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Cole Shelton

Cole Shelton is a full-time sports writer primarily focusing on MMA. He graduated from Sheridan College with a journalism degree in 2019.
106 articles published

Articles by Cole Shelton

Sergio Pettis Out Of Bellator Grand Prix, Interim Title Goes To Winner

Bellator's bantamweight grand prix has suffered a major blow as champion, Sergio Pettis suffered an injury and is now out of the tournament. On Tuesday morning it was revealed by CBS Sports that Pettis was forced to withdraw from the field due to injury. He was supposed to fight Raufeon Stots in the opening round […]

March 22, 2022
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Sean Strickland Blasts 'Pathetic' Colby Covington Over Recent Comments

It's safe to say that Sean Strickland is not a fan of Colby Covington. After Covington defeated Jorge Masvidal at UFC 272, he was asked in an interview about his thoughts on Strickland, and 'Chaos' was dismissive saying he didn't know who he was and wondered if Strickland was a girl. After catching wind of […]

March 22, 2022
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Sonnen Thinks Charles Oliveira Should Thank Tony Ferguson

Chael Sonnen believes Charles Oliveira should thank Tony Ferguson because without him, he wouldn't have gotten the title shot. At UFC 256 in December of 2020, Ferguson stepped up to face Oliveira on just a few weeks' notice. It was an intriguing matchup as 'El Cucuy' was linked to Dustin Poirier and Michael Chandler before […]

March 21, 2022
NewsUFC

Dana White Disagrees With Poirier On Cormier’s Presidential Potential

Dana White doesn't think Daniel Cormier could replace him as UFC president. For years now, people have talked about who will replace White when he decides to retire. Many, including, Dustin Poirier thought Cormier would likely be the best replacement as he knows the sport and would be a great face for the company. “That’s […]

March 21, 2022
NewsUFC

Paddy Pimblett Responds To Ilia Topuria Saying He’s Afraid To Fight

Paddy Pimblett has responded to Ilia Topuria already accusing him of ducking him. Before UFC London was even a thought, Pimblett and Topuria went back-and-forth on social media. Pimblett said some controversial things on social media about Georgia, where Topuria is from. It caused a major backlash and with them being on the same card […]

March 21, 2022
NewsUFC

Usman Seeks “Face Of The Fight Game” Status With Win Over Canelo

Kamaru Usman is looking to become the face of the fight game with a win over Canelo Álvarez. Usman is currently the pound-for-pound best in the UFC and has called out Álvarez for a boxing match. Although Usman is known as a wrestler, he is confident he would be able to defeat the Mexican. With […]

March 19, 2022
NewsUFC

Aspinall On Volkov: This Is A Complete Mismatch In His Favor On Paper

Tom Aspinall believes that, on paper, his UFC London main event against Alexander Volkov is a terrible matchup for him. Aspinall is set for his first UFC main event in just his fifth UFC fight while Volkov will be headlining his sixth event. It's an intriguing matchup as Aspinall has run through all his competition, […]

March 17, 2022
NewsUFC

Jędrzejczyk: Namajunas Is On A Different Level Than Esparza

Joanna Jędrzejczyk believes we will hear "And Still" when Rose Namajunas rematches Carla Esparza sometime later this year at a date TBD. Namajunas and Esparza first fought back in 2014 for the inaugural strawweight title which Esparza won by third-round submission in the finale of TUF 20. After that, Jędrzejczyk went on to beat Esparza […]

March 16, 2022
NewsUFC

Chris Curtis Out Of UFC 273, Du Plessis Now Faces Anthony Hernandez

Chris Curtis has been forced to withdraw from his UFC 273 fight against Dricus Du Plessis. According to MMAFighting's Mike Heck, Curtis had to pull out but Du Plessis will now face Anthony Hernandez at UFC 273 on April 9 in Jacksonville. Hernandez was supposed to fight Albert Duraev, but the Russian was also forced […]

March 15, 2022
NewsUFC

Santos Finally Feels "100%" After Knee Injury Ahead Of Ankalaev Fight

Thiago Santos says he finally feels like himself again ahead of his UFC Vegas 50 main event against Magomed Ankalaev. Santos returned to the win column last October with a decision win over Johnny Walker which snapped his three-fight losing skid. On the losing streak, he dropped a decision to Aleksandar Rakic, a submission loss […]

