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UFC 198 Video: Highlights of Cris “Cyborg” Justino’s successful debut over Leslie Smith

May 16, 2016

Cris “Cyborg” Justino made a successful UFC debut on Saturday night, taking out Leslie Smith at UFC 198 in Curitiba, Brazil. If you missed the event live, check out highlights of the bout below: Attention […]

D. FOX: Post-fight reactions to UFC 198 “Werdum vs. Miocic” from Brazil

May 15, 2016

There weren’t too many surprises on this card. The one that did pop up was the event that this card will most be remembered for: Stipe Miocic landed a single punch as he was backing […]

Leslie Smith “pissed as hell” about stoppage in UFC 198 loss to Cris “Cyborg” Justino

May 15, 2016

Leslie Smith isn’t happy with the referee stoppage in her fight with Cris “Cyborg” Justino at UFC 198, and she’s taken to social media to lay out her grievances. Smith was stopped in the first […]

UFC 198 PREVIEW: Penick’s main card breakdown and fight picks for “Werdum vs. Miocic” event

May 14, 2016

UFC 198 hits Curitiba, Brazil, on Saturday night in front of 45,000 fans at the Arena da Baixada, the biggest ever event the organization has ever run in the country. That’s not only from a […]

Leslie Smith on UFC 198: “After this fight, people are going to know me as the woman who destroyed Cyborg”

May 12, 2016

Leslie Smith welcomes Cris “Cyborg” Justino to the Octagon on Saturday night at UFC 198, and she’s relishing her role as the underdog into the matchup. In the weeks since the fight was announced, there’s […]

James Krause vs. Ross Pearson among three fights added to July’s Ultimate Fighter 23 Finale in Las Vegas

April 7, 2016

Three new fights were casually added to July’s Ultimate Fighter 23 Finale on Wednesday night, with Scott Askham vs. Anthony Smith, James Krause vs. Ross Pearson, and Anton Zafir vs. Li Jingliang revealed during the […]

ROUNDTABLE: Reactions to UFC booking Cris “Cyborg” Justino against Leslie Smith at UFC 198

March 31, 2016

What’s your reaction to the UFC booking Cris Cyborg in a catchweight fight against Leslie Smith at UFC 198? MICHAEL BANE, MMATORCH CONTRIBUTOR The UFC has always tried to straddle a fine line between promoting […]

Cris “Cyborg” Justino finally to make UFC debut against Leslie Smith at UFC 198 in Brazil

March 28, 2016

Cristiane “Cyborg” Justino has finally been brought into the UFC, and she’ll make her debut at UFC 198 in Brazil in a 140 lb. catchweight fight against Leslie Smith. The UFC officially confirmed the matchup […]

Cody Garbrandt now meets Augusto Mendes Sunday at UFC Fight Night 83; Smith out of bout with Guimaraes

February 16, 2016

Sunday’s UFC Fight Night 83 event in Pittsburgh continues to get shaken up, as MMAJunkie.com reports that Trevor Smith is out of his fight with Leonardo Augusto Guimaraes, while Globo reports that Augusto Mendes has […]

Justin Scoggins meets Ben Nguyen, returning Leslie Smith and Rin Nakai square off at UFC Fight Night 85

February 11, 2016

A couple new fights have been added to the UFC’s return trip to Brisbane, Australia, next month, as Justin Scoggins meets Ben Nguyen, while Leslie Smith faces Rin Nakai. The UFC announced the new additions […]

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Gilbert Smith replaces Michael Page against Fernando Gonzalez at Bellator 151 next month

February 10, 2016

In some unfortunate injury news for Bellator MMA, Michael “Venom” Page is out of their March 4 event, and will be replaced by Gilbert Smith against Fernando Gonzalez. The bout is scheduled for the main […]

THIS DAY IN MMA HISTORY (12/19): Smith upsets Le, Melendez beats Thomson in rematch at Strikeforce Evolution in 2009

December 19, 2015

I’m not going to lie: I’ve been in a bit of a hangover state from all of the MMA action last weekend, in addition to having a heavy workload this week (not referencing the writing). […]

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