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The NEW hardest puncher in the world! Ex-World's Strongest Man winner Eddie Hall breaks UFC star Alex Pereira's record on power-measuring machine
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April 26, 2024
Former World's Strongest Man Eddie Hall has smashed the record for the hardest punch ever, just two weeks after UFC star Alex Pereira set the last benchmark. Pereira obliterated Francis Ngannou's old record on the PowerKube, scoring 191,796 units of power to land the hardest punch in the world. Ngannou had previously topped the list with 129,161. The PowerKube is a device that measures the power of a single strike, with a padded target hooked up to a computer and data delivered in real time.
UFC confirm return to Manchester for huge pay-per-view event in July... but fans face 3am wake-up to catch the main card with Tom Aspinall and Leon Edwards expected to headline
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April 24, 2024
Fight fans across the country have been sent into frenzy after the UFC confirmed they will make their highly-anticipated return to Manchester on July 27th. The organisation revealed that they've booked their first pay-per-view event in the north of England since 2016 - with UFC 304 set to take place in Manchester. The huge card will be the first sporting event to be held at the £365million Co-op Live arena - the largest indoor entertainment venue in the UK.
Conor McGregor hints at self-imposed booze ban ahead of huge comeback in UFC 303 clash against Michael Chandler, telling Justin Bieber he 'only has five more nights on the delicious'
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April 22, 2024
Conor McGregor appears to have set himself a drinking deadline ahead of his training camp for his fight against Michael Chandler at UFC. McGregor's long-awaited return to the octagon after three years away was finally confirmed by Dana White last weekend. He'll be back on June 29 and indicated a commitment to living clean on social media. In a post to American pop star Justin Bieber , McGregor wrote: 'My brother, the Mac has your back for life! From Beverly Hills to the Bahamas! See you in Vegas bro, it's game on, the Mac is back! Five more nights on the delicious and then that be that see ya's tonight IM NOT F***ING LEAVING.'
Tom Aspinall confirms fight on UFC Manchester card this summer... with the interim heavyweight champion 'waiting for his opponent to accept'
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April 18, 2024
Interim heavyweight champion Tom Aspinall has confirmed he will feature on the card UFC Manchester this summer. UFC president Dana White confirmed Manchester would host an event this year, with final details set to be finalised. White's comment came ahead of UFC 300 in Las Vegas where Aspinall was among the stars in attendance at the landmark event.
Fans hail confirmation of Conor McGregor's long-awaited UFC return after a three year... as Dana White announces Notorious' showdown with Michael Chandler
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April 14, 2024
Fans have hailed the long-awaited return of Conor McGregor after Dana White confirmed the UFC legend will fight Michael Chandler later this year. The UFC president officially announced that the pair will finally face off on pay-per-view on June 29. The clash will be contested at 170lbs and be a five-round main event.
Dana White brands Max Holloway's dramatic last-second KO of Justin Gaethje at UFC 300 the 'ultimate HOLY S*** moment of all time'
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April 14, 2024
Dana White couldn't hide his excitement after Max Holloway's BMF title win against Justin Gaethje. At UFC 300 the pair squared off over five rounds at the T-Mobile Arena, with Holloway moving up from featherweight in a bid to seize the crown. The BMF belt was introduced in 2019 to denote the 'baddest motherf****' in the UFC and Saturday's clash was more than deserving of such a moniker.
Dana White FINALLY reveals Conor McGregor comeback, with Notorious set to return to action after three years out in huge fight later this year
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April 14, 2024
Dana White concluded the landmark UFC 300 event by officially announcing Conor McGregor's clash with Michael Chandler. The pair have been set to face off inside the Octagon for months, and even coached The Ultimate Fighter TV show against each other. Speculation has gone back and forth in recent months, and McGregor recently revealed that he had received confirmation of the fight going ahead.
REVEALED: UFC announces new fight gloves that are designed to mitigate eye pokes - as Dana White insists the redesign 'will be a GAME CHANGER for the entire sport of MMA'
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April 12, 2024
The UFC have revealed new official fight gloves are set to debut at UFC 302 in New Jersey in June. In an presentation held prior to the landmark UFC 300 event on Saturday, the promotion released a video detailing the process involved in reinventing the fingerless gloves synonymous with the sport of MMA. Produced by American football manufacturer VICIS, the gloves are named 3EIGHT and 5EIGHT based on the number of rounds in a regular fight compared to a championship bout or a non-title main event clash.
