Aaron Bronsteter
@aaronbronsteter
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MMA Broadcaster/Reporter for @Sportsnet | Views are my own.
Toronto
Joined March 2009
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UFC 300 BONUSES. FON: Gaethje vs Holloway.PON: Jiri and Holloway . Max Holloway earns $600,000 😳.
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BREAKING: Nick Diaz vs. Robbie Lawler IN THE WORKS (not yet official) as a co-main for an event in September per Dana White.
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Khamzat Chimaev vs. Gilbert Burns is in the works for UFC 274 in Jacksonville on April 9 per Dana White.
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Props to whoever shot this. From Urijah chuckling in the background to Deiveson looking somewhat confused, this short clip has it all and the comparison to The Office is *chef's kiss*.
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First 1,000 days of their UFC tenures:. Israel Adesanya.9-0.4 KO/TKO wins.4 decision wins.Won interim MW title.Won MW title.One title defence. Alex Pereira.8-1.6 KO/TKO wins.2 decision wins.Won MW title.Won LHW title.Two title defences. Amazing!.
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The Michael Chandler signing has worked out really well for the UFC:. Four fights in 17 months, three bonuses, every fight has been exciting, he's incredibly media friendly and has been a major piece of one of the best (or possibly best) divisions in the promotion.
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Alex Pereira turns 37 in 8 days. Let's enjoy every moment of his mastery in MMA.
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Jake Paul weighed in at 189 lbs for his boxing match and he's calling out mixed martial artists to box him. Well, there's a guy that recently parted ways with the UFC who's weight is in that same area code.
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Ciryl Gane vs. Tai Tuivasa would sure make a lot of sense.
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In Jose Aldo's last three fights, his opponents were 0 for 28 on takedown attempts.
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Israel Adesanya addresses Colby Covington's comments over the weekend and feels that there is hypocracy in how he is covered by the media.
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Alex Pereira's Glover Revenge Tour:. Jiri Prochazka ✅.Jamahal Hill ✅.Jon Jones 👀.
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Tony Ferguson is being transported to the hospital following his KO loss to Michael Chandler.
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Total in-cage duration of the UFC 294 main card: 24:39.
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Logan Paul reveals on the broadcast that he's known Jake Paul for his entire life.
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UFC fighters aged 35 and older fall to 1-22 in men's weight classes 170 pounds and below in championship bouts.
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100%. Needs to happen.
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I'm told Daniel Rodriguez has been offered a bout against Li Jingliang at tomorrow night's #UFC279 card and has accepted. Rodriguez's team are waiting to find out if Jingliang will be accepting.
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UFC record of fighters after suffering a loss to Justin Gaethje: 4-15, 1 NC. All were ranked fighters.
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True or false: Makhachev vs. Tsarukyan is the most well-rounded both athletes competing for a title have been in a UFC championship bout.
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Great news to start the day. Per his Facebook page, Mark Coleman is responsive, talking and laughing with his family. Mark says "I'm the happiest man in the world!", as he recalls saving his parents lives. (h/t @JMurrayMMA)
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Both Justin Gaethje and Michael Chandler are being transported to the hospital following their bout.
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Israel Adesanya says that the reason that he got rid of his pink hair was because his father Oluafemi told him that if he jabbed Costa in the eyes, he would be able to fixate on the hue of the pink hair and aim for that.
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After UFC 267, Cory Sandhagen will have fought Petr Yan, TJ Dillashaw, Marlon Moraes, Frankie Edgar and Aljamain Sterling over the course of just 511 days.
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Sadly, a representative of Elias Theodorou has confirmed earlier reports that he has passed away at age 34. Theodorou was privately battling Stage 4 liver cancer and had only told a select group of people of his diagnosis.
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45th U.S. President Donald Trump will be in attendance for UFC 264 this weekend per Dana White. As will Justin Bieber, Dave Chappelle, Kevin Durant, Odell Beckham Jr., Machine Gun Kelly, Megan Fox, Mel Gibson, Kourtney Kardashian and Travis Barker and many others.
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Sean O'Malley placed 8th in a Fortnite tournament and donated all of his winnings ($27,500) to the charity Raising Special Kids. O'Malley has made a total of $74,000 of disclosed pay in his two UFC fights. An incredibly generous donation especially having not fought in 2019.
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Here is how I would book the top of the lightweight division:. Poirier vs. Oliveira for the title.Gaethje vs. Chandler.McGregor vs. Diaz 3.Ferguson vs. Hooker.
