Nick Baldwin
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MMA and boxing editor, @theScore . Email: nickbaldwin6 (at) outlook (dot) com.
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I spoke to a dozen fighters about the time they lost their perfect record — how they felt about it in the moment and, looking back, how they were able to overcome the hurdles of defeat.
The honesty from these athletes blew me away.
My latest,
@theScore
:
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Guess how many months are between the first and second Nick Diaz-Robbie Lawler fights.
209. 🤯
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That was the worst UFC press conference of all time.
I lost many brain cells.
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Ngannou-Gane will be the first UFC undisputed heavyweight title fight that doesn’t involve either Stipe Miocic or Daniel Cormier since the Werdum-Velasquez fight in June 2015. That’s pretty wild.
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Brandon Moreno, Glover Teixeira, Charles Oliveira, and Julianna Pena all won UFC titles in 2021. Incredible.
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Charles Oliveira's current UFC win streak:
Tony Ferguson
Kevin Lee
Jared Gordon
Nik Lentz
David Teymur
Jim Miller
Christos Giagos
Clay Guida
Michael Chandler's current UFC win streak:
Dan Hooker
How do some people think Chandler deserves a title shot before Oliveira?
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In 2021, Demetrious Johnson told me he wanted to fight for 4 more years.
I asked him last week if he was on track -- if he would fight for 2 more years.
"That's not f-----g happening. ... F--- no."
In fact, his ONE fight on May 5 could be his last.
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Max Holloway vs. Yair Rodriguez was supposed to be tomorrow. 😢
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Dana White said tonight that the potential Ferguson-Poirier fight will "probably" take place at UFC 254, which is headlined by Khabib-Gaethje.
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UFC legend Khabib Nurmagomedov and Clarence Seedorf are opening a youth soccer school in Toronto that integrates MMA within the soccer training, per a press release.
Plans are in place to launch additional locations across Canada.
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Dana White told BT Sport he believes UFC fighters are now on the same level as athletes in the NFL, NBA, and MLB.
Hopefully this means a massive pay increase is coming...
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End of an error.
It appears that Greg Hardy has been released
“What a run, ya boy is far from
done just got some fine tuning to do. Thank you to all my fans and haters. I appreciate you all. Mostly i appreciate my coaches, family, and the UFC for giving me the opportunity to shine bright”
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Wild that Michael Chandler is getting a title shot in his second UFC fight and Charles Oliveira is getting one in his 28th.
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If the UFC wants to do a 16-man tournament to crown a new lightweight champion (they won't), I've already got the bracket ready to go.
This would absolutely rock.
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Random, unimportant thought: After 12 years, Bellator officially passes UFC in event numbers tomorrow night.
Bellator 266 goes down Friday, and UFC 266 takes place next weekend.
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Calvin Kattar vs. Josh Emmett
Giga Chikadze vs. Shane Burgos
Anyone on board with those matchups after last night’s main event?
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Robbie Lawler is 1-5 and Carlos Condit is 0-4 since their all-time classic at UFC 195 in January 2016. That stat makes me sad but it also makes me realize they both sacrificed their careers for that war and we should be forever grateful.
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This is pretty cool. Adrian Yanez and Davey Grant and their teams went to dinner together after their “Fight of the Night” at
#UFCVegas43
yesterday.
(📸 via
@JasonKHouse
)
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I shouldn’t be surprised at this, but Michael Chiesa finds himself two spots below Neil Magny on the updated UFC rankings despite dominating Magny in January. 🤦♂️
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Dana: "Sean Shelby missed that one. I saw it on social media and called him immediately. ... I was like, 'Dude, where was your head on that one?'"
Also Dana (again):
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Humor me for a second: In your opinion, what's the biggest difference between the Paulo Costa situation and Nick Diaz wanting to move the Robbie Lawler fight to 185 a month ago? And why are we treating those so differently?
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Some interesting news re: UFC requiring that fighters pay for their own COVID-19 tests, via
@arielhelwani
:
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Khabib on if he ever contemplated returning since announcing his retirement in October: "No. Dana called this official (this week). But I retired five, six months ago. It's very funny."
