7:04 AM ET DR. DONALD MUZZI sat in his Sarasota, Florida, home April 25 on a phone call with Dr. Jeffrey Davidson, the UFC’s chief physician. Over the course of more than 90 minutes, Davidson went over the health and safety precautions the promotion planned for UFC 249, the pay-per-view card Saturday in Jacksonville, Florida.
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Originally scheduled to face Yoel Romero in a rematch of their hotly contested, heavily debated clash from UFC 194, the Cuban Olympian withdrew from the bout due to an illness early in the month and was replaced by Jack Hermansson. Though the Swedish upstart entered on the best run of his career, having earned three
Image Credit: Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images Francis Ngannou says it’s been hard to stay motivated after dealing with multiple canceled events. Ngannou was expected to headline UFC Columbus against Jairzinho Rozenstruik, but the event was canceled. The fight was rebooked for UFC 249 on April 18, but that too was canceled. They
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) has implemented comprehensive safety protocols for those fighters on the scene for UFC 249 this week in Jacksonville, Florida, to identify the presence of coronavirus and help prevent the potential spread of the life-threatening disease. That includes “diagnostic swab” and “antibody” tests for COVID-19. The former requires a long-ass cotton swab
When UFC President Dana White was all-in on moving forward with UFC 249 on April 18, he took a lot of flack from numerous different angles for trying to operate an event during the coronavirus pandemic. He eventually pulled the plug on the April 18 date at the request of broadcast partner ESPN. He is
Anthony “Showtime” Pettis and Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone will run it back over seven years later at UFC 249 on Saturday night, live on ESPN. Subscribe to get all the latest UFC content: http://bit.ly/2uJRzRR Experience UFC live with UFC FIGHT PASS, the digital subscription service of the UFC. Visit https://ufcfightpass.com/ To order UFC Pay-Per-Views on ESPN+,
Image via @borrachinhamma on Instagram (photographer not listed) The gym closures and social distancing measures associated with the coronavirus pandemic have not stopped UFC middleweight contender Paulo Costa from maintaining his physique. The Brazilian middleweight, who is expected to get the next crack at the division’s reigning champion Israel Adesanya, is looking as monstrous as
This is the A-Side Live Chat. For this episode, UFC flyweight Lauren Murphy joins José Youngs and Alexander K. Lee to discuss some of the top story lines in the world of MMA. Some topics may include her previous win over Andrea Lee at UFC 247, the state of the UFC’s 125-pound division, Roxanne Modafferi’s
5:05 PM ET UFC president Dana White announced on Friday the official lineups for UFC Fight Night events on May 13 and May 16 in Jacksonville, Florida. The two cards are part of the UFC’s effort to resume normal operations in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic shutting down much of the sports world. The
The Ultimate Fighter season six welterweight finale between Mac Danzig and Tommy Speer was dubbed as a battle of technique (Danzig) versus strength (Speer). Well, technique won, with Danzig controlling the action from the opening bell to the finish two minutes and one second later, and the California veteran’s long journey to the Octagon was
Image Credit: Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images Jacare Souza is looking to run things back with Yoel Romero or Kelvin Gastelum if he beats Uriah Hall at UFC 249. Souza is currently on a two-fight losing streak where he lost to Jan Blachowicz and Jack Hermansson. Yet, the Brazilain believes he can get back
Welcome to Midnight Mania! When Ovince Saint Preux faces off with Ben Rothwell at UFC on ESPN 9 on May 13th, it will be his first Heavyweight appearance. “OSP” has been a pro since 2008, so it’s worth wondering why he’s making the jump now. While the COVID-19 pandemic is a likely and understandable reason
Check out Fabricio Werdum’s top career finishes [embedded content] (Courtesy of UFC) Watch the top finishes from former UFC heavyweight champion Fabricio Werdum. The Brazilian holds wins over some of the biggest names in the heavyweight division including Fedor Emelianenko, Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira, Mark Hunt, Cain Velasquez, among others. Werdum faces Aleksei Oleinik at UFC
Check out videos of the top five submissions from UFC 31 to UFC 40, featuring former UFC heavyweight champion Frank Mir in his UFC debut. In our latest series here at BJPenn.com “Top 5 Submissions” we take a look at the most lethal submissions from the fourth block of UFC events. These submissions all took
Watch Henry Cejudo vs. Marlon Moraes full fight video to see Cejudo defeat Moraes and add a second UFC title to his trophy case at UFC 238 on June 8, 2019, in Chicago. Cejudo and Moraes were set to face off for a vacant bantamweight championship after incumbent titleholder T.J. Dillashaw forfeited the belt following
May 1, 2020 Jeff Wagenheim FALL RIVER, Mass. — The heavy bag was taking a beating. Thump. Thump. The assault of low kicks from the tree-trunk legs of Yorgan De Castro was unrelenting, as ominous as an approaching thunderstorm. Thump. Thump. He looked like he could continue like this for days. But seconds later De
“I knew I was young, I was passionate about the sport, and more than anything I knew that I just needed to figure my body out,” Cruz said of the road back. “It was just a matter of getting myself back to where I’ve been. It’s just patience. The second you let something creep into
The UFC has released the show opener for UFC 249 which features the narration by Ron Pearlman. UFC president Dana White took to Twitter to release the epic video that will open UFC 249. The Las Vegas-based promotion will get back to business on May 9 from the VyStar Veteran’s Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Florida