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HENRY: Hermansson vs. Romero and other fights to make next after UFC Fort Lauderdale

May 2, 2019

Jack Hermansson def. Ronaldo Souza (Unanimous Decision) If you watch the poorly made, unofficial prequel to “Dumb and Dumber”, “Dumb and Dumberer”, you’ll hear a quote. A young Lloyd Christmas announces that he usually eats […]

MOORE: 10 bantamweight title fights we might see

March 21, 2019

10: Pedro Munhoz vs Aljamain Sterling I believe this is the only fight on the list without Moraes or Cejudo, and that has its reason. IF Cejudo AND Moraes are out, then this fight will […]

MONDAY NEWS DIGEST 2/4: Marlon Moraes on talking to Frankie Edgar during diarrhea stricken fight week, more UFC Fortaleza notes

February 4, 2019

Marlon Moraes found himself in a sticky situation during UFC Fortaleza fight week last week, suffering from diarrhea that nearly had him pull out of the fight. Moraes won his fight against Raphael Assuncao with […]

LIVE UFC FORTALEZA REPORT: Real-time results & analysis of Assuncao-Moraes, Aldo-Moicano

February 2, 2019

UFC Fortaleza February 2, 2019 CFO Arena, Fortaleza, Brazil Live on ESPN+ (Prelims 5 PM ET, Main Card 8 PM ET) ESPN+ Prelims Rogerio Bontorin vs. Magomed Bibulatov (Flyweight/125) Round 1: Bibulatov scores with a […]

ROUNDTABLE: Staff predictions for Raphael Assuncao vs. Marlon Moraes

February 1, 2019

Who will win Saturday’s main event between Raphael Assuncao and Marlon Moraes? Cole Henry, Host – MMA Scope Podcast My pick here is Marlon Moraes. The first fight was very close and could have gone […]

ROUNDTABLE: What should be next for Henry Cejudo after beating TJ Dillashaw? (UPDATED)

January 20, 2019

What should be next for Henry Cejudo after beating TJ Dillashaw? Gary Meigs, MMATorch Contributor My opinion would be that Henry Cejudo does exactly what he said he would do in his post-fight interview give […]

MCGRATH: Ranking the top ten male bantamweights in MMA

January 9, 2019

1. TJ Dillashaw (UFC champion) Dillashaw is now one of the top pound for pound fighters in all of MMA. He has two dominant knockouts of Cody Garbrandt and his next mission is to become […]

UFC FIGHT NIGHT 120 PREDICTIONS: Covington’s predictions for the Poirier vs. Pettis headlined card

November 10, 2017

Prelims John Dodson vs. Marlon Moraes John Dodson gave DJ a run for his money but that was a while ago and he’s been trying to get back ever since. I believe Dodson will finally […]

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