When Francis Ngannou fought for the UFC heavyweight title for the first time back in 2018, he had all the momentum in the world. He was undefeated in the octagon with six consecutive wins, including a brutal uppercut knockout against former title contender Alistair Overeem, that helped him earn the shot against then-champion Stipe Miocic.
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Brett Johns will make his Bellator MMA debut in May against Matheus Mattos. The bantamweight matchup was reported by MMA DNA and is scheduled for May 21. Johns Last fought in the UFC and left on a two-fight win streak. One of those wins was a “fight of the night” performance against Tony Gravely where
Ultimate Fighting Championship’s (UFC) next pay-per-view (PPV) offering is is set to go down this Sat. (March 27, 2021) with UFC 260 featuring a massive Heavyweight championship rematch between division king, Stipe Miocic, defending his belt for the second time against Francis Ngannou. In their first encounter at UFC 220 in Jan. 2018, Miocic earned
Dana White’s last dinner with Khabib, ‘I don’t think he’ll come back’ UFC president Dana White recently relented on his attempts to persuade former UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov to stave off retirement. At Thursday’s UFC 260 press conference, White addressed his last dinner with Khabib, admitting that he doesn’t think that he will ever
UFC bantamweight Sean O’Malley says he is excited for the “sloppy” boxing match between Ben Askren and Jake Paul and shared his prediction. O’Malley returns to the Octagon this Saturday night when he faces Thomas Almeida at UFC 260. Speaking to the media ahead of this weekend’s pay-per-view card, O’Malley shared his thoughts on the
“I think the fact that he didn’t fight for almost two or three years, he might have some ring rust. I visualize the fight starting with him rushing me just to impose the rhythm because he will be stressed or whatever, but I’m the better man here, so I just want to find the calm
6:21 PM ET UFC welterweight contender Khamzat Chimaev is now targeting a return to competition in July, according to his manager Ali Abdelaziz. Chimaev (9-0) was a breakout star for the UFC in 2020, and was scheduled to face highly ranked welterweight Leon Edwards in a main event on March 13 in Las Vegas. Chimaev,
The word legend gets tossed around a lot, but few fighters have earned that label more than UFC Hall of Famer Randy Couture. A throwback to the days when MMA couldn’t get sanctioned, much less shown on TV, Couture started his career without sold out crowds chanting his name. But he stuck around long enough
Jack Hermansson’s most recent loss to Marvin Vettori was due in part to impacted vision, but Hermansson is seeing 20/20 as he heads into the future. Jack Hermansson will face Edmen Shahbazyan at UFC 262, and with both men coming off of a loss, they are likely both itching to fight. However, with Hermansson’s recent
Former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) women’s bantamweight champion Miesha Tate, who also wore gold under the Strikeforce banner, is hoping to secure a rematch against current 135-pound titleholder Amanda Nunes. “Lioness” iced “Cupcake” at UFC 200 back in summer 2016. The first step on her comeback trail begins July 17, where Tate will end a
UFC 260 Embedded: Stipe Miocic has awkward interview moment In the third episode of UFC 260 Embedded, heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic customizes his training room. Co-main fighters Vicente Luque and Tyron Woodley land in Las Vegas, as does Sean O’Malley. Francis Ngannou wrestles with Jake Shields, and Miocic has an interview interrupted. UFC 260 Embedded:
PhotoCred: YouTube – Sean Omalley Ahead of Casey Kenney’s last fight with Dominick Cruz, he made some controversial remarks about Megan Anderson on Sean O’Malley’s podcast. Getting ready to get back in action himself this weekend at UFC 260, O’Malley briefly reflected on the incident that happened on his show. Sean O’Malley on the Megan
Currently, only three buildings can be used in a hospital which normally has more than 400 beds. Donate Directly To Croatia’s Earthquake Relief Efforts “It’s great to be able to give back to both countries. It just means a lot that I can have that kind of influence on people,” Miocic said. “It’s just great
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4:12 PM ET One of the biggest stars in the history of female mixed martial arts has decided to make a comeback. Former UFC bantamweight champion Miesha Tate (18-7) told ESPN on Wednesday she has accepted a fight against Marion Reneau (9-7-1) on July 17. In a bit of irony, Reneau told ESPN she has
Brett Johns has his Bellator MMA debut set. Multiple people with knowledge of the promotion’s plans confirmed to MMA Fighting that Johns will face Matheus Mattos at Bellator’s May 21 event, which is expected to take place at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn. MMA DNA was first to report the bantamweight booking. Johns begins
The retirement of Khabib Nurmagomedov sent shockwaves through the lightweight division, and after the UFC announced the vacant title fight, Islam Makhachev thought Michael Chandler was undeserving of the title shot. Islam Makhachev understands why Charles Oliveira was one part of the vacant lightweight title fight. The third-degree black belt has put the work in
Sean O’Malley suffered the first loss of his MMA career at the hands of Marlon Vera at UFC 252 in Aug. 2020. But “Suga” still isn’t accepting defeat due to the fact that he is adamant that if he hadn’t suffered a leg injury in the fight, he would’ve had his and raised. Technically, Vera