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Going to take a bit to get used to seeing Zuffa Boxing parading their boxers around every big UFC event. Ryan Garcia, Conor Benn, and Shakur Stevenson were all on stage during McGregor and Holloway’s final face off. All three have thrown some choice words at UFC fighters in general, or McGregor specifically, over the years. Meanwhile, Dana White scoffs anytime a UFC fighter merely mentions Zuffa Boxing 😂
AFeldmanMMA535,089 views • 1 month ago
And that is what Ronda still seems to miss. Fans did not turn on her because she lost to Holly Holm. They reacted to how she handled it afterward. She essentially disappeared, acted like no one deserved to hear from her, then came back to fight Amanda Nunes only under the condition that she would do zero media. She lost, disappeared again, and did not do an interview for years. How are fans supposed to stay attached to someone who shuts everyone out and leaves her diehard supporters wondering what just happened? And if we are talking about examples, Chuck Liddell and Rampage Jackson are about the last names she should bring up. Those guys lost plenty of fights throughout all stages of their career and fans still loved them. They were stars because of their personalities, their heart, and how they handled wins and losses. Ronda was not ‘rejected’ because she lost. She was ‘rejected’ because she refused to let fans in when she did. 🎥: bert kreischer BertCast Ep. 700
AFeldmanMMA3,363,568 views • 10 months ago
November 12th, 2016: Conor McGregor put on one of the greatest performances in MMA history when he dismantled Eddie Alvarez at UFC 205 to become the UFC’s first simultaneous double champ. After the fight, McGregor was livid that the UFC didn’t have a 2nd belt for him, that led to one of the greatest post fight interviews of all time. Conor McGregor (🎥 UFC YT)
AFeldmanMMA11,319,303 views • 2 years ago
Interestingly, if you go back and rewatch Conor’s post fight interview after losing to Nate Diaz at UFC 196, a lot of the comments point out the contrast between how he handled the loss and how Ronda handled hers at UFC 193 just months earlier, nothing about the loss itself. Love him or hate him, Conor faced the media, owned it, and moved forward, and that happening so close to Ronda disappearing after the Holm loss definitely did not help her case at the time. Everyone is allowed to handle defeat differently, but Ronda blaming the pushback on the idea that, “The second you are not on top, you are not sh*t, you never were sh*t,” does not match what actually played out. Not all fans turned on her because she lost. They turned away because she shut everyone out. 👊🏼: Conor McGregor 🎙️: Ariel Helwani
AFeldmanMMA1,898,470 views • 10 months ago
Derrick Lewis found Tallison Teixeira’s corner, pretended to be a dog marking his territory, wiped his feet, and waved goodbye at them 👀 In his post-fight interview, he explained: “I don’t speak Portuguese but I know they’ve been talking sh*t all week.” Derrick Lewis is a savage—that’s one hell of a way to say you’re not done yet
AFeldmanMMA2,597,907 views • 1 year ago
Daniel Cormier and the UFC Weigh-In Show have officially gone off the rails ‼️ “Laura is the idea of what the young high school guy doesn’t get. If I could have gone back… my first wife, very voluptuous as a 17-year-old…that turns into fat. You get the girl that’s kinda skinny, and then she turns into Laura. Guys just don’t understand.”
AFeldmanMMA1,064,661 views • 5 months ago
Anderson Silva or Bilal Hasan…who did it better? 🕺 24 years apart, two promotional debuts inspired by Michael Jackson. In 2002, Anderson Silva danced his way out to MJ for his PRIDE debut and won in 83 seconds. Today, on Michael Jackson’s birthday, Bilal Hasan made his UFC debut in Shanghai, scored a nasty one punch KO, and hit the moonwalk after.
AFeldmanMMA21,770 views • 3 days ago
This might be the best video on the internet today, maybe ever. Jack Doherty whose whole shtick is walking around with a bodyguard provoking people until the bodyguard steps in…thought he could try that with a 46 year old MMA legend. That legend was Andrei Arlovski. Even the bodyguard looked petrified 😂
AFeldmanMMA1,470,620 views • 8 months ago
Still wild to think Conor and Khabib’s initial faceoff basically had Dana White and a prayer between them. Police were on stage, but stayed back. Today’s Khamzat vs Strickland faceoff had what felt like 10 security guards or police officers essentially holding them during the staredown.
AFeldmanMMA641,388 views • 3 months ago
Truly selfless stuff from Ronda Rousey‼️ Ronda said she agreed to fight Gina Carano after seeing Gina do an interview where “she didn’t look good. She gained an unhealthy amount of weight and my first thought was ‘OMG, what can I do to help?’” She also said Gina “is the one girl in MMA that doesn’t owe me a damn thing, and that I owe immensely.’” Ronda added that, based on her own experience, when she was “depressed and gave up on the world and gave up on myself, what I needed was a goal to reignite my passion again”…and she believes Gina needs that same kind of goal now and believes the fight is that.
