Dustin Poirier currently hospitalized due to staph infection: “Going on day 2 in the hospital shits getting serious 🙏”1yr ⋅ metanoia09 ⋅ r/MMA
Dustin Poirier: “I completed the violence triangle: finished Gaethje, finished Eddie, finished Chandler.”1yr ⋅ metanoia09 ⋅ r/MMA
Dominick Cruz: “After multiple losses like that, you tend to sit on your hands & shut up. We’re not seeing that. We’re not seeing the silence, we’re not seeing the humility. (...) When you don’t accept these losses, how do you grow? How do you fill the gap?”3yr ⋅ metanoia09 ⋅ r/MMA
Charles Oliveira: “It shows to everyone in the world the man that Poirier is. To offer to make a donation for my cause after losing a title fight to me, it’s got to take a person of true character and a real man.”2yr ⋅ metanoia09 ⋅ r/MMA
Rampage Jackson’s take on Ngannou/UFC fiasco: “That’s fucked up, they take it personal when a fighter wants to get paid what he’s worth.”2yr ⋅ metanoia09 ⋅ r/MMA
DC’s response to Sean O’Malley saying he wants to see Sean lose: “I like the kid. I think the kid’s a fantastic little fighter. But the reality is, I got 8 championship belts at home.”1yr ⋅ metanoia09 ⋅ r/MMA
Luis Pena advocating for mental health awareness and reveals he’s finally been getting the help he needs3yr ⋅ metanoia09 ⋅ r/MMA
Francis responds to Jones: “I shouldn’t have to motivate you Jonny...if it’s not in you already you’ve already lost. I know my motivation 🌍”3yr ⋅ metanoia09 ⋅ r/MMA
Dustin Poirer was first to the scale this morning and has yet to miss weight in his entire career. Tomorrow will be his 30th UFC fight. 💎 DP is currently a +180 underdog against Benoit Daint Denis.1mo ⋅ metanoia09 ⋅ r/MMA
Curtis Blaydes on Black Beast’s power: “All I remember is thinking in my head ‘ok, I’m gonna shoot’. The I wake up in the ambulance. I think he hits the hardest.”2yr ⋅ metanoia09 ⋅ r/MMA
[Spoiler] Co-main event fighter gives his thoughts about *that* moment in the fight1yr ⋅ metanoia09 ⋅ r/MMA
Jimmy Smith on why the UFC decided to not keep him as a commentator: “You were great, you did everything we asked, the producers really liked you. But we’re going with just ex-UFC fighters.”2yr ⋅ metanoia09 ⋅ r/MMA
Max Holloway: “I feel bad for Charles man. The guy who was weighing him in was a stickler.. his next fight is not going to be a title defense, if he wins it. He’s winning the title back. That’s history getting taken away from Oliveira.”1yr ⋅ metanoia09 ⋅ r/MMA
Aljamain Sterling speaks about the landscape of the BW division, & regarding who’s next in line for a title shot after UFC 2801yr ⋅ metanoia09 ⋅ r/MMA
Israel Adesanya on his approach towards Robert Whittaker: “The motivation for me is just that he’s not making excuses like Vettori or Costa. He’s accepted his loss... So that makes me take him seriously.”2yr ⋅ metanoia09 ⋅ r/MMA
DC: Every time people laughed at me - when I cried when Jones beat me in Anaheim, or I cried when Stipe got me, or I cried after my last fight - those tears are earned... There's a reason that these people that go inside the Octagon are professional fighters. Because they are different.2yr ⋅ metanoia09 ⋅ r/MMA
[Spoiler] Ariel Helwani speaks about the main-event result’s implications, Artem Lobov responds1yr ⋅ metanoia09 ⋅ r/MMA
Calvin Kattar takes inspiration from Do Bronx rise to the top: “I don’t want no fucking fast track to the title. I want to earn it. I want that Charles Oliveira shit, people proud & happy of me when I get it.”1yr ⋅ metanoia09 ⋅ r/MMA
Amanda Nunes: “You think I’m going to go out unbalanced. I undoubdtedly accept the rematch. Give me a little time to get my shit together and I will be back better than ever.”2yr ⋅ metanoia09 ⋅ r/MMA
Calvin Kattar on Giga Chikadze’s post-fight comments: “I don’t take it personal, man. Wish him a speedy recovery, bounce back. I told him all you can do now is make the next guy pay.”2yr ⋅ metanoia09 ⋅ r/MMA
