Coach and former UFC welterweight Din Thomas joins Jim and Matt for a special pre-UFC 254 episode of UFC Unfiltered! First, Jared Cannonier joins the show ahead of his co-main event bout against Robert Whittaker. He shares how his military service shaped his views of Mixed Martial Arts, how his spiritual journey has evolved over
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Fortunately for us all, we will have to wait less than usual for this pay per view to kick off, as the early start time (2 PM ET for the main card) will deliver a Christmas-morning feel, with the gift of arguably the best lightweight fight of all time waiting to be unwrapped. Fight Island
7:16 AM ET One of my favorite things anyone has said in the buildup to the UFC 254 main event this weekend came from Khabib Nurmagomedov as he was discussing being on “Fight Island.” Nurmagomedov (28-0, 12-0 in the UFC) will be looking to unify his lightweight championship against interim belt holder Justin Gaethje (22-2,
Lauren Murphy realizes the risk she’s taking at UFC 254 and the reward should lead her to an opportunity to fight for the women’s flyweight title. Murphy, who was originally scheduled to face Cynthia Calvillo on Saturday before a positive COVID-19 test forced Calvillo out of the matchup, will now take on newcomer Liliya Shakirova
Image: UFC on Instagram The opening betting odds have been released for the upcoming light heavyweight main event between Thiago Santos and Glover Teixeira. Santos vs. Teixeira is the headliner of the upcoming UFC on ESPN+ 40 card, which is set to take place on November 7 at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada.
UFC 254 hasn’t even gone down yet, but everyone is already getting extremely obsessed with what’s next for Lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov. We suppose when you go 28-0 with only a single round lost over your entire career, people start just assuming you’ll win … even against an extremely dangerous opponent like Justin Gaethje. Khabib
UFC 254: Khabib vs. Gaethje weigh-in face-offs video [embedded content] Watch as the UFC 254: Khabib vs. Gaethje fighters squared off following the official weigh-in, including the main event championship unification bout between Khabib Nurmagomedov and Justin Gaethje. NOTE: UFC 254 has a special Main Card start time of 2 pm ET / 11 am
“I’m accustomed to them,” he states. “My previous hard fights have shown my mettle. They’ve shown what I can go through and withstand. I take confidence from that. I’m not going anywhere – I’m in this for the long haul.” As for how “The Reaper” will deal with the knockout power his opponent possesses… “I’ll
Jonathan Martinez immediately jumped at the chance to fight Thomas Almeida. At UFC Fight Island 6, Martinez stepped up on just over a week’s notice to fight the returning Almeida. When he got the call for the fight, it was an immediate yes. For Martinez, he says the Brazilian was someone he grew up watching.
1:34 AM ET One of the biggest UFC fights of the year is now official. Khabib Nurmagomedov and Justin Gaethje successfully weighed in Friday in Abu Dhabi for their UFC lightweight title unification bout. Nurmagomedov and Gaethje each weighed in right at the limit of 155 pounds. Nurmagomedov, the first fighter to hit the scale,
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Former Bellator fighter Joe Taimanglo, once a top bantamweight contender, was arrested in Guam for possession of meth and an illegal handgun. Taimanglo, a 36-year-old native of Guam who is a long-time MMA veteran, was arrested on Thursday in his home country after being found with a gun and narcotics. According to a report from
Justin Gaethje reflects on how far he’s come from a small town. Jared Cannonier visualizes a win and inspires Walt Harris. Gaethje and Robert Whittaker talk to media about their upcoming bouts. SPECIAL START TIME of 2pm ET / 11am PT! Order UFC 254 now: https://bit.ly/2vNIBE8 (U.S. only) Subscribe to get all the latest UFC
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Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is just over 24 hours away from its UFC 254 pay-per-view (PPV) event inside Flash Forum this Sat. afternoon (Oct. 24, 2020) on “Fight Island” in Abu Dhabi, headlined by a lightweight title fight between reigning champion Khabib Nurmagomedov and contender Justin Gaethje. Before the action gets underway this weekend in
UFC 254 Embedded: ‘You can not lose focus’ [embedded content] Former middleweight champion Robert Whittaker and Justin Gaethje stay relaxed in their rooms. Khabib Nurmagomedov chats with Daniel Cormier. Jared Cannonier poses for portraits. Khabib and Gaethje face off at a beachside presser. Go behind the scenes ahead of Khabib Nurmagomedov and Justin Gaethje’s UFC
“It’s just days into the partnership, but the response from the athletes so far has been overwhelming. It’s been really fantastic and what we’re seeing is a maturity of athletes really taking pride and care in their health and their well-being, with health and well-being obviously being the foundation of performance,” Dr. French told UFC.com.
Francis Ngannou is frustrated with the amount of title opportunities available in the UFC heavyweight division. The #1 ranked contender in the division took to Twitter recently to comment on the infrequency with which the heavyweight belt is defended. Ngannou attached the hopefully soon to be popular hashtag #ThisIsSucks to his Tweets: 2 title fights