MONTREAL – Dana White and Georges St-Pierre haven’t always been on good terms.
Over the decade-plus they worked together, White has chastised St-Pierre for wanting time off, questioned the welterweight champ’s …read more
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Georges St-Pierre was so not scared to defend his welterweight title against Nick Diaz, “Rush” did anything he could to sabotage their UFC 158 pay-per-view (PPV) main event, which took …read more
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Say hello to Ronda for us. Former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) interim welterweight champion, Colby Covington, is a pop culture personality now, right alongside Tila Tequila and that kid from …read more
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On Thursday, former welterweight an middleweight champion Georges St-Pierre announced his retirement from fighting during a press conference. Following the press conference, fighters reacted to the news via social media.
Now look at this video and you’ll understand why I wanted to fight with him, simply he’s one of the best оf all times. I just wanted to share cage with him while he’s active, that’s the… https://t.co/aYQf9mXKAY
— khabib nurmagomedov (@TeamKhabib) February 21, 2019
Thank you for everything you’ve done for our sport @GeorgesStPierre you’re a role model of a champ and a big inspiration for me. Enjoy you retirement.
— Rafael dos Anjos (@RdosAnjosMMA) February 21, 2019
🤙🏽 @GeorgesStPierre I hope you’re blessed in whatever you do from here #gsp https://t.co/yxfOWuRghS
— @CrisCyborg on IG #CyborgNation (@criscyborg) February 21, 2019
Thank you, @GeorgesStPierre. 🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦 https://t.co/DLjeu0i5iO
— The Mane Event™ (@EliasTheodorou) February 21, 2019
Thank you for everything you did for our sport @GeorgesStPierre you’re a living legend my friend
— Alistair Overeem (@Alistairovereem) February 21, 2019
Thank you @GeorgesStPierre for an incredible career. Thank you for shedding your sweat and blood to excite us. Enjoy the glory for the rest of your life. #salute
— Siyar The Great (@Siyarized) February 21, 2019
Happy retirement to one of the best to ever do it 🙏 https://t.co/q6CZhj212b
— Belal Muhammad (@bullyb170) February 21, 2019
#GOAT #RESPECT https://t.co/BzOpUOg1Wv
— Leonardo Santos (@LeoSantosbjj) February 21, 2019
The best to ever do it, had it all world class Wrestling 🤼🏻♂️ Striking 🥊 Jiujitsu 🥋 most importantly Heart ❤ and the nicest guy you will ever meet.
Pleasure i got to learn from you when i was over at 🌟🌟🌟
Enjoy your retirement @GeorgesStPierre pic.twitter.com/kM4pfwqVtP
— Paul Redmond (@RedserMma) February 21, 2019
“Today … I announce my retirement. There’s no tears. I’m happy to do it. It’s time to do it.” @GeorgesStPierre 🥋 pic.twitter.com/Z8NMZOemAC
— UFC (@ufc) February 21, 2019
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In a recent edition of The MMA Hour, Anthony Smith provided an assessment of Colby Covington’s demeanor off camera, calling the former interim welterweight champion “skittish.” Smith also had other …read more
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As expected, Georges St-Pierre has announced his retirement from mixed martial arts. The former UFC middleweight and welterweight champion made this announcement at a press conference inside the Bell Centre …read more
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Georges St-Pierre is expected to retire today (Feb. 21). St-Pierre is known for being the most dominant welterweight in the history of mixed martial arts. “Rush” reigned as the UFC …read more
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Reigning UFC welterweight champ Tyron Woodley has been chasing a fight with former welterweight champ Georges St-Pierre for years. Unfortunately for him, it now sounds as though St-Pierre is hanging …read more
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MMAjunkie Radio kicks off today at 8 p.m. ET (5 p.m. PT) with Robbie Lawler, Andre Fili and Freddie Roach.
