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  Under fire Paul Redmond prepared to fight on North Pole

  By Tom Rooney on August 13, 2015

  It’s a well-known, unwritten law in the UFC that any fighter who loses three consecutive bouts tends to be deemed surplus to requirements. Countless athletes...

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  Shadow cast by Dominick Cruz looms large over UFC on Fox 16

  By Tom Rooney on July 24, 2015

  Even now, 14 months on, the spectacle of TJ Dillashaw’s systematic destruction of Renan Barao at UFC 173 remains vivid. So unexpected, so unthinkable, was...

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  Opinion – Is Jose Aldo’s omission from UFC 189 really all that bad?

  By Tom Rooney on July 1, 2015

  Ok, there is no point in sugar-coating it, this morning’s news that Jose Aldo has withdrawn from UFC 189 was a metaphorical kick in the...

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  The time, place and opponent is perfectly apt for Cain Velasquez’s return

  By Tom Rooney on June 12, 2015

  If there was one gripe to be had with UFC heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez, it’s the lack of frequency with which we see him. For...

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  If the UFC is so serious about safety, then why is Dan Henderson still fighting?

  By Tom Rooney on June 5, 2015

  In a week when Zuffa announced the modification of both their drug-testing protocols and fighter-safety initiatives, it feels oddly paradoxical that Dan Henderson takes on...

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  With new contract inked, Neil Seery ready to finish Louis Smolka at UFC 189

  By Tom Rooney on May 25, 2015

  Unlike his beloved Liverpool FC, Neil Seery has had a pretty good week. Not only was he matched with Louis Smolka for UFC 189, but...

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  Five talking points ahead of UFC 187

  By Tom Rooney on May 23, 2015

  High-profile withdrawals notwithstanding, tonight’s UFC 187 is without the question the biggest card of 2015 to date. For the first time in almost four months...

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  Unlike Urijah Faber, Frankie Edgar simply cannot lose at UFC Manila

  By Tom Rooney on May 14, 2015

  After exploding out of near obscurity late last year, the UFC’s featherweight division has been eerily quiet these past couple of months. In the aftermath...

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  Trip down under couldn’t come at a better time for under-fire UFC

  By Tom Rooney on May 8, 2015

  It’s never easy gauging the consensus perception of the UFC, or indeed MMA in general. It’s not as if regular polls are being conducted. However,...

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  SBG Ireland’s Kiefer Crosbie going for gold at IMMAF Amateur World Championships

  By Tom Rooney on April 28, 2015

  As one of the four members of Team SBG Ireland heading for Las Vegas in July to compete at IMMAF World Championships of Amateur MMA,...

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  Four talking points ahead of UFC 186

  By Tom Rooney on April 25, 2015

  Even in the context of recent history, rarely has an event fallen victim to such a calamitous run of misfortune as UFC 186. Plagued by...

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  Last ditch replacement or not, hats off to Chris Camozzi

  By Tom Rooney on April 17, 2015

  For a while there, it was beginning to feel like balance had been restored to the UFC universe and that the calamities of 2014 were...

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