UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov received multiple calls from Russian president Vladimir Putin this week as his father, Abdulmanap Nurmagomedov, continues to receive treatment in a Moscow hospital. According to Nurmagomedov’s longtime manager, Ali Abdelaziz, Abdulmanap was placed in a medically induced coma by doctors this week as they continue to treat his heart condition
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9:32 PM ET Abdulmanap Nurmagomedov, the father of undefeated UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov, has been placed in a medically induced coma in Moscow, the fighter’s agent Ali Abdelaziz confirmed to ESPN on Tuesday. Abdelaziz confirmed Abdulmanap was transported to Moscow from his native Dagestan via airlift earlier this month. Nurmagomedov has publicly stated his
First, Matt and Jim go over their fight picks for last Wednesday’s card, UFC Fight Night: Smith v Teixeira, and Matt offers his take on how Anthony Smith’s corner handled the bout. Then, UFC heavyweight Alistair Overeem calls in fresh off his TKO win against Walt Harris on Saturday. He discusses how he managed to
Image Credit: Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images Anthony Smith claims he wouldn’t hesitate to ditch his cornermen if they ever stop one of his fights. A lot has been made over Smith’s fifth-round TKO loss to Glover Teixeira. Many believe the fight should’ve been stopped sooner. “Lionheart’s” corner took serious heat as they didn’t
Some unfortunate news is coming out of Moscow, Russia, as RT is reporting that Khabib Nurmagomedov’s father, Abdulmanap, has once again fallen into a coma and is on life support after his health took a turn for the worse. Last week, Abdulmanap was placed in a medically-induced coma as a result of his ongoing battle
UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov said on Monday that his father is in critical condition in a Russian hospital following heart surgery due to complications from a previous ailment and the coronavirus. Khabib also noted that he has more than 20 people from his family who have gotten sick and/or died as a result of
Image Credit: UFC on Instagram Alistair Overeem is very confident that UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones could win a heavyweight fight with Francis Ngannou. Jones and Ngannou have been going back and forth on social media over the last week or so, with both men expressing their interest in a potential fight. Overeem has
Ricky Simon was able to get back in the win column but it didn’t happen without some drama. Simon entered his UFC Jacksonville bout with Ray Borg after losing back-to-back fights to Urijah Faber and Rob Font. The majority of fans and media members who watched the fight on Wednesday night scored it for Simon,
Following TJ Dillashaw’s title defense against Renan Barao, Conor McGregor tries to drive a wedge between the champ and his mentor, Urijah Faber, on episode 3 of The Ultimate Fighter. Don’t miss new episodes on FOX Sports 1 every Wednesday at 10pm/7pm ETPT.
Conor McGregor’s teammates, Artem Lobov and Dillon Danis, and striking coach, Owen Roddy, react to the near brawl that happened at the Brooklyn stop of the Mayweather-McGregor world tour, plus much more. we would maul them, easily it wouldn’t even be a match they would all get killed pretty easily and fast that was for
Walt Harris loss to Alistair Overeem, MMA community shares opinion, Colby Covington predicted Alistair Overeem to lose against Walt Harris, Dana White and much more! Informations about our work: This channel is made for MMA fans and has been in existence since 2014. This channel reports daily about the latest news from the world of
7:19 AM ET Now that UFC president Dana White is back in Las Vegas after a frantic three-cards-in-eight-days stretch in Jacksonville, Florida, he said the promotion will turn its attention to the future during a matchmaking meeting on Tuesday. The first order of business likely will be filling up the cards on May 30 and
Justin Gaethje Justin Gaethje put together a masterpiece against Tony Ferguson, a man few have been able to hit, let alone stun multiple times over the course of five rounds. Gaethje’s hands were so stunningly accurate that it seemed like he’d replaced hands with homing missiles. Sweeping left hooks and heavy straight rights connected time and
Image Credit: Kirill Kudryavtsev /AFP/Getty Images UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov has revealed the cause of his father’s illness. Reports from media outlets surfaced revealing that Abdulmanap Nurmagomedov was in a coma following a fight with pneumonia and flu-like symptoms. While later reports revealed Abdulmanap underwent heart surgery and is out of a coma, it’s
Welcome to Midnight Mania! Two of the top wrestlers in the women’s Bantamweight division are likely to face off, as MMA Junkie reports that Sara McMann and Aspen Ladd will fight at a UFC event on Sat. June 27, 2020 at a to-be-determined location. At the moment, Las Vegas is considered a possibility. Ladd herself
Flashback Fight: Jose Aldo defeats Chad Mendes a second time at UFC 179 [embedded content] (Courtesy of UFC) Former champion Jose Aldo successfully defended his UFC featherweight title when he faced Chad Mendes for the second time at UFC 179 in an entertaining Fight of the Night contest. The event took place at Ginásio do
Chael Sonnen believes Conor McGregor could very well get a welterweight title shot next if he so desires. McGregor recently went on a Twitter rant where he called out several lightweights. Yet, Sonnen isn’t convinced the Irishman fights at 155 pounds next. Instead, he thinks a fight against Jorge Masvidal or the trilogy with Nate
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Rodrigo Nascimento predicted a submission victory over Don’tale Mayes at UFC on ESPN 8, and forced the opponent to tap with a rear-naked choke in the second round Saturday night in Florida. “Ze Colmeia” spoke with the media following his win about the finish, the experience of fighting in an empty arena