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NewsOpponents of MMA in NY offer poisoned bill
Opponents of the MMA bill in New York are trying to poison it with additions that appear well intentioned, but are in actually intended to keep MMA out of NY.
NewsOvereem: Roy Nelson was like the Hulk
Alistair Overeem: “Every time I hit him, I could see in his eyes he wanted to take my head off. Every time I hit him, he got more angry, kind of like the Hulk or something.”
NewsDos Anjos fought Pettis with torn MCL
At the post-fight press conference, Raphael Dos Anjos revealed that three weeks prior to his title fight UFC 185, he torn his MCL in training.
NewsJedrzejczyk: No one believed in me
Joanna Jedrzejczyk: “I was working so hard on my wrestling, but no one believed in me. I’m not a striker anymore. I’m a complete mixed martial artist.”
NewsDos Anjos, Jedzeczyk, Pearson, Dariush win $50k bonuses at UFC 185
Tonight at the post-fight press conference for UFC 185, President Dana White announced the winners of the event’s performance bonuses.
NewsDos Anjos dominates Pettis; takes UFC lightweight title
The main event of UFC 185 featured a lightweight title fight between champion Anthony Pettis and challenger Rafael Dos Anjos.
NewsJedrzejczyk dominates, TKOs Esparza; captures strawweight title
The co-main event of UFC 185 featured Carla Esparza defending the first ever strawweight title for the first time against challenger Joanna Jedzeczyk.
White: I didn’t love it [Hendricks’ win]
Cerrone: I’m going to come f**king unglued
Twitter reacts to Dos Anjos’ domination of Anthony Pettis
White: Cowboy vs Nurmagomedov winner likely gets title shot vs RDA
Twitter reacts to new UFC champion Jedrzejczyk’s dominant performance
