UFC 254 Embedded: ‘You can not lose focus’ [embedded content] Former middleweight champion Robert Whittaker and Justin Gaethje stay relaxed in their rooms. Khabib Nurmagomedov chats with Daniel Cormier. Jared Cannonier poses for portraits. Khabib and Gaethje face off at a beachside presser. Go behind the scenes ahead of Khabib Nurmagomedov and Justin Gaethje’s UFC
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Francis Ngannou is frustrated with the amount of title opportunities available in the UFC heavyweight division. The #1 ranked contender in the division took to Twitter recently to comment on the infrequency with which the heavyweight belt is defended. Ngannou attached the hopefully soon to be popular hashtag #ThisIsSucks to his Tweets: 2 title fights
8:04 AM ET Editor’s note: Some content has been edited for clarity and brevity. More than anything, Khabib Nurmagomedov and I are friends. I’ve watched this guy grow from a young, Russian kid who didn’t speak English to a global superstar. He came with a dream, not much money. American Kickboxing Academy teammate Shawn Bunch
UFC lightweight Michael Chandler explained how he is preparing for his role as the backup fighter for this main event of Saturday’s UFC 254. Chandler recently signed with the UFC as a free agent following a spectacular run in Bellator where he was a three-time lightweight champion in the promotion. UFC president Dana White admitted
Depending on who you ask, the official UFC rankings either mean nothing or everything. Some fighters insist they’re meaningless, others point to their value as a negotiating tool for more money or better fights. There’s been a big trend lately towards some UFC athletes refusing to ‘fight down’ aka take opponents ranked lower than themselves.
UFC 254 Embedded: Are shoeys approved for the COVID era? NELK Boys go for it. [embedded content] Tai Tuivasa introduces the NELK Boys to shoeys. Daniel Cormier teases teammate Khabib. Justin Gaethje signs his name and chats with Dana White. Jared Cannonier and Robert Whittaker preview their pivotal bout. Go behind the scenes ahead of
Khabib Nurmagomedov believes he will earn a stoppage win over Justin Gaethje to defend his lightweight title. Nurmagomedov and Gaethje are set to headline a massive UFC 254 card. Many pundits believe “The Highlight” is the toughest challenge for the undefeated Dagestani champion. However, the champ is confident he will do what he does to
7:49 PM ET It’s the most cursed fight in UFC history, but former interim lightweight champion Tony Ferguson swears the world will still see him fight Khabib Nurmagomedov one day. Ferguson (25-4) was supposed to challenge Nurmagomedov (28-0) for the 155-pound championship in April, but the event was canceled because of the COVID-19 pandemic. It
Heavyweight legend Fabricio Werdum says he plans on signing with Bellator and is just waiting for Fedor Emelianenko to sign his contract. Werdum recently became a free agent after his UFC contract expired following a submission win over Alexander Gustafsson on Fight Island. Bellator president Scott Coker has been trying to sign Werdum as a
Welcome to Midnight Mania! Handing an undefeated champion his first loss is rarely an easy task. Since early in his UFC career, opponents have known how Khabib Nurmagomedov intends to defeat them, yet time and time again, they wind up stuck in the same positions and suffering the same outcomes. Justin Gaethje is the latest
Khabib Nurmagomedov responds to being compared to Mike Tyson and Muhammad Ali | UFC 254 [embedded content] Could Khabib Nurmagomedov become the GOAT of all of combat sports? Khabib responds to being compared to Mike Tyson and Muhammad Ali at the UFC 254 press conference. Khabib squares off in a lightweight championship unification bout at
Reigning UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov is not a fan of how Dustin Poirier is handling his fight negotiations with Conor McGregor. It seems to only be a matter of time before Conor McGregor’s and Dustin Poirier’s verbally agreed-upon fight for UFC 257 becomes official. And thus far, all public indications are that the negotiations
8:01 AM ET Javier Mendez didn’t know what to expect when he flew out of San Jose, California, on Sept. 10, bound for Dubai. A five-hour flight from California to New York, then a layover in JFK Airport. Thirteen more hours in a plane would take him to the United Arab Emirates. And all the
Conor McGregor has a message for Khabib Nurmagomedov and Justin Gaethje ahead of the pair’s lightweight title fight at UFC 254 this weekend. McGregor, the former UFC lightweight champion, has been uncharacteristically quiet throughout UFC 254 Fight Week so far. It appears his silence has come to an end. On Wednesday, not long after Nurmagomedov
If you were about to become a multi-millionaire off a hard night’s work, I’m sure many of you would say you’d take the money and retire. Not Justin Gaethje, who faces UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov this Saturday October 24th in Abu Dhabi. Gaethje plans to retire … his parents. Carolina and John Ray Gaethje
Michael Chandler on Tony Ferguson: ‘El Cucuy is the scariest guy in the division’ | UFC 254 [embedded content] Former Bellator champion and new UFC signee Michael Chandler inked a deal to be a back-up to the UFC 254 main event showdown between lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov and interim titleholder Justin Gaethje. That wasn’t the
Islam Makhachev and Rafael dos Anjos have a new date after their UFC 254 cancellation. As reported by MMA DNA, Islam Makhachev vs. Rafael dos Anjos will now take place on November 14 at UFC on ESPN+ 41. The bout was originally set to take place at UFC 254, but the date was pushed back
11:52 AM ET UFC lightweight champ Khabib Nurmagomedov said Tuesday that Georges St-Pierre is the only person he’d be motivated to fight after Saturday’s bout against interim champ Justin Gaethje. “I really become excited when I think about Georges St-Pierre,” Nurmagomedov said on ESPN’s First Take. “I don’t know if he wants to fight with