UFC 254 Embedded: Are shoeys approved for the COVID era? NELK Boys go for it. [embedded content] Tai Tuivasa introduces the NELK Boys to shoeys. Daniel Cormier teases teammate Khabib. Justin Gaethje signs his name and chats with Dana White. Jared Cannonier and Robert Whittaker preview their pivotal bout. Go behind the scenes ahead of
admin
That sort of toughness isn’t something she discovered in the Octagon. Rather, she carried it with her into the MMA world. “When I was a kid, people would always comment on how tough I was, how strong I was, the way I carried myself,” Murphy said. “I remember a lot of times, boys challenging me
Khabib Nurmagomedov believes he will earn a stoppage win over Justin Gaethje to defend his lightweight title. Nurmagomedov and Gaethje are set to headline a massive UFC 254 card. Many pundits believe “The Highlight” is the toughest challenge for the undefeated Dagestani champion. However, the champ is confident he will do what he does to
7:49 PM ET It’s the most cursed fight in UFC history, but former interim lightweight champion Tony Ferguson swears the world will still see him fight Khabib Nurmagomedov one day. Ferguson (25-4) was supposed to challenge Nurmagomedov (28-0) for the 155-pound championship in April, but the event was canceled because of the COVID-19 pandemic. It
Khabib Nurmagomedov’s august resume is rightly in the spotlight at UFC 254. He’s 28-0 as a professional fighter with 12 straight wins in the UFC including three consecutive wins in title fights. Nurmagomedov has only lost one round during his entire MMA career — the third round in his showdown with Conor McGregor — and
Heavyweight legend Fabricio Werdum says he plans on signing with Bellator and is just waiting for Fedor Emelianenko to sign his contract. Werdum recently became a free agent after his UFC contract expired following a submission win over Alexander Gustafsson on Fight Island. Bellator president Scott Coker has been trying to sign Werdum as a
UFC 254’s Walt Harris, Lauren Murphy, Justin Gaethje, Sam Alvey, Jared Cannonier and backup Michael Chandler train outdoors. Then everyone (including Buffer) boards the flight to Abu Dhabi. Khabib Nurmagomedov gets an enthusiastic welcome at the hotel. SPECIAL START TIME of 2pm ET / 11am PT! Order UFC 254 now: https://bit.ly/2vNIBE8 (U.S. only) Subscribe to
Welcome to Midnight Mania! Handing an undefeated champion his first loss is rarely an easy task. Since early in his UFC career, opponents have known how Khabib Nurmagomedov intends to defeat them, yet time and time again, they wind up stuck in the same positions and suffering the same outcomes. Justin Gaethje is the latest
Khabib Nurmagomedov responds to being compared to Mike Tyson and Muhammad Ali | UFC 254 [embedded content] Could Khabib Nurmagomedov become the GOAT of all of combat sports? Khabib responds to being compared to Mike Tyson and Muhammad Ali at the UFC 254 press conference. Khabib squares off in a lightweight championship unification bout at
There has been a laundry list of rumored opponents for Chimaev, littered with big names such as Demian Maia, Stephen Thompson, Chris Weidman and Neil Magny. The truth is that Chimaev doesn’t care about who his next fight is or where it is; he believes his destiny is to fight for titles at both welterweight
Reigning UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov is not a fan of how Dustin Poirier is handling his fight negotiations with Conor McGregor. It seems to only be a matter of time before Conor McGregor’s and Dustin Poirier’s verbally agreed-upon fight for UFC 257 becomes official. And thus far, all public indications are that the negotiations
8:01 AM ET Javier Mendez didn’t know what to expect when he flew out of San Jose, California, on Sept. 10, bound for Dubai. A five-hour flight from California to New York, then a layover in JFK Airport. Thirteen more hours in a plane would take him to the United Arab Emirates. And all the
Bella Mir can’t actually remember when she started learning martial arts. All she knows for certain is she was still wearing diapers when her father, former UFC heavyweight champion Frank Mir, was teaching her how to apply and escape an arm bar. Now just days away from her professional fighting debut, Mir is excited for
Conor McGregor has a message for Khabib Nurmagomedov and Justin Gaethje ahead of the pair’s lightweight title fight at UFC 254 this weekend. McGregor, the former UFC lightweight champion, has been uncharacteristically quiet throughout UFC 254 Fight Week so far. It appears his silence has come to an end. On Wednesday, not long after Nurmagomedov
If you were about to become a multi-millionaire off a hard night’s work, I’m sure many of you would say you’d take the money and retire. Not Justin Gaethje, who faces UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov this Saturday October 24th in Abu Dhabi. Gaethje plans to retire … his parents. Carolina and John Ray Gaethje
Michael Chandler on Tony Ferguson: ‘El Cucuy is the scariest guy in the division’ | UFC 254 [embedded content] Former Bellator champion and new UFC signee Michael Chandler inked a deal to be a back-up to the UFC 254 main event showdown between lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov and interim titleholder Justin Gaethje. That wasn’t the
He hit both marks, scoring a one-sided win to move to 4-1 in the UFC, and after calling for a quick turnaround, he’s back in Abu Dhabi for a Saturday meeting with fellow rising star Nathaniel Wood. About the only wish that wasn’t granted was sleeping under the Octagon on the beach until he got
Islam Makhachev and Rafael dos Anjos have a new date after their UFC 254 cancellation. As reported by MMA DNA, Islam Makhachev vs. Rafael dos Anjos will now take place on November 14 at UFC on ESPN+ 41. The bout was originally set to take place at UFC 254, but the date was pushed back