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Matt Hughes is suing his twin brother over ownership of the tractor that was the center of an alleged assault by the UFC Hall of Famer on his teenage nephew.

According to documents obtained by MMAjunkie.com, Hughes vs. Hughes was filed in Montgomery (Ill.) circuit court on March 5. No monetary damages are named in the suit, but the former welterweight champion wants a judge to determine who owns the farming equimpment and other property he claims is being held at Mark Hughes’ residence.

“At various times in their adult lives, and for the several years last past, the parties have stored farming equipment and other items of personal property at their respective residences and on their respective properties, some of which may have been owned individually and some of which may have been owned by both parties,” reads the complaint.

“The parties have never entered into a written partnership agreement with one another with regard to the ownership and use of such farming…

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Ahmed Abdirzak didn’t expect his encounter with Conor McGregor to go the way that it did.

Abdirzak, a London native who was on vacation in Miami, claimed the UFC star feigned a handshake before smashing his cell phone as they were leaving the Liv nightclub inside the Fointainebleau Miami Beach Hotel around 5 a.m. on Monday.

“He came to shake my hand, and as soon as he came to shake my hand, he pulled me in and grabbed my phone and started smashing it,” Abdirzak told TMZ Sports. “All these security guards literally surrounded me and pushed me out of the way. And he’s stomping on it.

“He was a lot rude. He was like, ‘Get the [f—k] out of my face. Move.’ And I was like, ‘Yo, sir can I have my phone back?’ And [security guards said], ‘Move, man. Conor said what Conor said.’”

From there, Abdirzak said McGregor put the phone in his pocket and left the hotel in his vehicle. Abdirzak claims that the p…

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Paulo Henrique Costa was expected to face Yoel Romero at UFC on ESPN 3, but speculation has been rampant since it was announced that Ronaldo Souza, not Costa, would face “the Soldier of God” at the April 27 event.

On Monday, Romero said he heard that Costa could not compete at the event due to an anti-doping violation. While the Cuban fighter would later clarify and say that “Borrachinha’s” alleged positive test was merely hearsay, the damage had already been done.

“What I hear is Paulo Costa, he had a positive test for USADA,” Romero said. “That’s what happened. That’s what I heard. The UFC called my manager and said Paulo Costa is out because he is positive and they said, ”Jacare’ Souza’ [as an opponent]?’ I said OK.”

While Costa himself has not publicly responded to Romero as of yet, his manager, Wallid Ismail told multiple outlets on Tuesday that the allegations are false.

“It’s not true,…

Conor McGregor has released a brief statement on Instagram following his arrest in Miami on Monday for allegedly smashing a fan’s cell phone.

“Patience in this world is a virtue I continue to work on,” McGregor wrote. “I love my fans dearly. Thank you all.”

In the photo accompanying the statement, McGregor is being escorted from Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center in Miami while wearing a T-shirt emblazoned with the faux-newspaper front page including the headline “McGregor is Back.” The former UFC two-division champion was charged with felony strong-armed robbery and criminal mischief and held on $12,500 bond before his release at approximately 10:30 p.m. local time on Monday.

According to an arrest report, McGregor and the alleged victim, Ahmed Abdirzak, were walking out of the Liv nightclub inside the Fointainebleau Miami Beach Hotel around 5 a.m. When the fan attempted to take a photo of the fighter with his cell phone, McGregor allegedly “slapped” the…

The announcement that a Yoel Romero would face Ronaldo Souza in a rematch in the UFC on ESPN 3 headliner came as something of a surprise, only because “The Soldier of God” was initially booked against a different foe.

Earlier this year, multiple outlets reported that a bout between Romero and Paulo Henrique Costa had been targeted for the April 27 card in Florida. It was the third time the middleweights were booked for a fight, with previous attempts at UFC 230 and UFC Brooklyn falling through due to Romero injuries.

With the matchup once again being scrapped, Romero hinted on"Ariel Helwani's MMA Show" that Costa couldn’t compete due to a potential USADA violation.