UFC 300: UK start time, how to watch and undercard details as Alex Pereira vs Jamahal Hill headlines stacked card in what promises to be one of the greatest nights in MMA history
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April 12, 2024
UFC 300 hasn't even happened and it is already being regarded as one of the greatest nights in MMA history. Dana White's fight card is set to mark a milestone number of PPV events on Saturday night in Las Vegas. The main event of the night will mark the return of UFC light heavyweight champion Alex Pereira since becoming the title holder. UFC 300 hasn't even happened and it is already being regarded as one of the greatest nights in MMA history. Here is everything you need to know about the landmark event in Las Vegas including date, how to watch and fight card
Dana White raises UFC 300 fight bonuses from $50k to a whopping $300,000 live at press conference... leaving fighters delighted
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April 12, 2024
During Thursday's press conference, White was asked if he would raise the typical $50,000 bonus for the monumental pay-per-view. White initially replied: 'What should it be raised to?' In response, several fighters on stage began pitching numbers, including Justin Gaethje and Max Holloway, who will fight for the BMF title. '300 (thousand), it's done,' White declared after getting flooded with outrageous amounts. 'Stop asking me questions.'
Conor McGregor hails Dana White after the UFC president announced post-fight bonuses for Saturday's landmark UFC 300 event will be $300,000
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April 12, 2024
Conor McGregor heaped praise on Dana White after the UFC president announced a huge increase in bonus payouts for Saturday's UFC 300 card. The landmark event features one of the most star-studded lineups in promotional history headlined by a light-heavyweight title clash between Alex Pereira and Jamal Hill. In the lead up to the event, some of the featured fighters asked for the regular post-fight performance bonuses to be raised from $50,000 (£40,200) to be raised to reflect the magnitude of the card.
The hardest punch IN THE WORLD! Brazilian UFC 300 fighter Alex Pereira hits a power-measuring machine 'harder than a Ford Escort a full speed' to smash Francis Ngannou's old record
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April 11, 2024
Alex Pereira has not just beaten, but obliterated Francis Ngannou's record on the PowerKube to land the hardest punch in the world. The PowerKube is a device to measure the power of a single strike, with a padded target hooked up to a computer and data delivered in real time. Ngannou, the former UFC heavyweight champion, who is known for his freakish strength and KO ability, had a go on the machine back in 2018. He scored 129.161 units of power and at the time, Dana White said: 'His punches are equivalent to 96 horse power. 'That's equal to getting hit by a Ford Escort going as fast as it can.'
After Dana White and the UFC decided to blockbuster clash, the former UFC champion expressed a long-awaited regret
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April 8, 2024
Sterling says he will be fighting at UFC 300 this weekend if he defended his bantamweight championship against O'Malley, with UFC supremo Dana White agreeing to discipline the right. However, 'Suga' won the title thanks to a dramatic second round victory, while Australian star Volkanovski went on to lose his belt to Ilia Topuria.
Conor McGregor's long-awaited return with a clip from the former two-division champion... nearly three years since The Notorious' last match: 'Coming soon,' the UFC chief says
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April 5, 2024
We received the news a few days ago,'s Marc Raimondi of ESPN told ESPN on March 19.' It's all systems go, and the Notorious will be back to the UFC Octagon this summer.' McGregor's assertion came after almost a year of teasing his return as his hiatus approaches the three-year mark in July. White speculated that there may be some truth to McGregor's remark with a raised eyebrow. White posted a video of McGregor on his Instagram story on Friday morning, with the caption "coming shortly" at the top of the page.
After being kicked from the UFC by Dana White for biting his opponents, the MMA fighter admits he has been exposed to death threats
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April 3, 2024
After being disqualified for biting his opponent during a fight last month, Brazilian MMA star Igor Severino has revealed that he has received cyber death threats. At UFC Vegas, 20, Severino, 20, met fellow countryman Andre Lima in a flyweight match, but the match came to a halt in the second round when Severino bit into Lima's bicep while trying to obtain a takedown. He was quickly disqualified and suspended from the UFC by Dana White, the organisation's president, within hours.
As the former UFC champion refused to confront him, Dana White stopped Georges St-Pierre from boxing Oscar De La Hoya because he 'HATES' the boxing hero and said, "f*** that guy."
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March 29, 2024
The consensus MMA GOAT wanted to move to boxing for a one-off match with Golden Boy after his last UFC appearance, a middleweight championship victory over Michael Bisping in 2017. However, St-Pierre was technically attached to the UFC at the time. In addition, White's bitter rivalry with De La Hoya did not help him with booking the fight. On the Pound4Pound podcast, St-Pierre said, 'It didn't happen because Dana White told me 'no.' After you die, you still have a few years as Dana White's hating Oscar De La Hoya and my UFC deal.' Depending on the job, the salary will fluctuate.
