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In 2017 Garbrandt accused Dillashaw of being on 'everything'
When T.J. Dillashaw left Team Alpha Male, former teammate Cody Garbrandt was not impressed, and lashed out: “Oh yeah, the guys on everything. He’s on everything. ... You’re the one that showed everyone how to do it on Team Alpha Male. ... Look at him, he has nothing to say.” h/t BE • Watch
Dillashaw reportedly suspended one year by NYSAC
Latest 10 UFC fight announcements, today's in bold
•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
•Said Nurmagomedov vs. Raoni Barcelos at UFC 237 on 5/22 in Rio
•Alan Jouban vs. Dwight Grant at UFC 236 on 4/13 in Atlanta
•Jalin Turner vs. Matt Frevola at UFC 236 on 4/13 in Atlanta
•Max Griffin vs. Zelim Imadaev at UFC 236 on 4/13 in Atlanta
•Mike Trizano vs. Grant Dawson at ESPN+9 card on 5/18 in Rochester
•Patrick Cummins vs. Ed Herman at ESPN+9 card on 5/18 in Rochester
•Trevin Giles vs. Zak Cummingsat ESPN+9 card on 5/18 in Rochester
•Mike Trizano vs. Grant Dawson at ESPN+9 card on 5/18 in Rochester
Dillashaw 'voluntarily' giving up BW belt following adverse USADA finding
Jussier Formiga: With win at UFC on ESPN+ 6 It's impossible I'm not next for title shot
Formiga, the #1 contender, on a 3 win streak, fights Deiveson Figueiredo on 3/23: “I’m not worried about the flyweight division possibly being abolished. The media made a lot of noise about that. Cejudo was just able to prove that he’s a great flyweight by defeating T.J. Dillashaw, who’s one of the UFC’s top fighters, pound-for-pound. After beating Deiveson, I’ll be on a four-fight winning streak. There’s nothing else to do after that, other than waiting for Cejudo. It’s impossible that I wouldn’t be next."
Comedian and blue belt Russell Peters helps stop jewelry thief
Tony Ferguson receiving help
Phil Baroni's house burns down
Dana White doesn't blame Jorge Masvidal or Leon Edwards for tussle
“A lot of people overreacted on the Conor and Khabib thing. We had that thing contained like that (snaps fingers). ... It’s the fight business and our job is to make sure these things don’t happen onstage, behind the scenes, but sometimes it does. ... I do blame my staff. There’s never a scenario where you let guys walk up to each other like that backstage. I’m super disappointed in my whole crew for that one. These guys are fighters. They’re in the heat of the moment. He just won, he’s got the adrenaline pumping, this guy comes by, plus Masvidal isn’t a guy that — he’s that guy, you know what I mean? As soon as he started walking up the ramp with his hands behind his back, 10 people that work at the UFC should have jumped in there. That stuff shouldn’t happen. ... [Fighters] don’t live by the same rules that we live by. They’re different. That’s why they’re professional fighters and they were put on this earth to do that.” h/t MMA Fighting • Watch
Cris Cyborg offers Ronda Rousey to make wrestling real again
Dana White: Fighting not in Tony Ferguson's best interests right now
“Tony had hit me up after the Max Holloway fight went to [Dustin] Poirier and was saying, ‘What’s next for me?’ I said, ‘Well, we can get you a fight with Al Iaquinta.’ Reached out to Al, Al was interested in the fight. But the reality is that right now Tony has a lot of personal problems that he needs to deal with. I don’t think that putting him in a fight right now would be in his best interest. He needs to handle his personal stuff first.” h/t MMA Fighting • Watch
The Next Big Thing vs. the next Big Country
Dana White: Diaz brothers are not accepting fights offered
Nate hasn't fought since McGregor II in 2016, while Nick has been out since Anderson Silva in 2015. The UFC president says he wants them back in the Octagon: “I’m ready for the Diaz brothers to fight whenever they are. When they’re ready, they know all they have to do pick up the phone and call and we’ll get you a fight. ... If you’re under contract with me, I owe you three fights a year. If I don’t get you three fights a year — let’s say I only get you one, I have to pay you for the other two. If I get you two, I’ve got to pay you for the other one. I’ve never paid the Diaz brothers anything because we offer them fights and they don’t accept them. If you look at any fighter’s contract, it’s all the same. If you do not accept the fight, you can’t hold me responsible for paying you so we extend your contract. That’s what’s happened.” h/t MMA Weekly • Watch Megan Olivi interview