Former welterweight champion Lawler will call in to talk about his …read more
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Today, news surfaced that former UFC middleweight and welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre plans to formally announce his retirement from mixed martial arts at a Thursday morning press conference in Montreal, …read more
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UFC veteran and former KSW lightweight title challenger Norman Parke has stepped in on short notice to replace Dricus Du Plessis in his scheduled bout against fellow former welterweight champion …read more
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Bellator MMA is in the middle of its welterweight tournament, and just recently saw Ryan Bader become the promotion’s first-ever “champ-champ” by winning the heavyweight Grand Prix after knocking out …read more
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With its welterweight tournament currently underway and its heavyweight bracket in the books, Bellator MMA is planning an event bigger grand prix — albeit in a smaller weight class — …read more
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It’s safe to say, 2018 went according to plan for Anthony Rocco Martin. After making the decision to move up to welterweight and start training at American Top Team, the …read more
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There may have been several more bouts remaining when Vicente Luque and Bryan Barberena concluded their wild welterweight duel, but it was clear that one post-fight award was already secured. …read more
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Tonight at Bellator 216, the talk will come to an end when Michael “Venom” Page (MVP) and Paul Daley square off in the quarterfinals of the welterweight grand prix. It …read more
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Bellator MMA is set to wrap up a doubleheader at the Mohegan Sun in Connecticut, closing with Bellator 216 headlined by a welterweight grudge match between Michael Page and Paul …read more
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Over the last year, Bellator MMA has had Grand Prix fever, promoting action-packed tournaments in its heavyweight and welterweight divisions. According to Bellator president Scott Coker, this exciting trend is …read more
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PHOENIX — At UFC Phoenix open workouts, James Vick discusses his loss to Justin Gaethje, what a fight with Paul Felder does for him, whether he’d consider fighting at welterweight, …read more
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Watch the Bellator 216: MVP vs. Daley weigh-in streaming live on Friday at 10:30 a.m. ET. Welterweight strikers Michael “Venom” Page meets rival Paul Daley in Saturday’s …read more
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Until 2016, there had only been one champion vs. champion fight in modern UFC history when Georges St-Pierre defended his welterweight title against then lightweight champion B.J. Penn.
Over the past …read more
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Former UFC lightweight champion Anthony Pettis plans to compete at 170 pounds for longer. After going 2-2 in his last four fights upon moving back to lightweight in 2017, …read more
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Former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) interim welterweight champion, Colby Covington, is slowly but surely fading from view as the world’s largest mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion keeps the 170-pound assembly …read more
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Years ago, under the Strikeforce banner, Paul Daley and Nick Diaz engaged in one of the greatest one-round fights in MMA history. The two welterweight stars swapped heavy artillery from …read more
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So that big welterweight showdown that the MMA world has waited years for between Michael “Venom” Page (MVP) and Paul Daley that will be going down Saturday night at Bellator …read more
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After finding fights at a consistent rate over his first two years as a pro, welterweight up and comer Charlie Johnson hit a detour in 2018.
While Johnson has missed over …read more
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Bellator 216 welterweight headliners Michael Page and Paul Daley were among the six fighters to have drug-test samples collected on Wednesday in New York ahead of this weekend’s fights.
MMA Fighting’s …read more
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Anthony Pettis doesn’t plan on being exclusive to the welterweight division, but he certainly isn’t treating his UFC Nashville main event as a one-off. Pettis will meet Stephen Thompson on …read more
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Anthony Pettis admits he wasn’t sure the UFC would grant him a chance to fight Stephen Thompson but figured he might as well give it a go.
“Man, I just posted …read more
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Brazil’s Michel Prazeres (26-2 MMA, 10-2 UFC) will welcome Austria’s Ismail Naurdiev (17-2 MMA, 0-0 UFC) to the UFC.
