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@SevereMMA
. Host of the UFC Pre-Show - Co-Host of The Auld Triangle Irish MMA Podcast / The Chasing Pack & The Contender Kilkenny🇮🇪/Saskatoon 🇨🇦
Irish Amateur prospect Jake Ngai pulled off a rare Tarikoplata just moments ago at Cage Legacy 18.
Impressive stuff from the 19-year old who fighting out of Satori Gym in Dublin.
4-part series about Lee Murray coming to Showtime. An absolutely bonkers story.
Murray shared the cage with the likes of Anderson Silva, seemingly KO’d Tito Ortiz in a street fight and pulled off one of the biggest bank heists ever. Can’t wait for this.
Paul Redmond has announced his retirement on his Instagram page.
The Team Ryano man made his pro debut in 2011 and went on to fight in Cage Warriors, KSW, Bellator and had a stint inside the UFC. A legend of Irish MMA. Happy retirement Paul.
Dana White says that he wants Ian Garry‘s next fight to be at UFC 295 in Madison Square Garden. A card headlined by Jon Jones vs. Stipe Miocic.
After that, White says that they will travel to Dublin for an event. He guarantees a Dublin show in 2024.
#UFC292
Last night, at the
#UFC289
Press Conference, I asked UFC President Dana White about bringing the UFC back to Dublin.
The talent is there, the time is now. 🇮🇪
#IrishMMA
I travelled to Las Vegas in 2008 for UFC 86: Rampage vs. Griffin at the MGM Grand as a fan.
This evening, I was on press row in the same arena asking questions to fighters preparing to go to battle ahead of UFC 296.
A surreal and a proud moment for myself.
#UFC296
Danni McCormack cuts an emotional post-fight interview.
She becomes the first Irish woman to be crowned Invicta FC World Champion.
The SBG Strawweight showcased tremendous heart after being dropped twice in round one and went on to win a Unanimous Decision at Invicta FC 52.
All we need now is Paul Hughes and Danni McCormack to be signed up.
@ufc
- March 16th 2024. Bring the big show back to the 3Arena St. Patrick’s weekend. Could you imagine. 🇮🇪
#UFCDublin
In light of Tony Ferguson joining forces with David Goggins for his lightweight clash with Paddy Pimblett, I asked him if he was ready to carry the boats on Saturday night at UFC 296.
His response:
“I am the boat, that’s the best of all time motherf**ker”.
#UFC296
Oh. My. God.
Jeanderson Castro (3-4) 🇧🇷 just landed a beautifully timed flying knee on Tyrone Quinn (1-1) 🇮🇪 in the opening round.
Quinn being seen to by the doctors now, really hope he's okay.
#ClanWars41
Dee Begley will become the first Irish woman to compete under the Combate Global banner this Friday, June 10th.
I spoke to the SGBHQ Flyweight ahead of her fight with Chantel Coates. Check out the link to the article below.
Danni McCormack cut an emotional post-fight interview after defeating Maíra Mazar by unanimous decision at
#InvictaFC50
tonight in Denver, Colorado.
McCormack called for a title shot, and wants to fight the winner of the Invicta strawweight tournament winner in January.
Joe Rogan on current fighters vs different fighting eras
“Yeah…I think if Masvidal was around at that time he would be dangerous for everybody, I think he is on another level (than GSP)”
via JRE &
@ColeShelton91
Irene Aldana finishes Macy Chiasson with an upkick to the body. Seemed to have landed on the liver. Crazy.
The first time this has been done in UFC history.
#UFC279
Pretty cool to be able to call the action at the Irish National MMA Championships. Even though
@LiamOgGriffin
sprung it upon us!
A great event, credit to all involved and also a special shoutout to
@MarleneGriffin
&
@SBG_Ireland
for the hospitality.
A weekend I won’t forget.
Kiefer Crosbie has just beaten Cowboy Oliveira in a bloody war at Rise Fighting Championships in Portugal.
The fight was called in Round 1after Crosbie hurt Cowboy multiple times and went on to pick up a standing TKO when the ref stepped in.
That was madness!
#IrishMMA
Please help Ryan Curtis if you can. Very very sad news to hear.
You can help by donating to the link between. Thoughts are with Ryan and his family right now.
