Former UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov misses the competitive rush; however, he does not miss the shackles of being an athlete at the highest level. Nurmagomedov (29-0) retire from mixed martial arts following a second-round technical submission win over Justin Gaethje at UFC 254 on Sat., Oct. 24 at Fight Island on Yas Island, Abu
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The official UFC rankings have been updated following UFC Vegas 30, and women’s bantamweight contender Julia Avila is among those moving up. Avila submitted Julija Stoliarenko in a women’s 135lbs bout on the preliminary card. After two close rounds which actually had the judges split heading into the third and final round, Avila put a
Ronda Rousey and Travis Browne reveal the gender of their baby | Video Former UFC women’s bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey and former heavyweight Travis Browne revealed the gender of their baby on Tuesday. The two announced that Rousey was pregnant in April. At the time, she was four months pregnant with her first child. Find
Dana White has still not given up on trying to entice Khabib Nurmagomedov back to the Octagon. Nurmagomedov retired from MMA undefeated as the undisputed UFC lightweight champion after defending his belt successfully for the third time against Justin Gaethje in October 2020. However, that has not stopped the UFC president from trying to coax the Dagestani native
12:03 AM ET Jeff Wagenheim There was a spotlight on former UFC lightweight champion Anthony Pettis as he arrived in the PFL this year with big expectations. That light was doused on Friday as Pettis lost his second straight PFL fight in his regular-season finale, dropping a split decision to Raush Manfio of Brazil at
Welcome to Midnight! The Heavyweight drama regarding the newly created interim title match up between Ciryl Gane vs. Derrick Lewis is just getting started. Francis Ngannous is baffled and annoyed, and his management claims to be blind-sided by the UFC’s decision. UFC President Dana White is obviously an important factor in these negotiations, and he
PhotoCred: MMA Fighting UFC flyweight Sarah Alpar is calling for some help from the fans ahead of her sophomore appearance in the promotion. Alpar is set to compete against top debuting prospect Erin Blanchfield on September 18. But before that, “Too Sweet” took to Instagram to share her current GoFundMe campaign. “What this does, is
Take a look inside Miesha Tate’s training camp for UFC return | Episode 1 Video Former UFC women’s bantamweight champion Miesha Tate returns to the octagon for the first time since November 2016 on July 17 taking on Marion Reneau in the UFC on ESPN 26 co-main event. The 34-year old mother of two posted
Rashad Evans believes Floyd Mayweather took it easy on Logan Paul in their exhibition bout. In Miami, Mayweather and Paul fought in a highly-anticipated bout. Mayweather was the undefeated pro boxer while Paul is a massive internet celebrity and had boxing experience but was 0-1 as a pro. However, the YouTuber had a massive size
4:40 PM ET The UFC is adding an interim heavyweight title fight between Derrick Lewis and Ciryl Gane to its pay-per-view event Aug. 7, according to president Dana White. The UFC tried to book an undisputed title fight between defending champion Francis Ngannou and Lewis in June and then targeted it again for UFC 265
Francis Ngannou will have to sit on the sidelines at UFC 265 and watch Derrick Lewis vs. Ciryl Gane for the Interim UFC Heavyweight title, according to UFC President Dana White. ESPN’s Brett Okamoto reported on Monday that White has settled on Lewis vs. Gane for the Interim UFC Heavyweight title fight at UFC 265,
Image Credit: @ufc on Twitter Francis Ngannou isn’t too thrilled the UFC is creating an interim heavyweight title. Ngannou won the heavyweight title back at UFC 260 at the end of March with a KO win over Stipe Miocic. The plan was for him to face Jon Jones, but the promotion couldn’t come to an
Chris Weidman works out for the second time following leg break | Video Former UFC middleweight champion Chris Weidman recently returned to the gym after having surgery to repair a broken leg suffered at UFC 261 in April. The 37-year old takes you inside the gym as he gets in his second workout post-surgery. “This
Conor McGregor is making sure the youth of Ireland get the MMA experience they deserve. McGregor is said to have single-handedly put Ireland on the world MMA map. Yes, before the “Notorious” one there were Irish fighters in the UFC and in MMA around the globe, but McGregor’s rising to superstardom as he did helped
7:15 AM ET UFC 264 fight week is nearly upon us, and an enormous amount of attention is rightfully being spent on the high-stakes trilogy fight headlining the July 10 card at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas between Dustin Poirier and Conor McGregor. But a second look at the pay-per-view lineup shows just how much
We’ve seen a lot of fights and post-fights devolve into all out brawls, but this is the first time we’ve heard of a brawl that then resulted in an official fight. R3 Fighting Championship is an amateur fight promotion out of Moscow, Russia and deep into its 28 bout card, two camps got into a
The upcoming 205lbs title fight between champion Jan Blachowicz and Glover Teixeira has been delayed and now headlines UFC 267 in Abu Dhabi. Blachowicz vs. Teixeira was originally set to take place at UFC 266 on September 5, and then the fight was later shifted to September 26. However, the fight has now been delayed
UFC flyweight champion Valentina Shevchenko dances after her wins, but not like this | Video UFC women’s flyweight champion Valentina Shevchenko slays women inside the octagon and dances when she’s finished. “Bullet” holds wins over Holly Holm, Joanna Jedrzejczyk, Jessica Andrade, among others. The 33-year old champion recently posted a video on social media showing