In an awkward interview with ESPN's Sage Steele, watch UFC supremo Dana White mistaken for Joe Rogan
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March 28, 2024
On Wednesday, White, 54, was on the host's eponymous show when Steele made the all-time blunder when asking her very last question on set. Both White and Rogan are bald and have ties to UFC. Setting up a dramatic moment in front of cameras, Steele leaned forward from the sofa she was sitting on, leaned in to look right into White's eyes, before asking him gently: 'Last question: What's Joe Rogan's dream?'
When the corporation was under pressure to FIRE an employee, Dana White reveals why he resisted becoming UFC president two years ago... and why he refused to bow to the public's demands
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March 27, 2024
When White threatened to call it a day before being compelled to part with a company icon, he put the company's future in jeopardy two years ago. On the Lex Fridman Podcast, 'Anybody who is with me knows that when you're with me, you're with me.' It's a two-way street, not a one-way street.' I'm not one of those guys whose life is going to be boring.'
UFC is coming to the United Kingdom, according to Dana White, who claims that the company is 'literally DAYS' from announcing a numbered event in England
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March 26, 2024
Dana White has reported that the announcement of a date for a UFC numbered event would take place in 'literally days,' with a night of action set to be scheduled for 2024. UFC have only held two scheduled events in the United Kingdom, with their last outing, UFC 286, taking place in March 2023, the shortest UFC has ever held in the United Kingdom. Leon Edwards, the welterweight champion, defended his title in five rounds over Kamaru Usaman in front of a rapt audience at the O2 Arena on Saturday night.
UFC fighter Andre Lima reveals he feels 'SORRY' for opponent Igor Severino after the Brazilian lost his job for BITING his compatriot - and leaving teeth marks in his arm
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March 26, 2024
Andre Lima, a UFC flyweight, was bit by his opponent in a bout over the weekend, but he's really sorry for Igor Severino, who's lost his career now that he has. Around halfway through the fight, the 20-year-old Severino was making his UFC debut in Las Vegas, when he chomped down on Lima's arm, leaving visible marks and prompting to yelps of pain. Severino's disqualification was removed, and UFC president Dana White promptly dropped him from the roster. Lima actually feels sorry for this.
Andre Lima is left TATTOO of bite marks by UFC Vegas 89 foe Igor Severino, a Brazilian footballer, as Dana White praises the 'awesome' move and promises the Brazilian a £40,000 bonus
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March 24, 2024
Andre Lima won an extraordinary match over Igor Severino by getting a tattoo where he had allegedly been biting. On Saturday night, the two flyweights clashed at UFC Vegas 89, but the match was cut short after Lima protested referee Chris Tognoni. Severino and Lima were trapped against the cage in an incident that brought back memories of Mike Tyson's 'bite war' against Evander Holyfield in 1997, before the Lima started screaming and signaling to the official.
Justin Tafa, a UFC fighter from Australia, says he pulled out of a fight due to an armrest issue and two old ladies
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March 21, 2024
Justin Tafa, a Brisbane heavyweight, was forced to leave UFC 298 due to a knee injury, and you won't believe how he exacerbated it. After suffering the injury during training camp, Tafa, 30, was scratched from his bout against Marcos Rogerio de Lima last month.
Conor McGregor says he wasn't thrilled' with Dana White's BRUTAL reaction to the trilogy involving the UFC actor and Nate Diaz... as an Irishman says he wants a 'conversation' over a bout with American rival Jeremy McGregor
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March 19, 2024
Conor McGregor has claimed that he was not 'not happy' with Dana White's brutal takedown of an imminent trilogy match for the Irishman and rival Nate Diaz. McGregor, who has yet to win a bout since breaking his left tibia and fibula against Dustin Poirier in July 2021, had expressed his interest in fighting twice this year, including one against old rival Nate Diaz. However, UFC chief White had other plans when he discussed the potential match at the UFC 299 post-fight press conference.
Conor Mcgregor says "negotiations are ongoing" as the Irishman claims he is 'eager' to take a step back in the octagon
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March 16, 2024
Conor McGregor has confirmed that talks regarding his return to UFC are still underway. McGregor, 35, has not fought since July 2021, when he sustained a broken leg in his second straight defeat in the Octagon at the hands of Dustin Poirier. Despite a fight with Michael Chandler that was announced over a year ago, UFC president Dana White has long been cautious about McGregor's return to the sport.