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Some personal news: After four years, this is my last week at
@BloodyElbow
. I’m excited and proud to announce that next week, I’m joining
@theScore
as an MMA news editor.
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As an Irishman once said, baby we did it.
✌️journalism school.
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Dustin Poirier followed through on his $20,000 donation to Charles Oliveira to support the youth in Brazil. Love to see it.
Promise made promise kept!
We are supporting Charles & his mission to empower the youth of Brazil. All the best to you in your upcoming title defense ♥️
#fightthegoodfight
#goodfightfriday
#strongertogether
#empoweringyouth
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A GoFundMe has been set up for ex-UFC fighter Sean Spencer, whose vision in his left eye has “slowly eroded” after getting poked in the eye during a fight.
Surgery would completely restore his vision, per the post.
Spencer last competed in MMA in 2018.
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I'd be outraged if I was a UFC fan who bought tickets to a fight that wasn't even officially signed despite being advertised as such.
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One thing I wanted to say about tonight’s news: It’ll be on us, the MMA media, to make sure people don’t forget that Ngannou is the No. 1 heavyweight. The UFC will do what it can to push him out of the limelight, to convince that the Gane-Jones winner is the new king.
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The year is 2040. Khabib Nurmagomedov returns from a 20-year layoff to face Tony Ferguson in an exhibition MMA match, promoted by Triller.
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After Cody Garbrandt vs. Dominick Cruz in December 2016, who would've thought neither man would have a win by the first half of 2020? Pretty crazy if you think about it.
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Just wanted to take a moment to thank the MMA gods for keeping the UFC 245 main card intact.
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Hardy-Tuivasa is the co-main over Burns-Wonderboy.
What the %#$&.
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Amanda Nunes vs. Nicco Montano at 145, anyone? Montano would have a chance of becoming a two-division champion! History!
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Jake Paul donated $5,000 to UFC fighter Sarah Alpar, who is raising money via GoFundMe for training costs, food, other living expenses, etc.
SMH… Imagine a rookie in the NBA had to start a GoFundMe to play..
I let Sarah
@TOOSWEET_Alpar
know she has my support and contribution
It’s my honor and privilege to help fellow fighters in anyway I can🙏🏼
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After Joaquin Buckley's win last night, I decided to go back and watch dozens of the best knockouts since the start of 2015.
This is my list of the top 34 (don't ask why I picked that number). Let me know what I got right and what I got wrong, and maybe we can improve it:
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Combate is reporting that the UFC wants to book Stephen Thompson vs. Khamzat Chimaev for the Dec. 19 main event in Las Vegas. Thompson has not yet agreed and Leon Edwards is considered another option.
UFC planeja Chimaev na luta principal do dia 19 de dezembro e tenta Thompson como rival | combate | ge
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The UFC broadcast said Stefan Sekulic has been out of action since September 2018 "largely" due to injury.
Actually, he tested positive for two banned substances and was suspended by USADA for two years.
Wish the UFC would be more upfront about these sorts of things on TV.
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If Carlos Condit beats Mickey Gall and Matt Brown beats Ben Saunders, can we finally please have Condit vs. Brown?
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Nine years ago today, I launched my first MMA website, MMAjr. Had no idea at the time it would lead to an actual career in journalism. It's been a hell of a ride, from MMA Sucka to Bloody Elbow to theScore. Thank you to everyone who has helped me get here. Here's to nine more.
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Have you ever wanted to see Junior dos Santos sing Purple Rain? Well, now you can. And it's fitting that this happened in Minneapolis.
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Diego Sanchez’s Instagram story from 25 minutes ago makes it sound like he is no longer under contract with the UFC.
Yesterday, Sanchez withdrew from his May 8 bout vs. Donald Cerrone for undisclosed reasons.
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This video cracks me up.
(Also a good example of why you should limit the number of closed questions during interviews!)
Story on Kyoji Horiguchi coming to
@theScore
later today.
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Joe Martinez telling Las Vegas "to make some noise if you are ready" inside the Apex will never not be funny.