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Michel Perreira enters the cage with an Israel flag
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A fun moment in the scrum with @TheNotoriousMMA tonight where a Russian reporter caught him off guard and he had a good laugh. McGregor was in great spirits dealing with the media this evening.
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Sean Strickland will be the first fighter to be credited with a knockdown against Adesanya in a UFC bout.
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Dana White told me that Dustin Poirier was offered a shot at the lightweight title and decided to pursue the Conor McGregor rematch instead.
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Kamaru Usman was awarded a jacket from USADA tonight for 50 clean tests. He is the first athlete to achieve 50 clean tests who started competing in the UFC after the anti-doping program was already implemented.
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"I can accept failure, everyone fails at something. But I can't accept not trying." - Michael Jordan. @stylebender
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Expecting some absolute bangers to drop soon 😆
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Just spoke to Dana White who tells me that UFC 271, expected to be headlined by Israel Adesanya vs. Robert Whitaker is being targeted for either Seattle or a major Canadian city on February 12, 2022.
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Just spoke with Islam Makhachev and he had no problem with his next fight being against Arman Tsarukyan. His preference is that the fight is in November at Madison Square Garden and he wants to fight in America more often. He feels his performance tonight won over American fans.
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Dana White on Oscar de la Hoya coming out of retirement: "cocaine isn't cheap".
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Per Dana White, the UFC are hoping to book another bout for Khamzat Chimaev before the end of 2021.
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Michael Chandler got a title shot after beating Dan Hooker in 2:30 in his UFC debut. Islam just beat Hooker in 2:25 and has won 9 straight.
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Petr Yan is 1-3 in his last four and would arguably still be considered the best bantamweight skill-for-skill in the UFC by many.
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Oliveira vs. Gaethje and Chandler vs. Ferguson on the same card is incredible.
🔥 MICHAEL CHANDLER VS. TONY FERGUSON 🔥. Two of the most exciting lightweights of all-time have agreed to clash at #UFC274 in May. Full story:
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Shavkat on Neal's weight miss: "Weight cuts are not easy, he is a human being". Full interview:
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RIP Sinead O'Connor. A legendary artist and mental health advocate. She sang beautifully as Conor McGregor made the walk for UFC 189.
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Colby Covington's last three wins have been against former American Top Team training partners: Jorge Masvidal, Tyron Woodley and Robbie Lawler. Now he's looking to add another to his list with Dustin Poirier.
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August 17, 2004 - Ronda Rousey competed at the Olympics in Athens, Greece. 52 days later, Raul Rosas Jr. is born.
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Khabib does not like getting continuously asked if it has been difficult preparing for UFC 254 without his father. A subject that everyone should completely understand that he would not want to keep being asked about.
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Just spoke with Dana White who confirmed that Dustin Poirier vs. Charles Oliveira is indeed in the works for UFC 269 on December 11.
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UFC 245:. Usman vs. Covington.Holloway vs. Volkanovski.Nunes vs. de Randamie.Moraes vs. Aldo.Yan vs. Faber.Brown vs. Saunders.Moreno vs. Kara-France.Ketlen vs. Aldana. 🔥🔥🔥.
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Nate Diaz holds all of the cards right now. If Khamzat misses weight and Diaz makes weight, the ball is entirely in his court and according to multiple reports, he has a sunset clause in his contract approaching.
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Justin Gaethje says that New York City sucks and that he hopes that UFC 268 will not be held there.
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Tonight at weigh-ins Tony Ferguson was awarded a jacket for 50 clean tests.
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Kamaru Usman has supplanted Jon Jones as the top men's pound for pound fighter in the newly released UFC rankings.
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NMF (Nicest motherf*cker) belt on the line.
Breaking: Stephen ‘Wonderboy’ Thompson vs. Vicente Luque has been added to UFC 244 on Nov. 2 in NYC, per Dana White. Wonderboy wanted to return to MSG and Luque, 10-2 in the UFC, hails from nearby New Jersey. Fun matchup at 170.
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I hate to say it, but Tony Ferguson should retire. It's ultimately his decision, but I don't think there's much more that he can achieve in the UFC without damaging his legacy beyond repair.
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Horrible news relayed on the PFL broadcast. Bruno Cappelozza was told after he had won the heavyweight tournament and $1 million that his father João had passed away on Sunday. His family kept it from him so that he could focus on his bout.
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Neither Volkanovski or Holloway had been stopped by strikes at featherweight and Topuria stopped them both in back to back fights. A strong case for Fighter of the Year.
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Dude. Anderson Silva just beat Julio Cesar Chavez Jr by decision IN MEXICO at his Chavez Jr.'s father's event. That is unfathomable.
