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Jamahal Hill will have to vacate the UFC light heavyweight title for the time being. After suffering a rupture in his Achilles tendon during a basketball game, part of his normal training regiment, Hill announced he would give up the belt. Stating he will be out “awhile,” the six-month champion posted on his YouTube late last week about his torn Achilles, as this is the third time in the past three years that a UFC champion, from the light heavyweight division specifically, has given up the title for one reason or another. “If I had my choice, would I like to give up the belt?” he said. “No, I...
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Leon Edwards does not think Colby Covington is worth another title shot as the two exchange verbal blows. It appeared regardless of who won Saturday’s Welterweight title that the UFC was setting up Colby Covington to challenge the winner. The 35-year-old even made weight as the backup fighter if either one of Kamaru Usman or Edwards had to pull out of the main event. However, Edwards is having none of it. “I definitely have a say and he ain’t getting the title shot next fight,” Edwards said on The Mixed Martial Arts Hour with Ariel Helwani. “Look at the road I had to take to get there. No way ...
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UFC President Dana White wants a massive pay-per-view fight card set for 2023. In March, the UFC is in line to put on a show for the fans in the United Kingdom. And White wants fireworks, with another fight of Kamaru Usman and Leon Edwards headlining the March PPV card. In September, the two squared off for the second time – that time for the Welterweight title. While Usman dominated most of the fight, Edwards delivered a devastating head kick that knocked out his opponent in the final minute of the fight. Usman was that close to tying UFC legend Anderson Silva‘s winning streak record, which w...
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Following an impressive victory in the Contender Series Tuesday, 17-year-old Mexican fighter Raul Rosas Jr. signed a contract to compete for UFC, becoming the youngest ever to do so. UFC President Dana White described Rosas as “special” at a press conference following the fight. “For a 17-year-old to conduct himself the way he did in this fight, I was blown away by it. Blown away,” White said. In just his sixth professional fight on Sept. 20, Rosas faced off against 25-year-old Mando Gutierrez and defeated him by unanimous decision after three rounds. Competing in front of White and other UFC ...
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Two-time UFC heavyweight champion Cain Velasquezwas denied bail for the third time last week in an attempted murder trial. Judge Shelyna Brown upheld her previous rulings in which she said Velasquez’s actions showed he had a “reckless disregard for human life.” Velasquez allegedly attempted to murder Harry Goularte, who is currently facing charges of child molestation following accusations of molesting Velasquez’s four-year-old son. Velasquez chased down Goularte and shot at the car Goularte and his stepfather were in back in February. His stepfather was struck by a bullet. Velasquez has been ...
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It’s no secret that highly anticipated pay-per-view UFC matches as well as boxing bouts are one of the biggest draws on television. Fighters such as Khabib, Nate Diaz, Isreal Adesanya and Connor McGregor have become larger-than-life celebrities, with their dominant performances and their antics in and out of the Octagon. Now, the craze of mixed-martial arts is sweeping across the younger generation. The California-based United States Fight League is looking to expand regulation of youth mixed martial arts. According to the USFL they are, “a non-profit athletic organization that fosters and sup...
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For the second time, retired UFC great and former heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez was denied bail in an attempted murder case at a motion hearing on Monday. Velasquez has been in police custody since February after he was arrested for attempted murder and other gun-related charges after allegedly chasing down a man, Henry Goularte, and shooting into his vehicle. Goularte’s stepfather, Paul Bender, was also in the vehicle and was struck by one of the bullets. Goularte was recently charged with molesting a young relative who was closely related to Velasquez. Goularte had recently been releas...
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Cain Velasquez will again go before a judge for a bail hearing, after Santa Clara County court Judge Jose Franco granted him another one on May 16. He was previously denied bail during his March 7 arraignment. The former UFC heavyweight champ was arrested in February after he allegedly engaged in an 11-mile high-speed chase while firing multiple rounds of a handgun at Harry Goularte’s car; Goularte is accused of molesting a one of Velasquez’s family members. Goularte’s stepfather was ultimately hit with a stray bullet and taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. Velasquez was ...
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He’s not just dangerous in the octagon—Conor McGregor can also cause chaos behind the wheel. The MMA icon was arrested Tuesday night for dangerous driving in his $184,000 Bentley Continental GT on a motorway in Dublin. The 33-year-old is due to appear at Blanchardstown District Court next month. McGregor, who was pulled over while traveling to the gym along the N4 between Lucan and Palmerstown, had his vehicle seized but has since gotten it back. “The Notorious”—who hasn’t fought since losing to Dustin Poirier last July, his third loss in four tries—passed the drug and alcohol tests administer...
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UFC 272 may have ended, but Colby Covington and massive-deal-getter Jorge Masvidal apparently still have beef. The latter has been charged with felony battery in connection with an altercation Monday. The victim, who had a tooth knocked out, wasn’t identified. However, Masvidal tagged Covington in a tweet and added, “You talk that s**t, you got to back it up. That’s how my city rolls, man.” Jorge Masvidal NewsVideo from the incident shows Covington, 34, saying: “He’s over here swinging, trying to come at me, and I ran … How would he know I’m here?” The victim told police that he was sucker-pun...
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