Marina Rodriguez would love to have an extra $50,000 on top of her $50,000 bonus for Performance of the Night because she believes she had not one but two knockouts during the fight. The UFC 257 pay per view opened with two of the hottest prospects in the strawweight division when Marina Rodriguez took on
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Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) staged its first pay-per-view (PPV) event of 2021 with UFC 257 going down inside Etihad Arena on “Fight Island” yesterday (Sat., Jan. 23) in Abu Dhabi. In the headlining act, Dustin Poirier stopped Conor McGregor in the second round via strikes (see it again here). In the co-headlining act, Michael Chandler
Michael Chandler: ‘lightweight division has a new king’ | UFC 257 Octagon Interview [embedded content] Lightweight Michael Chandler announced his arrival to the UFC and the rest of the division with a massive first-round knockout over Dan Hooker in the UFC 257 co-main event. TRENDING > UFC 257 results: Dustin Poirier knocks out Conor McGregor;
Dustin Poirier and Conor McGregor got one last look at each other after weighing in on Friday before they enter the Octagon to headline UFC 257 in Abu Dabi on Saturday night. 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.
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But wait, there was a plot twist on weigh-in day, when his UFC 257 opponent, Ottman Azaitar, was pulled from the bout for a violation of the health and safety protocols on Fight Island. It was déjà vu all over again for Frevola, until the dance card of Arman Tsarukyan became open when his opponent,
Image via @thenotoriousmma on Instagram (photographer not listed) UFC superstar Conor McGregor responded to remarks made by UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov following his loss to Dustin Poirier. McGregor lost in shocking fashion to Dustin Poirier at UFC 257 when he suffered a brutal second-round knockout loss. The Irishman was a big favorite heading into
2:19 AM ET Jeff Wagenheim The bad news for Conor McGregor fans is that he was knocked out by Dustin Poirier in the second round of their UFC 257 main event in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, early Sunday morning. The good news for fans of the Irish superstar? Their man immediately recognized he had
Conor McGregor may be at the crossroads in his career after suffering a knockout loss to Dustin Poirier in the UFC 257 main event. While he was a heavy favorite going into the night, the former two-division UFC champion struggled to deal with Poirier’s brutal kicks to the legs, which then opened him up to
UFC 257 featured lightweight main and co-main events that could set the tone for the division in 2021. Dustin Poirier was able to beat Conor Mcgregor in their rematch and Michael Chandler let the MMA world know that great fighters can come from Bellator into the UFC with his win over Dan Hooker. There was
Things were not looking good for Dustin Poirier during the opening minutes of his rematch with Conor McGregor at UFC 257. McGregor was landing clean hard shots on Poirier, who had a frustrated look on his face through the majority of the first round. But a steady stream of hard calf kicks slowed McGregor down
Number two ranked lightweight Dustin Poirier gave his thoughts on what could be next in his career after a jaw-dropping knockout of former two-division champion and number four ranked lightweight Conor McGregor at UFC 257. In an interview with John Gooden, Poirier said he was never concerned with what pound for pound king and current
Part of that shift included sharing his thoughts with his friend and jiu-jitsu instructor, fellow Ultimate Fighter alum Joseph Henle, who got Rountree back in a gi, back on the mats, and back into the basics of “The Gentle Art.” “If I’m really going to see what my potential is, I have to do everything,
Image via @ufc on Instagram UFC ‘champ champ’ Amanda Nunes has responded after receiving a callout from UFC 257 winner Julianna Pena. Pena (10-4 MMA) returned to the Octagon earlier this evening for a bantamweight bout with Sara McMann. The former TUF 18 winner looked great this evening on Fight Island and wound up finishing
6:40 PM ET Conor McGregor is not looking past Dustin Poirier, but “The Notorious” definitely had a big picture in mind as he prepared for their UFC 257 main event Saturday on “Fight Island.” And that big picture includes staying active and eventually fighting for the lightweight belt. Current champion Khabib Nurmagomedov has made it
MMA Fighting has UFC 257 results for the Poirier vs. McGregor 2 event Saturday night, live blogs of the main card, and live UFC 257 Twitter updates. Former two-weight UFC champion Conor McGregor makes his return to square off against former UFC interim lightweight champion Dustin Poirier in a pivotal lightweight contest. In the co-main
Dan Hooker is ready for anything when he takes the Octagon to compete against highly touted newcomer Michael Chandler, and he thinks Chandler himself will help him in his task. The UFC 257 co-main event between Dan Hooker and Michael Chandler can be chalked up to be a classic striker vs. grappler bout. Michael Chandler’s
The first big pay-per-view (PPV) of the year will go down later tonight (Sat., Jan. 23, 2021) at UFC 257 live on ESPN+ PPV from inside Etihad Arena on Fight Island in Abu Dhabi, U.A.E., as Conor McGregor meets Dustin Poirier in a rematch six years in the making. Before McGregor and Poirier battle it