‘Shogun' Rua undergoes knee surgery in Brazil
(https:)Mauricio Rua went under the knife Wednesday night in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
The former UFC and PRIDE champion pulled out of a UFC Japan main event bout with Ovince Saint Preux in September due to an injury, and was forced to undergo surgery on his left knee to fix the damage.
Chase Sherman meets Shamil Abdurakhimov at UFC Shanghai
(https:)The UFC is heading to mainland China and its bringing Chase Sherman — and his gifs — along for the ride.
The loquacious heavyweight prospect will meet Shamil Abdurakhimov at UFC Shanghai on Nov. 25, the promotion announced Wednesday. The fight was first reported on Monday by MMA Today.
Bisping suspects GSP used PEDs
(https:)Maybe he needed to ‘clear the steroids’ out of his system.
Bisping suspects that the reason St-Pierre delayed their first bout was because he needed to flush the steroids out of his system.
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Carlos Condit vs. Neil Magny set for UFC 219
(https:)The return of “The Natural Born Killer” is set.
Former WEC welterweight champion and UFC interim welterweight champion Carlos Condit will meet Neil Magny on Dec. 30 at UFC 219. The FS1 show UFC Tonight reported the bout on Wednesday.
UFC legend Matt Hughes returns to hospital to honor nurses who treated him after crash
(https:)Just four months after incurring a serious injury in a crash that could have been deadly, Matt Hughes was standing up, walking around and laughing with friends and family.
Hughes, the UFC Hall of Famer, returned to HSHS St. John’s Hospital on Tuesday to honor the two nurses who treated him immediately after his truck-train crash in June, per a release sent out by the hospital. Hughes attended the event with his wife Audra and daughters Hanna and Katelyn.
Jon Fitch pays tribute to Tom Petty with (a pretty darn good) rendition of 'Learning to Fly'
(mmajunkie.com)MMA fighters have quite frequently used Tom Petty’s catalog as walkout music, so when the music icon passed away late Monday, the news struck close to home for many competitors.
Petty, 66, died after suffering cardiac arrest, ending a life and music career that had a global impact. When it comes to MMA, Petty’s music is perhaps best associated with former UFC middleweight champion Chris Weidman, who famously walks out to “I Won’t Back Down.”
Petty’s music clearly had an influence on others, though, including Jon Fitch (30-7-1). The current PFL welterweight champion and former UFC welterweight title challenger apparently has some music talent in his back pocket, and after Petty’s passing, he honored him with a rendition of “Learning to Fly.”
Augusto Mendes injured, out of UFC Sao Paulo bout with Boston Salmon
(https:)Augusto Mendes will no longer compete at the UFC Sao Paulo card on Oct. 28.
The jiu-jitsu expert was looking forward to competing in Brazil for the first time as a professional MMA fighter, but was forced out of a bantamweight clash with Boston Salmon after sustaining a left ankle and left tibia injury.
A replacement is being sought for Salmon. MMA Fighting confirmed the news with sources following a report by Combate.
ONE announces ‘David vs. Goliath’ openweight bout between Aung La N Sang and Alain Ngalani
(https:)Fans craving the old school MMA days that were free of weight classes are getting a treat from Singapore’s ONE Championship promotion.
On Monday, ONE announced that middleweight champion Aung La N Sang will take on heavyweight Alain Ngalani in a five-round, non-title openweight bout at the ‘ONE: Hero’s Dream’ show on Nov. 3 at the Thuwunna Indoor Stadium in Yangon, Myanmar. A press release dubbed it ONE’s first-ever ‘David vs. Goliath’ matchup.
Max Holloway vs. Frankie Edgar set to headline UFC 218 in Detroit
(https:)Max Holloway’s first title defense has been booked.
The Hawaiian fighter will defend his UFC featherweight belt against Frankie Edgar in the main event of UFC 218. The event is set to take place on Dec. 2 at the Little Caesars Arena in Detroit. The news was first reported on Tuesday night by ESPN, and was later confirmed by MMA Fighting’s Ariel Helwani.
Conor McGregor praises Max Holloway’s capture of 145 title, open to fight at 155
(https:)For MMA fighters, getting praise from Conor McGregor is a pretty rare phenomenon, but in Glasgow on Friday night the Irishman heaped praise on UFC featherweight champion Max Holloway.
Although he first announced that he “sonned” the Hawaiian when they fought back in 2014, the SBG fighter went on to praise how he reacted to the decision loss at the TD Garden, in what was only McGregor’s second outing with the UFC.
Cris Cyborg claims the UFC is trying to nickle and dime her on Holly Holm fight
(https:)The UFC continues to struggle with their women's featherweight champion Cris Cyborg.
The relationship between the two has never been great, with the promotion signing Cris back in 2015 on a unique contract that kept her fighting for female promotion Invicta FC while they tried to pressure her into cutting down to 135 pounds for a showdown with Ronda Rousey. Over the next two years, Cyborg regularly complained about poor treatment from the promotion (real and imagined) so I suppose it should be no surprise they're butting heads again.
UFC middleweight Rafael Natal retires from MMA
(https:)UFC middleweight Rafael Natal hung up his gloves.
The Brazilian fighter, who competed inside the Octagon 17 times over the last seven years, announced on Monday’s edition of The MMA Hour that he has decided to retire from his mixed martial arts career.
