Posted by thesportsjunky on October 4, 2018 · Leave a Comment
it is the fight that everyone wants to see as two of the best in the UFC look to shut out the doubters and try to prove that they are truly the best lightweight in the world.
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Posted by thesportsjunky on October 8, 2017 · Leave a Comment
Two champions had a massive impact on UFC 216 and one never even showed up as two divisions looked to find determine their championships with two polar opposite champions.
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Posted by thesportsjunky on December 30, 2016 · Leave a Comment
2016 was a strange year for everyone as there was a lot of bad in the world but sports was there to provide an escape with plenty of great to go along with the not so great.
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Posted by thesportsjunky on November 13, 2016 · Leave a Comment
The UFC had another chance at a massive card and this time they got it right as their first time in New York City was full of great fights and full of history that only added to the status of Madison Square Garden.
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Posted by thesportsjunky on November 10, 2016 · Leave a Comment
After years of fighting to get the sport legalised the UFC is ready to host their first fight in New York City and they have pulled out all of the stops for their first trip to Madison Square Garden.
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Posted by thesportsjunky on August 21, 2016 · Leave a Comment
Although it may not have been the smartest fight in terms of the sport it was a fight to make in order to sell pay-per-views as their biggest rivalry went for the second time.
Posted by thesportsjunky on August 18, 2016 · Leave a Comment
Although he has made enemies everywhere in the UFC Conor McGregor faces his biggest nemesis to date at UFC 202 when he looks to get revenge for his only UFC loss.
Posted by thesportsjunky on July 10, 2016 · Leave a Comment
The hype around UFC 200 seemed to centre around rivalries that could come after the pay-per-view and after a disappointing night only one rivalry will be seen.
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Posted by thesportsjunky on July 7, 2016 · Leave a Comment
The UFC has come a long way in 200 Pay-per-View events but there is plenty of work left to do as the UFC continues to use old tactics to sell fights heading into UFC 200.
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Posted by thesportsjunky on March 6, 2016 · Leave a Comment
Well-rounded fighters won out at UFC 196 as two stars who rode great stand-up games were exposed for being one-dimensional.
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