Nobody ever won a UFC fight this fast
RONDA Rousey stopped Cat Zingano with an acrobatic armbar 14 seconds into the first round, dramatically defending her 61kg title at UFC 184.
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Nobody has finished a UFC fight this quickly
AND hardly anyone has done it with this much flair. Mixed martial arts star Ronda Rousey has dramatically defended her title. See how she did it.
What has Jon Jones done now?
UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Jon Jones is no stranger to controversy, and his most recent press conference ended very unexpectedly.
Brock Lesnar walks out on WWE
BROCK Lesnar could be headed back to the UFC after failing to come to terms with Vince McMahon on a new WWE contract.
UFC fighter and ring girl feud heats up
THE war of words between the UFC’s highest profile female fighter, Ronda Rousey, and high profile ring card girl, Arianny Celeste, has ignited once again.
Fighting pioneer’s amazing answer
HOLLYWOOD hero Gina Carano provided a moving response when asked what she thinks about this weekend’s historical UFC 184.
Stunning reason ‘bully’ is angry
THE “bully” that was beaten up by a former UFC fighter isn’t angry about the leaked footage – it’s something equally ridiculous.
MMA fighter destroys bully troll
THE moral of this modern David and Goliath story is, if you’re going to troll a professional MMA fighter, expect to get smashed.
Aussie punter turns $5 into $139k
ONE online sportsbook lost almost $1 million on Sunday’s UFC card as 10 of 11 underdogs pulled off upsets. Prepare for some serious betting envy.
Top-5 knockouts in UFC history
We’ve seen some great knockouts in the UFC’s 21 year history but here are the five we thought reigned above all.
‘Ring girls paid more than fighters’
RONDA Rousey isn’t usually one to criticise the UFC but the two-time judo Olympian did hit out at one aspect of fighter pay this week.
UFC: A bloody disgrace or bloody amazing?
IT’S the most brutal and controversial sport on the planet and now it’s coming to Adelaide. Should the UFC be welcomed — or banned? Read the arguments and have your say.
Video: Fight knight MMA style
RUSSIA’S top MMA company, M-1 Global, has announced plans to stage regular fights between fully armoured ‘knights’. With swords. Seriously.
What on Earth is in his mouth?
FACING the best-trained fighters in the world isn’t dangerous enough for Benson Henderson. He feels the need to do so with a sharp choking hazard in his mouth.
Kelly wins but unhappy with performance
DAN Kelly has vowed to deliver a better performance in his next UFC match up after recording the second victory of his career today.
Kelly ready to make UFC debut in Colorado
DAN Kelly risks his unbeaten record and future in the fight game when he makes his UFC debut on foreign soil this weekend against American Patrick Walsh.
Aussie UFC star latest to test positive
A BAD week for the UFC just got worse. Australia’s highest ranked fighter has followed in Anderson Silva’s footsteps with a positive drug test.
McGregor calls out lightweight king
CONOR McGregor’s featherweight title fight against Jose Aldo is set for May, but the polarising Irishman has set his sights on Anthony Pettis’ lightweight title.
Kelly hits his peak at altitude
MELBOURNE UFC fighter Daniel Kelly is reviving altitude training techniques he first learned 20 years ago in a bid to win the biggest fight of his career.
‘Nothing scares me more than being average’
HE’S been hailed as Australia’s best hope of winning a UFC championship and when you listen to Jake Matthews speak, it’s easy to understand why.
Silva claims ‘he didn’t use steroids’
UFC legend Anderson Silva is protesting his innocence after testing positive for two different types of steroids before his last fight.
Is this the UFC’s darkest day?
THE self-proclaimed fastest-growing sport in the world has been plunged into turmoil after the downfall of its biggest star.
Taunting Anderson ‘Spider’ Silva is stupid
ANDERSON Silva won a unanimous decision in his comeback fight, trouncing a trash-talking taunting Nick Diaz at UFC 183.
‘F*** him!’ UFC star sends a message
THEY don’t come much more brash than rising UFC phenomenon Conor McGregor, as his display yesterday demonstrated.
Jones ridiculed after failed cocaine test
JON Jones has been labelled the “best gram for gram fighter in the world” after admitting himself into a rehab centre for cocaine.
Brutal spinning backfist KO
PAUL Felder wowed the crowd at UFC 182 with his spinning backfist knockout of Danny Castillo — and picked up a $50,000 bonus cheque for his efforts too.
Lombard: ‘I’m going to steal the show’
ADOPTED Aussie Hector Lombard has promised to upstage pound for pound champion Jon Jones at UFC 182 on January 3.
