Marc Raimondi
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Atlanta Falcons beat reporter, @espn | Author, forthcoming nWo book @simonschuster | Veteran fight journalist | Email: marc.l.raimondi @espn .com
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I’ve never been more excited about a project ever — and I am going to try like hell to do the source material justice. So, without further ado, I have an announcement.
I’ve signed a deal with
@simonschuster
to write a book about the nWo, pro-wrestling’s most influential faction
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Logan Paul has no right to be this good at pro wrestling, but he is
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Anderson Silva with a classy post on Chris Weidman’s injury tonight
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Max Holloway should be able to fight for any title he wants after that. Lightweight, featherweight. Undisputed WWE Universal. Whatever.
#UFC300
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Francis Ngannou tells
@arielhelwani
that he asked the UFC for fighters to get in-cage sponsorships, health insurance and a dedicated advocate for athletes as part of his contract negotiations.
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Update: Dana White told Bryce Mitchell not to give his own money, that White himself would be the one to give that money to charity.
Mitchell: I planted a seed and we’re gonna watch this thing grow.
#UFC272
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Shoutout to Li Jingliang, who had been preparing for this UFC 279 press conference. Looked super sharp in a new custom suit and had been practicing his English for the platform. Bummer.
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Jon Jones was arrested early Friday morning by the Las Vegas Metro PD, a police spokesperson told ESPN. Jones is being charged with battery domestic violence and injuring and tampering with a vehicle. More info coming to
@espn
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Thiago Santos tore ACL, MCL, PCL, meniscus in UFC 239 loss to Jon Jones
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Dana White on Sterling vs. Yan: I thought the judges blew that one. I had it 3-2 the other way.
#UFC273
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Arguably the greatest fight in women’s MMA history is going to be run back.
Zhang Weili vs. Joanna Jedrzejczyk has been verbally agreed for UFC 275 on June 11 in Singapore, UFC chief business officer Hunter Campbell told ESPN. Bout agreements will be sent out shortly.
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Kenny Omega and Ric Flair in the same ring — in Mexico. Pro wrestling in 2021 is absolutely insane
#Triplemania
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Poirier: If I fight Colby, we’re both going to jail. It won’t be in the Octagon. You’ll never see me fighting Colby in the UFC.
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Back in 2012, Max Holloway and his team needed a place to work out in Denver during UFC 150 fight week. They ended up at Trevor Wittman's Grudge Training Center.
Problem was, Holloway and his coaches had no ride there and back. A young fighter, then just 4-0 as a pro who just…
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Things got physical between Jake Paul and Ben Askren 👀
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Nurmagomedov proposes fighting GSP in a stadium somewhere in Africa early next year with proceeds going to charity. He said he wants to help those who don’t have clean drinking water.
#UC242
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McGregor said he heard Thiago Alves in Dustin Poirier’s corner saying “that was a good one” about one of the second-round calf kicks. McGregor: "In my head, I was like, you bastard — that was a good one.”
#UFC257
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Askren to
@arielhelwani
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#HelwaniShow
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McGregor hugs Cerrone and then embraces Cerrone’s grandmother. Cowboy’s grandmother gives McGregor a kiss on the cheek.
#UFC246
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I’m outside T-Mobile Arena and there are people wearing Khabib shirts and Irish flags hugging each other and taking pictures. People in McGregor shirts and people in papakhas dancing with one another. Not what I expected.
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The death of Abdulmanap Nurmagomedov is a legitimate blow to MMA. Abdulmanap was not just the father of Khabib, one of the world’s best fighters. He was Khabib’s head coach, a mentor to dozens of top athletes coming out of Dagestan, and a pioneer of martial arts in that region.
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Ngannou just fought three months ago, winning the UFC heavyweight title after patiently waiting for the close of the Miocic vs. DC trilogy. Now all of a sudden he has to rush back in early August after taking a well-deserved trip to visit family in Cameroon? Doesn’t seem right.
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The next five months are shaping up to be incredible in the UFC.
December: Usman vs. Covington
January: McGregor vs. Cerrone
February: Jones vs. Reyes
March: ?
April: Nurmagomedov vs. Ferguson
That’s not even including Cejudo’s likely return, possibly Miocic vs. DC 3, etc.
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UFC champion Jon Jones has added $25,000 to the reward fund with regards to finding information about those involved in the disappearance of UFC fighter Walt Harris’ stepdaughter Aniah Blanchard, Central Alabama Crimestoppers confirmed. The reward total is now $80,000.