Petr Yan on Cory Sandhagen: “I respect him as a human being. As a fighter, too.”2yr ⋅ metanoia09 ⋅ r/MMA
Michael Bisping on Do Bronx’s chances of becoming the greatest LW of all time1yr ⋅ metanoia09 ⋅ r/MMA
Aljo: “One year ago on this day, I forced the Cheatr Rat to take the easy way out, after I dominated him for 4 rds, and made him surrender his paper belt. Now in 5 weeks I will grant him the rematch he doesn’t deserve & make the score 2-0.”2yr ⋅ metanoia09 ⋅ r/MMA
Khamzat Chimaev on Conor McGregor possibly skipping the line for the next WW title shot: “This is the business. Who’s the most famous, makes more money, they choose them. I understand that.”2yr ⋅ metanoia09 ⋅ r/MMA
Mighty Mouse details running into Rodtang after their fight: “I said, ‘Rodtang, when I hit you, did it hurt?’ He goes, ‘nah.’ I was like, ‘ok, ok, I’ll take that one.”2yr ⋅ metanoia09 ⋅ r/MMA
Big Ben Rothwell gets into it with a fan regarding the relationship between USADA & the UFC2yr ⋅ metanoia09 ⋅ r/MMA
Dana: “I have an incredible relationship with Diego & I like him very much. Somehow, this creep (Fabia) got into Diego’s life & has been controlling him. The guy is batshit nuts.”3yr ⋅ metanoia09 ⋅ r/MMA
Roxanne Modafferi: “I really achieved my life goal - fighting in the UFC. I fought like 11 times in the UFC Like, it’s awesome. I’m just so happy thinking about it. I didn’t win all of them, but I did my best.”2yr ⋅ metanoia09 ⋅ r/MMA
Kevin Holland to TJ: Dog if this was like NCAA sports your 'titles' would have been wiped out of the record books. Come on man, my money is with Aljo in that division.3yr ⋅ metanoia09 ⋅ r/MMA
Kayla Harrison speaks about “missing her window of opportunity” and how it “haunts” her. Matt Mitrione gives his take.2yr ⋅ metanoia09 ⋅ r/MMA
Dustin Poirier: “What a beautiful journey. The ups and the downs. I’m grateful for all of it.”2yr ⋅ metanoia09 ⋅ r/MMA
Anderson Silva: “My problem with Dana is when he talks about fights because Dana has never fought MMA in his life... Everybody talks about Dana, ‘He’s not good, blah blah blah. He’s a good person, but he’s a businessman.”1yr ⋅ metanoia09 ⋅ r/MMA
Marvin Vettori responds to Paulo Costa's video: Fuck you pussy 195 contract is signed. See you Saturday bitch2yr ⋅ metanoia09 ⋅ r/MMA
GSP speaks about fighters who stay in competition longer than they should: “Most fighters don’t retire from the sport. They let the sport retire them. It’s very unfortunate... health is the most important thing.”2yr ⋅ metanoia09 ⋅ r/MMA
Chito Vera calls out Sean O'Malley. Also reveals Dominick Cruz declined to fight him & Frankie Edgar also seemingly not interested.2yr ⋅ metanoia09 ⋅ r/MMA
Apropos to that promo shitting on Ngannou, here are some facts regarding the number of days the UFC titles have been defended... HW belt at 133 days — the quickest the UFC has ever made an Interim title for a division after a divisional title fight.2yr ⋅ metanoia09 ⋅ r/MMA
Rob Whittaker: “I got in my head so much & I had so much grudge towards him & gripe that I wore myself out. It got tiring being angry at him & for no real reason. You can see how out of the ordinary I fought... I wish I fought like myself. I’m not satisfied with that.”2yr ⋅ metanoia09 ⋅ r/MMA
[Spoiler] Main-card fighter wants to train with Robert Whittaker in the future1yr ⋅ metanoia09 ⋅ r/MMA
Some stats regarding the new LW champ Do Bronx, including most finishes & most submissions in UFC history, second most bonuses and a whopping 90% finish rate3yr ⋅ metanoia09 ⋅ r/MMA
Aljo puts Dana on blast after his post-fight comments regarding the judges’ results of Aljo vs Yan II2yr ⋅ metanoia09 ⋅ r/MMA
Michael Johnson speaks about the importance of his win last night: “I felt like I was fighting for my life. Forget the job. I need to make ends meet. This is where I take care of myself & I can help my family get through hard times.”2yr ⋅ metanoia09 ⋅ r/MMA
