A long anticipated feathweight bout headlines October 17th’s main event at UFC Fight Island 6: Ortega vs The Korean Zombie. The #1 ranked Brian Ortega marks his return to the Octagon after 679 days to face the #4 ranked featherweight “The Korean Zombie” Chan Sung Jung. What started out as a cordial competition has turned
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Based on recent comments from McGregor head coach John Kavanagh, you can expect the Conor McGregor vs. Dustin Poirier fight to happen at welterweight if it becomes official. Conor McGregor and Dustin Poirier have verbally agreed to compete at UFC 257 in January 2021, and now the weight division in which the bout would take
10:03 PM ET UFC featherweight Brian Ortega said he didn’t even want people to recognize him on Saturday, as he came off a nearly two-year layoff from the Octagon. It’s safe to say he succeeded. Fighting for the first time since he was badly outclassed in a UFC championship fight in late 2018, Ortega (15-1)
ABU DHABI — Bantamweight Said Nurmagomedov spoke with reporters backstage on Yas Island following his first-round knockout win over Mark Striegl at UFC Fight Island 6 and discussed his second promotional finish, being surprised Striegl didn’t try and wrestle right away, being open to saying in Abu Dhabi to fight at next Saturday’s UFC 254
Bellator lightweight contender Benson Henderson sent a heartfelt message to his teammate The Korean Zombie, calling TKZ “an inspiration.” Henderson and The Korean Zombie have trained together in Arizona the MMA Lab and Fight Ready so they are very familiar with each other, not to mention the fact they both fought together in the UFC
Before he eventually makes his UFC debut, Kimbo Slice first appeared on The Ultimate Fighter season 10 featuring the heavyweight division. 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 on ESPN+, visit https://bit.ly/2vNIBE8 (U.S.
Jessica Andrade stormed her way into the UFC wome’s flyweight division with a quick and mean TKO victory over #1 contender Katlyn Chookagian. The fight ended off a nasty body shot that literally sent Chookagian spinning across the cage in pain. Andrade chased her down with a flying knee before attacking the same spot and
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Order UFC 254 For Any Device Umar Nurmagomedov Khabib isn’t the only undefeated Nurmagomedov set to compete on Saturday as much earlier in the card, his 24-year-old cousin Umar will put his 12-0 record on the line against fellow newcomer Sergey Morozov. The bantamweight has been on people’s radar for a couple years now, benefitting
The fanless era of the UFC will continue for the time being, as UFC 254 will not have fans in attendance this coming Saturday. Earlier this week, it was reported that there was a possibility that UFC 254 would have fans in attendance. Abu Dhabi’s Department of Culture and Tourism (DCT) had proposed a plan
4:04 PM ET Jessica Andrade was a powerful force in the UFC strawweight division, where she was champion less than 16 months ago. She opted to move up to flyweight, and on Saturday she showed that she did not leave her power behind. Andrade, No. 4 in ESPN’s 115-pound rankings, took out the 125-pound division’s
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Image via @jonnybones on Instagram (photographer not listed) Former UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones credited former opponent Thiago Santos while once again taking a shot at rival Anthony Smith. Jones previously fought both Santos and Smith during his reign as the UFC light heavyweight champion. Jones squeaked by to win a split decision over
“The Korean Zombie” Chan Sung Jung is renowned for being one of the toughest fighters to put away in the UFC, and he proved it again on Saturday night against Brian Ortega at UFC Fight Island 6. In the second round, Jung was starting to surge only to get caught with a wicked spinning back
Dana White drops UFC 254: Khabib vs. Gaethje cold open video The UFC is headed into the final event of the five-show stint of its second run on Fight Island in Abu Dhabi. The promotion has gone all-in with a lightweight championship unification bout between undefeated champion Khabib Nurmagomedov and interim titleholder Justin Gaethje. Fans
Chookagian is referring to her February title shot against the other Shevchenko sister. Chookagian suffered her first loss that didn’t come by split decision when dominant flyweight champ Valentina Shevchenko stopped her in the third round. But Chookagian bounced back instantly. She took a fight on short notice against Antonina and got back in the
The UFC on ESPN+ 38 bonuses have been released. The event took place inside Flash Forum on Yas Island, Abu Dhabi aka Fight Island. Headlining the card was a clash between Brian Ortega and Chan Sung Jung. This fight saw Ortega outclass Jung. Ortega was coming into this fight on a long layoff and he
10:37 PM ET Ortega looked like a different fighter On paper, Brian Ortega had three things going against him heading into Saturday night: 1. He was coming off the worst loss of his career, a fourth-round TKO (doctor’s stoppage) to Max Holloway. 2. He had not fought in 22 months. 3. He changed the majority