The UFC rankings have been updated following UFC 254! Check out all the changes below! Men’s Pound for Pound: Khabib Nurmagomedov gets his wish and unseats Jon Jones as the #1 pound-for-pound fighter in the world after submitting Justin Gaethje at UFC 254. Justin Gaethje dropped three spots to #10, which allowed Dustin Poirier (#7),
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10:26 PM ET The UFC is working on a light heavyweight fight between Dominick Reyes and Jiri Prochazka in February, according to UFC president Dana White. White told ESPN on Tuesday the 205-pound contest will headline a UFC Fight Night on Feb. 27. The UFC has not yet announced an official venue for any of
Image: @TonyFergusonxt on Instagram Former UFC interim lightweight champion Tony Ferguson has thrown his support behind mixed martial arts legend Jon Jones (26-1 MMA). Ever since Khabib Nurmagomedov (29-0 MMA) defeated Justin Gaethje by way of second round submission at Saturday’s UFC 254 event, many fans and analysts have dubbed ‘The Eagle’ as the greatest
Welcome to Midnight Mania! Khabib Nurmagomedov retiring unexpectedly on the heels of an absurdly dominant victory has heated up the greatest of all-time (GOAT) debate to unprecedented levels. Khabib surpassed Jon Jones on the official pound-for-pound rankings, prompting the former Light Heavyweight champion to declare the whole thing “No.1 Bullsh*t!” Former Welterweight and Middleweight kingpin,
Jon Jones calls Khabib’s No. 1 ranking No. 1 bullsh## Following his UFC 254 win over Justin Gaethje, lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov abruptly retired from fighting. During his Octagon Interview, Nurmagomedov asked to be elevated to the top pound-for-pound fighter in the world. On Monday, when the rankings were revealed, Nurmagomedov indeed was ranked No.
Dana White likes the idea of Israel Adesanya and Robert Whittaker having their rematch. In October of 2018 at UFC 243, Adesanya and Whittaker first met, and “The Last Stylebender” won the fight by second-round TKO to win the middleweight title. Since then, the champion has beat Yoel Romero and Paulo Costa to defend his
7:53 AM ET Brett Okamoto Close ESPN Staff Writer MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun Marc Raimondi Khabib Nurmagomedov hadn’t even left the Octagon on Saturday before the debate began. Was he retiring as MMA’s greatest of all time? Former UFC two-weight champion Daniel Cormier, who was
The medical suspensions for UFC 254 have been released, and as expected, a handful of fighters are facing long sits on the sidelines. Most notably, middleweight contender Jared Cannonier could be out for six months following his decision loss to the division’s former champion Robert Whittaker. Nathaniel Wood and Liana Jojua are also facing six-month
Bellator 250: “Lima vs. Mousasi” takes place this week (Thurs., Oct. 29, 2020) at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut. The vacant Middleweight title goes to the winner of the main event between Douglas Lima (32-7) and Gegard Mousasi (46-7-2). The fighters are scheduled to participate in what the promotion is calling a “Virtual Media
Khabib Nurmagomedov vs. Conor McGregor: Epic trash talking moments [embedded content] Khabib Nurmagomedov just retired and is being mentioned as a contender for No. 1 pound-for-pound best fighter in UFC history. We gathered a collection of some of the best trash talking moments from his longtime heated rivalry with Conor McGregor. The fight and rivalry
Bellator heavyweight Jake Hager believes fellow AEW standout Jon Moxley would find success transitioning from professional wrestling to MMA. “I think Jon Moxley is a great AWS world champion,” Hager told MMANews. “I know after wrestling him for that championship, for 43 minutes in front of no audience, in the Florida heat, that man has
6:27 PM ET Jeff WagenheimESPN Khabib Nurmagomedov closed out his MMA career in style Saturday with a victory and, according to his teammate, an act of compassion. Numagomedov successfully defended his UFC lightweight championship by finishing Justin Gaethje with a second-round triangle. He used that submission rather than the armbar he initially had set up,
UFC lightweight contender Charles Oliveira is calling for a title shot in the wake of Khabib Nurmagomedov’s retirement, saying he is “ready.” Oliveira is currently the No. 6 ranked lightweight in the UFC and is one of the hottest fighters in the division at the moment as he currently rides a seven-fight win streak with
Welcome to Midnight Mania! Michael Chandler signing to UFC is likely the promotion’s biggest pickup of the year. He joins an already talent-rich Lightweight division, but with Khabib Nurmagomedov retiring unexpectedly, perhaps the timing is perfect to bulk up the division even further! UFC is treating the Chandler signing like a major move, injecting him
Watch Anderson Silva KO Forrest Griffin ahead of his UFC retirement fight [embedded content] In the middle of his dominant run as UFC middleweight champion, Anderson Silva fought at 205 pounds against former light heavyweight champion Forrest Griffin at UFC 101 back in 2009. Silva faces Uriah Hall in the main event of UFC Vegas
Khabib Nurmagomedov vs. Justin Gaethje was everything fans had hoped it could be. The two fighters met in a lightweight title bout on Saturday (October 24, 2020) at the UFC 254 pay-per-view event from the Flash Forum on Yas Island, Abu Dhabi aka Fight Island. Khabib came out and was firing on all cylinders. While
12:19 PM ET The UFC lightweight division, regarded by many as the promotion’s most competitive division, has suddenly become wide open with the retirement of champion Khabib Nurmagomedov this past Saturday. But how will the UFC determine a new champ at 155 pounds? There are at least five fighters who can make a case for
UFC legend Khabib Nurmagomedov has a reason why he switched from an armbar to a triangle choke on Justin Gaethje in the UFC 254 main event. Nurmagomeov had a stunning performance as he tapped Gaethje out cold with a second-round submission that sent his opponent to sleep. Nurmagomedov improved to 29-0 with the win including