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UFC 299 was absolutely incredible from start to finish. No controversial finishes or scorecards, a blood and guts championship fight, turn back the clock performance from Dustin, JDM establishes himself as a future contender, great debuts from MVP & Robelis. A fantastic night.
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Per a UFC official, Joe Rogan had a scheduling conflict this week and will not be on the call for UFC 271. He is scheduled to do colour commentary for UFC 272 in March. Tomorrow's broadcast booth will consist of Jon Anik, Daniel Cormier and Michael Bisping.
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Paulo Costa's last three years have been among the strangest runs in UFC history:. -Claimed he had a hangover during Israel Adesanya title fight after saying he drank a bottle of wine the night prior. -Withdrew from Whittaker fight due to contract dispute. -UFC promoted fight.
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If Volkanovski beats Islam to become a two-division champion:. -On 11 days notice.-In the Middle East.-Two weeks after turning 35 (fighters over 35 competing below middleweight against younger opponents are 2-30-1 in championship bouts). Would it be the most impressive win ever?.
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Just spoke with @AliAbdelaziz00, who says that Frankie Edgar has requested to fight for a final time at UFC 281 at Madison Square Garden and will face whoever the promotion puts in front of him.
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Brandon Moreno is also now the youngest champion in the UFC.
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Megan left the arena in Vegas no earlier than 3:00 am ET last night and is on the sidelines for the 1 pm game in Foxborough the following day. That's some wizardry right there. I don't know how @MeganOlivi does it, but I am in awe.
"Coach prepared us all week for situations like this." 😤. Geno Smith is with @MeganOlivi after the @Seahawks OT win against the Patriots
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The UFC just issued a release for UFC 285, confirming the following bouts for March 4:. Gane vs. Jones.Araujo vs. Ribas.Nickal vs. Pickett.Neal vs. Shavkat.Brunson vs. du Plessis.Garbrandt vs. Arce.Marquez vs. Barriault.Kirk vs. Ribovics.Blackshear vs. F. Basharat.Penne vs. Ricci.
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Per a release from @ParadigmSports, Israel Adesanya has signed a new multi-fight deal with the UFC, making him "one of the top paid athletes in the history of mixed martial arts.".
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UFC Fights won by Francis Ngannou when he landed less than 10 significant strikes: 7. UFC Fights won by Demian Maia when he landed less than 10 significant strikes: 8.
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Here is some of the money that Moicano threw out to the crowd at yesterday's press conference. I'm not sure if it is legal tender. Perhaps if he pulls off the upset tomorrow, it will be discussed.
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Nate Diaz says that the UFC told him that he didn't need to show up at media day and why he recommends athletes use CBD and not PEDs.
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Gilbert Burns is heading to Las Vegas this week to support his good friend Vicente Luque for his main event bout against Belal Muhammad. Muhammad told me that some of his non-Muslim teammates fasted in solidarity with him for Ramadan last week. I love hearing these stories.
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It's confirmed minus a date, location, venue, contracts or promotional backing.
“We just spoke in the ring and just. Yeah, like I'm on board. He's on board. We just need to get the UFC on board and we'll get this thing across the line." . 🚨 @danthehangman confirms Conor McGregor is NEXT in Feb! 🚨
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Danis got this fight because he's great at being a troll, he quadrupled his following because he's great at being a troll, he got sued because he's great at being a troll, he showed up and made this a terrible match because he's great at being a troll. Everyone got trolled.
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When I asked if Leon Edwards is next in line to fight for the welterweight championship, Dana White's reply was "100%".
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Per a release, Laura Sanko will be the first female colour commentator in UFC history on this Saturday's UFC Fight Night card headlined by Derrick Lewis and Serghei Spivac. Congratulations @laura_sanko!.
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Bellator and Rizin will be pairing up for a New Year's Eve show per a release. It is being billed as Bellator MMA vs. Rizin and airs at 8 pm ET on December 31 in the US. Patricio Pitbull, AJ McKee, Juan Archuleta, Kyoji Horiguchi and another fighter TBD will represent Bellator.
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@benfowlkesMMA Here is the actual weigh-in. Your video is the photo afterwards.
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Luke Rockhold has been offered Sean Strickland as his next opponent per Dana White.
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Alexandre Pantoja is now the UFC's lone Brazilian champion after a 28 day drought without a Brazilian champion, which is the longest stretch without a Brazilian champion in 16 years.
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Last night, Bobby Green landed 9 significant strikes against Islam Makhachev, the most any of Makhachev's UFC opponents have landed in a single round.
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I think that a five round Oliveira rematch would be great as well given how close their fight was.
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