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Dustin Poirier jokes he’s ‘getting jacked’ after UFC retirement: ‘I’m getting on steroids’

BAD MMA News — Fri, 04 Jul 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Dustin Poirier | Photo by Luke Hales/Getty Images Dustin Poirier has big plans once his UFC career is over. Later this month, Poirier will make the walk to the cage for the final time when he takes on Max Holloway for the ‘BMF’ title in the main event of UFC 318 . The event was built around Poirier’s impending retirement, with the promotion heading to New Orleans specifically for “The Diamond,” and he admits he’s got a lot of emotions as he prepares to make his last walk.

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Dustin Poirier jokes he’s ‘getting jacked’ after UFC retirement: ‘I’m getting on steroids’ – MMA Fighting

Ranked UFC veteran ready to welcome Donald Cerrone back to octagon

BAD MMA News — Wed, 19 Feb 2025 17:44:12 +0000

Stephen Thompson likes the idea of a potential fight with Donald Cerrone . Cerrone (36-17 MMA, 23-14 UFC) recently announced that he has re-entered the UFC’s drug-testing pool and plans to come back from retirement for two more fights. A longtime UFC veteran himself, Thompson (17-8-1 MMA, 12-8-1 UFC) thinks a fight with Cerrone makes sense. “I’m thinking April, May time, I think would be cool just because I’m a huge fan of Cerrone, and he comes from that old school era that I kind of came from almost 13, 14 years ago,” Thompson said on the “OverDogs Podcast “. “So, it’s cool that he wants to jump back out there. “I thought it would be awesome if he doesn’t want to cut the weight to 155 maybe to make that fight at 170

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Ranked UFC veteran ready to welcome Donald Cerrone back to octagon – MMA Junkie

KSI claims 4 former UFC fighters declined boxing match before Dillon Danis accepted

BAD MMA News — Tue, 11 Feb 2025 22:39:14 +0000

One way or another, KSI apparently was dead set on facing an MMA fighter in his next boxing match. Misfits Boxing last week announced that KSI – the YouTuber, rapper and PRIME co-founder – will take on former Bellator fighter and jiu-jitsu ace Dillon Danis in a 185-pound fight that will headline a March 29 event in Manchester, England.

KSI claims 4 former UFC fighters declined boxing match before Dillon Danis accepted – MMA Junkie

Michael Bisping, Paul Felder suggest Donald Cerrone’s UFC return opponent

BAD MMA News — Thu, 02 Jan 2025 18:59:53 +0000

Michael Bisping and Paul Felder would like to see Donald Cerrone rematch a former UFC foe in his return. Cerrone (36-17 MMA, 23-14 UFC), 41, announced that he has re-entered the drug testing pool and plans to come back from retirement for two more UFC fights. His aim is to complete 50 fights under the Zuffa banner. Bisping suggested the skidding Tony Ferguson (25-11 MMA, 15-9 UFC), who’s lost a UFC record eight-straight fights. Ferguson and Cerrone fought in June 2019 at UFC 238, where Ferguson scored a Round 2 doctor stoppage TKO of “Cowboy” in a Fight of the Night battle

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Michael Bisping, Paul Felder suggest Donald Cerrone’s UFC return opponent – MMA Junkie

Spinning Back Clique LIVE (noon ET): Fighter of the Year awards review, 2025 MMA predictions, interview with Eddie Alvarez

BAD MMA News — Mon, 30 Dec 2024 13:47:59 +0000

Check out this week’s “Spinning Back Clique,” MMA Junkie’s weekly live show that takes a spin through the biggest topics in mixed martial arts. This week’s panel of Dan Tom, Matt Wells, Mike Bohn will join host Danny Segura live at noon ET (9 a.m. PT) to discuss and debate the following topics: We chat with former UFC and Bellator champion Eddie Alvarez , who returns to the ring on Jan. 25 to headline BKFC Knucklemania 5 against fellow veteran Jeremy Stephens. We discuss his return fight and career, along with some of the recent things happening in MMA

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Spinning Back Clique LIVE (noon ET): Fighter of the Year awards review, 2025 MMA predictions, interview with Eddie Alvarez – MMA Junkie

Donald Cerrone re-enters drug testing pool, plans summer UFC return

BAD MMA News — Fri, 27 Dec 2024 21:51:34 +0000

Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone announced his retirement from fighting following his UFC 276 submission loss to Jim Miller in July 2022. Nearly three years later, the 41-year old is planning a comeback. The first hurdle Cerrone must cross before stepping back in the cage is to re-enter the UFC anti-doping drug testing program. On Friday, Cerrone announced that he had done that. “I just re-entered the testing pool,” Cerrone said on the “Pacman Jones Show .” “I have to be six months clean. Probably June, July we will make the comeback

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Donald Cerrone re-enters drug testing pool, plans summer UFC return – MMA Weekly

Donald Cerrone targets summer UFC return after re-entering drug testing pool

BAD MMA News — Fri, 27 Dec 2024 20:39:50 +0000

Donald Cerrone is taking the proper steps to make his UFC return a reality in 2025. Cerrone (36-17 MMA, 23-14 UFC), who at a time held UFC returns for fights, wins, finishes and bonuses, retired from competition in July 2022. He went winless in his final seven octagon appearances and admitted his love for the sport had fizzled .

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Donald Cerrone targets summer UFC return after re-entering drug testing pool – MMA Junkie

Joel Alvarez wants to welcome Donald Cerrone back to UFC: ‘It would be a dream’

BAD MMA News — Mon, 16 Dec 2024 22:19:30 +0000

TAMPA, Fla. – Joel Alvarez thinks the odds are that a move to welterweight is next. At UFC on ESPN 63 at Amalie Arena, Alvarez (22-3 MMA, 7-2 UFC) knocked out veteran fighter Drakkar Klose early in their bout and immediately indicated his days at lightweight could be over due to the difficulty of the weight cut.

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Joel Alvarez wants to welcome Donald Cerrone back to UFC: ‘It would be a dream’ – MMA Junkie

Johnny Eblen rips Donald Cerrone wanting UFC return after steroid use: ‘It’s not a good look’

BAD MMA News — Mon, 21 Oct 2024 13:45:13 +0000

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia – Bellator middleweight champion Johnny Eblen is not a fan of UFC Hall of Famer Donald Cerrone eyeing a comeback to MMA. Cerrone (36-17 MMA, 23-14 UFC) retired after a submission loss to Jim Miller, and was quickly inducted as a part of the UFC’s 2023 Hall of Fame.

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Johnny Eblen rips Donald Cerrone wanting UFC return after steroid use: ‘It’s not a good look’ – MMA Junkie

Daniel Cormier: ‘It doesn’t feel right for enhanced Donald Cerrone to return’

BAD MMA News — Thu, 17 Oct 2024 15:28:10 +0000

Earlier this week, UFC legend Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone stated his plans to come out of retirement for two more fights to reach the milestone of 50 fights under the Zuffa LLC banner (UFC and WEC). Cerrone retired in July 2022 with 48 combined fights inside the UFC and WEC octagons. In the two years away from competition, Cerrone has admittedly used performance enhancing substances

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Daniel Cormier: ‘It doesn’t feel right for enhanced Donald Cerrone to return’ – MMA Weekly