Khabib has a strong idea of where the lightweight championship is headed after the title is officially vacated. Khabib has now been unofficially retired for over two full months ever since UFC 254 when he announced that his bout against Justin Gaethje would be his last. But despite the retirement, Nurmagomedov remains listed as the
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Image via @Khabib_nurmagomedov on Instagram If anyone knows who the best fighters at 155-pounds are, it’s probably the guy who is the best of the bunch, and that’s Russia’s Khabib Nurmagomedov. The undefeated 29-0 king of the UFC’s lightweight division has since called an end to his career after a dominant win over Justin Gaethje
Welcome to Midnight Mania! Khamzat Chimaev has a ton of hype behind him. The Swedish immigrant by way of Chechnya debuted in July, won two dominant fights in 10 days, then picked up the best win of his career a couple months later. His rocket ride to the top of the Welterweight and Middleweight division
Get hyped for Conor McGregor’s return opposite Dustin Poirier at UFC 257 [embedded content] Conor McGregor hasn’t fought since his 40-second knockout of Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone at UFC 246 in January. He makes his return to the Octagon one year later on Jan. 23 at UFC 257, where he will rematch Dustin Poirier on UFC
“I knew Joanna and I were in a very exciting battle even before the actual fighting started,” Zhang said. “But as the fight progressed it was very evident that this was an epic fight because she brought out the best in me, which I believe I did to her as well.” With the victory, Zhang
7:58 AM ET The UFC shouldn’t be short on excitement to open 2021. The promotion will head back to Fight Island in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, to kick off its January schedule, with three compelling main events in an eight-day span. And each of those fights has title implications. The one that surely will
Khabib Nurmagomedov doesn’t expect to be holding his UFC lightweight title for much longer, according to a recent interview. The UFC lightweight champion retired in October following a successful defense of his belt against Justin Gaethje in the main event of UFC 254. Since then, he’s spoken publicly about sticking to his plan to not
John Kavanagh knows mental warfare is a real thing, and he wonders how Dustin Poirier will handle that at UFC 257. On January 23, Poirier will rematch McGregor after they fought in 2014 with the Irishman winning by first-round knockout. For the SBG Ireland head coach, he believes fighting someone who knocked you out early
Image via @ufc on Instagram (photographer not listed) Coach John Kavanagh believes Dustin Poirier is a tougher opponent for Conor McGregor than Justin Gaethje or Michael Chandler. Kavanagh has long served as McGregor’s head coach. During a recent interview with TheMacLife, he rated McGregor’s next opponent, Poirier, against two other top lightweights in Gaethje and
UFC President Dana White believes former featherweight champion Max Holloway was the victim of “bad judging” in the Hawaiian’s rematch against Alexander Volkanovski, which may have “Blessed” focusing on a potential trilogy against his “Great” rival. That would be a mistake, according to Calvin Kattar. “The Boston Finisher” headlines the UFC Fight Island 7 main
The Ultimate Fighter is about to reboot, check out the first 28 seasons [embedded content] It has been more than two years since The Ultimate Fighter reality series has produced a new season. Following the TUF 28 Finale in December 2018, UFC president Dana White said that the show would make the move with the
Khamzat Chimaev warns Conor McGregor ahead UFC 257 Conor McGregor vs. Dustin Poirier and Khamzat Chimaev vs. Leon Edwards events on UFC Fight Island, Charles Oliveira wants to fight for Khabib Nurmagomedov’s title and face the winner of UFC 257 main event, Vitor Belfort on Jake Paul provoking UFC athletes and much more! Informations about
Watch Gegard Mousasi vs. Douglas Lima full fight video to see the superfight between Mousasi and Lima for a vacant middleweight championship in the main event of Bellator 250 on Oct. 29 in Uncasville, Conn. Having regained the welterweight title with a Grand Prix run that included wins over Rory MacDonald, Michael “Venom” Page, and
Claressa Shields’ commitment to being the best MMA athlete she can be is growing by the week, and she is now prepared to take a major step to further along that process. Olympic boxing gold medalist Clarissa Shields recently decided to make the transition to MMA, and her first stop will be the Professional Fighters
UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya was named winner of the Charles “Mask” Lewis Fighter of the Year award at the World MMA Awards. Adesanya took home the top prize of the night in being voted as the best fighter of the year, and he was among a number of deserving award winners at the 12th
News Kirik | December 27, 2020 Dan Gable won states three times, DIV I’s three times, and the world championship, and an Olympic gold medal. Throughout all, he lost just once. In the Olympics, no one ever scored a point on him. And he was arguably even better as a coach at the University of
The 12th Annual Fighters Only World MMA Awards show went down last night on CBS Sports Network, and if you happened to miss it I don’t blame you. CBS-SN is pretty high up the dial and normally the awards go down in July so unless you’ve been paying way too much attention to the internet
Video: Invicta FC’s Best of 2020 [embedded content] 2020 was a year of unexpected challenges. Like everyone else, Invicta FC adapted to a new normal, but their athletes continued to give their all inside the cage. Here’s a look back at the best Invicta FC moments and match-ups from 2020. TRENDING > Rose Namajunas shoots