Damon Martin
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Paddy Pimblett is now 4-0 in the UFC and he believes he largely dominated Jared Gordon.
If that's the case, give him a fight against Arman Tsarukyan or Jalin Turner. Let's find out how good he really is.
#UFC282
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Bill Burr on his wife flipping off Donald Trump at
#UFC295
:
"She gave him the finger, nobody got arrested, that's why this country's great. Everybody expressed themselves.
"I came there to go to the fights. I didn't know I was going to the Republican National Convention."
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Here's an accurate portrayal of what would happen if
@dc_mma
ACTUALLY fought Jake Paul in MMA....
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Paul Felder deserves a $50K bonus for this one tonight:
"Somebody is chanting USA when Belal Muhammad is from Chicago, you idiot"
#UFCVegas45
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UFC will never do it but there should be a rule that you have to defend the title a minimum of 5 times before changing divisions to chase another belt. That would solve so many problems.
Have you grown tired of the champ vs champ talk?
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UFC champ Weili Zhang arrived in the U.S. and met with presidential candidate
@TulsiGabbard
- and then they got in a training session together.
Courtesy of Zhang’s manager
@SuckerPunchEnt
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@JamesGunn
According to racists, there are no people of color among mermaids, great houses in Westeros, people living in Middle Earth or Stormtroopers.
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One more thing — Demian Maia deserves far more praise than he usually gets. He's 10-3 in his last 13 with his only losses coming in decisions to Usman, Colby and Woodley. That's damn impressive if you ask me.
Put some respect on this man's name!
#UFCSingapore
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Kamaru Usman with an incredibly powerful quote about the time he's missing with his daughter when contemplating his future:
“My daughter’s 7-years-old, she don’t give a sh*t if daddy has $20 million stacked up. When she’s 18, she’s going to say ‘where were you?’"
#UFC268
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BKFC president Dave Feldman: "No offense to the UFC, obviously No. 1 organization in the world, but everybody was watching us tonight."
#BKFC41
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Ben Askren $500,000
Jake Paul $690,000
In other news, 90% of the UFC roster just volunteered to fight Jake Paul next 😂
Here are the salaries for
#PaulAskren
Ben Askren $500,000
Jake Paul $690,000
Ivan Redkach $250,000
Regis Prograis $850,000
Frank Mir $350,000
Steve Cunningham $150,000
Reykon $80,000
Joe Fournier $220,000
Full purse list and story will be up shortly on
@MMAFighting
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Gate : $1,921,988.24
Attendance: 18,630 (Sold Out)
Highest Grossing U.S. UFC Fight Night in History, per UFC officials
#UFCColumbus
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"That's really your dad?"
Dead 😂😂😂
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Dana White says if
@alexvolkanovski
goes up to lightweight, he'd be fine with an immediate title shot. Champion vs. champion.
#UFC274
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Sean Strickland to Israel Adesanya:
"No man who beats off to cartoons is going to beat me."
#UFC276
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The obsession with trying to convince Khabib to fight again cost the UFC a chance to just crown a new champion tonight.
Don't get me wrong, I'd love to see Khabib compete again. He's the GOAT but let the man retire if he wants to retire.
#UFC257
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A new study shows Conor McGregor as the most Googled athlete in the U.S. with Ronda Rousey at No. 7. Take a look —
#UFC
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Kron Gracie has no business being on the UFC roster. It's harsh but he's just so unbelievably one-dimensional.
#UFC288
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As of 2019, the average NFL player makes around $3 million per year. In MLB it's around $4 million and the NBA it's $7.1 million.
Joanna took home $100,000 for her last fight against Zhang Weili along with $50k for Fight of the Night. Don't tell me she doesn't deserve more.
Joanna Jedrzejczyk reveals biggest roadblock to her UFC return: ‘I deserve a bigger piece of the cake’
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Francis Ngannou vs. Jon Jones will be the biggest fight the heavyweight division has seen since Brock Lesnar retired.