Alex Volkanovski speaks about his FW legacy & how it compares to Jose Aldo: “I believe I’ve still got more work to do. I give Aldo respect. To be champion for as long as he was is incredible.”2yr ⋅ metanoia09 ⋅ r/MMA
Aljo thinks that Yan won the fight against O’Malley, but “not a robbery by any means”1yr ⋅ metanoia09 ⋅ r/MMA
Kamaru Usman: “Khamzat hasn’t really been tested yet. He’s done his job with what he’s supposed to do. If the fight is not over in the first round or second round, I think that’s when we’re really gonna see him tested and show us how much of a fighter he is.”2yr ⋅ metanoia09 ⋅ r/MMA
Max Holloway will only be the third fighter entering a trilogy at 0-2 after Ken Shamrock & BJ Penn2yr ⋅ metanoia09 ⋅ r/MMA
Aaron Bronsteter with an update regarding Jiri Prochazka's injury via Kevin Iole1yr ⋅ metanoia09 ⋅ r/MMA
GSP speaks about why he never put his family/personal life in the public eye, and why he dislikes involving family in trashtalk: “If you try to get someone I love or someone in my family, now it’s gonna be a different story”.2yr ⋅ metanoia09 ⋅ r/MMA
Javier Mendez speaks about Alex Volkanovski: “For me the interesting one is Alex because he’s on a tear, a great sportsman & he’s going to keep it clean. He’s a class act, from a very reputable gym. I like what they represent.”1yr ⋅ metanoia09 ⋅ r/MMA
[Spoiler] Co-main event fighter apologizes to the division, and speaks about injuries that took place during camp1yr ⋅ metanoia09 ⋅ r/MMA
Rob Whittaker responds to Aljo: “Well isn’t there egg on my face... congrats mate. I have recently had a perspective change.”2yr ⋅ metanoia09 ⋅ r/MMA
Brendan Loughnane & his team have taken Mikhail Odintsov under their wing after Odintsov’s cornermen weren’t able to come with him to the US due to Visa issues3yr ⋅ metanoia09 ⋅ r/MMA
Dustin Poirier with some nice words for Charles Oliveira ahead of their title fight2yr ⋅ metanoia09 ⋅ r/MMA
[via Bronsteter] The UFC is entering into the NFT business, fighters to get 50% of revenue share2yr ⋅ metanoia09 ⋅ r/MMA
Tim Kennedy: “We needed athletes to agree to be part of MMAAA. Dana has such control on the athletes ... There was such fear of the repercussion from the organization that nobody would do it. That’s how it died.”2yr ⋅ metanoia09 ⋅ r/MMA
When Dustin Poirier & Charles Oliveira meet in the Octagon at UFC 269, they will set the record for most combined number of appearances between title participants in UFC history2yr ⋅ metanoia09 ⋅ r/MMA
[Spoiler] Middleweight contender willing to accommodate main-card fighter in his hometown for his next camp3yr ⋅ metanoia09 ⋅ r/MMA
Michael Chandler: “I think you’re going to hear some fight news coming pretty soon, and it could be me and Dustin Poirier.”1yr ⋅ metanoia09 ⋅ r/MMA
Dustin Poirier becomes 3rd quickest in the UFC to reach 20 wins (26 fights) only behind Jones & GSP (both 22 fights)3yr ⋅ metanoia09 ⋅ r/MMA
Michael Chandler down for a quick turn around at WW: “I’m there. Quick turn around. Spin your head on its axis.”2yr ⋅ metanoia09 ⋅ r/MMA
[Spoiler] Prelim winner reveals his daughter is named after a UFC legend, said legend responds2yr ⋅ metanoia09 ⋅ r/MMA
Nate Diaz speaks about the UFC using his and Nick’s name & likeness to sell NFTs2yr ⋅ metanoia09 ⋅ r/MMA
Marvin Vettori reflects on his loss, gives props to Rob Whittaker, vows to come back better than ever1yr ⋅ metanoia09 ⋅ r/MMA
Gastelum & Adesanya meet again for the first time 3 months after their war in the octagon (via Izzy's IG story)5yr ⋅ metanoia09 ⋅ r/MMA
Ciryl Gane’s pro MMA record at the start of 2019: 2-0 / At the start of 2022: 10-0 including 7 wins in the UFC & an Interim HW title2yr ⋅ metanoia09 ⋅ r/MMA
Henry Cejudo hits back: “Dana would love to see the fight (against Volkanovski) but he wants to pay me peanuts in comparison to what I really deserve. It’s a low blow to me. It’s a low blow to my accomplishments.”2yr ⋅ metanoia09 ⋅ r/MMA
