Constantin Eckner
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Wrestling
Middleweight Legend Anderson Silva Is Fighting To Stay Relevant
It is 2017. And a UFC PPV event headlined by Holly Holm and Germaine de Randamie has an Anderson Silva fight on the card. The former pound-for-pound number one will be fighting Derek Brunson. It raises the question: how did…
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Wrestling
An Old-School Grappler-Versus-Striker Battle Headlines UFC On Fox 23
Amanda Nunes recently talked about her willingness to retire soon. But before the queen of the UFC Bantamweight Division can ride off into the sunset, she will have to defend her title against either Valentina Shevchenko or Julianna Pena. Both…
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Wrestling
Chael vs Tito Is The Championship Fight Of The Oldweight Division
That 39-year-old Chael Sonnen and 41-year-old Tito Ortiz are still out there looking for their next paycheck is far from surprising. Surprising is that their upcoming main-event fight at Bellator 170 at The Forum in Inglewood, California, has little buzz…
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Wrestling
UFC Has To Raise Its Standards Again
A completely one-sided fight between Yair Rodriguez and the returning B.J. Penn closed a lackluster UFC Fight Night 103 in Phoenix, Arizona. The event drew a decent crowd and probably had an acceptable TV rating on Fox Sports 1. But…
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Wrestling
Against All Reason: B.J. Penn Returns To The Octagon
The last moments of B.J. Penn in the Octagon, where he had legendary battles over the years, saw him tip-toeing across the mat while a much quicker Frankie Edgar brutalized him with a barrage of punches. The Hawaiian left the…
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Wrestling
Stars Were Born At UFC 207
A five-round masterpiece and a 48 seconds striking clinic closed the main card of UFC 207 in the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. Two new stars in Cody Garbrandt and Amanda Nunes came out on top and made late…
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Wrestling
TJ Dillashaw Has Earned His Title Shot
Overshadowed by the main events of the night, TJ Dillashaw had his own showing against the dangerous top 5 bantamweight John Lineker at UFC 207, as he made a case for him being the next title contender. But it is…
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Wrestling
UFC Put All Its Eggs In One Basket
When Hollywood talent agency powerhouse William Morris Endeavor bought a majority stake in the UFC, they needed to borrow money from multiple creditors—as usual in business deals of this magnitude. The loans add up to $1.8 billion, which puts the…
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Wrestling
The Slugger Chases A Ghost At UFC 207
The bout between UFC Bantamweight Champion Dominick Cruz and contender Cody Garbrandt is already one for the history books, before the battle in the Octagon has even started. During the broadcast of the UFC on Fox event on Dec. 17,…
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Wrestling
Faber’s Storied Career Ends Picture Perfect
Urijah Faber’s Hall of Fame-worthy career ended with a one-sided fight against English journeyman Brad Pickett in Faber’s hometown of Sacramento, California. From his walkout, to his sharp grappling, to the way the crowd in the brand-new Golden 1 Center…
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