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Dana can say what he wants, of course, but this is the quote that really gets me:
"The media can talk as much shit as they want. They don’t feed families. They don’t take care of f-cking people. They don’t have people that count on them. They don’t have people to support."
White: Critics of UFC's approach to coronavirus 'the wimpiest people on Earth'
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Ahead of 2020 season, PFL announces it has signed UFC veterans Justin Willis, Olivier Aubin-Mercier, Johnny Case, Clay Collard, Cindy Dandois, and Marcin Held. Also: Bellator vet Bubba Jenkins and Kamaru Usman’s brother Mohammed Usman
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This quote from Dana White stands out to me:
"There are many reasons why I chose to go with Anheuser-Busch and Bud Light, most importantly because I feel we are very aligned when it comes to our core values and what the UFC brand stands for."
Bud Light rejoins UFC with record sponsorship deal, sources say
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OK, Cody Garbrandt and Marlon Moraes are booked -- and not against Petr Yan.
Can we *finally* give Aljamain Sterling what has been rightfully his all along?
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Anthony Johnson weighed in at 278.4 pounds for his submission grappling match vs. Craig Jones tonight at SUG. Good lord.
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Stepping away from MMA coverage for a few months, as tomorrow I leave on a backpacking trip to Europe. My awesome co-workers will be holding down the fort at
@theScoreMMA
, so keep it locked to the app for your MMA news.
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Just remembered that seven years ago yesterday, I launched my own MMA website. Had no idea at the time it would lead to me finding my career, but I'm very glad it did. Here's to seven more.
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Dana White responds to Mike Perry auctioning off a position in his corner: "You can't do that."
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UFC 300 is the first pay-per-view since UFC 281: Adesanya vs. Pereira 1 in November 2022 to not have a single fight canceled, per Tapology.
*knocks on wood*
It hasn’t been that long since a PPV has gone unscathed, but how lucky and remarkable is it that UFC 300 is fully intact.
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.
@aaronbronsteter
asked Dana White why Souza wasn't taken off UFC 249 as soon as he said he'd been in contact with someone who likely had COVID-19.
"Because I didn't want to. It's my show. I'll do what I want to do. I didn't want to. I wanted to wait for the test to come in."
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It’s unbelievable how quickly Adesanya has risen to the top level. He debuted in the UFC less than two years ago. I wrote a column after that fight suggesting UFC move him up slowly, that he wasn’t ready for the best (yet). I was so, so wrong.
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Breaking: Khonry Gracie, the 23-year-old son of Royce Gracie, is set to return to the cage after a one-year layoff.
He will meet Trevor Gudde in a welterweight bout at Bellator 245 on Sept. 11 in Uncasville, Conn., per officials.
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Demetrious Johnson said on Instagram an hour ago he’s already watched the fight three times. Probably not an easy watch. He’s clearly handling this loss very well.
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Logan Paul has opened as a -200 favorite for a potential bout vs. Anderson Silva.
Silva just beat a real boxer. You’re telling me he’s not going to beat a YouTuber? Bruh.
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From the chaotic opening ceremony to the brutal knockouts, KSW Colosseum 2 was unforgettable.
I wrote about my experience attending the extravagant MMA stadium show in Warsaw, Poland, this past weekend:
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The flyweight division now has 15 fighters in its rankings again. Hurrah!
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Have you ever wanted to see Adriano Moraes and John Lineker do a TikTok dance? No? Well, you’re in luck. (via
@johnlineker
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Great card, yes, but this is what a Fight Night is supposed to look like.
The UFC's first ever card in Saudi Arabia is SENSATIONAL 🤯🇸🇦
The fact this is a
#UFCFightNight
is wild 👏
#UFCSaudiArabia
| June 22 | LIVE on TNT Sports and discovery+
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Just spoke to Brian Kelleher (
@brianboom135
), who told me a cool story about before his time in UFC.
He went to McGregor-Diaz 2 as a fan, and told himself he'd be there one day.
His next fight was in the UFC.
And four years later, he shared a card with McGregor.
