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HYDEN BLOG: Tony Ferguson vs. Donald Cerrone, and Ali Abdelaziz on Khabib Nurmagomedov

May 28, 2019

No events this past week, so let’s just hit upon some news of the week. I already touched upon this in the roundtables (I hope you always read those) but I’ll repeat it here. Tony […]

NEW PODCAST: MMATorch Today with David McGrath talking Conor’s retirement, Brock Lesnar, and more

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In this episode of MMATorch Today, David McGrath talks about Conor McGregor’s retirement, the Wonderboy-Pettis fight from this past weekend, the UFC Fight Night Philadelphia main event, the slew of fights announced yesterday, DC-Brock Lesnar, […]

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Not true Yoel Romero made some bold accusations against Paulo Costa earlier this week. After Costa was pulled from his scheduled bout with Romero set for Fort Lauderdale next month in favor of Jacare Souza, […]

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Can’t the man get some crab legs? All Colby Covington wanted was something to eat. He ended up getting much more than he came for when he was approached by new UFC welterweight champion Kamaru […]

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March 4, 2019

Handle it in the octagon New UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman seems destined for a date in the cage with Colby Covington. Even more-so after video surfaced of a casino altercation between Covington, Usman, and […]

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February 17, 2019

The stars were out in Uncasville, Connecticut at Mohegan Sun Arena last night for Bellator 216. NFL Hall Of Fame lineman Michael Strahan, Herschel Walker, and Rapper 50 Cent watched on as the first round […]

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Khabib Nurmagomedov’s manager: ‘I really want to see [Conor] drink his own blood’

October 31, 2018

Follow @mikehiscoe Khabib Nurmagomedov’s manager, Ali Abdelaziz, does not have kind words for his client’s former opponent, Conor McGregor. Speaking to TMZ recently, Abdelaziz said that he’s open to a rematch between Nurmagomedov and McGregor, […]

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