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SUNDAY NEWS DIGEST 2/24: Khabib to Tony Ferguson on missed title opportunity, ‘that’s your fault’, Thiago Santos wants his title shot after Prague win, Poirier taken by surprise with his title fight

February 24, 2019

Khabib not sorry for Tony View this post on Instagram I want to remind you guys, that before I become champion, I was close to the title fight 3 times and all 3 times I […]

WEDNESDAY NEWS DIGEST 3/8: Key heavyweight fight called off due to USADA violation flagging of Ben Rothwell (w/Hiscoe’s Analysis)

March 8, 2017

A key fight in the heavyweight division has been called off due to a potential USADA violation by Ben Rothwell. Rothwell, who was scheduled to fight Fabricio Werdum at UFC 211 this May in Dallas, […]

Alistair Overeem details the bout of food poisoning that almost led to his withdrawal from UFC 209 (w/Cervantes Analysis)

March 6, 2017

Alistair Overeem was highly impressive in his destruction of Mark Hunt at UFC 2o9 on Saturday night, but what’s more impressive is what he had to contend with leading up to the fight. Dana White revealed at […]

FIGHTS TO MAKE NEXT – POST-UFC 209: Who should be next opponents for Woodley, Thompson, Overeem, Teymur, Kelly, Evans, and more

March 6, 2017

UFC 209 is in the books and, while it was entertaining, it was not the UFC calibre of PPV action that we have come to expect. But as with any fight card, there are winners […]

Woodley explains why he was so tentative to engage with Thompson, but does he regret not being more aggressive? (w/Cervantes Analysis)

March 6, 2017

After putting on a legendary bout at UFC 205, Tyron Woodley and Stephen Thompson were expected to do the same at last night’s UFC 209 event. However, what ensued was a lackluster performance that left […]

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HISCOE’S LIVE UFC 209 REPORT: Real-time Results & Analysis of Woodley-Thompson, Overeem-Hunt, Return of Rashad Evans

March 4, 2017

UFC 209 March 4, 2017 Las Vegas, Nevada from T-Mobile Arena Live on UFC Fight Pass (7:00 PM ET), Fox Sports 1 (8:00 PM ET), and pay-per-view (10:00 PM ET) Thank you for pulling yourselves […]

Interview Highlights: UFC 209 headliners Tyron Woodley and Stephen Thompson talk about tonight’s fight

March 4, 2017

On FS1’s “UFC Tonight,” UFC Welterweight Champion Tyron Woodley and his challenger Stephen Thompson each discussed a few key topics headed into tonight’s UFC 209 main event. •Tyron Woodley on his relationship with Thompson: “It’s fight […]

SATURDAY NEWS DIGEST 3/4: Dana White upset that Nurmagomedov’s team brought him to “some random hospital” instead of official UFC docs (w/Cervantes Analysis)

March 4, 2017

Aside from calling Khabib Nurmagomedov’s removal from tonight’s UFC 209 card “a blow” to the event, UFC President Dana White had remained unusually quiet about what had occurred. However, it seems he believes the fight […]

UFC 209 co-main event cancelled, Khabib Nurmagomedov deemed medically unfit to fight

March 3, 2017

In a frustrating blow for UFC fans, the Lightweight Division, and the fighters involved, UFC 209’s highly-anticipated co-main event for the Interim Lightweight Title has been cancelled. Khabib Nurmagomedov did not weigh-in and was deemed […]

UFC 209 NEWS: Florian and Bisping analysis and predictions for Ferguson vs. Murmagomedov

March 2, 2017

Saturday night at UFC 209, Khabib Nurmagomedov faces Tony Ferguson in a highly anticipated Lightweight fight. They are ranked no. 2 and 3 in our latest MMATorch Rankings behind Conor McGregor. Current Middleweight Champion Michael Bisping discussed the […]

THURSDAY NEWS DIGEST 3/2: Bisping takes offense at notion that GSP picked to fight him because he think he’s easy win (w/Hiscoe’s Analysis)

March 2, 2017

The ink is barely dry on the fight contract between Michael Bisping and Georges St. Pierre, and already everybody has something to say about it. UFC announced early Wednesday afternoon that Georges St. Pierre will […]

THURSDAY TRIVIA: Tony Ferguson has the longest winning streak in the Lightweight Division, who defeated him in 2012?

March 2, 2017

QUESTION: Tony Ferguson faces Khabib Nurmagomedov this weekend at UFC 209 for the interim UFC Lightweight Title. While Khabib is undefeated in his career so far, Ferguson currently has the longest winning streak in Lightweight Division […]

TUESDAY NEWS DIGEST 2/28: Gustaffson vs. Teixeira confirmed by UFC for return to Sweden on May 28 (w/Hiscoe’s Analysis)

February 28, 2017

UFC’s return to Sweden is starting to take shape with the official announcement of its main event as well as three other supporting bouts. Combate first reported earlier this week that Sweden native Alexander Gustafsson […]

SUNDAY NEWS DIGEST 2/26: “Filthy” Tom Lawler officially suspended two years by USADA (w/Cervantes Analysis)

February 26, 2017

MMA fans are going to have to do without one of the sport’s most colorful personalities for about two years. After testing positive for the prohibited substance, ostarine, in October, “Filthy” Tom Lawlor has been […]

THURSDAY NEWS DIGEST 2/23: GSP says today’s version of himself will beat prior versions and he’s ready to shine (w/Hiscoe’s Analysis)

February 23, 2017

Less than a week after news broke that Georges St-Pierre was finally returning to UFC, he spoke officially for the first time regarding his comeback. In a video posted to the Hayabusa Philippines Instagram account, […]

UFC 209 headliners Woodley and Thompson disagree about scoring of last fight, talk about adjustments they’ll make March 4 (w/Keller’s Analysis)

January 21, 2017

Tyron Woodley will face Stephen Thompson in a rematch at UFC 209 on March 4. In their first fight, Woodley retained his title by the narrowest of decisions – a majority draw. Woodley had talked […]

Woodley says he’ll be defending his title at UFC 209 in March in rematch against Thompson

January 9, 2017

Tyron Woodley says his next fight will be a title defense rematch against Stephen “Wonderboy” Thompson at UFC 209 on March 4 in Las Vegas, Nev. He announced the fight on his podcast, “The Morning […]

WEDNESDAY NEWS DIGEST 1/4: Mirko Cro Cop says he’s now retired for good, Ortiz and Sonnen exchange verbal jabs (w/Hiscoe’s Analysis)

January 4, 2017

For the second time, Mirko Cro Cop has called an end to his professional fighting career. He says this time it’s for good. Just days after winning the Rizin Grand Prix tournament in Japan, Cro […]

MONDAY NEWS DIGEST 11/14: Nate Diaz makes sure people are talking about him coming out of UFC 205 (w/Hiscoe’s Analysis)

November 14, 2016

It looks like Nate Diaz has learned a thing or two about fight promotion this year. Where in the past, Diaz may have sat at home and waited an opportunity to come to him, in […]

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