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At UFC 173, T.J. Dillashaw beat Renan Barao in a huge upset to win the bantamweight title on May 24.
People were shocked to see a winning MMA fighter tap out because he no longer wanted to beat his opponent.
The main event of UFC 173 will feature Renan Barao, current UFC bantamweight champion, against TJ Dillashaw of Team Alpha Male.
Many mixed martial arts fans do not realize that some referees are also experts in the sport, and referee Leon Roberts showed just how good he was in MMA. The ref recently stopped a match between Nathias Frederick and Ahmed Aswald by performing a rear-naked choke against Frederick.
Cain Velasquez is set to fight Fabricio Werdum for the UFC heavyweight title at UFC 180 on November 15, 2014. The big faceoff will be held in Mexico City.
Silva posted a 2011 interview of Sonnen on Instagram wherein the American gave racist comments, particularly addressed to Brazilians. Silva described Sonnen as a "racist".
Phil Davis grabbed the opportunity to attack Jon Jones during a conference call for UFC 172 on April 21, 2014. Davis hijacked the conference several times, saying that Jones should have lost to Alexander Gustafsson in their last match in September 2013 and cutting off the light heavyweight champion.
UFC Champ Ronda Rousey has reportedly commented that if her potential opponent, Cris "Cyborg" Justino, joins the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), the latter could destroy the entire sport as far as the women's division of mixed martial arts (MMA) is concerned.
The game will feature UFC Women's Bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey among other female fighters.
Former middleweight champion Anderson Silva explained what went wrong during his devastating knockout loss against Chris Weidman on July 7 at UFC 162, which was his first knockout loss in his Ultimate Fighting Championship career.
MLB legend Darryl Strawberry said he's an admirer of New England Patriots quarterback Tim Tebow, adding he wished he could have been like the backup quarterback during his playing career.
After all the hoopla and pre-fight analysis, it all comes down to this. MMA kingpin Anderson Silva defending his UFC middleweight title for the 11th consecutive time against hard-hitting, undefeated contender Chris Weidman at UFC 162 in Las Vegas, Nevada (10 p.m ET).
Reigning UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva dismissed a super fight against fellow UFC titleholders Jon Jones and George St. Pierre, adding the only thing that would enhance his legacy is to fight former light heavyweight champion Roy Jones Jr.
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