The above quote is one of the most classic lines from the 2003 hit movie
Old School. It’s how a lot of people really feel about Denver.
Denver and the state of Colorado albeit not the Sunshine State, as that moniker actually belongs to Florida have an allure that draws people from all over the world. The MMA scene in the Mile High City has always been hot, too. Denver is the training spot and often the home as well for many UFC stars, including women’s strawweight champion Rose Namajunas, former contenders Anthony Smith and Justin Gaethje, current contender Cory Sandhagen, and Dustin Jacoby. It’s no wonder a fighter from Pennsylvania who happened to be visiting Colorado decided to permanently move there.
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On this week’s episode of What the Heck, MMA Fighting’s Mike Heck speaks with UFC flyweight Brandon Moreno (6:56) to discuss his upcoming championship rematch with Deiveson Figueiredo at UFC 263, his reaction to finding out the event will take place in Arizona in front of fans, feeling like the June 12 card will be better than UFC 261, the addition of Leon Edwards vs. Nate Diaz, making sure he finishes Figueiredo in such a way that there won’t be a third fight, and more.
UFC welterweight Alex Morono (27:53) recaps his first-round TKO win over Donald Cerrone this past Saturday in the co-main event of UFC Vegas 26, talks how the fight came to be, Diego Sanchez’s release from the promotion, teammates Geoff Neal and Diego Ferreira’s losses earlier in the night, his patient approach once he had Cerrone hurt, and what he would like next following the biggest win of his career.
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At UFC 261, former middleweight champion Chris Weidman faced Uriah Hall in a pivotal middleweight clash that Weidman hoped would put him one step closer to another title shot. Instead, tragedy struck and now Weidman is just hoping he gets to take steps again.
Just 17 seconds into the first round against Hall, Weidman threw a low kick that Hall checked, which ended up shattering Weidman’s shin in a fashion eerily reminiscent of Weidman’s own victory over Anderson Silva in their rematch. It was a gruesome sight and Weidman was rushed to the hospital for emergency surgery. Following the surgery, Weidman has been in pretty good spirits, updating fans on social media and even cracking the occasional joke, but Monday, Weidman gave another update to fans via Instagram. Even though Weidman is no stranger to difficult recoveries, as you might expect, this one is proving to be more challenging than even he anticipat
UFC Vegas 25 medical suspensions: Dominick Reyes facing potential six-month suspension for facial injuries
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Dominick Reyes could be feeling the effects of his loss to Jiri Prochazka even more in the months to come.
In the light heavyweight main event of UFC Vegas 25 on Saturday, Reyes came out on the wrong end of a brutal striking battle that ended with him being knocked out by a spinning back elbow from Prochazka in round two.
According to the list of medical suspensions acquired by mixedmartialarts.com, the fight left Reyes with multiple facial injuries that could see him out of action until the end of October. Reyes requires clearance from an eye, nose, and throat doctor or an oral and maxillofacial doctor after an initial assessment of nasal bone fractures, a right displaced orbital medial wall fracture, and a left displaced orbital zygomatic arch fracture.