“What I hear is Paulo Costa, he had a positive test for USADA,” Romero said. “That’s what happened. That’s what I heard. The UFC called my manager and said Paulo Costa is out because he is positive and they said, ”Jacare’ Souza’ [as an opponent]?’ I said OK.”

Romero added that he was not aware of…

Polarizing SBG Ireland talent Dillon Danis has a date for his second mixed martial arts bout.

Danis announced during “Ariel Helwani’s MMA Show” on Monday that he will return against Max Humphreys at Bellator 221 on May 11. The bout will be contested at a 175-pound catchweight. Bellator 221 takes place at Allstate Arena in Rosemont, Ill., and is headlined by a lightweight title clash between Michael Chandler and Patricio Freire.

A training partner of Conor McGregor, Danis was suspended seven months and fined $7,500 for his role in a post-fight brawl following McGregor’s fight with Khabib Nurmagomedov on Oct. 6. The Nevada State Athletic Commission levied the sanctions against Danis due to charges of unsportsmanlike conduct, as the fighter had to be restrained by security personnel and made obscene gestures toward Nurmagomedov and his team. Danis’ suspension will officially end on May 6.

Danis, a decorated grappler, made his MMA debut at Bellator 198, where he subm…

Hall of Famer B.J. Penn is set to make UFC 237 his farewell bout, according to sources close to the fighter. The Hawaiian legend will face Clay Guida on May 11 at Jeunesse Arena in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Penn held his last camp in Brazil with the Nova Uniao team. “The Prodigy” is currently mired in a seven-bout winless streak that dates back to February 2011. Most recently, the 40-year-old Penn suffered a first-round submission loss against Ryan Hall at UFC 232. The former lightweight and welterweight champion owns a career mark of 16-13-2.

Guida, meanwhile, last appeared at UFC 225 last June, when he was choked out int he opening stanza by Charles Oliveira. Prior to that defeat, “The Carpenter” had earned back-to-back triumphs over Erik Koch and Joe Lauzon. The 37-year-old Illinois native is 34-18 as a professional overall.

UFC 237 will feature a strawweight championship clash between Rose Namajunas and Jessica Andrade, while Jose Aldo will square off aga…

Anthony Rocco Martin has been on a roll of late, but he understands if you might not have noticed.

The 29-year-old improved to 4-0 since moving to 170 pounds with a decision victory over Sergio Moraes at UFC Fight Night 146 in Wichita, Kan., on Saturday night. During this current stretch, the American Top Team representative has also bested Jake Matthews, Ryan LaFlare and Keita Nakamura. None of those opponents are household names, but there are no pushovers on that list, either.

Martin is confident that if he continues to progress the way he has, things will fall into place.

“I’ve been beating guys that are not big names. That’s the problem I’ve been running into,” he said. “I’ve been fighting the killers with no name. That’s tough, because if you lose those fights you drop down major spots. You beat those guys, you never know if you’re getting a ranked guy next. I just handle my business. I’m 4-0 at welterweight and I feel phenomenal. I think I’m just now tapin…

Valentina Shevchenko appears to have a date for her first flyweight title defense.

According to ESPN, Shevchenko will face Jessica Eye at UFC 238 in Chicago on June 8 at the United Center. The UFC is reportedly close to finalizing the 125-pound bout.

Shevchenko claimed the vacant title with a five-round verdict against Joanna Jedrzejcyzk at UFC 231 this past December. “Bullet” moved to 125 pounds after a narrow split-decision defeat to Amanda Nunes in a bantamweight championship clash at UFC 215 in September 2017. Shevchenko is 5-2 in UFC competition with notable wins over Holly Holm, Julianna Pena and Sarah Kaufman.

After losing four straight fights at bantamweight, Eye has experienced a resurgence at 125 pounds in the UFC. The 32-year-old Ohioan has earned three straight victories since moving down a division, besting Kalindra Faria, Jessica-Rose Clark and Katlyn Chookagian in succession.

Junior dos Santos was in championship form in the main event of UFC Fight Night 146 on Saturday night, as he blew apart fan favorite Derrick Lewis within two rounds for his third consecutive win. Now, his sights are set on eventually regaining the UFC heavyweight crown.

