Sam Alvey feels terrible for the thousands of people impacted by the coronavirus outbreak, but he still believes the response has gone overboard. Just hours after his fight against Khalil Rountree at UFC on ESPN 8 was cancelled, the UFC light heavyweight reacted to the promotion’s decision to postpone the next three cards on the
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It’s an atmosphere that’s difficult to build and harder to maintain, but it does speak to what the team tries to continue to preach over the years. Longevity helps, too. To no fault or credit of any fighter, it’s common to see athletes move from gym to gym on their journey to the Octagon and
Image Credit: Getty Images Khabib Nurmagomedov’s team appears willing to travel wherever they have to for the Tony Ferguson fight. Nurmagomedov vs. Ferguson is still on schedule for UFC 249. Nurmagomedov is the reigning UFC lightweight champion and will put his gold on the line against Ferguson. The title bout was originally set to take
Jon Jones has gone on one of the most dominant runs ever as Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) light heavyweight champion, earning 11 title defenses, and losing only once in his entire mixed martial arts (MMA) career via disqualification. But before he earned his first-ever title fight, he had to prove himself, winning his first five
Relive Jon Jones winning UFC gold by stopping ‘Shogun’ Rua on this day in 2011 [embedded content] (Courtesy of UFC) On this date in 2011, Jon Jones became the UFC light heavyweight champion of the world when he defeated Mauricio “Shogun” Rua at UFC 128. Jones has gone on to be considered the greatest mixed
The UFC’s Welterweight Division is currently being ruled by champion Kamaru Usman. He’s coming off a late stoppage TKO victory over Colby Covington at UFC 245 back in December. There’s talk of his next title defense being against Jorge Masvidal possibly during the UFC’s showcase summer event – International Fight Week. As of now however
Image: @UFC on Instagram MMA manager Ali Abdelaziz is confident that Justin Gaethje would line the pockets of many fans as the underdog in a Conor McGregor matchup. Abdelaziz, the CEO of Dominance MMA, is responsible for a plethora of MMA stars including Khabib Nurmagomedov, Kamaru Usman and Henry Cejudo. One of his lightweight talents is
11:35 AM ET Colby Covington no longer wants to fight Tyron Woodley, and he doesn’t want to beef with American Top Team teammate Dustin Poirier. He just wants one thing: a rematch with UFC welterweight champ Kamaru Usman. Covington said Wednesday during an interview on Submission Radio that he was willing to fight Woodley this
There aren’t many couples who can say they’ve had a date night quite like that of the De La Rosas and the Kings. Then again, their recent appearances at UFC Rio Rancho and Bellator 238 were more like business trips, and precedent-setting ones at that. Mark and Montana De La Rosa were the first pair
After Matt explains why he gives Kevin Lee a pass for being upset after he tapped out against Charles Oliveira, UFC light heavyweight Smilin’ Sam Alvey calls in. He shares how his wife became his corner-woman and why he has zero problem fighting his friends. Then UFC bantamweight Cody Stamann calls the show to share
Fernando Quiles Jr., MMA News UFC president Dana White is being honest when he says he tried as hard as he could to avoid postponing events. The coronavirus pandemic has taken its toll globally and the sports industry has felt that wrath. Most major sports organizations have put their operations on hold. At the very
Welcome to Midnight Mania! Though the specifics depend on where you live, most everything is closed right now. Anyone deemed non-essential is being asked to stay home, and it seems that only grocery stores and hospitals will keep their doors unlocked in the coming weeks. Northern California — particularly the Bay area — has among
Khabib Nurmagomedov willing to face Tony Furgson wherever UFC 249 lands Lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov’s manager, Ali Abdelaziz, says that Nurmagomedov is willing to face Tony Ferguson in whatever country UFC 249 eventually lands. The event is scheduled to take place on April 18, and UFC president Dana White has stated that the event will
Colby Covington and Tyron Woodley wants to face each other, Gilbert Burns sends message towards Colby Covington, wants to face Tyron Woodley, Ashlee Evans Smith arrives at UFC London, Tatiana Suarez JUST want to see Khabib Nurmagomedov, Tony Ferguson and much more! This channel is made for MMA fans and has been in existence since
Who Ya Got?!? Cormier vs Jones – MMA fighters predict the outcome of the fight
Ashlee Evans-Smith had been scheduled to face Molly McCann this upcoming weekend at UFC on ESPN+ 29 in London, but the Coronavirus pandemic sweeping the world effected the entire event. Before the combat sports world had been effected by the sudden changes, Evans-Smith went out to London ahead of time even though she recognized she
5:06 PM ET American Kickboxing Academy, one of the premier MMA gyms in the country located in San Jose, California, is closed indefinitely for about 22 hours per day. During those other two hours, UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov has been training with a skeleton crew of sparring partners and coaches. “Just Khabib,” AKA head
For those who thought that UFC being the last sports organization running a live event on television would mean record numbers due to lack of competition, that theory didn’t hold up. The last UFC show for at least a month, this past Saturday’s empty arena show from Brasilia, Brazil, averaged 672,000 viewers on ESPN. The