Promotion officials recently announced the welterweight matchup will take place at UFC …read more
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One of the most interesting striking match-ups in the UFC has just been made at welterweight. Two-time UFC welterweight title challenger Stephen Thompson will take on Anthony Pettis at UFC …read more
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UFC Fight Night 148 in Nashville will be headlined by a much-anticipated battle between Stephen Thompson and former lightweight champ Anthony Pettis, who moves up to welterweight for the first …read more
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If you thought the welterweight pairing of Stephen Thompson vs. Anthony Pettis felt a bit odd from the moment it was announced as the main event of UFC Nashville, you’re …read more
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Colby Covington keeps digging himself a deeper hole with Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) after not getting the welterweight title shot he wanted.
Less than one week after UFC president Dana White …read more
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Former UFC interim welterweight champion Colby Covington has done everything asked of him throughout his UFC career. Except for, according to UFC President Dana White, accept his recent fight offers.
Because …read more
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Former UFC welterweight Erick Silva expects to have an experience edge of his opponent at Bellator Former UFC welterweight Erick Silva will finally have his Bellator debut in a matter …read more
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Sherdog’s Jacob Debets spoke with welterweight contender Michael Chiesa at the UFC 234 media day about his successful move up to welterweight, his prediction for the Tyron Woodley-Kamaru Usman fight, …read more
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It didn’t take long for sparks to fly between U.K. welterweight rivals Paul Daley and Michael Page when they took to the stage at Wednesday’s Bellator press conference in London, …read more
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Two more bouts are official for UFC Prague.
On Wednesday, officials announced a welterweight bout between Carlo Pedersoli Jr. (11-2) and Dwight Grant (8-2), and a lightweight bout between Damir Ismagulov …read more
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When Colby Covington won the UFC interim welterweight title in June of 2018, he was promised a welterweight title shot opposite undisputed champ Tyron Woodley. Yet he never received that …read more
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UFC president Dana White clarifies Colby Covington’s current standing in the welterweight title picture. Colby Covington won the UFC interim title in June 2018, when he defeated Rafael dos …read more
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Colby Covington says he may take the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) to court. Covington has had some issues with the UFC ever since he became the interim welterweight champion. “Chaos” …read more
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Former UFC interim welterweight champion Colby Covington vows to make the promotion’s life “a living hell” if he’s not granted the title shot he was promised.
“We may have to go …read more
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At the UFC 235 press conference, former ONE and Bellator welterweight champ Ben Askren divulged that he and top welterweight contender Kamaru Usman very nearly came to blows backstage.
Days after …read more
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ONE Championship will head to Myanmar in March, and the welterweight title will be on the line.
Zebaztian Kadestam (11-4), the promotion’s new 170-pound champion, will defend his belt for the …read more
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Zebaztian Kadestam will defend his welterweight crown against Georgiy Kichigin in the One Championship “Reign of Valor” headliner on March 9. …read more
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Over the last few weeks, former ONE and Bellator welterweight champ Ben Askren has exchanged a number of barbs with UFC 235 welterweight title challenger Kamaru Usman — who he …read more
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Skip to 9:55 for the confrontation. Earlier this week, Ben Askren told the mixed martial arts (MMA) media that he was threatened by fellow welterweight contender, Kamaru Usman, when the …read more
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Kamaru Usman is cozy where he’s at in the front of the line and next up to receive a welterweight title shot at reigning champion Tyron Woodley, and he’s not …read more
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Demian Maia and Lyman Good faced each other in a welterweight clash tonight (Saturday, Feb. 2, 2019) at UFC Fight Night 144: “Assuncao vs. Moraes 2,” inside Northeast Olympic Training …read more
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The rumors of Demian Maia’s demise have greatly exaggerated.
The former welterweight title contender stepped into his latest contest against Lyman Good off three straight losses and at 41-years of age …read more
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This is the UFC Fortaleza live blog for Demian Maia vs. Lyman Good, a welterweight bout at Saturday’s UFC event at Centro de Formacao Olimpica do Nordeste in Fortaleza, Brazil.
