Conor McGregor appears to want a December showdown with Frankie Edgar. McGregor and Edgar have long expressed interest in facing each other, but the bout never materialized. McGregor and Edgar were both in the featherweight division, but the “Notorious” one never defended the 145-pound gold after knocking out Jose Aldo. McGregor ended up having two
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Frankie Edgar appears closer than ever to getting a long-coveted fight with UFC star Conor McGregor. On Wednesday evening, McGregor popped up on Twitter to with Edgar a happy birthday and green-light a meeting with the ex-champ in December. He even ordered UFC President Dana White to “make the bout” and give his purse to
PLF bans Ali Abdelaziz from attending events until battery citation is resolved The Professional Fighters League has informed MMA manager Ali Abdelaziz not to attend any of it’s postseason events until his battery citation is resolved. The fight promotion made the decision on Wednesday. Abdelaziz, whose Dominance MMA represents UFC champions Khabib Nurmagomedov, Kamaru Usman
Welcome to Midnight Mania! Of the many potential bouts that Conor McGregor has publicly discussed — or at least Tweeted about — a bout with Frankie Edgar seemed less than likely. For one, Edgar recently announced his plan to drop down to Bantamweight, whereas McGregor hasn’t even competed at Featherweight since 2015. Plus, there’s no
On Episode 2 of UFC 242 Embedded, UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov’s California-based coach Javier Mendez arrives and joins forces with Khabib’s father. Lightweight Paul Felder trains alongside UFC 242 welterweight Belal Muhammad, UFC athlete Jared Gordon, and a live cobra. Interim lightweight champion Dustin Poirier adds Louisiana spice to his fight week food. After
At the UFC Fight Night 46 weigh-ins, Conor McGregor and Diego Brandao both made weight Friday morning before Saturday’s event. Subscribe to our channel for more MMA videos! Click here: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=mmafightingonsbn – Check us out on Facebook (Facebook.com/MMAFighting) and follow us on Twitter (@MMAFighting)! – MMA Fighting http://www.mmafighting.com
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Israel Adesanya looking for a new car & gets respect from Dana White, Dustin Poirier says he will fight Conor McGregor next, Jorge Masvidal motivates fans to avoid “Dominace MMA”, Dan Hooker wants to donate half of his show money if he gets Dustin Poirier, Mike Perry arrives for UFC tampa Promo and much more!
While his Tuesday morning tone was one of frustration and palpable eagerness to make Rodriguez pay for the things he’s said about him, the veteran contender understands that he needs to contain those emotions in order to give himself the best chance to achieve the outcome he’s looking for on Friday night at TD Garden
Former UFC lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos is interested in fighting Dustin Poirier at welterweight if he decides to move up in weight classes. Poirier recently said he was open to moving up to the UFC welterweight division, and a fan on Twitter asked RDA if he would be interested in a matchup against him.
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11:14 PM ET By his own admission, UFC debutant Ben Sosoli hates working on his major weakness – getting off his back when under fire in the Octagon. The 29-year-old has been called up to fight controversial American knockout artist Greg Hardy in Boston on October 19, a dramatic change of fortunes after Sosoli recently
Image Credit: Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images UFC Tampa saw a bevy of finishes and interesting fights. To no surprise, the event saw several fighters getting lengthy medical suspensions. Six fighters have gotten indefinite suspensions, which one fighter who did not is Thomas Gifford. Gifford was beat down and knocked out cold and took
Dominick Reyes: ‘I’ve done the work already’ to earn a shot at Jon Jones <span data-mce-type=”bookmark” style=”display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;” class=”mce_SELRES_start”></span> (Courtesy of UFC) Dominick Reyes heads into his first UFC main event on Friday, ready to prove that he should be the one next in line for a shot at
Reigning Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) light heavyweight champion, Jon Jones, was behind in his taxes over the last couple of years, on a city, state, and federal level. That doesn’t mean he was broke or couldn’t afford them, it just means they were unpaid. Probably because he’s a famous athlete who expects his handlers to
“I don’t think it gets me down so much as it hypes me up, because there is more to come,” Hardy said regarding the way his efforts are diminished, his upside is downplayed and the fighters he beats are immediately recast as “cans” in the aftermath of their encounters. “It’s going to be funny when
In the main event of UFC Boston, Chris Weidman is moving up to light heavyweight to take on the undefeated Dominick Reyes. Heading into the fight, Reyes is a -170 favorite while the former middleweight champion is a +140 underdog. Ahead of the fight, BJPENN.com reached out to several pro fighters to get their predictions
UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones has taken a plea deal following a strip club incident. Earlier today (Oct. 15), Jones pleaded no contest to disorderly conduct (via ESPN). The 205-pound ruler received a 90-day deferred sentence. Jones must refrain from violating the law and cannot consume alcohol or drugs during this time period. He