AFeldmanMMA785,284 views • 6 months ago
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Merab is wild 👀 “Somebody close to Merab told me that ‘regular people probably would have had their leg amputated if they had to deal with the staph infection that he had on his leg. And he was just taping it up and going to practice’…And perhaps that is why he wanted a little bit more time.” There is no question that Merab is a Machine 🤖 🎥: Uncrowned Post Fight Show Ariel Helwani Uncrowned
AFeldmanMMA2,079,160 views • 1 year ago
Conor McGregor speaking to Dana White and the media after injuring his knee in his first fight with Max Holloway. Then rewatched exactly how it happened. Thirteen years passed. Different chapter. Same opponent. A different kind of heartbreak. Time has this strange way of bringing certain stories full circle. Whatever your opinion is of last night, it’s hard not to feel for the way it ended and for all involved.
AFeldmanMMA171,143 views • 1 month ago
Nick Khan: “If you want that exposure… trading card deals…merchandise deals… video game deals—all of which the fighters would participate financially. If you want all of that, plus more, come this way.” Sean O’Malley: “Reebok made over a million dollars on all my merch, and I got like $3,000.” 🧐 (🎥: Food Truck Diaries - June 2020)
AFeldmanMMA406,196 views • 4 months ago
You may never witness another five minutes like this in MMA history. Every second of it—earned. These five minutes of Dustin Poirier walking out of the cage one final time, to a Louisiana crowd that hadn’t moved, surrounded by family, fellow fighters, pro athletes, executives, and others waiting to congratulate him—were earned with blood, heartbreak, grit, and an unbreakable will. This wasn’t just a retirement. It was a celebration of a man who gave everything to this sport of MMA. Every ounce of himself. Every piece of his soul. He never chose the easy path. He walked through fire every time. Wins or losses—Dustin Poirier always showed up. Always real. Always game. Always himself. He leaves behind a legacy bigger than belts. He leaves as the epitome of what it means to be a fighter. Respect isn’t given in this sport. It’s earned. And Dustin Poirier earned every second of it. Few retirements in MMA leave behind a scene like this. A moment where time stood still, and the sport gave its thanks. Respect 🫡
AFeldmanMMA1,134,041 views • 1 year ago
Dana White says being a UFC fighter “isn’t a job” or a “career,” but an opportunity to get famous and “make as much money as you can possibly make.” Essentially admitting the real money isn’t coming in the octagon. The UFC gives you a platform, and you’re expected to use fame to make the money elsewhere. And Dana has already talked about how rare that actually is when speaking about Conor: “Everybody else has to make all their money in fighting…nobody has done it outside of the octagon or ring at the level Conor McGregor has.” So the message is simple: Use the UFC to get famous, because fighting won’t make you rich. Be like Conor, the one guy who got bigger than the brand, which the UFC has been cautious in never letting that happen again. Sounds like quite the opportunity.
AFeldmanMMA742,865 views • 9 months ago
Alex Pereira in the locker room after being KO’d by Adesanya at UFC 287: “How many other times I left other families and teams sad and we were laughing?! Now is our time to rethink. So dude I’m okay with it right now.” There are many ways to handle a loss in this sport, and let’s just say Jamahal Hill’s and Pereira's approach are a bit different.
AFeldmanMMA1,941,903 views • 2 years ago
One of the most bizarre mistakes in UFC history, and one that has always stuck with me. The first flyweight fight in UFC history. Demetrious “ Mighty Mouse” Johnson vs. Ian “Uncle Creepy” McCall. The semifinal of the tournament that would crown the inaugural UFC flyweight champion. One hell of a fight that should have gone to a sudden-death 4th round under this tournament’s rules, a format the UFC has never used exactly like this before or since. The Sydney crowd would’ve erupted for a sudden-death round. It had every ingredient of an unforgettable UFC moment, and a simple math mistake erased it. Also delaying the entire tournament for months. But here’s why this clip has always stuck with me. After receiving the corrected scorecards backstage, Dana White personally went to speak with both fighters to deliver the news. He made sure DJ and McCall knew how much he appreciated the fight they’d just put on, and told each of them they’d earned Fight of the Night. Furious at the mistake. Respectful to the fighters. Understanding of how frustrating the situation was for DJ and bizarre for Ian. To me, it’s one of the best examples of Dana at his absolute best. Will always be one of the wildest mistakes in UFC history, and forever a massive “what if” moment.
AFeldmanMMA232,345 views • 3 months ago