10:26 PM ET The UFC is working on a light heavyweight fight between Dominick Reyes and Jiri Prochazka in February, according to UFC president Dana White. White told ESPN on Tuesday the 205-pound contest will headline a UFC Fight Night on Feb. 27. The UFC has not yet announced an official venue for any of
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Earlier this month, Dana White revealed that the promotion was working on a heavyweight matchup between Junior dos Santos and Ciryl Gane. That matchup is officially set to go down in the UFC’s final PPV event of 2020. Multiple people with knowledge of the promotion’s plans confirmed to MMA Fighting that dos Santos and Gane
Image: @TonyFergusonxt on Instagram Former UFC interim lightweight champion Tony Ferguson has thrown his support behind mixed martial arts legend Jon Jones (26-1 MMA). Ever since Khabib Nurmagomedov (29-0 MMA) defeated Justin Gaethje by way of second round submission at Saturday’s UFC 254 event, many fans and analysts have dubbed ‘The Eagle’ as the greatest
UFC commentator Jon Anik pays tribute to the late Abdulmanap Nurmagomedov with a reading of “A Father to His Son,” a poem written by Carl Sandburg. 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. Visit https://ufcfightpass.com/ To order UFC Pay-Per-Views
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Welcome to Midnight Mania! Khabib Nurmagomedov retiring unexpectedly on the heels of an absurdly dominant victory has heated up the greatest of all-time (GOAT) debate to unprecedented levels. Khabib surpassed Jon Jones on the official pound-for-pound rankings, prompting the former Light Heavyweight champion to declare the whole thing “No.1 Bullsh*t!” Former Welterweight and Middleweight kingpin,
Jon Jones calls Khabib’s No. 1 ranking No. 1 bullsh## Following his UFC 254 win over Justin Gaethje, lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov abruptly retired from fighting. During his Octagon Interview, Nurmagomedov asked to be elevated to the top pound-for-pound fighter in the world. On Monday, when the rankings were revealed, Nurmagomedov indeed was ranked No.
Jim and Matt break down all the action from Saturday’s long-anticipated matchup between Khabib Nurmagomedov and Justin Gaethje! All the key moments from the card are dissected by Jim and Matt, including Khabib’s surprise retirement after his win and Robert Whittaker’s decisive victory against Jared Cannonier in the co-main event. Then, after Matt reveals the
Dana White likes the idea of Israel Adesanya and Robert Whittaker having their rematch. In October of 2018 at UFC 243, Adesanya and Whittaker first met, and “The Last Stylebender” won the fight by second-round TKO to win the middleweight title. Since then, the champion has beat Yoel Romero and Paulo Costa to defend his
7:53 AM ET Brett Okamoto Close ESPN Staff Writer MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun Marc Raimondi Khabib Nurmagomedov hadn’t even left the Octagon on Saturday before the debate began. Was he retiring as MMA’s greatest of all time? Former UFC two-weight champion Daniel Cormier, who was
ABU DHABI — Flyweight Miranda Maverick spoke with reporters backstage on Fight Island following her first-round TKO win over Liana Jojua at UFC 254, discussed how she felt heading into her octagon debut, career aspirations, which include fighting Valentina Shevchenko, becoming champion inside of two years, and trying to earn her PhD.
The medical suspensions for UFC 254 have been released, and as expected, a handful of fighters are facing long sits on the sidelines. Most notably, middleweight contender Jared Cannonier could be out for six months following his decision loss to the division’s former champion Robert Whittaker. Nathaniel Wood and Liana Jojua are also facing six-month
Bellator 250: “Lima vs. Mousasi” takes place this week (Thurs., Oct. 29, 2020) at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut. The vacant Middleweight title goes to the winner of the main event between Douglas Lima (32-7) and Gegard Mousasi (46-7-2). The fighters are scheduled to participate in what the promotion is calling a “Virtual Media
Khabib Nurmagomedov vs. Conor McGregor: Epic trash talking moments [embedded content] Khabib Nurmagomedov just retired and is being mentioned as a contender for No. 1 pound-for-pound best fighter in UFC history. We gathered a collection of some of the best trash talking moments from his longtime heated rivalry with Conor McGregor. The fight and rivalry
It wasn’t the end we expected to the career of Khabib Nurmagomedov, but maybe we should have seen it coming, simply because “The Eagle” has never done things in a conventional fashion. The Dagestan native always marched to the beat of his own drum, and that individuality extended to his work inside the Octagon, where
Bellator heavyweight Jake Hager believes fellow AEW standout Jon Moxley would find success transitioning from professional wrestling to MMA. “I think Jon Moxley is a great AWS world champion,” Hager told MMANews. “I know after wrestling him for that championship, for 43 minutes in front of no audience, in the Florida heat, that man has
6:27 PM ET Jeff WagenheimESPN Khabib Nurmagomedov closed out his MMA career in style Saturday with a victory and, according to his teammate, an act of compassion. Numagomedov successfully defended his UFC lightweight championship by finishing Justin Gaethje with a second-round triangle. He used that submission rather than the armbar he initially had set up,
UFC featherweight Brian Ortega got MMA fans talking at UFC Fight Island 6, and not just because he delivered a commanding performance against Chan Sung Jung. Ortega’s oversized cup was the subject of much curiosity during the five-round fight earlier this month in Abu Dhabi, and he didn’t address – and wasn’t asked – about