Conor McGregor is just two weeks away from making his awaited Octagon return and the former UFC double champ is looking like an absolute destroyer. McGregor, who hasn’t competed since a TKO win over Donald Cerrone last January, will meet lightweight contender Dustin Poirier at UFC 257 on Jan. 23 live on ESPN+ PPV from
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UFC 257: Poirier vs. McGregor 2 – Inside the Octagon preview [embedded content] In this episode of Inside the Octagon, John Gooden and Dan Hardy preview the UFC 257 main event, Poirier vs McGregor 2. The biggest star in the sport, “The Notorious” Conor McGregor, makes his long-awaited return to the octagon to face former
UFC 257 Conor McGregor vs. Dustin Poirier, Max Holloway vs. Calvin Katter and Neil Magny vs. Michael Chiesa event will have limited numbers of fans, Dana White confirms Stipe Miocic vs. Francis Ngannou 2 and Deiveson Figueiredo vs. Brandon Moreno rematch for April or May 2020, Dustin Poirier predicts Michael Chandler’s UFC debut, Paige Vanzant’s
“We had a little ER afterparty,” Bonnar adds. Life had changed forever for the two combatants, though not immediately. When I spoke to Griffin shortly after the bout, his task for the day was removing his stitches from the fight with an X-Acto knife. “That’s how we took stitches out back then,” he laughs. Bonnar
Image credit: Gary A. Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports The UFC has released the official promotional poster for the upcoming UFC Fight Island 8: Chiesa vs. Magny event. The card is slated for January 20 on Yas Island in Abu Dhabi. It was originally expected to be headlined by a welterweight clash between No. 3-ranked contender Leon
12:01 AM ET One of the sisters stabbed by UFC fighter Irwin Rivera said Friday her brother hadn’t been acting like himself in the days leading up to Thursday’s incident. Rivera’s sisters, Lezlye and Kelly, remain hospitalized but in stable condition, the fighter’s manager, Ali Abdelaziz, told ESPN. Earlier Friday, in a Facebook post, Lezlye
Watch Dustin Poirier vs. Dan Hooker full fight video to see the lightweight contenders throw down in one of the best fights of 2020. Poirier and Hooker were matched up in the main event of UFC Vegas 4 on June 27 in Las Vegas and the two fan favorites lived up to their billing. For
Glover Teixeira is looking to be the backup fighter to Jan Blachowicz vs. Israel Adesanya at UFC 259. After Teixeira defeated Thiago Santos, many thought the Brazilian should fight Blachowicz for the belt. However, the UFC wanted to book a champ-champ fight against Adesanya and now Teixeira is on the sidelines. Since the fight has
Welcome to Midnight Mania! For many years now, UFC and President Donald Trump have enjoyed a mutually beneficial relationship. Back in the early 2000s when UFC and mixed martial arts were not legal or welcome in many parts of the country, the promotion found a home for UFC 30 and 31 at Trump Taj Mahal
UFC 259 shaping up to host three title fights The UFC was aiming to close 2020 with a pay-per-view event on Dec. 12 that would host a tripleheader of championship bouts. As it turned out, they were lucky to have one title fight to top the card. Now, however, officials are penciling in UFC 259
St-Pierre laughs, at peace with the world and what he did over the course of a storied career that saw him beat a Who’s Who of the welterweight division, dominate the weight class, and then take a four-year hiatus before coming back to beat Michael Bisping for the middleweight crown. It was the perfect cap
Irwin Rivera’s sisters have issued a statement after the UFC bantamweight allegedly stabbed them multiple times on Thursday. Rivera was charged with attempted murder on Thursday, however, his family is supporting him. His sisters issued a statement while his mother, Susana Campo, spoke to Mexican newspaper Milenio that Rivera is not in the best mental state.
7:20 AM ET After a year in which UFC legends retired, unretired, threatened retirement and changed weight classes, what can MMA fans expect in 2021? Three titles changed hands in 2020, but each of those were in fights for vacant championships. In other words, defending world champions showed why they were the ones wearing the
As UFC bantamweight Irwin Rivera is being held at a behavioral health facility in the wake of his alleged stabbing of his two sisters, his family is coming to his defense. Lezlye Rivera, Irwin Rivera’s sister, on Friday posted an update to her Facebook account that detailed her brother’s behavior leading up to the alleged
Santiago Ponzinibbio is not a fan of the UFC rankings. After Ponzinibbio knocked out Neil Magny in 2018, the now 34-year-old was ranked inside the top-15. However, he has been dealing with health issues and has not fought since November of 2018, but will return on January 16 against Li Jingliang. For Ponzinibbio, when he
The family of Irwin Rivera has released an official statement after the UFC fighter was arrested on attempted murder charges for allegedly stabbing his two sisters earlier this week. Rivera, 31, was reportedly not himself leading up to the attack. His one sister, Lezlye Campos, recognized the odd behavior and decided to fly out to
The UFC kicks off 2021 with a three-event, eight-day run on Fight Island in Abu Dhabi. The UFC Fight Island stint will also welcome fans into the arena for the first time since emerging from the pandemic induced lockdown in the spring of 2020. The three events start with UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. Kattar
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