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Biggest MMA league don’t know how to matchmake.
u/Haunting-Trainer-188 — 2 days ago
Happy 45th Birthday to one of the greatest to ever do it 🐐
u/Tepixs — 2 days ago
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Dana would have Al'd this. Usyk and Rico face of in front of the great Pyramids of Giza.
u/Haunting-Trainer-188 — 2 days ago
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Usyk Rico at the Pyramids mogs the white house card
u/Haunting-Trainer-188 — 2 days ago
MVP MMA landed #1 on Netflix while UFC Vegas 117 recorded record-low in new era
bloodyelbow.comu/KungFuBlackBelch — 3 days ago
Undefeated boxer Rico Verhoeven (1-0) scores a brutal right hand knockout in kickboxing against Benjamin Adegbuyi. He will face heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk this Saturday.
u/Morning-Sunday — 3 days ago
Colby Covington removed from the UFC roster
u/One-Faithlessness730 — 3 days ago
I rewatched Jon Jones vs Alexander Gustafsson. Peak perfomance...
I rewatched Jon Jones vs Alexander Gustafsson (UFC 165) and it still hits different.
Gustafsson didn’t come in intimidated. He used his footwork, boxing, and distance really well, and at times actually gave Jones real problems, especially early.
For once, Jones wasn’t just controlling everything. He had to adjust mid-fight.
He started mixing in elbows, clinch work, and wrestling just to break Gustafsson’s rhythm and slowly turn things around.
By the later rounds, both guys looked like they were deep in a real war, not just a title fight.
Jones won the decision, but it’s still heavily debated how close it was and how much Gustafsson really pushed him.
u/1nz4kh4 — 2 days ago
McGregor vs Holloway 2 honestly feels surreal after all these years
Back in 2013, Conor McGregor beat Max Holloway before either of them became the legends they are now. At the time it was just another fight on the card. Now it feels massive because both guys became icons in completely different ways.
What makes this matchup interesting is how different the situation is now compared to the first fight. Holloway evolved into one of the greatest volume strikers and pressure fighters the UFC has ever seen, while McGregor became the biggest star MMA ever produced.
The biggest question is honestly what version of McGregor shows up after such a long layoff. We already know Holloway can still fight at an elite pace for five rounds, but McGregor’s timing, movement, and explosiveness after years away is the real mystery.
Stylistically it’s also fascinating because Holloway today is way more experienced and durable than the young fighter McGregor faced years ago. At the same time, McGregor is still one of the most dangerous counter strikers ever when he’s sharp. One clean left hand can change everything.
u/Glum-Sample-9259 — 3 days ago
Nate Diaz's biggest rival is his scar tissue!
u/One-Faithlessness730 — 4 days ago
Do you think he can pull it off against Holloway?
u/FightSignal — 3 days ago
What are the chances this fight actually happens without someone pulling out?
u/manlysports — 4 days ago
Jon Jones hoping to get out of UFC contract to face Francis Ngannou
u/One-Faithlessness730 — 4 days ago
MMA Fighter Medet Zheenaliev Dies at 30 After Heroically Saving Four Teenagers from Drowning in Lake Rescue
u/Tepixs — 5 days ago
Conor McGregor reportedly pushing for Max Holloway outing to be a three-round bout instead of five (via New York Post)
u/One-Faithlessness730 — 5 days ago