Bloody Elbow is the place to be for extensive fight night and post-fight coverage for UFC 225, which takes place on Saturday, June 9th at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois. The main event is a five-round middleweight bout between champion Robert Whittaker and Yoel Romero, whose weight miss made this a non-title affair. In the co-main, Rafael dos Anjos fights Colby Covington for the interim welterweight belt.
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UFC 225: Whittaker vs. Romero 2 live results, play-by-play, analysis, highlights, more
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over 4 years ago | July 17, 2018 1:00 pm
Mike Jackson defends UFC 225 performance: ‘All the people hating, they’ve got to stop’
Mike Jackson does not feel bad about his UFC 225 performance against CM Punk, which he got a lot of criticism from.
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over 4 years ago | June 26, 2018 10:00 am
Gastelum responds to White: I guess he’s upset I didn’t replace Romero on extremely short notice
UFC middleweight Kelvin Gastelum reacts to the post-UFC 225 statements made by company president Dana White.
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over 4 years ago | June 21, 2018 1:30 pm
Pic: Rafael dos Anjos has plastic surgery after nearly losing ear vs. Colby Covington
The former UFC lightweight champion’s left ear almost detached at Chicago’s United Center earlier this month.
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over 4 years ago | June 19, 2018 9:00 am
Coach advises CM Punk: Focus on jiu-jitsu tournaments, training for an MMA fight is ‘too hard’
Roufusport Academy Jiu-Jitsu coach Daniel Wanderley prefers that CM Punk competes in grappling tournaments instead of MMA.
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over 4 years ago | June 18, 2018 9:00 am
Covington: ‘One-eyed twerp’ Michael Bisping was trying to steal my spotlight at UFC 225
UFC interim welterweight champion Colby Covington talks in detail about his on-air rift with Michael Bisping after UFC 225.
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over 4 years ago | June 16, 2018 6:00 pm
Stuff I learned: UFC 225 - MMA’s got talent!
Phil Brooks’ attempt to transform himself into a UFC fighter was a trial that many people can relate to. It was also funny and bad.
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over 4 years ago | June 15, 2018 1:30 pm
UFC attorney says latest low PPV buy rumors are off by ‘something in excess of six figures’
Hunter Campbell, an attorney working for the UFC denied rumors that the promotion’s latest PPV, UFC 225, was the flop it’s been made out to be.
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over 4 years ago | June 15, 2018 12:00 pm
Three Amigos Podcast 185: George Lockhart discusses Romero’s UFC 225 weight issues
The Amigos are discussing Greg Hardy’s UFC signing, Dana White’s anger with Mike Jackson, Zuffa boxing and an interview with George Lockhart.
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over 4 years ago | June 15, 2018 10:00 am
Sonnen on CM Punk vs. Jackson: Remember their ‘heart and grit,’ not their skill
Chael Sonnen offers a different take on the UFC 225 main card opener between CM Punk and Mike Jackson.
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over 4 years ago | June 15, 2018 7:30 am
White on UFC 225: If people can’t respect CM Punk’s performance, ‘they’re a f—king idiot’
UFC president Dana White responds to criticisms towards CM Punk’s UFC 225 performance.
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over 4 years ago | June 14, 2018 3:30 pm
UFC 225: Whittaker vs Romero 2: post-fight analysis (Heavy Hands #215)
Connor Ruebusch and Patrick Wyman struggle to contain their enthusiasm for UFC 225’s rematch between Robert Whittaker and Yoel Romero, which was somehow even better than their first fight.
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over 4 years ago | June 14, 2018 9:00 am
Joe Rogan on CM Punk’s UFC 225 performance: 'He doesn’t have physical talent’
Joe Rogan comments on CM Punk’s UFC 225 performance against Mike Jackson.
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over 4 years ago | June 13, 2018 10:00 pm
WWE star Daniel Bryan thinks he could beat Mike Jackson ’on the ground’, Jackson responds
After a playful statement from a WWE star about being Mike Jackson, Jackson challenged him to a fight.
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over 4 years ago | June 13, 2018 9:00 pm
Rafael dos Anjos releases statement on loss to Colby Covington: ‘Bad guys win sometimes’
Rafael dos Anjos opens up on his loss to Colby Covington at UFC 225.
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over 4 years ago | June 13, 2018 4:53 pm
Report: UFC 225 did under 150,000 pay-per-view buys
Despite a strong lineup, early reports suggest UFC 225 was a pay-per-view flop.