Dos Santos rocked Lewis several times in the contest and eventually clubbed “The Black Beast” with punches until referee Herb Dean intervened at 1:58 of the second. “Cigano” landed heavy right hands, crippling kicks to the body and showed a sturdy chin in the win. There was a moment in the duel when it seemed like Lewis was playing possum and nearly turned the tide, but the Brazilian said he saw it coming.

“We were studying this before,” Dos Santos said on the ESPN-televised post-fight show regarding Lewis apparently pretending to be hurt from a kick to the body. “My coach said if he feels the punch or the strike, don’t go at him right away. I was trying to finish the fight and he threw another right ov…

Junior dos Santos vs. Derrick Lewis was fun while it lasted, and that was enough to get both men paid a little bit extra.

The heavyweight headliners received “Fight of the Night” honors and $50,000 apiece for their featured bout at UFC Fight Night 146 in Wichita, Kan., on Saturday night. The action picked up in round one, when “Cigano” had Lewis doubled over in pain from a spinning back kick to the midsection. While Lewis was able to knock the Brazilian off balance with a right hook counter moments later, he never seemed to fully recover. Dos Santos capitalized on his momentum in round two, hurting the Houston native with a straight right before sealing his victory with follow-up strikes on his turtled foe at the 1:58 mark of round two.

Meanwhile, Niko Price garnered a $50,000 “Performance of the Night” paycheck for his first-round stoppage of Tim Means at 170 pounds. In an action-packed contest, Price struck the decisive blow by landing a right hook to the jaw of “The…

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Anthony Rocco Martin flustered and frustrated Brazil’s Sergio Moraes from start to finish in the featured preliminary bout of UFC Fight Night 146 on Saturday.

Martin (16-4) peppered his foe with scattered leg kicks and hooks upstairs. Moraes (14-4) was never allowed to get things going offensively and continuous whiffed on his wild, loopy counter punches. Martin did not trail from his gameplan and walked away with a unanimous decision when all three judges saw it in his favor, 30-27.

Kunitskaya Weathers Badly Broken Nose to Claim Victory Bantamweight contender Yana Kunitskaya had to withstand a badly broken and disfigured nose to outlast Marion Reneau over three rounds.

The Russian controlled the bout for the first two rounds with better striking and a powerful clinch game, but Reneau (9-5) did a ton of damage in the third. Reneau busted up Kunitskaya’s nose with punches and nearly had her foe wilted, but “Foxy” hung tough and wound up winning a unanimous decision. All t…

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L96UkcN5wss&w=560&h=315] Glory, the world's leading kickboxing promotion, returns to Strasbourg, France on Saturday with a championship doubleheader. And thanks to all of the fighters making weight on Friday, it's all systems go for Glory 64.

Headlining the Glory 64 main card will be welterweight champion Harut Grigorian defending his strap against Cedric Doumbe. The first to step the scale was Doumbe, who came in at 168.8 pounds. Following suit was the defending champ, who tipped the scale at 169.5 pounds.

The co-main event will see women's super bantamweight queen Anissa Meksen defending her crown against Tiffany Van Soest. "Time Bomb" weighed in at 120.4 pounds while champ Meksen clocked in at 121.5 pounds.

Glory 64 Main Card Weigh-in Results:Harut Grigorian (169.5) vs. Cedric Doumbe (168.87)Anissa Meksen (121.5) vs. Tiffany Van Soest (120.4)D'Angelo Marshall (252.7) vs. Daniel Skvor (214.5)Donegi Abena (207.0) vs. Michael Duu…

"My power ... I have enough power to knock someone out." @bivol_d is READY to defend his title. #BivolSmithJrhttps://t.co/j4BIUf4XnH pic.twitter.com/eaJmXuLUxf

— DAZN USA (@DAZN_USA) March 8, 2019

The main event between Dmitry Bivol and Joe Smith Jr. will go on as planned, as both combatants made weight on Friday.