Jones keen to rattle bones in Melbourne
JON “Bones” Jones says he would be honoured to headline a blockbuster Melbourne fight card that has been billed as the biggest in UFC history.
Te Huna accepts he’s not indestructible
JAMES Te Huna has fought, and won, with a dislocated shoulder. With both a broken hand and busted foot.
Astro Girl ready to rumble in UFC
ALEX Chambers was always going to become a robotics engineer. That, or an astrophysicist.
From astrophysics to the Octagon
AUSTRALIA’S Alex Chambers was headed for a career in robotics when her life took a sudden twist. She makes her UFC debut on Saturday.
White promises superstar line up for UFC Aus
UFC president Dana White has opened up on creating the biggest fight night in Australia’s history, saying: “I’m bringing a card that’s going to deliver”.
Green Power Ranger wants to fight in UFC
THE list of MMA fighters calling out Phil “CM Punk” Brooks includes a 41-year-old actor who played the green Power Ranger.
‘Rowdy’ Rawlings ready for UFC rumble
AUSSIE mother-of-two Bec “Rowdy” Rawlings is determined to prove she’s more than just a big talker on Twitter.
WWE legend’s shock UFC move
FORMER WWE champion Phil “CM Punk” Brooks has signed with the UFC and will make his mixed martial arts debut sometime in the near future.
Lawler ready for Hendricks rematch
ROBBIE Lawler copped more blows than any title fighter in UFC history last time he met Johny Hendricks. They meet again at UFC 181.
When MMA goes horribly wrong
WATCH this amateur MMA fighter attempt to pull off Anthony Pettis’s famous ‘Showtime Kick’ — and fail spectacularly.
‘F*** you’: Fighters react to UFC’s Reebok deal
THE UFC has inked a landmark deal with Reebok to provide fighters with a fight-week uniform. But not everyone is happy about it.
‘Come fight me in Melbourne, Georges’
AUSTRALIAN welterweight Hector Lombard has called out UFC legend Georges St-Pierre, convinced the pair can help sell out Etihad Stadium next year.
Australian UFC supercard … on one condition
ANDERSON Silva, Jon Jones and Chris Weidman could appear on a double-title fight card in Melbourne. But there’s a catch.
UFC blockbuster all set for Melbourne
UFC superstars Jon Jones, Ronda Rousey, even Conor McGregor will all form part of an Australian “hit list” should the Victorian Labor Government be voted into power this weekend.
Devastating ‘Usain Bolt’ punch
WHAT happens when you combine a sprinting start with a knockout punch? Well if you’re the recipient it’s nothing good.
This knockout is a UFC star
MEET Paige VanZant, the 20-year-old former model who is on the fast track to Ultimate Fighting Championship glory.
Sexy female fighter packs a punch
ALL eyes will be on “12 gauge” Paige VanZant when she makes her UFC debut on Sunday. It’s not that hard to see why.
Dana White hails Aussie kid as future star of MMA
UFC president Dana White says Australia’s Jake Matthews is a future stud of MMA and could prove crucial to haveing the sport legalised in every state.
Dana White: I’ll change Australia’s mind on UFC
EXCLUSIVE: UFC president Dana White has vowed to win over the Australian politicians and police commissioners who continue to oppose the sport.
Werdum beats Hunt via TKO in UFC180
MARK ‘Super Samoan’ Hunt has fallen to Fabricio Werdum in the second round of UFC 180 for the interim heavyweight title. Re-live the action here.
Female UFC fighter almost loses ear
JESSICA Eye has defeated Leslie Smith via stoppage in the second round after Smith almost lost her left ear. Warning: Graphic images
Is this the world’s toughest woman?
LESLIE Smith, we salute you. The American MMA fighter almost lost her ear in a UFC bout today, but pleaded with the doctors not to stop the fight. WARNING: GRAPHIC IMAGES.
Rockhold backs Aussie to be UFC champ
AMERICAN UFC star Luke Rockhold is convinced Aussie underdog Mark Hunt will become the interim UFC heavyweight champion.
Angry Hunt makes weight for title shot
MARK Hunt, after three weeks of pain, was still not smiling when he finally made weight here today in Mexico City for his UFC title shot.
Werdum: I’ll beat Hunt and buy him tequila
FABRICIO WERDUM says he is ready to beat Mark Hunt to the UFC championship belt in a stand-up war — and then shout him a round of tequila.
Chilled Hunt dances at Werdum face-off
MARK Hunt is cutting a relaxed figure ahead of his shot at the UFC interim heavyweight title, dancing through a face-off with Fabricio Werdum.
