Category: MMA
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Reinier de Ridder admits Anatoly Malykhin greatly improved his striking for their fight
Dutch fighter Reinier de Ridder saw a marked improvement in the striking of Anatoly Malykhin in their last fight, which he said made all the difference. The two top fighters met back in December at ONE on Prime Video 5 in Manila, where ‘The Dutch Knight’ lost the ONE light heavyweight world title after bowing […]
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“I don’t think there’s anything close to a deal” – Scott Coker sheds more doubt on Francis Ngannou’s MMA future
Francis Ngannou is preparing to make his boxing debut and will likely compete in the sport later this year, but despite leaving the door open to an MMA comeback, a return to the cage may never unfold. Scott Coker is always keen to improve his roster and has jumped at the opportunity to sign the […]
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Janet Todd says ONE Championship’s partnership with Amazon Prime is ‘growing interest’ in martial arts
Reigning ONE atomweight kickboxing world champion Janet Todd believes ONE Championship making its fights accessible through platforms like Amazon Prime is giving martial arts a great boost. ‘JT,’ who is also the ONE interim atomweight Muay Thai world champion, shared this in an interview with ONE, highlighting how the promotion’s tack allows the sport to […]
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WATCH: ONE Friday Fights 7 highlights
ONE Championship delivered another spectacular event at the world-famous Lumpinee Boxing Stadium in Bangkok for the seventh edition of its weekly Friday Fights series. Featuring a bevy of Muay Thai and MMA veterans, fans were treated to a series of closely-contested matchups and brutal finishes. ONE Championship is inviting fans to take a look at […]
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Tawanchai looking to face newly crowned kickboxing king Chingiz Allazov
Reigning ONE featherweight Muay Thai world champion Tawanchai PK.Saenchai is keen on a future matchup with kickboxing counterpart Chingiz Allazov. The Thai superstar, however, said he would like to have some kickboxing matches first before going for it. The striking phenom said a kickboxing showdown with ‘Chinga’ interests him, but he knows all too well […]
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“Pure madness” – Fans slam former UFC vet for refusing to name Jon Jones as the outright GOAT
Fans are going after Josh Thomson for saying Jon Jones is not the greatest MMA fighter of all time. The MMA GOAT conversation will be never-ending because every fan, fighter, and analyst has different criteria. With that said, Jones made it nearly impossible for people to argue against him being the GOAT after defeating Ciryl […]
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“The last person I remember doing that, was Chris Weidman” – Daniel Cormier highlights the “biggest mistake” Valentina Shevchenko did in her title loss against Alexa Grasso
Daniel Cormier sees similarities between Alexa Grasso’s win against Valentina Shevchenko and Luke Rockhold’s win against Chris Weidman in 2015. The UFC women’s flyweight division was turned upside down last night when Grasso submitted ‘Bullet’ to become the new champion. Although the Mexican-born fighter deserves most of the credit for seizing an opportunity, Cormier believes […]
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‘A lot of sh*t went down on Friday’ – Dana White talks about recent altercation between Conor McGregor and Michael Chandler on TUF
UFC President Dana White recently shed some light on the increasing tensions between Conor McGregor and Michael Chandler. The pair were announced as coaches for season 31 of The Ultimate Fighter (TUF) in February, and filming for the show began several weeks ago. White stated that the pair of lightweight stars were initially on good […]
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Fans react to ChatGPT’s winning picks for UFC 285 after first prediction hits the bullseye
ChatGPT, an artificial intelligence language model, has recently made accurate predictions for UFC 285, earning credibility among fans and critics alike. While its responses may not always be perfect, its coherent and well-informed answers have caused a stir on social media. To test its abilities, people have posed challenging and thought-provoking questions to ChatGPT, and […]
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Kenan Song nickname: Why is the Chinese mixed martial artist called ‘The Assassin?’
Kenan Song received his nickname, ‘The Assassin,’ from one of his teachers. Song holds a professional MMA record of 19-6, with seventeen wins coming inside the distance, nine by KO/TKO and eight by submission. The 32-year-old revealed to the UFC that he got his nickname ‘The Assassin’ from one of his teachers/coaches, who felt it […]