Bivol (15-0, 11 KOs) is set to make the fourth defense of the WBA light heavyweight title he won in November 2017. The Kyrgyzstani champ has been conquering everybody, including Isaac Chilemba and, most recently, Jean Pascal. The 28-year-old fighter was on point at the official weigh-ins on Friday; he came in at 173.5 pounds.

Smith (24-2, 20 KOs) is primed for his first world title challenge and the Long Island, New York, native was equally sculpted on the scale. Smith is coming off an impressive knockout of Melvin Russell in June and hopes to capture boxing gold on Saturday. Smith came in at 173 pounds.

The co-feature will…

Official weigh-in done, Shawn Porter comes in at 148.8 pounds. He will now have two hours to make weight (147). pic.twitter.com/6PSbd4NZIk

— FOX Sports: PBC (@PBConFOX) March 8, 2019

Despite a scare that Porter was coming in heavy, the WBC welterweight championship will be up for grabs for Saturday night.

Reigning WBC welterweight king Shawn Porter initially clocked in at a whopping 148.8 pounds, much heavier than the 147-pound weight limit for the welterweight division. Porter (29-2-1, 17 KOs) is set to make the first defense of the belt he captured by toppling Danny Garcia via unanimous decision last September, but the Las Vegas-based fighter was in jeopardy of being stripped of his title if he didn't lose the weight two hours of officially weighing in. He managed to do just that, but he needed to cut his hair in order to do so. His official weight was at 146.8 pounds.

Porter's opponent, Yordenis Ugas (23-3, 11 KOs) has been on fir…

Breaking: UFC changes course, books Yoel Romero, Jacare Souza II to headline UFC Fight Night on April 27 in Florida. https://t.co/mdluKF0MtA

— Brett Okamoto (@bokamotoESPN) March 8, 2019

The Ultimate Fighting Championship has gone in a different direction for their April card in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., electing to stage the rematch between Yoel Romero and Ronaldo Souza as the main event.

According to ESPN, UFC President Dana White made the announcement late Thursday that Romero (13-3) will meet Souza (26-6, 1 NC) at middleweight, in the main event at UFC on ESPN 3 on April 27 at the BB&T Center in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. While this event was originally scheduled to take place in Miami, the promotion moved it to Fort Lauderdale in late February.

Much has been discussed about Romero's next bout, ranging from a move to light heavyweight to a rumored bout against Paulo Henrique Costa to headline this event. Instead, he will face Souza for the…

While nursing her recently rebroken arm, Paige VanZant has been tapped to appear in this year's famed Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue.

On the Sports Illustrated Instagram account on Thursday, they announced in a video post that VanZant will be appearing in their yearly Swimsuit Issue. The photoshoot is taking place in the beach resort city of Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, located several hours west of Guadalajara. She is the second fighter from the Ultimate Fighting Championship to appear in the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit issue -- an honor first claimed by Ronda Rousey in 2016.

In the video, VanZant explained, "I feel like when you're in Sports Illustrated, that means you make it." She continued, "So it's a really big deal, and I'm mostly excited for people to see this side of me. I think people do forget that, yes, I'm a professional fighter, my hair is cornrowed all the time, I punch people in the face for a living…but you can look really cute, too."

Outs…

Great to kick off the 2019 season in Long Island! We're back at @NYCBLive Thursday May 9, May 23, and June 6. https://t.co/9qCPzmZdFo pic.twitter.com/Wzg9OUBzUd

— #PFLmma (@ProFightLeague) March 7, 2019

The Professional Fighters League will be launching their new tournament in May, where they will hold all of their Regular Season events in New York and Atlantic City.

On Thursday, the PFL stated in an official press release their schedule for the Regular Season of their 2019 tournament. According to the release, each of their first six events will take place Thursday nights. Their first three events will take place at NYCB Live in the Nassau Veterans Memorial Colosseum, on May 9, May 23 and June 6. The second half of the Regular Season will take place in Atlantic City, at the Ocean Casino Resort, on July 11, July 25 and August 8. Pre-sale tickets will go on sale for the first three New York events on March 11, with the tickets for the three A…

Nicolae Negumereanu will step in for the injured Gokhan Saki and meet Saparbeg Safarov at UFC London on March 16.

