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Cyborg gives up on fighting at 135 lbs.

After over a year of going back and forth with the media and herself, Cris Cyborg has finally admitted she will not be able to drop the bantamweight division.

Chris PalmquistDec 152 min read

Post fight tweet gallery

Win and lose and NC, a number of fighters took to their social networks after a huge weekend of fights, with a wide variety of messages.

Oliveria tops TUF 20 Finale salaries

Today the Nevada Athletic Commission released the full salary information for this past weekend’s TUF 20 Finale which took place at the Palms Casino in Las Vegas.

Joe Rogan will NOT be fighting CM Punk

Joe Lauzon on Twitter to the UFC: “Can we please see @joerogan welcome @CMPunk to the @UFC and be his first opponent?”

White: Diaz needs to get serious or retire

Dana White: “[Rafael Dos Anjos] absolutely destroyed [Nate Diaz]. It was a one-sided beating. Diaz needs to either get serious about this sport, get his head together or retire.”

Chris PalmquistDec 154 min read

UG reacts when personal trainer texts Napao harsh post-fight advice

Text to Gabriel Gonzaga: “IF UFC doesn’t cut you, I’ll train you and get you in shape. Not free… I’m a proven champion and one of the best fitness trainers in the world.”

Diaz: Training injury to blame for loss

Nate Diaz: “I ran into some issues in camp, and I wish I could’ve fought and won. I know what I can do. I had to come and get paid.”

JDS, Miocic, Mitrione, Entwistle earn $50,000 performance bonuses

At the post-fight press conference for the UFC on FOX 13, performance bonuses were awarded, with each fighter receiving an additional $50,000.

Twitter reacts to JDS vs. Miocic

Guilherme Cruz: “JDS told me before the fight you can’t fight like Cain Velasquez for 25 minutes if you’re not Velasquez. Stipe Miocic getting tired.”

Dec 144 min read

White: Nurmagomedov not fully healthy, dos Anjos next for Pettis

Dana White: “I would say if Khabib Nurmagomedov is healthy right now, probably Khabib. But he’s not. So it’s Rafael dos Anjos.”

Palhares: I didn’t do anything wrong

Rousimar Palhares: “In this sport, you won’t survive if you don’t lock the position really tight. I believe I did what I should have done to win.”

White: Gadelha won’t get ‘Paul Daley’d’

Dana Whtie: “[Jedrzejczyk] landed a kick, the bell rang and then [Gadelha] hit her with a punch. And then she completely apologized for doing it.”