Derrick Lewis to undergo ACL surgery, aims for end of year return
Derrick Lewis believes he tore his left ACL, MCL, and meniscus fighting off a Ruan Potts kneebar attempt, in February of 2015. However, he only got a diagnosis two weeks before the JDS fight. 'The Black Beast' determined to fight anyway, but reports he felt the knee go out in Round 2. He is scheduled for surgery next Tuesday, and expects to be sidelined for approximately six months. h/t ESPN
Awesome banner on Ebay auction to benefit Ray Borg family
For months Ariel Helwani has asked studio guests to sign an ESPN banner, and now it is up for auction on eBay. Names include Jon Jones, Daniel Cormier, Israel Adesanya, Eddie Alvarez, Chris Wiedman, Chael Sonnen, among many, many more. All proceeds will go to Ray Borg, whose son Anthony - a fighter to the corer - was born with a rare brain condition known as hydrocephalus, and has endured a series of serious surgeries. Check out the auction at https://www.ebay.com/itm/Autographed-Banner-Feat-MMA-Stars-Jon-Jones-DC-Many-Others-For-Charity/352620917058
Leon Edwards: I'm going to F@#% up Jorge Masvidal 'on sight'
“He says in that f@$%n’ video that I walked over with my hands up. If I walked over with my hands up I wouldn’t have got touched, he wouldn’t have thrown no shots. ... He can keep talking that $#!@ and thinking he’s something that he’s not, but he would’ve got hurt bad and he should thank God that security was there to hold me back. They even phoned the police. ... My upbringing is different, I ain’t pressing charges on none of these guys; I don’t go to the police. ... I don’t know how they’re gonna make a fight between us because I’m telling you it’s going to be on sight. He cannot be in the same area as me or the same hotel as me. ... Everyone else gets title shots off four or five wins. I’m on a seven-fight winning streak and I’m fighting back-to-back tough guys. It’s either smashing Masvidal’s head in or a title shot for me.” h/t MMA Fighting • Listen to Eurobash podcast (12:30 mark)
Wonderboy sees quicker path to title shot with Usman as champ
“Now Usman is a different animal. He’s a grinder. He’s got cardio for days. He can fight five, five-minute rounds like it was nothing. He is another guy to prepare for but I do think it does make it a little bit easier for a guy like me who has fought for the title twice against the same guy and nobody really wanted to see that third fight again. Now there’s a new title holder, it would be easier for me to get that title shot I believe. I know everybody is considering me a gatekeeper at this point but a dangerous gatekeeper at that. ... I’m not giving up on that title and I do want to work my way back up to face Usman if he still has it when I get there. I’m not taking Anthony Pettis lightly at all.” h/t MMA Weekly
Danny Roberts wants rematch following controversial Claudio Silva stoppage
Satoshi Ishii becomes Croatian citizen
Cro Copprotege Satoshi Ishii, 32, visited Croatia for the first time in February 2017, and shortly afterward moved to Zagreb, bought an apartment, and started the process of obtaining citizenship. Ishii will have his first opportunity to be presented as a Croatian fighter on Saturday at KSW vs. former heavyweight champ Fernando Rodrigues. “I recently received a Croatian passport, and now I'm a Croat. Since my home country of Japan does not allow dual citizenship, I must renounce my Japanese passport. Even though I won the Olympic gold for Japan in 2008, I began to feel that Croats and people from other Balkan countries are more supportive than my Japanese people. ... Now I understand 50 percent of what people around me are saying, but it's hard for me to speak it. I need time to translate it into my head, so I'm slow, and the way I say Croatian words is funny for people to hear.” h/t Croatian News
