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Daniel Cormier has a change of heart regarding Jon Jones relationship

BAD MMA News — Mon, 08 Jun 2026 19:08:32 +0000

Not many rivalries inside the octagon come bigger than the true hatred Jon Jones and Daniel Cormier once shared for each other. Twice during their careers under the UFC banner, Jones and Cormier collided, with their feud transcending the cage. In a closely fought first contest , ‘Bones’ retained his light heavyweight title and handed ‘DC’ the first defeat of his professional career

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Dricus Du Plessis reveals the best fighter he’s faced, and the toughest

BAD MMA News — Thu, 09 Apr 2026 08:18:08 +0000

Former middleweight champion Dricus Du Plessis has defeated three former titleholders including Sean Strickland twice. He holds wins over Robert Whittaker and Israel Adesanya and successfully defended the championship twice during his title reign

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Islam Makhachev fires back at Ilia Topuria: ‘We both know who chickened out’

BAD MMA News — Thu, 12 Mar 2026 06:10:59 +0000

The war of words between UFC welterweight champion Islam Makhachev and lightweight titleholder Ilia Topuria continues to head up. Topuria headlines the UFC event at the White House on June 14 against interim titleholder Justin Gaethje , but would rather be facing Makhachev

Ilia Topuria accuses Islam Makhachev of ducking White House matchup

BAD MMA News — Wed, 11 Mar 2026 07:09:14 +0000

Lightweight champion Ilia Topuria headlines the UFC event at the White House on June 14 against interim titleholder Justin Gaethje , but he wanted to take on welterweight champion Islam Makhachev instead. When Topuria relinquished his featherweight title to move up to the lightweight division, he was not only chasing two-division UFC champion status, he was chasing a fight against Makhachev. During the same timeframe, Makhachev vacated his lightweight title and moved up to the welterweight division seeking two-division UFC champion accolades.

Ilia Topuria accuses Islam Makhachev of ducking White House matchup – MMA Weekly

Dana White shares first response to Tom Aspinall signing with Eddie Hearn

BAD MMA News — Fri, 06 Mar 2026 16:00:44 +0000

Dana White has shared an unusual response to Eddie Hearn ‘s new management deal with Tom Aspinall . White and Hearn have been landing blows as their rivalry has significantly intensified over recent weeks.

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Streamer gets knocked out after threatening to hit ex-UFC fighter

BAD MMA News — Wed, 18 Feb 2026 21:02:27 +0000

Streamer and part-time boxer Nurideen Shabazz, better known as Deen the Great, was on the wrong end of a beating when he stepped up to a former UFC fighter. As Mike Tyson famously said, social media has made people too comfortable with disrespecting others and not getting punched in the face for it. Since that quote, influencers have evolved and have started insulting people to their faces, though the outcome often remains the same

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Sean Strickland and Michel Pereira share wild sparring session

BAD MMA News — Fri, 30 Jan 2026 04:58:49 +0000

What happens when two men who take sparring entirely seriously collide? Fireworks

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Dana White actually has nice words for Bob Arum

BAD MMA News — Wed, 21 Jan 2026 06:11:47 +0000

It’s not often that Dana White puts his feelings aside to give credit to somebody he has public hatred for. However, that was the case when questioned about Bob Arum , a man he has long been critical of, earlier this week. Arum is among the absolute top tier of boxing promoters, having founded Top Rank and promoting some of the biggest fighters the sport has ever seen.

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Rival says he’d ‘smash’ lightweight champion Ilia Topuria’s face in

BAD MMA News — Wed, 05 Nov 2025 06:05:55 +0000

Former featherweight champion Ilia Topuria relinquished the 145-pound title and moved up to the lightweight division to compete for the undisputed 155-pound crown against former champion Charles Oliveira at UFC 317 last June. He knocked out “do Bronxs” in the first round to capture the lightweight title. Who “El Matador” will face in his first title defense remains unclear, but rival and No.

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Rival says he’d ‘smash’ lightweight champion Ilia Topuria’s face in – MMA Weekly

Jake Paul vs. Gervonta Davis kicked out by Georgia commission, moved to new location

BAD MMA News — Thu, 18 Sep 2025 21:13:56 +0000

Jake Paul ‘s proposed fight against Gervonta Davis will still go ahead on November 14, but it will no longer be in Atlanta, Georgia. Influencer boxing has soared to the forefront of the sport, with each year seemingly getting more bizarre.

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