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NEW PODCAST: MMA Scope with Cole Henry and Patrick Shaheen talking UFC St. Petersburg and RIZIN 15

April 24, 2019

In Episode 20 of MMA Scope, Cole Henry and Patrick Shaheen discuss the fallout from UFC St. Petersburg and Rizin 15. We touch a bit on what the definition of a downed fighter is, and […]

HYDEN BLOG: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly from UFC St. Petersburg

April 23, 2019

Note- A few weeks ago there was a UFC show headlined by Justin Gaethje vs. Edson Barboza that I referred to as UFC Fight Night 149. I guess that was technically UFC on ESPN 2 […]

SATURDAY NEWS DIGEST 4/20: Khabib Nurmagomedov on Dustin Poirier, ‘we have to fight,’ Conor McGregor participates in boxing club exhibition, Overeem eyeing Volkov after UFC St. Petersburg win, and more

April 20, 2019

‘I have to maul him’ After Dustin Poirier’s impressive and entertaining win over Max Holloway at UFC 236, fans were more than ready to see him unify the lightweight title with Khabib Nurmagomedov as soon […]

LIVE UFC ST. PETERSBURG REPORT: Real-time results & analysis of Overeem-Oleinik

April 20, 2019

UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Oleinik April 20, 2019 St.Petersburg, Russia from Yubileyny Sports Palace Live on ESPN+ (10 AM ET Prelims, 1 PM ET Main Card) Prelims Magomed Mustafaev def. Rafael Fiziev via TKO […]

FRIDAY NEWS DIGEST 4/19: Malignaggi vs. Lobov bareknuckle fight booked, one fight cancelled for UFC St. Petersburg, more

April 19, 2019

Paulie Malignaggi vs. Artem Lobov update Paulie Malignaggi and Artem Lobov have done a lot of talking and it looks like they now officially have a place to do some fighting. The two will square […]

NEW PODCAST: MMA Fight Picks with Aaron Weinbaum picking UFC St. Petersburg

April 19, 2019

Aaron Weinbaum is back for an all-new MMA Fight Picks podcast for UFC St. Petersburg. I briefly recap last week’s UFC Main Event Picks, and I pick some fights for UFC St Petersburg which takes […]

UFC FIGHT NIGHT ST. PETERSBURG PREVIEW & PREDICTIONS 4/20: Grocke’s updated odds & predictions for every fight

April 19, 2019

The UFC travels to the Yubileyny Sports Palace in St. Petersburg, Russia for UFC Fight Night 149 this weekend. The main event takes place in the heavyweight division where Alistair Overeem takes on Aleksei Oleinik. […]

ROUNDTABLE: Staff picks for Alistair Overeem vs. Aleksei Oleinik

April 19, 2019

Who wins Saturday’s UFC st. Petersburg main event between Alistair Overeem and Aleksei Oleinik? Patrick Shaheen, Host – MMA Scope Podcast EZEKIEL CHOKES FOR DAYSSSSS Christian Moore, MMATorch Contributor I gotta go Oleinik. For most […]

LATEST 12 ARTICLES…

  • HYDEN BLOG: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly from UFC Fight Night: Lopes vs. Silva
  • HYDEN BLOG: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly from UFC Fight Night: Imavov vs. Borralho
  • HYDEN BLOG: Looking at Upcoming UFC Main Events, Nemkov to PFL
  • HYDEN BLOG: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly from PFL 10 and UFC Fight Night: Walker vs. Zhang

  • HYDEN BLOG: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly from PFL 9 (2025) and UFC319, UFC Moving to Paramount+
  • HYDEN BLOG: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly from UFC Fight Night: Dolidze vs. Hernandez
  • HYDEN BLOG: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly from PFL 8 (2025) and UFC Fight Night: Taira vs. Park
  • HYDEN BLOG: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly from UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. de Ridder
  • HYDEN BLOG: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly from PFL Champions Series 2 and UFC 318
  • HYDEN BLOG: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly from UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Teixeira
  • HYDEN BLOG: UFC FN Preview, PFL Europe 2 KO, and Tom Aspinall Wants To Be Busy
  • HYDEN BLOG: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly from PFL 7 and UFC 317
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  • Photo to Coloring: Good call on the ugly moments — that ref stoppage (or lack of) in the co-main was hard to watch.…
  • Runway API: Great breakdown as always, Hyden. I totally agree that the pacing in PFL 1 and 2 felt smoother compared to…

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