC 239 on 7/6 in Vegas
•Donald Cerrone vs. Al Iaquinta at UFC on ESPN+ 8 on 5/4 in Ottawa
Randa Markos comments on first UFC submission
Randa Markos and Angela Hill didn't get along on TUF 20, but that didn't factor into the win for the Canadian-Iraqi: "It’s done and gone and I’ve grown as a person, she’s changed and I’m sure she’s not that same person anymore and really I just wanted to come in here today and find myself again. ... I feel like my old self again, it feels amazing. I haven’t had a submission since I got into the UFC and I’ve been wanting this for a long time and been searching for it and searching for it in my training and I think I found it. ... I don’t really want to make it all about the winning and just make those little goals for myself and keep going and win every situation of the fight and not the end result. The end result will come and I just want to keep growing and understanding myself and letting go of things and just being myself.” h/t MMA Junkie
Dana White confirms Colby Covington next for Kamaru Usman
“The welterweight division has never been more exciting. It is so stacked and exciting right now. I don’t think we’ve announced that date yet, but [Usman vs. Covington] is the next fight. As soon as Usman is better - he just had double hernia surgery - as soon as he’s better from that, that fight will be made. There’s so many great matchups in that division right now.” h/t MMA Weekly
Anthony Pettis explains who he wants next
On Saturday Anthony Pettis became just the third fighter at Kenny Florian and Conor McGregor to win in the UFC at featherweight, lightweight and welterweight, causing Conor to comment: "Welcome to the club and congratulations. Now who f@$%ing wants it?" The answer is Pettis wants it: “That’s a fun fight, another guy that I love his style, another guy that’s going to be a fun style to fight. If he wants to do it, let’s do it. I’m not afraid to fight anybody. If it’s not him, then the next guy in line. We’re both natural [at welterweight], I think, there. If it’s not for a title, why cut?” h/t MMAjunkie
Stephen Thompson comments on loss to Anthony Pettis
“After 80 fights I’ve never been KO’d – this time by a small guy. I can’t believe he got me with the Superman punch. Golly. Superman off the cage. It was so ninja I didn’t even see it coming. I was piecing him up with the jab. I was trying to break his arms with the roundhouse kick. I guess the side kicks, I switched over too much. His punches were slow. The heck? I don’t remember anything. Next thing I knew I was in the back wondering what happened.” h/t MMAjunkie • Watch Facebook live from the hospital
Blaydes to Willis: 'Big Titties' go home
Jussier Formiga beats Figueiredo calls out Henry Cejudo
Jussier Formiga defeated Deiveson Figueiredo via Unanimous Decision and then called out Henry Cejudo. Translation via ATT head coach Marcus 'Conan' Silveira: “Henry Cejudo is running from me. Henry Cejudo, where are you?” Formiga fought Cejudo for the first time at the TUF Latin America 2 Finale on 11/21, 2015, with the champ winning via split decision.