‘One of the greatest stories in sports’
THIS weekend, Sydney-based Mark Hunt has a chance to complete his fairytale in what UFC boss Dana White describes as an “unbelievable” story.
Matthews calls out Ellenberger
JAKE Matthews has signalled his intent to climb the UFC lightweight ranks, calling out American Joe Ellenberger following his stunning victory in Sydney.
Rockhold settles feud with Bisping
LUKE Rockhold has declared he and Michael Bisping won’t “ever be friends” after beating “The Count” in the second round of their main event bout in Sydney.
Bisping: I’m not a cage fighter
CAGE fighter. It is a phrase Michael Bisping detests. Why? Because this is not who the mixed martial artist is. Or was. Ever.
Rockhold sees off Bisping in two rounds
MICHAEL Bisping was still talking at the end of the first round. He wasn’t, of course, by the second.
The indelible Hulk on his run
SOA Palelei was once a Wallabies wannabe. Now he is a UFC heavyweight, all tattoos, intensity and killer right hand.
Weidman drawn into UFC grudge match
UFC middleweight champion Chris Weidman was centre of attention at the press conference for the Michael Bisping-Luke Rockhold main event fight.
‘I’m inside his head, it’s p***ing him off’
UFC fighter Luke Rockhold insists he has won the mental battle against Michael Bisping, revealing: “I’m inside his head and it’s p… ing him off”.
UFC Fight Night set to explode
LUKE Rockhold is promising to beat up Michael Bisping so badly this Saturday, the UFC will have no option but to reward him with a world title fight.
Andrews fights to forget scary past
Heartache is why Dylan Andrews fights in the UFC, why the son of New Zealand drug dealers will look to solidify his rise in the middleweight division.
I’m inside his head, it’s p***ing him off
UFC fighter Luke Rockhold insists he has won the mental battle against Michael Bisping, revealing: “I’m inside his head and it’s p***ing him off”.
‘Haunted house caused husband to beat me’
KAITLYN Grispi, the wife of a former UFC fighter, claims her husband beat her because she was sure their home was haunted.
Bisping, Rockhold feud boils over
UFC stars Michael Bisping and Luke Rockhold shared a conference call to promote their upcoming Sydney fight. It didn’t end well.
Aussie fighter’s one shot at glory
DANIEL Kelly thought his UFC dream had passed him by. Then came a call that offered him the opportunity of a lifetime.
The fastest rising star in sport
IT’S taken this mad Irishman 18 months to go from virtual unknown to global superstar. How has Conor McGregor done it?
Super Samoan nervous and ‘not fit at all’
MARK Hunt must shed more than 20kgs — and in a hurry — after accepting the opportunity of a lifetime for UFC 180. Will he be ready in time?
Hunt’s 3 weeks to lose 20kgs for title shot
SYDNEY UFC fighter Mark Hunt has three weeks to lose 20 kilos after being named as Cain Velasquez’s replacement for a shot at the heavyweight title.
Super Samoan gets his Rocky moment
A FEW years ago, his career was on the scrapheap. But suddenly, the “Super Samoan” Mark Hunt is getting the opportunity of a lifetime.
Why the Korean Zombie can’t fight for two years
CHAN Sung Jung has not entered the Octagon in more than a year. His fans are going to have to wait even longer to see him compete again.
Big decision for UFC’s greatest drawcard
IT HAS been almost three years since Brock Lesnar retired from the UFC, yet his name always seems to pop up every few months.
Who is the Super Samoan?
MARK Hunt might just be the world’s heaviest puncher. But what do you know about his real-life Cinderella Man story?
Video: McGregor brutal in UFC win
IRISHMAN Conor McGregor has romped to a brutal first-round victory in his UFC bout with American Dustin Poirier in Las Vegas. Watch the video!
Twitter reacts to Super Samoan’s crushing KO
IT WAS billed as one of the biggest heavyweight bouts of the year, and Mark Hunt did not disappoint — achieving what no man has before.
The world’s biggest feud has come to Australia
GET two men with big muscles and even bigger attitudes, who just so happen to hate each other’s guts. Then stick them in an arena and tell them to fight. What could go wrong?
‘I dislike guys who molest tigers’
UFC fighters Luke Rockhold and Michael Bisping have warmed up for their bout in Sydney on November 8 with a fiery slanging match.
‘I’m scarier than I look’
AUSSIE MMA fighter Alex Chambers is about to hit the big time in a new reality show pitting the world’s toughest women against each other.
UFC star breaks director’s rib
AUSSIE director Patrick Hughes suffered a broken rib after copping a brutal blow from UFC star and rising actress Ronda Rousey.
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