Month: January 2023

There were two fights that changed veteran MMA coach Duke Roufus’ perspective on stopping fights. Earlier in his career, Roufus, the longtime head coach and owner of Roufusport, admitted to giving his fighters too much leeway in deciding whether they were still competitive in a fight. That changed when two of his most famous students,
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Randy Couture and Francis Ngannou now have more in common than just being former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Heavyweight champions. Ngannou’s stance and belief in having certain contractual freedoms ultimately led to his departure from the promotion earlier this year. It wasn’t the first time the owner of the world’s baddest man label has done
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Jan 21, 2023 Jose Aldo, the longest-reigning featherweight champion in UFC history, will be inducted into the promotion’s Hall of Fame later this year. Aldo, 36, retired from the UFC in September, one month after losing to Merab Dvalishvili in a highly ranked bantamweight fight. Had Aldo won that fight, he might have moved on
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UFC President Dana White spoke to the media in advance of UFC 249 in Jacksonville, Fla. He discussed Saturday’s event, Conor McGregor vs. Oscar De La Hoya, “Fight Island,” and much more. Watch UFC 249 LIVE here: http://go.web.plus.espn.com/c/482924/595608/9070?sharedid=MMAFightingYouTube Subscribe: http://goo.gl/dYpsgH Check out our full video catalog: http://goo.gl/u8VvLi Visit our playlists: http://goo.gl/eFhsvM Like MMAF on Facebook:
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Anthony Johnson talks to MMA Junkie’s Mike Bohn at Sanford MMA about his return to MMA from retirement for his Bellator grand prix bout with Yoel Romero at Bellator 258 on May 7. #Bellator258 #AnthonyJohnson #YoelRomero For more MMA news: https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com Part of the USA TODAY network: http://www.usatoday.com Connect with MMA Junkie: Facebook: https://facebook.com/officialmmajunkie Twitter:
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Jan 24, 2023 Former UFC middleweight champion Luke Rockhold intends to pursue fights outside UFC after securing his release from the company. In an appearance on “The MMA Hour” on Monday, Rockhold, 38, revealed he and UFC have mutually parted ways, ending a partnership that began in 2013. Rockhold retired in the Octagon in August,
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At UFC 220, Cormier successfully defended the light heavyweight title with a second-round stoppage win over Volkan Oezdemir in the co-main event. In the main event, Miocic halted Francis Ngannou’s dramatic ascent, retaining his heavyweight title in the process. With neither man having an obvious challenger in place, pitting the two of them together made
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