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“I love the crowd,” Calderwood said. “I go in there, and I feel just that extra energy from them. The Apex was weird. It was just cold and not what I’m used to. I’ve done it in TUF. There was my team and the other team, and there were a few other people, but I
On Friday, ONE Championship returned to our screens with its first event of 2021—and the card did not disappoint. Titled ONE: Unbreakable, the card emanated from the promotion’s home base of Singapore, and was headlined by a bantamweight kickboxing title between reigning champion Alaverdi Ramazanov and one of the best pound-for-pound Muay Thai fighters on
We are one day away from UFC 257, which will feature the return of “The Notorious” Conor McGregor as he rematches Dustin “The Diamond” Poirier in the main event. The co-main event will feature lightweights as well, with Michael Chandler making his UFC debut against Dan Hooker. The kick-off time for the pay per view
6:25 AM ET ABU DHABI — A non-title UFC lightweight rematch between Conor McGregor and Dustin Poirier is official for UFC 257 on Saturday, as both fighters successfully made weight during Friday’s weigh-in. McGregor (22-4), a former undisputed champion at lightweight, weighed-in at 155 pounds. Poirier (26-6), who won an interim lightweight champion in 2019,
At the UFC 257 weigh-ins, all 24 fighters on Saturday’s fight card in Abu Dhabi are set to step on the scale Friday, and MMA Fighting will have the live video. In the main event, former two-division champion Conor McGregor faces off with former interim lightweight champ Dustin Poirier in a rematch of a 2014
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) has one last hurdle to clear before making this weekend’s fights official, and that comes early this morning at the UFC 257 weigh ins on “Fight Island” in Abu Dhabi. Since Conor McGregor and Dustin Poirier — who headline the Jan. 23 pay-per-view (PPV) lineup — have never missed weight, we
Conor McGregor’s return to the Octagon is set following Friday’s official UFC 257 weigh-in. He’ll square off with Dustin Poirier in a main event rematch on Saturday in Abu Dhabi. McGregor was the first fighter to the scale, hitting 155 pounds on the nose. It marks his first fight since taking out Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone
“I discovered the magic power of f****** cracking, throwing with heat,” Sanchez said with a grin. “In my last fight I felt confident and calm and composed unlike before. Now I can think in there and I can make wise choices. I think I’m going to build off that last fight.” View Sanchez’s Athlete Profile
Image Credit: Dan Hooker’s Instagram (photographer not listed) Dan Hooker slammed Charles Oliveira for saying he couldn’t make weight at UFC 257. Originally, the UFC wanted to book Michael Chandler vs. Charles Oliveira at UFC 257 but the Brazilian said he couldn’t make weight on short notice. Dan Hooker ended up taking the fight against
Uriah Hall picked up a very significant win in his middleweight career when he defeated the legendary Anderson Silva. His new history with Silva, has him facing someone Silva lost to twice in Hall’s upcoming bout against Chris Weidman at UFC 258. With the emotional victory over the legendary Silva behind him, Hall is preparing
7:09 PM ET Conor McGregor went into last year with the desire to fight at least three times before the calendar turned to 2021. Now, the former UFC double champion has even more ambitious goals: seven fights in the next 18 months, he said Thursday on Stephen A’s World. “The truth is the fight game
Standout Ricky Simon and Brian Kelleher are trying to rebook their cancelled fight on the upcoming UFC 258 card. Simon called out Kelleher after submitting Gaetano Pirrello on Wednesday at UFC Fight Island 8. The pair have been booked on two previous occasions. The first time, at UFC Vegas 9, was called off after Simon’s
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) president, Dana White, has gone on record to say that Charles Oliveira was offered a fight against Michael Chandler at UFC 257 but ultimately turned down the fight due to the short nature of the turnaround time. “Do Bronx” was just a couple of weeks removed from his dominant performance against
Former Bellator lightweight champion Michael Chandler is set to make his octagon debut on Fight Island at UFC 257. Chandler’s promotional debut will be a three-round co-main event bout against City Kickboxing product and number six ranked lightweight Dan Hooker. Many fans are looking at Chandler as an anomaly, not knowing what to expect from
Former UFC featherweight champion Max Holloway joins Jon Anik backstage after his dominant performance in the main event of Fight Island 7.
Max Holloway vs. Calvin Katter full fight reactions by UFC community, Nate Diaz on the results of Khabib Nurmagomedov’s Dana White meeting, Dana White says Khabib will fight against, if UFC 257 Conor McGregor vs. Dustin Poirier ends in spectacular fashion, Max Holloway ready to step in, just one week after Calvin Kattar win, Alexander
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