That said, it kills me Stipe Miocic is already being forgotten. He's 1-1 with Francis now, a third fight should happen at some point down the road.
#UFC260
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As much as Colby Covington might want to fight Dustin Poirier, I'd much rather see him fight the winner of Gilbert Burns vs. Khamzat Chimaev.
Dustin vs. Nate Diaz still makes the most sense and how about Jorge Masvidal vs. Conor McGregor? That's still a huge fight.
#UFC272
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Belal Muhammad with a message for Leon Edwards. Great use of camera time at
#UFC297
@bullyb170
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The race to be first has become a real plague in journalism, especially in the age of social media.
Everybody wants to break news and get a million retweets rather than focusing on confirming sources and reporting accurate information.
It's somebody's life we're talking about
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Dana White on Conor McGregor vs. Jorge Masvidal:
"Conor was not happy that I said Masvidal was too big for him"
#UFC240
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Joe Rogan: "He could definitely get down to 205"
Daniel Cormier: "But it's so hard"
Dead 😂
#UFC249
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Confirmed with
@jimmysmithmma
that he will be rocking a goatee at UFC 223 so the broadcast team will officially be
@joerogan
and evil Joe Rogan
(photo courtesy of
@jedigoodman
)
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1. Alexander Volkanovski
2. Max Holloway
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Every other featherweight.
#UFCKansasCity
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If Colby Covington really wants a title shot, he should have fought Belal Muhammad tonight and that would have settled any debates about the No. 1 contender.
#UFC286
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Mahershala Ali will be the new Blade of the Marvel Cinematic Universe!!!!!!!
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Cain Velasquez has been granted bail at $1 million pending trial.
He will have to wear GPS tracking, he must also comply with a protective order 300 yards away from the victims in the case
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Colby Covington has never been good at trash talk but invoking Leon Edwards' late father, who was murdered when Leon was just 13 years old, is an abhorrent new low.
Leon Edwards, Colby Covington nearly erupt into melee after insult aimed at champ’s late father
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Let's close out the year with this card:
Kamaru Usman vs. Colby Covington
Jorge Masvidal vs. Nate Diaz
Tyron Woodley vs. Leon Edwards
#UFC241
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#BREAKING
Matt Brown vs Carlos Condit agreed for the upcoming UFC event on Jan. 30. Story coming soon to
@MMAFighting
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The UFC should just pay
@Bosslogic
for his poster to use at
#UFC244
. Pretty damn awesome.
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How much would you pay to see Francis Ngannou vs. every influencer who wants to attempt to be a fighter, all at once?
#BKFC19
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Khabib Nurmagomedov vs. Tony Ferguson
Conor McGregor vs. Justin Gaethje
Cowboy Cerrone vs. Dustin Poirier
That seems like a bunch of really amazing lightweight fights to me.
#UFCVancouver
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Herb Dean will serve as the referee for Conor McGregor vs. Dustin Poirier 3 this weekend at
#UFC264
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I think Suga Sean might be seriously disappointed.
Conor got it because Conor's the unicorn. Plus a Ryan Garcia fight means dealing with Oscar De La Hoya. Can't imagine Dana would volunteer to run into that fire for anybody.
Sean O’Malley confident UFC grants Ryan Garcia boxing match after 2 more wins, Garcia responds
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Nate Diaz asked for his prediction for Jake Paul vs. Tyron Woodley:
"I don't give a f*ck"
#PaulWoodley
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Stipe Miocic out landed Francis Ngannou 200-33 in total strikes. Six takedowns. Four guard passes. Landed 73% of his strikes. That's domination
#UFC220
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UFC lightweight Kevin Lee has been announced as a special guest of presidential candidate
@BernieSanders
for his upcoming rally in Las Vegas this weekend along with
@AOC
.
He will be introducing National Campaign Co-Chair Mayor Carmen Yulín Cruz at the rally.
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What an awful ending to what should have been a great night. Khabib Nurmagomedov silenced the doubters, moved to 27-0 and tapped out Conor McGregor.
Now all we're going to remember is the chaos and really stupid decisions made after it was over. Terrible.