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over 4 years ago | June 13, 2018 3:00 pm
Claudia Gadelha on Carla Esparza’s greasing accusations: She’s making ‘excuses’
Claudia Gadelha believes Carla Esparza is trying to make excuses for her loss at UFC 225.
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over 4 years ago | June 13, 2018 2:00 pm
Opinion: Robert Whittaker is every bit as good a technician as Demetrious Johnson, maybe even better
In the wake of UFC 225, some ruminations on Robert Whittaker, Demetrious Johnson, and the concept of technical skill in MMA
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over 4 years ago | June 13, 2018 1:00 pm
Hindsight - UFC 225: Whittaker vs. Romero 2 in retrospect
Take a deep look into the ins and outs of UFC 225, from Dan Ige’s explosive performance to open the night to the epic sequel between middleweight champion Robert Whittaker and Yoel Romero.
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over 4 years ago | June 13, 2018 10:00 am
Mike Jackson: I ‘carried’ CM Punk for three rounds and ‘cooked him’ at UFC 225
Mike Jackson offers another side of the story of his criticized performance at UFC 225 against CM Punk.
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over 4 years ago | June 13, 2018 8:00 am
Khabib Nurmagomedov: The only fighter who can beat Curtis Blaydes is Daniel Cormier
UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov thinks highly of top-five heavyweight contender Curtis Blaydes.
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over 4 years ago | June 12, 2018 8:00 pm
Colby Covington on UFC 225 fight with Rafael Dos Anjos: He was 100% greased
Colby Covington has accused Rafael dos Anjos of greasing in their interim welterweight title fight at UFC 225.
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over 4 years ago | June 12, 2018 4:00 pm
Whittaker doesn’t want to fight Romero forever: I just beat ‘the boogeyman of the division twice’
Middleweight champion Robert Whittaker has had a couple days to think about the idea of fighting Yoel Romero again, and it doesn’t sound like that would be his first choice.
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over 4 years ago | June 12, 2018 2:00 pm
Manager: We want to ‘sue’ athletic commission for stopping Yoel Romero’s weight cut early
Malki Kawa is looking to sue the Illinois athletic commission for cutting Yoel Romero’s UFC 225 weight cut early.
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over 4 years ago | June 11, 2018 9:00 pm
Carla Esparza on Claudia Gadelha: ‘She greased before the fight’ at UFC 225
Carla Esparza believes that UFC 225 opponent Claudia Gadelha cheated to beat her.
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over 4 years ago | June 11, 2018 6:00 pm
Anik apologetic for calling Michael Bisping’s interview with Colby Covington ‘disgraceful’
Michael Bisping elicited a strong reaction from the veteran commentary team member over his post-UFC 225 interview with newly crowned interim champion Colby Covington.
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over 4 years ago | June 11, 2018 5:00 pm
Mike Jackson after UFC 225 win: CM Punk should ‘100 percent’ not fight again
After beating CM Punk last Saturday at UFC 225, Mike Jackson doesn’t think the former WWE star should step into the MMA cage again.
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over 4 years ago | June 11, 2018 4:00 pm
Rashad Evans issues statement after latest KO loss, Dana White says the former UFC champ is retiring
While Evans didn’t quite manage to put it down in writing, Dana White told the assembled media at the UFC 225 post-fight press conference that the former Light Heavyweight champion is hanging up the gloves.
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over 4 years ago | June 11, 2018 3:00 pm
Covington: I’ll probably be the good guy for my next fight because ‘nobody likes Tyron Woodley’
Colby Covington thinks the crowd will be booing Tyron Woodley in their UFC welterweight title unification bout.
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over 4 years ago | June 11, 2018 2:00 pm
Tyron Woodley on ‘complete fraud’ Colby Covington: I’m going to ‘take his life’
Reigning UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley puts newly-crowned interim champ Colby Covington on blast.
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over 4 years ago | June 11, 2018 11:00 am
Yoel Romero after UFC 225 loss: ‘I am the black Rocky, the people’s champ’
Yoel Romero does not feel distraught at all by his loss to Robert Whittaker in their rematch at UFC 225 on Saturday night.
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over 4 years ago | June 11, 2018 8:00 am
Mike Jackson: Criticism from ‘little school girl’ Dana White ‘doesn’t hurt my feelings’
Mike Jackson responds to UFC president Dana White, who had choice words for the welterweight after his win over CM Punk at UFC 225 last Saturday.
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over 4 years ago | June 10, 2018 9:30 pm
Dana White on Colby Covington meeting President Trump: ‘I can make that happen’
The UFC president is pretty confident he can set up interim welterweight champion Colby Covington to meet with Donald Trump.
