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NewsA look back: Joe Lauzon’s first fight
Joe Lauzon wasn’t always a top tier fighter, no fighter ever starts as one. In a recent Q&A on Reddit, Lauzon shared a video of his first fight.
NewsChris Weidman: I have no problem going to 205
Chris Weidman: “So those are the fights I’m going to fight. But if it comes to the point where ’85 looks a little stale, I have no problem going to 205.”
NewsSen. John McCain plans to order UFC 172
“I have to give John McCain credit,” said Lorenzo Fertitta. “Without him doing what he did back in the ’90s to force regulation, this sport would be dead. “
NewsCoach Roach: GSP was suffering migraines, wanted to take two years off
Marco Villegas recently spoke with sometime boxing coach for Georges S-Pierre Freddie Roach, who offered some insight into St-Pierre’s retirement.
NewsCoach wants Pettis vs. Aldo at 150 lb. Team Pettis not interested
Andre Pederneiras: “Nobody wants to take the other’s title, we want to see the fight and do a great show for everybody. Aldo would move up a little, Pettis cuts a little…”
NewsJones: Gustafsson fight humbled me
“I just won by decision,” said Jones Jones of the fight with Alexander Gustafsson. “I just squeaked out a victory. I’ve been humbled. It’s an empowering thing.”
NewsKenny Florian: Why Nova Uniao is amazingly great
Patience and goodwill towards the poor youth in Rio has helped Andre Pederneiras create two of the best UFC fighters the world has ever seen.
Ultimate Fighting Cartoons: Coming Soon!
Former welterweight Johnson returns to UFC in light heavyweight division
Combat sports execs unite to support head trauma study
Belfort calls for more stringent drug testing of his opponents
Vinny Magalhaes: Estimated purse figures ‘suck’
