Jessica-Rose Clark will have to wait until deep into 2021 before making her next appearance in the UFC. The bantamweight veteran revealed on Thursday that she suffered a torn ACL in her knee that will require surgery. The typical recovery time for major reconstructive knee surgery like that ranges between nine months to one year,
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Conor McGregor has reportedly been negotiating with Manny Pacquiao’s team for his second professional boxing match. According to his first boxing opponent, Floyd Mayweather, the Irish superstar’s punching power is too soft. “If I could pick an easy $300 million, absolutely,” Mayweather said on Shannon Sharpe’s podcast regarding a possible rematch with Conor. “Same way, same results.”
Image: UFC on Instagram Former UFC light heavyweight title challenger Volkan Oezdemir has been forced to withdraw from his scheduled October 17 bout with Nikita Krylov. Oezdemir and Krylov were slated to co-headline the upcoming UFC event Fight Island. However, due to a knee injury, ‘No Time‘ was forced to withdraw from the contest. “I’m
Jessica-Rose Clark had an amazing performance at UFC Vegas 11, dominating Sarah Alpar across three rounds before violently finishing her in the third round with some mean muay thai. While it didn’t earn her a Performance of the Night bonus, it did put her on many people’s radar at women’s bantamweight. Unfortunately, it now looks
Dana White says UFC has offered Conor McGregor and Dustin Poirier a fight UFC president Dana White says that the UFC has offered Conor McGregor and Dustin Poirier a rematch in the Octagon. Though McGregor remains retired, he put together an exhibition bout with Poirier to take place on Dec. 12 in Dublin. The proceeds
Key Stats: 93.5% takedown defense (2nd all-time), 6.16 strikes landed per minute (2nd all-time among WBW), 13:32 average fight time (7th longest) What It Means: Aldana’s standout trait is her boxing, not just offensively but also in her countering and defensive ability, as well. Her footwork is impressive whether she is pressing the action or
9:16 AM ET Thursday’s Bellator 247 main event has been canceled after headliner Paul Daley failed to make weight for his fight against Derek Anderson. Daley, who weighed 1.6 pounds over the 171-pound limit, was forced to go to the hospital due to the bad weight cut. As a result, the fight has been canceled,
Michael Chandler has felt ready to face UFC competition for several years but it wasn’t until recently that the former Bellator lightweight champion finally pulled the trigger on a deal. After reaching free agency following a first-round stoppage against ex-UFC champ Benson Henderson in what would become his final fight for the Viacom-owned promotion, Chandler
According to Khabib Nurmagomedov’s manager, Ali Abdelaziz, the undefeated UFC lightweight champion recently turned down a spot coaching on The Ultimate Fighter opposite Conor McGregor. The TUF season would have led to a rematch between the two. He spoke to TMZ about the situation. “Last week Dana White called me,” Abdelaziz said to TMZ. “He
UFC commentator Dan Hardy has updated on the status of his beef with famed MMA referee Herb Dean. Hardy, who spent many years competing in the UFC welterweight division, had words with Dean during a July 25 UFC card on Fight Island in Abu Dhabi. The incident occured during a fight between Francisco Trinaldo and
Former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) middleweight champion Chris Weidman knows a thing or two about defeating long, lanky strikers. That’s why the “All American” is confident he could not only beat, but dominate reigning 185-pound kingpin Israel Adesanya. “I think that’s a tailor-made matchup for me. Those athletic strikers, tall lanky guys, I’ve proven that
While most sports saw a jump in viewership in their return during the COVID-19 pandemic, it was short-lived for many. Several factors could be playing a role like so many sports taking place on television and streaming devices at the same time. There are so many options: the NFL, NBA, MLB, MLS, PGA, WNBA, NASCAR,
THE ULTIMATE FIGHTER 9 FINALE VS. CLAY GUIDA https://ufcfightpass.com/video/30290 This fight was inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame in 2019 and it only takes about 12 seconds of watching it back to understand why. From the jump, this one was all-out, frenetic action and there was no point where it let up. Honestly, if
After putting in 13 years professionally into the sport of MMA, Jan Blachowicz gets his shot at light heavyweight gold at UFC 253 against Dominick Reyes. Order now: https://bit.ly/2vNIBE8 (U.S. only) 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
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10:30 PM ET The UFC has formally offered Conor McGregor a non-title lightweight fight against Dustin Poirier, Dana White told Barstool Sports on Wednesday. Additional UFC sources confirmed to ESPN that the promotion on Tuesday sent a physical contract to McGregor for a potential bout against Poirier. Sources close to McGregor confirmed to ESPN’s Ariel
Wearing a traditional papakha before all his fights, Muhammad Mokaev, 20, bears a striking resemblance to Khabib Nurmagomedov. But his journey to MMA traveled a much different path than the UFC lightweight champion. Originally born in Dagestan, Mokaev and his father fled their home following the death of his mother when he was just 12.
Paul Daley’s fight against Derek Anderson that was scheduled to headline Bellator 247 from Milan, Italy tomorrow but the fight has now been canceled. Daley missed weight for the bout and was then transferred to hospital after experiencing some ill-effects of his weight cut. “Paul Daley weighed in at 172.6 during the official window,” a statement