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over 4 years ago | June 10, 2018 8:00 pm
Michael Bisping gets into heated exchange with ‘prick’ Colby Covington on live TV
Michael Bisping gets into it with Colby Covington on the FS1 post-fight show.
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over 4 years ago | June 10, 2018 6:30 pm
UFC 225: Whittaker vs. Romero 2 - Fights to make
All the best, most interesting, and unashamedly coolest fights the UFC must book following their latest event in Chicago, IL.
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over 4 years ago | June 10, 2018 5:00 pm
UFC 225’s Colby Covington ‘interested’ in fighting ‘syrup-sucking Canadian’ GSP
Colby Covington calls out Georges St-Pierre at the UFC 225 post-fight press conference.
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over 4 years ago | June 10, 2018 3:30 pm
Robert Whittaker’s team releases x-ray of hand injury after UFC 225 win
Robert Whittaker fought for a long time with a broken thumb.
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over 4 years ago | June 10, 2018 10:00 am
CM Punk on UFC 225 loss: ‘I’m 1-1 this week and I’ll take it!’
CM Punk has released a statement after his loss to Mike Jackson at UFC 225.
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over 4 years ago | June 10, 2018 8:30 am
UFC 225: Whittaker vs. Romero 2 - Winners and Losers
Robert Whittaker and Yoel Romero put on a fight for the ages with Whittaker emerging victorious. But did that really make Romero the loser for the evening?
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over 4 years ago | June 10, 2018 7:00 am
Dana White blasts ‘goofball’ Mike Jackson for not finishing CM Punk: ‘He’s 0-2 as far as I’m concerned’
UFC president Dana White was not happy about Mike Jackson’s performance against CM Punk.
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over 4 years ago | June 10, 2018 6:00 am
UFC 225 recap: Robert Whittaker edges out Yoel Romero in five-round war
In the UFC 225 main event, UFC middleweight champion Robert Whittaker defeated Yoel Romero by split decision in a five-round, non-title bout.
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over 4 years ago | June 10, 2018 5:00 am
UFC 225 recap: Colby Covington wins interim title with decision over Rafael dos Anjos
In the UFC 225 co-main event, Colby Covington was crowned the interim welterweight champion with a decision win over Rafael dos Anjos.
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over 4 years ago | June 10, 2018 2:52 am
UFC 225: Whittaker vs. Romero 6th Round post-fight show
Zane Simon of http://BloodyElbow.com recap all the action from tonight’s UFC card in Chicago, IL. With results and analysis for every bout on the card, including next fights and hot takes.
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over 4 years ago | June 10, 2018 2:38 am
UFC 225 post-fight bonuses: Whittaker collects all $100K for FOTN victory
Check out our breakdown of the post-fight bonuses from UFC 225: Whittaker vs. Romero 2.
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over 4 years ago | June 10, 2018 2:24 am
Pros and Cons: UFC 225 immediate twitter analysis
This is UFC 225: Whittaker vs Romero 2 in a few short tweets.
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over 4 years ago | June 10, 2018 1:52 am
UFC 225: Whittaker vs. Romero 2 post-fight results and analysis
Mookie Alexander recaps and analyzes all of the action that took place at UFC 225: Whittaker vs. Romero 2 in Chicago, Illinois.
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over 4 years ago | June 10, 2018 1:48 am
They said what?! Pros react to Robert Whittaker’s crazy win over Yoel Romero at UFC 225
Robert Whittaker prevailed once again after a crazy five-round war against Yoel Romero at UFC 225. On Twitter, pro fighters enjoyed the fight.
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over 4 years ago | June 10, 2018 1:38 am
UFC 225 results: Robert Whittaker wins split decision war over Yoel Romero
Robert Whittaker pulled out a split decision victory in a highly entertaining war with Yoel Romero in the UFC 225 main event.
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over 4 years ago | June 10, 2018 1:36 am
UFC 225 video: Robert Whittaker vs Yoel Romero 2 full fight highlights
Watch highlights from the UFC 225 main event.
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over 4 years ago | June 9, 2018 7:10 pm
UFC 225: Whittaker vs. Romero main card live results, discussion, play by play
Live, blow-by-blow updates for today’s UFC 225 main card from Chicago, which is highlighted by what is now a non-title middleweight fight.
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over 4 years ago | June 10, 2018 1:00 am
UFC 225: Whittaker vs. Romero post-fight press conference live stream
Bloody Elbow is the place to be for a live video stream of the UFC 225: Whittaker vs. Romero post-fight press conference, which will kick off at approximately 1:15 AM ET/10:15 PM PT.