Maia, …read more
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Demian Maia tapped out Lyman Good. The two fighters met in a welterweight bout at the UFC on ESPN+ 2 from the Centro de Formação Olímpica do Nordeste in Fortaleza, …read more
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Check out the highlights from the welterweight bout between Thiago Alves and Max Griffin at UFC Fight Night: …read more
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Colby Covington is officially no longer the UFC’s interim welterweight champion.
That’s according to UFC president Dana White, who confirmed the news in a recent interview with the Las Vegas Review-Journal. …read more
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LAS VEGAS — Before the UFC 235 press conference, welterweight champion Tyron Woodley discussed his upcoming title defense against Kamaru Usman, Colby Covington’s war with the UFC, and much more. …read more
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Maybe it is due to Dana White’s constant aspersions of his welterweight champion Tyron Woodley that the 170-pound class hasn’t quite seemed to be the glamour division it used to …read more
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At UFC 235 Tyron Woodley will defend his welterweight title. However, it will not be against Colby Covington, rather he will take on Kamaru Usman.
To many, the news was …read more
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The war of words between welterweight standouts Kamaru Usman and Ben Askren continued Thursday.
They haven’t fought in a cage yet, but Usman and Askren have gotten into it over social …read more
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Colby Covington is no longer the interim welterweight champion and he’s not even guaranteed the next shot at the 170-pound title. That’s coming directly from UFC president Dana White, who …read more
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Bringing you the weird and wild from the world of MMA each and every weeknight Welcome to Midnight Mania!
Kamaru Usman and welterweight champion Tyron Woodley got into a heated …read more
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FORTALEZA, Brazil — Lyman Good discusses his UFC Fortaleza fight with Demian Maia and what a win would mean in terms of welterweight rankings, his thoughts on Ben Askren finally …read more
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Get the scoop on the early fights from UFC Fortaleza, featuring a bevy of prospects and a potential welterweight slugfest between Max Griffin and Thiago Alves. My apologies for the …read more
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This weekend, on the main card of UFC Fortaleza, former UFC middleweight and welterweight title challenger Demian Maia will return to the cage for a scrap with Lyman Good.
However …read more
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Looking back on his 2018, welterweight veteran David Michaud feels the year was a mixed bag. Though he was able to put up strong performances in his fights, he was …read more
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Leon Edwards made no secret that he wanted to fight Darren Till at UFC London during a recent appearance on MMA Fighting’s Eurobash and he didn’t hold back when he …read more
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Colby Covington is not very happy with the UFC right now. In fact, the former UFC interim welterweight champion is so disgruntled that he recently dared the promotion to release …read more
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INGLEWOOD — Backstage at Bellator 214, Jon Fitch discusses his upcoming title challenge against welterweight champion Rory MacDonald, MacDonald’s loss to Gegard Mousasi, wanting to end his career by collecting …read more
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Gunnar Nelson was forced to rally from behind to claim a submission win over Alex Oliveira after a hellish first five-minutes to their UFC 231 welterweight clash.
After being on …read more
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INGLEWOOD, Calif. – Rory MacDonald took some positive lessons away from his loss to Bellator middleweight champ Gegard Mousasi.
MacDonald (20-5 MMA, 2-1 BMMA), the current welterweight titleholder, attempted to jump …read more
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INGLEWOOD, Calif. — Backstage at Bellator 214, welterweight champion Rory MacDonald discusses his upcoming title showdown against Jon Fitch, having another child on the way, his loss to Gegard Mousasi, …read more
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Darren Till launches an attack against several of his fellow welterweights on social media. Darren Till is fired up ahead of his upcoming welterweight bout against Jorge Masvidal at UFC …read more
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Kevin Lee claims the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) offered him a big welterweight fight, but he wasn’t on board. Lee was seen in action last month. He attempted to avenge …read more
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Kevin Lee had an opportunity to make the jump up to the welterweight division and immediately fight a top contender. He wasn’t into it, though, and decided to turn the …read more
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Former title contender, Darren Till, is pumping the brakes on his move to middleweight as there is still unfinished business at 170 pounds. That includes welterweight interloper, Jorge Masvidal, who …read more
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Tyron Woodley will defend his welterweight belt against Kamaru Usman on March 2 and while there will be many interested onlookers, few will be more focused on the outcome than …read more
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Believe it or not, living in fear of welterweight bully, Colby Covington, is not enough to keep Joe Rogan away from the UFC broadcast table.