A left high kick seals the deal for Conor McCarthy on his professional debut at Cage Legacy 20.
The SBG Naas man set it up lovely with the jab and low kick and it was this same shot that seen him winning the Irish National Championships as an amateur. Big future ahead.
This guy thought he was more important than he actually is. He got asked one question too many in my opinion.
The media owe you nothing, this is your obligation once you sign the contract.
Shauna Bannon (5-0) discusses the title picture in the Invicta FC Strawweight division.
Bannon feels that she should be next in line for a crack at Danni McCormack’s belt after her impressive win over Minna Grusander at Invicta FC 52.
Full interview:
Dom Norkus is a problem.
At 19, we have a serious prospect coming out of
@teamKFma
. He’s got the touch of death!
First round KO in the main event of The Cage MMA against Kevin Enz in Rostock, Germany.
Shauna Bannon will look to keep her undefeated record and move to 5-0 in the Invicta Strawweight division tomorrow night.
Shauna steps in against Minna Grusander at
#InvictaFC52
with a title shot set in her sights. I spoke with Shauna earlier this year.
Best of luck to Team Ireland who are set to compete at the IMMAF World Championships in Abu Dhabi over the next week. 🇮🇪
Stay tuned to
@SevereMMA
for updates throughout the week and follow
@CaoiltedeBarra
who is on the ground for the event.
The Irish Youth Squad have arrived in Sofia, Bulgaria for the World Youth Championships. The athletes and coaches are ready to go.
In action tomorrow we have:
Olivia Babiarz - Relentless
Taylor De Khors - Team Ryano
Ben Harding - Full Power
#IrishMMA
Dana White explained to me the decision to match up
@iangarryMMA
and Geoff Neal at UFC 299 in Miami instead of rebooking the Vicente Luque fight.
The UFC President was also non-committal on bringing a UFC event to Ireland in 2024, but didn’t completely rule out the idea.
Team Ireland are guaranteed four medals heading into Day 4 of the
#2021MMAWorlds
.
Nadine Abbott Bissett will compete in the Atomweight Semi Final.
All Ireland Semi Final in the Jr. Flyweight as Kiya O’Sullivan takes on Eabha Cruise.
Paul Buckley will compete at Middleweight
Brave FC (
@bravemmaf
) have announced the MMA Super Cup, an amateur team event, will take place from March 7-12 this year. Prize money equals US $225,000 with with 8 countries set to compete.
A team from Ireland will compete all the details of the tournament can be seen below.
Tomorrow
@dannimccormack
will look to make history as the first Irish woman to win Invicta FC gold at
#InvictaFC52
.
Danni takes on Valesca Machado for the Strawweight Title. I had the chance to speak with her at the start of her camp.
Listen here:
Dominant performance from Pa Lehane earlier as he beat Gabriel Morales and won via TKO in round two.
Pa has had a great run in Combate banner. A win or two away title shot is likely for the The Leech.
#CombateGlobal
Pa Lehane took the time to speak with me just after landing down in Miami.
The SBG Cork man is set to compete at Combate Global one night 8-man lightweight tournament on just 6-days notice.
Listen to the full interview with “La Sanguijuela” below.
This week marks two years since I joined up with
@SevereMMA
and started covering MMA. What a journey it has been so far. Absolutely love doing what I do for the website.
Thanks to Graeme &
@SeanSheehanBA
for the great support during that time and the platform.
It’s been one year to the day since I wrote my first article for
@SevereMMA
, something that I have always wanted to do but only found the confidence to do 12 months ago.
I’m loving the experience so far, I’m learning every day with help from
@SeanSheehanBA
and
@andyste123
.
Will Fleury (
@WillFckinFleury
) tips the scale at 205.6 lbs for his PFL Regular Season debut where he takes on Krzysztof Jotko in the LHW tournament.
I spoke to Will before he took off to Las Vegas, you can catch that interview below.
Shauna Bannon shares her thoughts after picking up a unanimous decision win over Nadia Vera on her Invicta FC debut.
The Team Holohan fighter, who represents Tallaght, moves to 3-0.
“She’s a tough bitch.”
