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Remember the name: Jean-Paul Le-Bosnoyani
Jean-Paul Le-Bosnoyani went 7-0 as an amateur, and now makes his pro debut at LFA 54 vs. Eugene Cacho. “This is a big step for me. Amateurs are three three-minute rounds. For pros you’re doing three five-minute rounds, plus you’re adding elbows, so I’ve definitely had to adjust a lot. Working with my team has really helped me adjust and adapt to fighting in pro rounds. At this stage, where I’m at right now, I feel very confident in my cardio. It’s the best it’s ever been. I’m more than ready for a longer fight. ... I definitely don’t want to rush my process when it comes to my goal to become a UFC champion. I’m going to take it one step at a time and take fights as they come, but if the Contender Series does come a long, it is definitely something I’d be interested in.” H/T MMA Weekly
Rogan defends McGregor tap
Conor McGregor received some criticism for tapping out rather than going out vs. Khabib Nurmagomedov at UFC 229; however, during a recent podcast, Joe Rogan offered a wise defense: "He did not tap prematurely. He did not defend it though. He was done, he was beaten down. Khabib f***d him up. Khabib smashed him. There was a lot of people who don’t train - and this is very frustrating to me - who think that that was something that you shouldn’t tap to. They are out of their f***ing minds. That is what is called ‘a fulcrum choke’. It’s not necessarily a choke but it does choke you and it really feels like your f***ing head is going to pop off. What he's doing is wrapping around the face and you don't even have to go under the jaw. You can get it on the chin, especially if you're as strong as Khabib. Then you clamp your hands together and you're pressing your forearm against his back. And Khabib is so strong. He's been grappling since he was a baby. All of his muscles are designed to squeeze and crush and smash. ... It would help if he wasn’t as tired. If that choke was applied during the first few seconds or minutes of the first round then I think he probably would have had a good chance to survive." H/T SportsJoe.ie • Listen
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Arnold Allen injured in training, out vs. Rick Glenn at The Ultimate Fighter 28 Finale on 11/30
Mirsad Bektic out vs. Renato Moicano at UFC 231 on 12/8
Nick Diaz vs. Jorge Masvidal at UFC 235 on 3/2 in the works
Zak Cummings vs. Trevor Smith at FOX 31 on 12/15
Louis Smolka vs. Sumudaerji at UFC Fight Night 141 on 11/24
Suman Mokhtarian vs. Sodiq Yusuff at UFC Fight Night 142 on 12/2
Robert Whittaker vs. Kelvin Gastelum at UFC 234 on 2/9
Tom Duquesnoy out vs. Nathaniel Wood at UFC 232 on 12/29 with rib injury
Alexander Hernandez in and Islam Makhachev out vs. Francisco Trinaldo at UFC 233 on 1/26
Tom Breese out, Ian Heinischof in vs. Cezar Ferreira at UFC Fight Night 140 on 11/17
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Mayweather will do RIZIN boxing exhibition with Nasukawa after all
Floyd Mayweather: “It’s gonna be a little boxing exhibition. No kicking at all. I’m moving around with the guy for nine minutes. And of course it’s gonna be the highest paid exhibition ever. I went over there, it happened to be a huge press conference. So then of course, I didn’t want to throw a lot of my people under the bus. So, I basically told them, this is not gonna work out. We’re gonna make it happen. So like I said before, it’s a no-brainer. Just because I’m retired from boxing, people don’t think that I can still go out — I still make appearances worldwide and still make a ton of money. It’s not like I’m 60 or 70 years old. Even if I’m 60 or 70 years old, I’m still gonna have the same lifestyle. Why? Smart investments. Everybody talking about I’m fighting a small guy. People don’t understand. Even when people are like, ‘Floyd fights because he needs money.’ It’s more like this: Bill Gates, Warren Buffett, Oprah, they still go out there and do different things and get paid financially great. Like I’ve said before, I’m far from hurting for money. I got a ton of money.” H/T MMA Fighting • Watch
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McGregor apologizes for Proper No 12 being out of stock
Proper No. Twelve Irish Whiskey rapidly outpaced supply, resulting in an out-of-stock situation in its original release markets of Ireland and the United States. Company founder Conor McGregor issued an apology: “I told everyone as the company Founder that I was going to give it my all and take the whiskey market by storm. I am energized by the incredible reaction and am looking forward to being back in stock in the next few weeks. The Irish whiskey market has been dominated by one brand, but people want choice. People want brands that have true meaning to them, that give back to the community and that taste great. Proper No. Twelve checks all of those boxes. ... I don’t usually see reason to apologize but in this case I want to take this chance to apologize to absolutely everyone for our out-of-stock situation. You have shown great support for Proper No. Twelve. I was at the distillery last week and we have plans in place to be back in stock in Ireland and the United States in early December and onward. ... We are also planning to launch in more countries in 2019 including the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, Russia, Canada and others.”
'Rowdy' Bec gets America's oldest combat sports belt