In fact, the part-time funnyman plans …read more
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For a seven-day free trial of ESPN+ click here; otherwise, you might miss the welterweight fireworks in the UFC Nashville five-round main event, which features kickboxing sensation, Stephen Thompson, welcoming …read more
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At UFC 235 in March, Tyron Woodley will defend his welterweight belt against Kamaru Usman to the surprise of many, including Woodley’s own coach Din Thomas. …read more
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Rory MacDonald is back in the welterweight division and set to embark on an historic assignment — defending his Bellator title throughout a grand-prix tournament.
MacDonald will fight Jon Fitch on …read more
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At long last, Jorge Masvidal is set to return to the cage. The fan favorite welterweight contender will battle former title challenger Darren Till in the main event of the …read more
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Despite rumblings of a potential matchup, Santiago Ponzinibbio vs. Rafael Dos Anjos has yet to be officially signed.
The #7 ranked welterweight, “Ponz” spoke to MMAFighting and explained why he thinks …read more
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In March, Anthony Pettis will move up from the 155-pound division to challenge former title challenger Stephen Thompson at welterweight, and win or lose, Pettis claims the fight was a …read more
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He’s also not a Tribal Chief, but that never stopped him from playing the part. Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) could be saying goodbye to longtime welterweight fan favorite, Mike Perry, …read more
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Anthony Pettis used to be the UFC lightweight champion, and also fought at featherweight in 2016. However, his first fight in 2019 will be at welterweight, where he will take …read more
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Late last year, fan favorite welterweight and lightweight contender Donald Cerrone started calling for a fight with former lightweight and featherweight champ Conor McGregor. Though Cerrone was then booked for …read more
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The UFC returns to Nashville in March, and a former lightweight champion meets a former welterweight title challenger in the main event.
UFC on ESPN+ 6 is official for March 23 …read more
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The first finish of the night came in fast as Chance Rencountre ended Kyle Stewart. The two fighters met in a welterweight bout at the UFC on ESPN+ 1 event …read more
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BROOKLYN, N.Y. – A four-fight winning streak is nothing to sneeze at in the UFC, especially when it comes in the crowded welterweight division.
More wins usually get a fighter better …read more
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After spending some time in the welterweight division, longtime Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) veteran Donald Cerrone, the winningest fighter in the history of the promotion, will finally make his return …read more
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Darren Till isn’t moving up to 185 pounds just yet.
The 26-year-old Liverpool native will fight Jorge Masvidal (32-13) in the welterweight main event of UFC London at The O2 Arena …read more
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The UFC’s return to London features a pair of intriguing welterweight bouts at the top of the lineup. Darren Till is staying at welterweight.
UFC president Dana White confirmed with ESPN …read more
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A pair of welterweight fights will headline the UFC’s return to London with Darren Till facing Jorge Masvidal in the main event while Leon Edwards meets Gunnar Nelson in the …read more
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While fans have long speculated that Darren Till will eventually outgrow the welterweight division, “The Gorilla” himself finally seems to be plotting a move to 185 pounds — but not …read more
Source:: Sherdog
As it was revealed today, the UFC looks to be returning to Nashville, Tennesse in March as the first fight for the event was reported to be the welterweight scrap …read more
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Stephen Thompson and Anthony Pettis have verbally agreed to a welterweight bout for the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s upcoming visit to Nashville on March 23. …read more
Source:: Sherdog
Maybe Stephen Thompson and Anthony Pettis have a future as matchmakers.
Following a social media exchange that saw Pettis asking fans if he should step up to welterweight to fight Thompson, …read more
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