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UFC ON ESPN 1 PREVIEW & PREDICTIONS 2/17: Grocke’s updated odds & predictions for every fight

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The Ultimate Fighting Championship makes its main card debut on ESPN on Sunday night. The main event takes place in the heavyweight division where Cain Velasquez makes his return after two and a half years […]

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Thursday Night Fights anybody? While it doesn’t exactly roll off the tongue, it is a possibility according to a Buzzfeed report that Twitter is eyeing UFC to replace the NFL for Thursday night live broadcasts […]

5 YRS AGO – ENNIS: Lay of the Land for Bantamweight Division including Cruz, Faber, Barao, MacDonald, Easton

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The following is MMATorch columnist Shawn Ennis’s in-depth review of the Bantamweight Division published five years ago this week…  This will be the first of two parts breaking down the UFC’s bantamweight division. We’re a […]

MONDAY TRIVIA: Which two men are the only two to have ever defeated Joseph Benavidez, who fights Cejudo this Saturday?

November 28, 2016

QUESTION: Joseph Benavidez faces fellow TUF coach Henry Cejudo this weekend on the TUF Finale, hoping to extend a five fight win streak to six. Benevidez has only ever lost to two men, who have […]

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UFC Fight Night 95 was this past weekend. Let’s get to the rundown… GOOD: Godofredo Pepey submits Mike De La Torre Pepey is just an exciting fighter to watch. He’s constantly attacking and on the […]

SUNDAY TRIVIA: Phillipe Nover lost how many times in his first stint in UFC before facing Renan Barao last night on FS1?

September 25, 2016

QUESTION: Phillipe Nover faced a big challenge last night against former UFC Bantamweight Champion, Renan Barão. This is Nover’s second stint in the UFC. His first stint, which came via The Ultimate Fighter 8, didn’t work out well, […]

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September 24, 2016

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September 24, 2016

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September 23, 2016

UFC Fight Night: Cyborg vs. Lansberg – Matt Ecochard Saturday’s fights should be some quality fight night entertainment from Brazil. The following are previews and predictions of the fights for the entirety of the card. […]

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