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Why did Derrick Lewis go for followup shots? Lewis: "He could turn into Undertaker and sit straight up and eat all those shots.”
#UFCVegas19
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Dana White: Tony Ferguson is fighting Li Jingliang at UFC 279.
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That is 14 straight UFC wins for Kamaru Usman. Only Anderson Silva has had a longer UFC winning streak (16). It’s time to start putting Usman in some rarefied air. That man is on some level of excellence.
#UFC261
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Nate Diaz just lit up a joint at UFC 241 open workouts
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UFC’s card this Saturday has been officially approved by the Nevada State Athletic Commission.
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Just spoke to a spokesman for the NYPD. There is no warrant out for Conor McGregor’s arrest at this time, he said. They are, though, looking for him and want to speak with him, the spokesman said. No one has filed charges against McGregor at this moment.
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Dana White: "I did talk to Khabib. And he said to me, 'Dana be honest with yourself. I'm so many levels above these guys, I beat these guys.' I don't know. But it doesn't sound very positive. We'll see.”
#UFC257
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So far, UFC 296 looks like:
Edwards vs. Covington
Pantoja vs. Royval
Wonderboy vs. Rakhmonov
Pimblett vs. Ferguson
Garry vs. Luque
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I can’t believe we waited so long to have this man in the UFC.
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I asked Cody Rhodes back in November about The Rock potentially being in the way of the main event of WrestleMania 40 against Roman Reigns. Here is what he said at the time
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Ankalaev, through a translator, says he's not sure if he'll fight for the UFC again due to the scoring.
#UFC282
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Volkanovski said he’s keeping an eye on Oliveira vs. Gaethje and he could fight at lightweight: "I’m showing I’m levels ahead in this division. Maybe we move up.”
#UFC273
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Tito Ortiz isn’t the only MMA/BJJ athlete to win a city council seat this week. Mikey Singh Hothi, a brown belt in BJJ and member of Team Diaz, has won a seat on the Lodi (CA) City Council.
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White: I'm gonna give Gilbert Burns his win money, too. He’s gonna get his show and win. That fight was ridiculous.
#UFC273
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Manager: Khabib Nurmagomedov willing to defend vs. Tony Ferguson in "March or April"
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Former UFC heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez was arrested Monday on a charge of attempted murder, per the San Jose (California) Police Department. Velasquez allegedly shot another man. More coming to
@espnmma
.
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Li Jingliang, Khamzat Chimaev’s last opponent, is here at the
#UFC273
press conference as media, asking Chimaev questions
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The UFC has flown in four children from the Make-A-Wish Foundation to Las Vegas this week. Their wish was to see Conor McGregor fight live. One is from Ireland, one from Scotland and two from the U.S. They’re here at weigh-ins and going to go backstage to meet McGregor afterward.
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All love between Chris Weidman and Uriah Hall a few months after Weidman broke his leg against Hall
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Poirier: I can guarantee I'm not fighting Michael Chandler. They can do whatever they want with the division.
#UFC257
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Dana White said Jan Blachowicz turned around after he put the belt on him and told White “you don’t believe in me.” White: "What the fuck did I do? These guys are crazy, man.”
#UFC259
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Nate Diaz sits down for media day, grabs a water bottle and says “better not be steroids in here.”
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Robbie Lawler on what he told Nick Diaz after the fight: “Thank you for bringing the best out of me. I have a lot of respect for you. Hopefully your life is gonna get together and good things are going to happen to you.”
#UFC266
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Jorge Masvidal is currently in custody in Miami on $15,000 bail, per records. He is being charged with aggravated battery with bodily harm and criminal mischief. More coming to
@espnmma
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#UFC245
guaranteed minimum purses, per Nevada commission:
Kamaru Usman $500K
Colby Covington $500K
Max Holloway $350K
Alexander Volkanovski $250K
Amanda Nunes $350K/$100K (win bonus)
Germaine de Randamie $100K
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Had a chat today with Stipe Miocic’s fire captain, Ken Papesh. I asked him when Miocic’s last shift was at the firehouse before UFC 252. His answer: “What do you mean? He’s working tomorrow night.”
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Masvidal on McGregor: "If that contract gets in front of my face and the numbers add up to what I'm asking for, yeah. Then Conor is getting baptized on TV, man. Easy math. Simple.”