March 11, 2022
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Cole Shelton

Cole Shelton is a full-time sports writer primarily focusing on MMA. He graduated from Sheridan College with a journalism degree in 2019.
106 articles published

Articles by Cole Shelton

Sergio Pettis Out Of Bellator Grand Prix, Interim Title Goes To Winner

Bellator's bantamweight grand prix has suffered a major blow as champion, Sergio Pettis suffered an injury and is now out of the tournament. On Tuesday morning it was revealed by CBS Sports that Pettis was forced to withdraw from the field due to injury. He was supposed to fight Raufeon Stots in the opening round […]

March 22, 2022
NewsUFC

Sean Strickland Blasts 'Pathetic' Colby Covington Over Recent Comments

It's safe to say that Sean Strickland is not a fan of Colby Covington. After Covington defeated Jorge Masvidal at UFC 272, he was asked in an interview about his thoughts on Strickland, and 'Chaos' was dismissive saying he didn't know who he was and wondered if Strickland was a girl. After catching wind of […]

March 22, 2022
NewsUFC

Sonnen Thinks Charles Oliveira Should Thank Tony Ferguson

Chael Sonnen believes Charles Oliveira should thank Tony Ferguson because without him, he wouldn't have gotten the title shot. At UFC 256 in December of 2020, Ferguson stepped up to face Oliveira on just a few weeks' notice. It was an intriguing matchup as 'El Cucuy' was linked to Dustin Poirier and Michael Chandler before […]

March 21, 2022
NewsUFC

Dana White Disagrees With Poirier On Cormier’s Presidential Potential

Dana White doesn't think Daniel Cormier could replace him as UFC president. For years now, people have talked about who will replace White when he decides to retire. Many, including, Dustin Poirier thought Cormier would likely be the best replacement as he knows the sport and would be a great face for the company. “That’s […]

March 21, 2022
NewsUFC

Paddy Pimblett Responds To Ilia Topuria Saying He’s Afraid To Fight

Paddy Pimblett has responded to Ilia Topuria already accusing him of ducking him. Before UFC London was even a thought, Pimblett and Topuria went back-and-forth on social media. Pimblett said some controversial things on social media about Georgia, where Topuria is from. It caused a major backlash and with them being on the same card […]

March 21, 2022
NewsUFC

Usman Seeks “Face Of The Fight Game” Status With Win Over Canelo

Kamaru Usman is looking to become the face of the fight game with a win over Canelo Álvarez. Usman is currently the pound-for-pound best in the UFC and has called out Álvarez for a boxing match. Although Usman is known as a wrestler, he is confident he would be able to defeat the Mexican. With […]

March 19, 2022
NewsUFC

Aspinall On Volkov: This Is A Complete Mismatch In His Favor On Paper

Tom Aspinall believes that, on paper, his UFC London main event against Alexander Volkov is a terrible matchup for him. Aspinall is set for his first UFC main event in just his fifth UFC fight while Volkov will be headlining his sixth event. It's an intriguing matchup as Aspinall has run through all his competition, […]

March 17, 2022
NewsUFC

Jędrzejczyk: Namajunas Is On A Different Level Than Esparza

Joanna Jędrzejczyk believes we will hear "And Still" when Rose Namajunas rematches Carla Esparza sometime later this year at a date TBD. Namajunas and Esparza first fought back in 2014 for the inaugural strawweight title which Esparza won by third-round submission in the finale of TUF 20. After that, Jędrzejczyk went on to beat Esparza […]

March 16, 2022
NewsUFC

Chris Curtis Out Of UFC 273, Du Plessis Now Faces Anthony Hernandez

Chris Curtis has been forced to withdraw from his UFC 273 fight against Dricus Du Plessis. According to MMAFighting's Mike Heck, Curtis had to pull out but Du Plessis will now face Anthony Hernandez at UFC 273 on April 9 in Jacksonville. Hernandez was supposed to fight Albert Duraev, but the Russian was also forced […]

March 15, 2022
NewsUFC

Santos Finally Feels "100%" After Knee Injury Ahead Of Ankalaev Fight

Thiago Santos says he finally feels like himself again ahead of his UFC Vegas 50 main event against Magomed Ankalaev. Santos returned to the win column last October with a decision win over Johnny Walker which snapped his three-fight losing skid. On the losing streak, he dropped a decision to Aleksandar Rakic, a submission loss […]

March 11, 2022
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