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"Bring that towel out, we're 1.4 off... magic towel."https://twitter.com/bokamotoESPN/status/863032338141392896 If that remark has gone over your head like a Stefan Struve uppercut, then we'll fill you in. The 'magic towel' comment was in reference to the controversy surrounding the last light heavyweight title fight between Daniel Cormier and Anthony Johnson in UFC 210's main event. Champion DC left his weigh-in incredibly late and came in over the limit on the first attempt. Less than three minutes later, he re-emerged and tipped the scales exactly on championship weight. Luckily for him the fight took place in New York and the NYASC allows championship fighters a second attempt at weighing in with the aid of a towel. However, the remarkable weigh loss in such a short time period was highly suspicious. DC put it down to the scales being off, while his arch nemesis, Jon Jones reckoned his use of a towel was 'blatant foul play'.
Former UFC fighter shot dead while out for evening walk
It’s believed to have been a targeted attack. Former UFC fighter , Suman Mokhtarian, has been shot dead. The ex-MMA fight was shot in a ‘brazen’ and ‘targeted’ daylight attack while taking an early evening walk, reports the Sydney Morning Herald. Mokhtarian was shot in the upper body and was unable to be revived by […]
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Khabib Nurmagomedov praises Ireland for Palestine support after Hughes loss
“I invite you and your whole team and family to Dagestan.” Derry’s Paul Hughes suffered the second MMA defeat of his career in Dubai on Saturday. Usman Nurmagomedov’s Bellator Lightweight World Championship belt was on the line in what was the top-billed fight in the PFL Champions Series 1 event. Hughes was a big underdog […]
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1 year ago
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