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Dana White has long been known for delivering harsh public criticism to fighters under the Ultimate Fighting Championship banner who fail to live up to his standards in some shape or form.
Shortly after his resounding knockout victory against Eduardo Dantas at Bellator 202, Michael McDonald was questioning whether he should continue with his mixed martial arts career.
It appears that Absolute Championship Berkut has fallen on hard times.
Khabib Nurmagomedov and Conor McGregor were both in attendance at Sunday’s FIFA World Cup final at Luzhniki Stadium in Russia, but the two UFC stars never came face to face.
Robert Whittaker’s next title defense likely won’t come until early next year.
With victories in seven of his last eight bouts, Emmanuel Sanchez has quietly worked his way up the ladder in Bellator MMA’s featherweight division.
In the immediate aftermath of his loss to Daniel Cormier at UFC 226, Stipe Miocic was more concerned about getting home to Ohio to be with his pregnant wife than analyzing anything that had happened at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas that night.
Anthony Pettis looked a little bit rejuvenated at UFC 226, displaying the varied offensive arsenal that once made him a champion in a victory over Michael Chiesa on June 9.
Considering that both of his UFC losses had come at 170 pounds, it didn’t seem like the best idea for Sage Northcutt to return to welterweight in the Las Vegas-based promotion.
KSW veteran David Zawada will step in on short notice to face Danny Roberts at UFC Fight Night 134 in Hamburg, Germany next weekend.