Conor McGregor may be at the crossroads in his career after suffering a knockout loss to Dustin Poirier in the UFC 257 main event. While he was a heavy favorite going into the night, the former two-division UFC champion struggled to deal with Poirier’s brutal kicks to the legs, which then opened him up to
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MMA Fighting has UFC 257 results for the Poirier vs. McGregor 2 event Saturday night, live blogs of the main card, and live UFC 257 Twitter updates. Former two-weight UFC champion Conor McGregor makes his return to square off against former UFC interim lightweight champion Dustin Poirier in a pivotal lightweight contest. In the co-main
When Dan Hooker committed to fighting Michael Chandler in the UFC 257 co-main event, he did so with the knowledge that a trip to Fight Island would ultimately take him away from his family for the better part of two months. After facing Dustin Poirier this past June, the New Zealand native returned home to
Watch Dustin Poirier vs. Justin Gaethje full fight video to see how Poirier overcame the always-dangerous Gaethje at UFC Glendale on April 14, 2018. Gaethje was looking to bounce back from his first-ever loss, a third-round KO at the hands of former UFC lightweight champion Eddie Alvarez. The blueprint to defuse Gaethje had been laid
At the UFC 257 weigh-ins, all 24 fighters on Saturday’s fight card in Abu Dhabi are set to step on the scale Friday, and MMA Fighting will have the live video. In the main event, former two-division champion Conor McGregor faces off with former interim lightweight champ Dustin Poirier in a rematch of a 2014
Standout Ricky Simon and Brian Kelleher are trying to rebook their cancelled fight on the upcoming UFC 258 card. Simon called out Kelleher after submitting Gaetano Pirrello on Wednesday at UFC Fight Island 8. The pair have been booked on two previous occasions. The first time, at UFC Vegas 9, was called off after Simon’s
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Locked down in the U.K. as the result of the COVID-19 pandemic, Darren Till livestreamed a confrontation with police officers over wearing a mask. Till is shown in multiple videos screaming at officers as he stops for gas. The location where the video was filmed is unclear; Till resides in Liverpool, which is subject to
In September of 2014, Conor McGregor knocked out Dustin Poirier on the main card of UFC 178. It was McGregor’s first appearance on a UFC pay-per-view and the victory marked his ascension as a true contender at featherweight which ultimately launched his career into superstardom. Now, six and a half years later, McGregor will rematch
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Game respects game and after his performance this past Saturday, Max Holloway is getting some serious props from one of the best fighters to ever step into a cage. At UFC Fight Island 7 this past Saturday, Holloway put on a show, completely outclassing sixth-ranked featherweight Calvin Kattar and rewriting the record book in the
Warlley Alves was seen as championship material after winning the third season of The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil and picking up UFC wins over Alan Jouban, Nordine Taleb and Colby Covington, but that’s when things started to go downhill for him. Four years after his first career loss—a huge upset defeat to Bryan Barberena, which was
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With UFC Fight Island 7 in the books, MMA Fighting’s Mike Heck and E. Casey Leydon are joined by special guest Laura Sanko to break down the top storylines from the UFC’s first event of 2021, including Max Holloway’s dominant decision win over Calvin Kattar in the main event.
Max Holloway pocketed $50,000 in Fight of the Night bonus for his beatdown of Calvin Kattar in the main event of Saturday’s UFC Fight Island 7 show in Abu Dhabi. Kattar was also given extra money for surviving five rounds against the former champion. Holloway ran through the rising featherweight from the get-go, dominating Kattar
MMA Fighting has UFC Fight Island 7 results for the Holloway vs. Kattar fight card in Abu Dhabi on Saturday, live blogs of the top two fights, and live UFC Fight Island 7 Twitter updates. The scheduled main event features a featherweight showdown between former UFC champion Max Holloway and Calvin Kattar. Welterweight veterans Carlos
It’s no secret that the relationship between UFC president Dana White and the MMA media has been a bumpy one to say the least. In 2020, it seemed like it got more negative than ever before. In a year where a global pandemic created chaos across the globe and throughout the sports world, the UFC