@ShaunaBannon5
@HolohanMA_D24
Kai Kara-France tells
@arielhelwani
on
#TheMMAHour
that his controversial loss to Amir Albazi this past Saturday cost him $100k. All because Chris Lee somehow scored R4 for Albazi.
This is it. I appreciate any positive and negative feedback I get from anything I do. I don’t do it for positive comments or negative comments. Any support I get is a bonus. I do it for me. Putting out MMA content makes me feel better no matter what anyone thinks about it.
We live in a era where if you put any piece of creative work online. Someone will tear it to bits in the comments. So If you put out work, knowing that risk. Then you have succeeded. Even if it gets zero likes. You did the hardest part. Anything after that is a bonus. Well done
Always grateful for the time that
@ShaunaBannon5
has given me as her career grows.
I spoke to Shauna since her amateur days all the way up to the announcement of her UFC debut. Now it’s time for the next chapter.
Get to know Shauna and listen to each interview on the link below
The 2021 SevereMMA Irish Amateur of the year,
@ShaunaBannon5
, debuts in the UFC this weekend!
Before that, check out this playlist of all our past interviews with Shauna!
Waiting for my flight back from
#UFC289
. Great weekend, I am very happy and proud to represent
@SevereMMA
on the big stage.
Also, shoutout to
@spencerkyte
for the hospitality. Great to meet you in person.
Danni “Mac” McCormack & “Despicable” Dee Begley got into the Halloween spirit for the Invicta 54 weigh-ins.
Danni came in at (114.6) to take on Karolina Wójcik (114.2) for her Strawweight Title.
Dee came in at (125.5) to take on Krista Williams (125.9) for her Invicta FC debut.
Massive credit must go to
@paulhughesmma
. He was excellent in the corner of Ian Garry tonight. He was also in the corner of Joe McColgan last night.
It will be his turn to compete for a title over the coming months. I’m excited to see that happen.
#CW125
🇧🇷
@CharlesDoBronxs
v
@DustinPoirier
🇺🇸
The final title fight of 2021 is just one more sleep away 🙌
Up close and personal before 25 minutes for eternity!
#UFC269
| Saturday | BT Sport 2 HD
All this talk about making money off fighters today. I’m no journalist, nor would I ever consider myself one. I try to do thing in the correct manner.
I can tell you based off my brief experience that it costs you money to cover Mixed Martial Arts. It’s all for the love of it.
Canelo learned English and dropping F bombs is so natural 🤣🤣 it’s a very important word to the English language lol. But Andrade will never get the fight, doesn’t deserve the fight, he should of fought Charlo when he had the chance. Now he’s going around begging at pressers🤦🏽♂️
@KAIROSMMA2
@TheJivemaster
Khamzat was reportedly on a ventilator, that means he had the virus pretty bad. Who knows what long lasting effects it has on him. Cody Garbrandt also picked up the virus and looked like shit in his last fight. We may not be dealing with the same fighter here.
Ger Harris moves to 3-1 with a first round armbar against Cody Matthews at Anthony Pettis FC on his US debut in Virginia.
The
@teamryano
man called for his next fight to be on the APFC card which goes down in Manchester in October.
#APFC7
Official: Will Fleury def. Hojat Khajevand via Unanimous Decision.
The SBG Ireland man moves to 9-3 in his pro career.
Completely dominated the fight from bell to bell
#IrishMMA
#EFMShow2
Shauna Bannon (
@ShaunaBannon5
) is hunting for a bonus when she steps in to take on Bruna Brasil on Saturday night in the O2 Arena in London.
Shauna’s fight will be broadcast on Virgin Media Two and on TNT Sports in Ireland and the UK.
Full interview:
Brian Moore (
@brianmooremma
) spoke about his battles inside, and outside the cage yesterday at the Bellator Dublin media day.
The Wexford man opens up the main card tomorrow night when he takes on Jornel Lugo in the bantamweight division.
Luke Riley has cardio for days. Yet another comeback performance from the featherweight. One of the best fights I’ve witnessed inside Cage Warriors. Wow.
#CW160
Ciaran Clake is Ireland’s version on Eddie Alvarez.
Get’s hurt, comes through adversity and gets the win.
Ireland’s own Underground King!!
#BellatorDublin
#Bellator285