#UFC229
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Dana White says Michael Chiesa had a bit too much to drink tonight and he tried to get into the octagon after Julianna Pena won. White adds that he fell and busted his eye open.
#UFC269
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Dana White confirms all 9 fighters with finishes earned $50,000 bonuses tonight.
Let's do more of that. Would be awesome to see on future cards.
#UFCLondon
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Cain Velasquez about to have his arraignment and bail hearing in San Jose. Stay tuned to
@MMAFighting
for updates
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If you haven’t seen it yet, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever is amazing and
@USMAN84kg
does a great job with his role
#UFC281
#WakandaForever
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Tom Hardy pulling off armbars in BJJ competitions in his spare time. Credit to TikTok for this video
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I love The Rock and this is cool but if you’re awarding a “bad motherf*cker” title, you gotta call on Samuel L. Jackson.
Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson confirms he’ll put belt on ‘BMF’ champ, teases announcement for ‘UFC fans and MMA community’
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We’ve got ourselves a fight!
Conor McGregor vs. Dustin Poirier 2 is officially booked for
#UFC257
on Jan. 23.
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You do know that George St-Pierre never actually held both titles at the same time right?
But you know who did (and currently does) — Amanda Nunes. Just saying.
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Dustin Poirier: "I’m sorry for anyone I let down with this performance.”
Poirier just lost to perhaps the greatest lightweight fighter in the history of the sport. There's absolutely no shame in that whatsoever.
#UFC242
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Joanna Jedrzejczyk vs. Zhang Weili 2 is expected to take place as a 3 round fight at
#UFC275
, per sources.
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Here’s Tristan Connelly’s reaction when he found out he was getting a $100K bonus for his win after accepting this fight on five days notice
#UFCVancouver
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Putting on my matchmaker hat for lightweight for the remainder of 2021:
Dustin Poirier vs. Charles Oliveira (have Beneil Dariush as the backup)
Michael Chandler vs. Justin Gaethje
Rafael dos Anjos vs. Islam Makhachev
Dan Hooker vs. Tony Ferguson
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Dustin Poirier says he won't fight
@GamebredFighter
. If anything, he'll help him get ready for Nate Diaz.
He adds: 'I don't sell out like fucking Colby Covington and talk bad about people who I roll with."
#UFC242
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Cain Velasquez has been denied bail by the judge in Santa Clara county. He will remain in custody.
His next hearing will be April 12.
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Rafael Dos Anjos is in Las Vegas this week and he was seen at the fighter hotel cutting weight with his trainers.
UFC never made any official announcement about a backup for McGregor vs. Poirier 3 but take that for what you will...
#UFC264
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Justin Gaethje says as soon as his fight against Khabib starts on Saturday, his mother will be able to retire from her job.
After everything his parents have done for him, he wants to repay that to them by allowing his parents to retire
#UFC254
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Can we just go ahead and book Edson vs Yair Rodriguez right now? Please?
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@VincenzoPala
Trump showing up made it political. He's running for president. People can cheer for him and she can flip him off. That's the nature of the beast.
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"Ahh, Justin you think wrestling is your ally? You merely adopted to it. I was born in it. Molded by it."
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Dana White says UFC will not require fighters to get vaccinated for COVID-19 and that could alter plans for the promotion to return to NYC:
“You’re never going to hear me say I’m going to force people to get vaccinated. Never gonna happen.”
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Conor McGregor retired
Jon Jones threatens to vacate his belt and walk away.
Jorge Masvidal asks to be released.
I don't believe any of these guys are truly done but the UFC has a serious problem right now with its most profitable stars.
#UFC250
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Eat. Sleep. NASCAR. Repeat.
@HeymanHustle
teams up with Richmond International Raceway for upcoming race
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Petr Yan on Sean O'Malley:
"Just look at him, he's like a whore on the side of the road"
#UFC280
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I freaking love Max Holloway's attitude. Goes out and puts on one of the greatest fights of the year and afterwards he wants to make sure his opponent gets just as much credit for a phenomenal battle.
