If Jon Jones is ever going to fight Israel Adesanya, Daniel Cormier thinks that Jones may not want to wait too long. A war of words has erupted over the past few weeks between Adesanya, the UFC’s current middleweight champion, and Jones, a three-time light heavyweight champion, and a duel between the two stars somehow
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Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is just a couple of days away from its UFC Fight Island 6 mixed martial arts (MMA) event on Yas Island in Abu Dhabi, headlined by the featherweight grudge match between Brian Ortega and Chan Sung Jung. So here’s a media day video with a bunch of commentators! I know I
Watch Khabib Nurmagomedov finish Conor McGregor ahead of UFC 254 [embedded content] Khabib Nurmagomedov defended his lightweight championship against Conor McGregor in the biggest fight in UFC history back in 2019. Nurmagomedov faces interim champion Justin Gaethje at UFC 254 on Saturday, October 24, to unify their belts on Fight Island. (Video courtesy of UFC)
3 – Chris DaukausI’ve said it before and I’ll say it again – while we get excited about a hot prospect in any weight class, when it’s a heavyweight, there’s a little extra to get amped up about, and Philly’s Chris Daukaus looks like the real deal. Possessing fast hands that make up for him
Michael Page has a theory as to why he didn’t have a good performance at Bellator 248. Page took on Ross Houston in what many thought would be a very entertaining fight. Yet, that was not the case as Page won a very lackluster decision with not much action happening in the scrap. For “MVP”
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Image via @khabib_nurmagomedov on Instagram UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov explained why he turned down the opportunity to coach TUF against Conor McGregor. UFC president Dana White recently revealed that the promotion was hoping to book Nurmagomedov and McGregor to coach against one another on its reincarnation of The Ultimate Fighter. The UFC hasn’t filmed
7:00 PM ET Jeff Wagenheim Bellator MMA made history in Paris on Saturday, but many of the local fans at Accor Arena went home disappointed. Timothy Johnson eked out a split-decision victory over Paris-born veteran heavyweight Cheick Kongo in the main event of the first major mixed martial arts card ever held in France. France,
ABU DHABI — Bantamweight Tony Kelley spoke with reporters backstage on Yas Island following his unanimous decision win over Ali AlQaisi at UFC Fight Island 5 and discussed why he was frustrated with his performance, concern over his opponent hitting the scales at the last minute during the weigh-ins, when he’d like to return, and
A long-brewing grudge match hits “Fight Island” in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, this Saturday (Oct. 17, 2020) when former title challenger Brian Ortega returns from 22 months away to face the legendary “Korean Zombie,” Chan Sung Jung. UFC Fight Island 6 will also see elite Heavyweight prospect Ciryl Gane take on Croatian standout Ante
Check out Brian Ortega’s top finishes ahead of UFC Fight Island 6 [embedded content] While best known for his grappling and submission prowess, UFC featherweight Brian Ortega can also mix it up while standing as he has shown in his career thus far. Ortega next squares off with Chan Sung Jung (aka The Korean Zombie)
UFC ON FOX 17 VS. MICHAEL JOHNSON https://ufcfightpass.com/video/41933/nate-diaz-vs-michael-johnson-ufc-fight-night Everyone knows what happened after this fight and what it eventually led to, but the part that often gets forgotten or overlooked or left out when talking about it is that very few people expected things to play out the way they did. Diaz hadn’t fought in
Mike Perry and Darren Till are still not getting along. For years now, Perry and Till have had a unique relationship with the two trash-talking one another and many thinking they would eventually fight. Yet, with the Englishman now fighting at middleweight, many thought that was out of the picture, but for Perry, he still
10:16 AM ET The UFC isn’t lacking intriguing main events for its remaining 2020 schedule. One of those, however, the Kamaru Usman–Gilbert Burns welterweight title fight, was recently postponed, and the UFC 256 card on Dec. 12 needs a new main event. Will the UFC turn to one of its most highly anticipated matchups —
John Gotti III wants to create his own path as one of the top welterweight prospects in the sport, but he is proud of his last name and the attention that comes with it. Gotti III will look to improve to 6-0 when he faces Nick Alley in the main event of CES 61 on
Image via @ufc on Instagram (photographer not listed) It sounds like we can forget about seeing Darren Till cornering Mike Perry at UFC 255. Perry, one of the more popular fighters in the UFC welterweight division, is set to take on former UFC welterweight champ Robbie Lawler on the November 21 card. Ahead of the
Jan Blachowicz captured the light heavyweight title by smashing top contender Dominick Reyes at the UFC 253 pay-per-view (PPV) event earlier this month on “Fight Island” in Abu Dhabi, the same card that saw Israel Adesanya defend his middleweight strap against 185-pound bruiser Paulo Costa. Since UFC “super fights” are all the rage these days,
Edson Barboza says he’s ready for a Top 5 UFC featherweight opponent [embedded content] After coming up short in his featherweight debut in May, Edson Barboza picked up his first win in the 145-pound division on Saturday in the UFC on ESPN+ 37 (aka UFC Fight Island 5) co-main event. Barboza faced Makwan Amirkhani and