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Wrestling
Mike Goldberg Issues Statement On UFC Exit
UFC 207 may best be remembered for UFC Women’s Bantamweight Champion Amanda Nunes thrashing former champion Ronda Rousey in just 48 seconds. However, for longtime UFC announcer Mike Goldberg, it would be the final UFC event he would call (as…
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Wrestling
TNA Has 178 Jeff Jarrett Laser Engraved Guitars Left
As TNA continues their tapings, Fightful wanted to bring you a little something relative to Jeff Jarrett’s re-introduction to TNA. You read that right. 178 Jeff Jarrett laser engraved guitars. At the beginning of November, I checked out some of the more ……
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Wrestling
Alex Riley Talks About How He ‘Found’ WWE, His Lack Of Sympathy For CM Punk And His Issues With John Cena
Former WWE and NXT Superstar Alex Riley was a guest on Jim Ross's podcast recently. He spoke about how he got his start in WWE, how highly he thinks of Dusty Rhodes, his lack of sympathy, and his mysterious backstage…
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Wrestling
Cain Velasquez Undergoes Successful Back Surgery
Former UFC Heavyweight Champion Cain Velasquez was pulled from a rematch against another former UFC Heavyweight Champion in Fabricio Werdum at UFC 207 after the Nevada Athletic Commission (NAC) wouldn’t license him due to a back injury. Javier Mendez, who…
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Wrestling
Top-10 Light Heavyweight Set For UFC Fight Night 108
A battle of top ten light heavyweights has been added to March’s UFC Fight Night 108 card as #5 Jimi Manuwa will clash with #9 Corey Anderson. Manuwa (16-2-0) has rotated wins and losses in his last five UFC appearances, defeating…
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Wrestling
Ronda Rousey’s Camp Had Sparring Partner Sign Non-Disclosure Agreement
One of the main criticisms behind former UFC Women’s Bantamweight Champion Ronda Rousey’s 48 second TKO loss at UFC 207 was her perceived ineptitude in the striking department. Raquel Pennington, who is a top 10 female bantamweight in the UFC,…
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Wrestling
Original Choice For ‘The Higher Power’ Nixed By Vince McMahon Because He Was Too Small
On a recent episode of his podcast Something To Wrestle With, Bruce Prichard revealed who was originally supposed to be The Higher Power of the Corporate Ministry, and it's not who you think. For those of you who don't remember,…
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Wrestling
Showdown Joe: Where Do We Go From UFC 207?
Here Having been occupied working the Rizin FF New Year’s Eve show, I did not have the luxury to watch UFC 207 live. While the results were showing up on my phone, it simply is not the same as watching…
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Wrestling
UFC 207 PPV Draws Big Numbers For All-Time Great Stretch
On the backs of Ronda Rousey and Conor McGregor, the UFC enjoyed their biggest PPV success ever from November 2015 to December 2016. Dave Meltzer of MMA Fighting reports that UFC 207 did 1.1 million buys with a Ronda Rousey…
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Wrestling
Junior Dos Santos Says Heavyweights Don’t Want To Fight Him
Former UFC Heavyweight Champion Junior Dos Santos is preparing to headline UFC Fight Night 105, when he faces Stefan Struve in a rematch. While Dos Santos is grateful for Struve for taking the fight, other heavyweights have turned down fights…