Max is one of a kind
#UFCVegas42
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Gable Steveson is a 21-year-old heavyweight Olympic gold medalist wrestler, arguably a once in a lifetime kind of athlete and the UFC's response to his interest in MMA is "go compete regionally and then maybe fight on the Contender Series for a $10k/$10k contract"
Ridiculous.
Gable Steveson has signed a multiyear deal with WWE, Steveson told
@MikeCoppinger
.
Sources told
@marc_raimondi
the UFC wanted Steveson to gain experience on the regional MMA scene before potentially competing for a contract Dana White's Contender Series.
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UFC 257 reportedly sells 1.6 million pay-per-view buys worldwide
Once final numbers are tallied, it’s likely
#UFC257
will go down as the second highest selling UFC pay-per-view of all time behind only UFC 229, which was Khabib vs. McGregor.
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Brendan Schaub says he's reached out to Ray Borg and offered to pay for his son's medical bills and he's 100% serious. Not posting this for publicity, just hoping
@tazmexufc
will see this so he knows Brendan is serious
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UFC champion Jon Jones was arrested for aggravated DWI, negligent use of firearm in Albuquerque late Wednesday night.
#UFC
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With the BMF title up for grabs in the
#UFC244
main event, I just spoke to
@WonderboyMMA
who says he'd gladly compete for "Nicest Guy in MMA Title" in his fight against
@VicenteLuqueMMA
😂
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I'm so ready to talk about Conor McGregor's next UFC fight and let Paulie Malignaggi fade back into obscurity.
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Dana White says Conor McGregor is looking to come back at the end of 2022 or early 2023 but he'll be fighting in the UFC, not a boxing match with Floyd Mayweather.
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Dana White says Henry Cejudo texted him tonight and asked to fight Jose Aldo next. Dana says he doesn't hate the idea.
Here's the problem — Aldo is a legend and yes he lost a close fight but what does it say to contenders like Petr Yan and Aljamain Sterling if they get skipped?
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UPDATE: UFC champ Weili Zhang had her visa approved and she will be able to travel to the United States.
CC.
@TulsiGabbard
@SuckerPunchEnt
Presidential candidate Tulsi Gabbard released a statement showing support to UFC champ Weili Zhang amidst visa issues traveling to U.S.
#UFC
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Attention UFC poster department: Just stop whatever you're doing and get this from
@Bosslogic
for
#UFC223
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UFC champ Tyron Woodley says
@Benaskren
would 'wreck' Khabib Nurmagomedov — and 'GSP would never stand a chance against Ben'
#UFC
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Last year I had an interview scheduled with Wonderboy and he asked to push it back a few hours because he was driving kids to karate class in the snow so their parents wouldn't have to risk it.
That's really who that guy is.
#UFCLiverpool
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I expect a lot of hate for this opinion but I'm ready for it....
If they fought, I think Tyron Woodley beats Georges St-Pierre right now.
#UFC228
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#RIP
Bernie Casey — such an iconic role in "Revenge of the Nerds", one of my all time favorite comedies
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Sorry that's just a bad decision.
Mike Bell deserves grief after scoring that 10-8 for Alexa Grasso in R5. If that's the criteria where was the same 10-8 for Shevcheno with the guillotine choke in R3? Terrible
#NocheUFC
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One person on
#GameofThrones
who doesn't get nearly enough credit - Ramin Djawadi. The composer behind the music. Unreal score tonight.
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Here's the thing — I like the idea of Cowboy vs. Conor McGregor. Then you get Khabib vs. Tony Ferguson.
Problem is Dustin Poirier is still out there and he absolutely deserves a huge fight if he's not getting a title shot. Can't just pass him up
#UFCBrooklyn
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Kamaru Usman says on IG live that he told Dana White last week he'd be willing to fight Jorge Masvidal at UFC 249.
He says the UFC told him Jorge wasn't training and wouldn't be ready to take the fight but now Jorge is saying he's ready to jump into UFC 249. 1/2
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