#HelwaniShow
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Justin Gaethje on Colby Covington: I probably despise that man more than any man on Earth, other than pedophiles and murderers. … I’ve never met a man as fake as Colby Covington. I’d love to slap him across his face.
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Ruiz is the first-ever Mexican heavyweight champion. He wasn’t even supposed to be the opponent tonight. Ruiz came in one month ago to replace Jarrell Miller, who failed a drug test. This is unreal.
#JoshuaRuiz
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A 24-year-old male has been taken into custody in Brooklyn following an attack on WWE wrestler Seth Rollins during the Raw TV show in Brooklyn, an NYPD spokesperson told ESPN. Charges are pending. No name released yet.
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Khabib Nurmagomedov and Tony Ferguson will be at a UFC 249 press conference next week in Las Vegas, the UFC just announced. Next Friday at 3 p.m. PT, T-Mobile Arena. Open to the public.
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So, per Dana White, Francis Ngannou is a free agent. Stripped of the title. Waived exclusive negotiating window, no matching rights clause. Unrestricted free agency for the best MMA heavyweight in the world.
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Sources: Cain Velasquez retires from UFC, joins WWE
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This is freakin’ wild
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Masvidal to
@arielhelwani
on Nate Diaz: "I see another Latin kid that man, this was his way out, the way to generate money, to generate income and not do nothing crazy. … You can see that trauma when he fights that he's willing to push through the pain and fatigue like a dog."
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The UFC over the last year-plus would not have been the same without
@Benaskren
, on several levels. In the end, he retires with a 19-2 record with title reigns in both Bellator and ONE Championship. Through it all, he spoke his mind and did it his way.
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Darren Till is out of his scheduled UFC London co-main event bout with Jack Hermansson due to an undisclosed injury, sources told ESPN. More coming shortly to
@espnmma
.
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CM Punk: I do not work with, have any relationship with and have not talked to anyone at WWE. It’s strictly a Fox thing. I get to criticize the product.
#WWEBackstage
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Israel Adesanya vs. Alex Pereira set for UFC 281 on Nov. 12 at New York's Madison Square Garden, Adesanya just announced on
@SportsCenter
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American Top Team coach Mike Brown arrived yesterday in Japan to corner Kyoji Horiguchi at Rizin 26 on Dec. 31. Brown will have to quarantine 14 days in a small hotel room alone before fight week — during the holidays. Incredible dedication and fighter-coach relationship there.
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For those asking, I’m still on the combat sports beat for the next few weeks. After UFC 300, I’ll be moving to Atlanta to cover the
#Falcons
full time. The last decade plus covering MMA was an incredible experience and I’m deeply grateful for all the relationships I made in the…
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Ferguson: I got the invite to the Diaz camp. I'm not gonna say no to them. Those guys are pretty cool. We run California.
#UFC279
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Alexa Grasso says she’s too shy to bring her UFC title to Canelo’s fight in 🇲🇽 😅
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Jon Jones allegedly pulled a woman’s hair and headbutted a police car, causing damage to the vehicle, according to the arrest report from the Las Vegas Metro PD. More coming to
@espn
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Jorge Masvidal told
@arielhelwani
that if he beats Usman, he’d like to avenge his loss to
@WonderboyMMA
. I asked Wonderboy about the prospective baddest mf’er vs. nicest mf'er unification bout — and it was the most NMF answer you’d expect.
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UFC's Kelvin Gastelum again tests positive for marijuana
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Khabib Nurmagomedov said “only Tony Ferguson” would deserve the title shot next if he beats Dustin Poirier next week at UFC 242.
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Yair Rodriguez and Alexa Grasso came to root on fellow UFC fighter Cain Velasquez in his lucha libre debut
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Anderson Silva really clowned this man in his home country on his dad’s show at 46 years old. I can’t get over it
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UFC women’s strawweight contender Angela Hill is making her debut this weekend on the analyst desk for UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Shahbazyan. Good opportunity for someone who has come into her own over the last few years in the UFC, in the cage and outside of it.
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I love this so much
A playful slap and respectful hug put a bow on the battle between
@BrianTcity
and
@KoreanZombieMMA
at
#UFCFightIsland6
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Fight of the Night:
Kai Kara-France vs. Brandon Royval
Performances of the Night:
Jan Blachowicz
Israel Adesanya
#UFC253
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Kansas to offer 'real-time' scoring in MMA fights
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