The promotion recently confirmed the new matchup. Last week Safarov revealed that Saki withdrew from their light heavyweight bout due to an undisclosed injury. UFC Fight Night 147 takes place at The O2 Arena in London and is headlined by a welterweight clash between Darren Till and Jorge Masvidal. The card will stream on ESPN+.

Negumereanu, 24, is unbeaten in nine professional bouts. The Romanian fighter has competed almost exclusively for the Real Extreme Fighting promotion and has finished all of his victories inside the distance.

Safarov began his pro career with eight consecutive wins before falling to Gian Villante and Tyson Pedro in his first two UFC appearances.

B.J. Penn isn’t done yet.

The former two division champion has agreed to face Clay Guida in a lightweight bout at UFC 237. MMAFighting.com was first to report the booking. UFC 237 takes place at Jeunesse Arena in Rio de Janeiro on May 11 and features a strawweight tilt pitting Rose Namajunas against Jessica Andrade. Penn vs. Guida has not been formally announced by the UFC.

Penn returned after more than a year absence at UFC 232, where he was submitted by Ryan Hall via heel hook 2:46 into the opening stanza of their Dec. 29 bout. “The Prodigy” is winless in his last seven Octagon appearances dating back to 2011.

Guida hasn’t fought since UFC 225 last June, when he was choked out by Charles Oliveira in the opening stanza. That snapped a two-bout winning streak for “The Carpenter,” who was coming off back-to-back wins over Joe Lauzon and Erik Koch in 2017.

The Ultimate Fighting Championship welterweight division experienced a major shakeup last weekend with Kamaru Usman’s emphatic win over Tyron Woodley for the UFC welterweight title, as well as Ben Askren’s debut win over former champion Robbie Lawler.

Woodley had ruled the division for close to three years since he knocked out Lawler back at UFC 201 in July 2016. Woodley’s team mate and friend, Askren, immediately catapulted himself into title contention with his controversial submission victory over Lawler. Askren said during an appearance on “The MMA Hour” that if he were to be offered a title shot, he wouldn’t accept it without “The Chosen One’s” blessing (via MMA Fighting):

“I thought Colby and ‘Marty’ was announced [Saturday] night,” Askren said, calling Usman by his old nickname. “Look, listen, if Colby gets screwed again, I’ve got no issue with that. Colby is a jabroni. This was a path that I haven’t even gone down, because I didn’t really see a scenario where T…

Two-time Ultimate Fighting Championship light heavyweight title challenger Anthony Johnson, who retired from the sport unexpectedly in April 2017, has opened up about his decision to quit the sport -- and what it would take to bring him back.

“Rumble” will be remembered for being one of the scariest competitors to ever step foot inside the Octagon knocking out the likes of Glover Teixeira, Ryan Bader, Jimi Manuwa and Antonio Rogerio Nogueira. The 34-year-old challenged Cormier twice for the title during his time in the UFC losing on both occasions by rear-naked choke after landing heavy shots on the champ early.

On a recent episode of the “Into the Weeds” Podcast, Johnson recalled why he decided to call it quits on his career (transcription via MMAJunkie):

“Being in the cage and fighting -- this happened during the fight, I think after I knocked somebody out. I don’t remember who it was,” Johnson said. “I remember looking at Dana on the other side of the cage and…

Georges St. Pierre has been removed from the USADA drug testing pool upon announcing his retirement from mixed martial arts.

The former UFC welterweight and middleweight champion recently gave USADA notice of his decision, according to a report from ESPN . “Rush” had to provide written notice to the anti-doping agency to be removed from the pool, a step that was completed on Tuesday.

St. Pierre officially announced his retirement in February after negotiations for a potential bout with Khabib Nurmagomedov fell through. The Tristar Gym standout did leave the door open for a comeback if the right opportunity arose.

"If Dana [White] called me back and there was something interesting, we'll see,” St. Pierre said at his retirement press conference. “Like a movie scenario, 'he's coming back,' ... we'll see. But right now I'm not thinking about it.”

However, now that St. Pierre has officially notified USADA of his retirement and has been removed from the drug-test…