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over 4 years ago | June 10, 2018 12:50 am
UFC 225 video: Colby Covington edges Rafael dos Anjos to win interim welterweight belt
Legitimate or not, somehow, Colby Covington is holding a UFC belt.
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over 4 years ago | June 10, 2018 12:45 am
They said what?! Pros react to Colby Covington’s win over Dos Anjos at UFC 225
Colby Covington defeated Rafael dos Anjos after five rounds and became the interim welterweight champion of the UFC. On Twitter, pro fighters reacted to the bout.
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over 4 years ago | June 10, 2018 12:41 am
UFC 225 results: Colby Covington decisions Rafael dos Anjos to win interim welterweight belt
Colby Covington is the UFC’s new interim welterweight king after he won a unanimous decision over Rafael dos Anjos in the UFC 225 co-main event.
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over 4 years ago | June 9, 2018 11:54 pm
They said what?! Pros react to Tai Tuivasa and Holly Holm’s wins at UFC 225
Tai Tuivasa and Holly Holm scored a couple of hard-fought decision wins at UFC 225, in Chicago, Illinois. On Twitter, pro fighters enjoyed both bouts.
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over 4 years ago | June 9, 2018 11:51 pm
UFC 225 results: Holly Holm wins dominant decision over Megan Anderson
Holly Holm dominated Megan Anderson on the ground to earn a unanimous decision on the UFC 225 main card.
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over 4 years ago | June 9, 2018 11:27 pm
UFC 225 results: Tai Tuivasa wins bloody decision over Andrei Arlovski
Tai Tuivasa just defeated Andrei Arlovski by unanimous decision on the UFC 225 main card.
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over 4 years ago | June 9, 2018 10:47 pm
They said what?! Pros react to Mike Jackson’s win over CM Punk at UFC 225
Mike Jackson defeated CM Punk after three rounds at UFC 225, in Chicago, Illinois. On Twitter, pro fighters had mixed opinions about the bout.
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over 4 years ago | June 9, 2018 10:45 pm
UFC 225 video: CM Punk busted up, outclassed by Mike Jackson in WWE star’s second MMA bout
CM Punk did not belong in the UFC.
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over 4 years ago | June 9, 2018 10:43 pm
UFC 225 results: CM Punk loses one-sided decision to Mike Jackson
CM Punk just lost a lopsided decision to Mike Jackson on the UFC 225 main card.
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over 4 years ago | June 9, 2018 10:15 pm
They said what?! Pros react to Curtis Blaydes’ TKO win over Alistair Overeem at UFC 225
Curtis Blaydes defeated Alistair Overeem with some vicious elbows at UFC 225. On Twitter, pro fighters were shocked with the finish.
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over 4 years ago | June 9, 2018 10:06 pm
UFC 225 FS1 prelim results and highlights: Curtis Blaydes elbows Alistair Overeem into oblivion
Curtis Blaydes just stopped Alistair Overeem with elbows in the third round on the FS1 portion of the UFC 225 prelims.
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over 4 years ago | June 9, 2018 4:20 pm
UFC 225: Whittaker vs. Romero prelims live results, discussion, play by play
Live, blow-by-blow updates for today’s UFC 225 preliminary card from Chicago, which is highlighted by big heavyweight fight.
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over 4 years ago | June 9, 2018 9:15 pm
Stream UFC 225: Watch Robert Whittaker vs. Yoel Romero 2 live online video
Watch UFC 225 PPV, live from Chicago, right here.
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over 4 years ago | June 9, 2018 7:55 pm
They said what?! Pros react to Anthony Smith’s KO of Rashad Evans at UFC 225
Professional fighters react to Anthony Smith’s quick knee KO of Rashad Evans at UFC 225 in Chicago.
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over 4 years ago | June 9, 2018 7:47 pm
UFC 225 Fight Pass prelim results and highlights: Smith starches Evans, Oliveira taps Guida
Take a look at these quick finishes from the UFC 225 Fight Pass prelims, where Anthony Smith obliterated Rashad Evans in under a minute.
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over 4 years ago | June 9, 2018 7:00 am
Watch UFC 225: Robert Whittaker vs. Yoel Romero 2 live stream online, fight time, TV schedule
Check out all the ways you can watch UFC 225 tonight, which comes to us live from Chicago, IL.
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over 4 years ago | June 8, 2018 10:05 am
UFC 225 official weigh-in results and video: Whittaker 185, Romero 185.2
Watch the early weigh-ins for Saturday’s UFC card in Chicago.
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