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Dana White on UFC fighters: "These guys can do whatever they want" because they're independent contractors.
The Reebok deal, among other things, would say otherwise.
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.
@arielhelwani
says on
#TheMMAHour
he believes the UFC’s top choice for the UFC 300 main event is Leon Edwards vs. Khamzat Chimaev.
Mentioned that DDP-Adesanya, DDP-Chimaev and Edwards-Muhammad are also all in play. The holdup appears to be Chimaev’s ability to fight in the U.S.
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Um.
No offence to Eye or Calvillo, but this has to be one of the worst UFC main events ever, right?
Breaking: UFC working on Jessica Eye (
@jessicaevileye
) vs. Cynthia Calvillo (
@cyn_calvillo
) to headline UFC Fight Night on June 13, per sources.
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Re: UFC dunking on William Knight in that tweet ...
No doubt it was a bad performance. But maybe put together good cards and then complain.
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Gun to your head, who wins between Stipe Miocic and Jon Jones?
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Former UFC fighter Hector Lombard has signed with Bare Knuckle FC, per a press release. He will compete as a middleweight. No word on his debut.
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This year, Alexander Volkanovski defeated the two best featherweights of all time: Jose Aldo and Max Holloway. Hell of a run.
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@agentbenten
After all the (undeserved) crap Aljo has gotten since March, that would be the most hilarious thing ever
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Well, we made it. It’s officially been a decade since I launched my own website and started covering MMA. Been a heck of a ride and just getting started. Really appreciate everyone who reads and (occasionally) watches and listens. Let’s go for two or three more, because why not?
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Just got a double head-kick KO with Miocic and Ngannou in UFC 3. And yes, I took a video of it.
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I'm sorry, but the UFC president tweeting about Power Slap while a UFC main event is *happening* just isn't a good look.
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I can officially make alcoholic purchases (almost) anywhere in the world. The U.S. ain’t got nothing on me!
#21
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MMA vet Josh Hill, who went 4-3 in Bellator dating back to 2020, wrote this in a social media post earlier this AM:
"Well, I guess all that talk from PFL about bringing all the Bellator fighters over after the purchase was just that ... talk.
"Thank you to Bellator and all the
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@jedigoodman
Love that the interviewer completely misunderstood how PPV points work, thought it was fundamentally different to PPV points in boxing and just ran with it
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Here's an interesting stat: Zero UFC champions have lost their titles in the cage in 2020.
That means, had it not been for Cejudo vacating at 125 and then at 135, and Jones vacating at 205, we would have every same champion at the end of 2020 as we did at the start.
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@Grabaka_Hitman
And then turning that into brutal GNP for two minutes is also quintessential Brunson lol
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Just had a random thought: Cyborg is still a free agent. UFC should sign her to a one-fight deal and do the Nunes rematch. Biggest fight for Nunes by quite a bit. Still probably the biggest fight you can make in women’s MMA. If Cyborg loses, let her go back to Bellator or to PFL.
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Re-tweeting now that the UFC has a new heavyweight champ.
Ngannou is still king.
One thing I wanted to say about tonight’s news: It’ll be on us, the MMA media, to make sure people don’t forget that Ngannou is the No. 1 heavyweight. The UFC will do what it can to push him out of the limelight, to convince that the Gane-Jones winner is the new king.
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(This obviously does not reflect the actual number of events held by each promotion.)
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My cousin in-law asked what I wanted for Christmas. She then put my response on a mug.
Merry Christmas!
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My beloved cat, Simba, was a fighter like no other — he truly had nine lives. Sadly, his time has come and gone...we said goodbye to him this morning after 16 years.
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Volkanovski vs. Makhachev is officially No. 1 vs. No. 2 P4P. Incredibly rare for that to happen.
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Leon Edwards is officially off
#UFC269
, per the broadcast. Ponzinibbio-Neal moved to the main card.
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Especially considering the hype surrounding Khamzat Chimaev for fighting twice in 10 days last year.
Pretty cool. I kinda feel like this amazing feat didn’t get enough attention this week.
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