Khabib Nurmagomedov done with Conor McGregor, thinks Tony Ferguson’s time is finished [embedded content] UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov is inextricably linked to Conor McGregor and Tony Ferguson. Khabib defeated McGregor at UFC 229, but has never faced Ferguson in the Octagon. He now doesn’t see a future where ever steps into the cage with
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UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov does not believe Tony Ferguson will ever be the same fighter again after losing to Justin Gaethje at UFC 249. It has been years that fans have been begging and longing to see a fight between Khabib Nurmagomedov and Tony Ferguson. The latest near collision between the two was at
UFC commentator Joe Rogan has some high praise for Impa Kasanganay, who fell victim to a highlight reel knockout at the hands of Joaquin Buckley last weekend. Kasanganay entered his fight with Buckley, which occured on the UFC Fight Island 5 undercard last weekend, with some buzz attached to his name after a big win
12:45 PM ET Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza was the first UFC fighter to be pulled from a bout due to coronavirus back in May. Now, he will make his Octagon return. Souza, a perennial contender, will meet surging middleweight Marvin Vettori at UFC 256 on Dec. 12, sources told ESPN. No location has been officially set
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is just a couple of days away from its UFC Fight Island 6 mixed martial arts (MMA) event on Yas Island in Abu Dhabi, headlined by the featherweight grudge match between Brian Ortega and Chan Sung Jung. So here’s a media day video with a bunch of commentators! I know I
Watch Khabib Nurmagomedov finish Conor McGregor ahead of UFC 254 [embedded content] Khabib Nurmagomedov defended his lightweight championship against Conor McGregor in the biggest fight in UFC history back in 2019. Nurmagomedov faces interim champion Justin Gaethje at UFC 254 on Saturday, October 24, to unify their belts on Fight Island. (Video courtesy of UFC)
Michael Page has a theory as to why he didn’t have a good performance at Bellator 248. Page took on Ross Houston in what many thought would be a very entertaining fight. Yet, that was not the case as Page won a very lackluster decision with not much action happening in the scrap. For “MVP”
Image via @khabib_nurmagomedov on Instagram UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov explained why he turned down the opportunity to coach TUF against Conor McGregor. UFC president Dana White recently revealed that the promotion was hoping to book Nurmagomedov and McGregor to coach against one another on its reincarnation of The Ultimate Fighter. The UFC hasn’t filmed
7:00 PM ET Jeff Wagenheim Bellator MMA made history in Paris on Saturday, but many of the local fans at Accor Arena went home disappointed. Timothy Johnson eked out a split-decision victory over Paris-born veteran heavyweight Cheick Kongo in the main event of the first major mixed martial arts card ever held in France. France,
A long-brewing grudge match hits “Fight Island” in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, this Saturday (Oct. 17, 2020) when former title challenger Brian Ortega returns from 22 months away to face the legendary “Korean Zombie,” Chan Sung Jung. UFC Fight Island 6 will also see elite Heavyweight prospect Ciryl Gane take on Croatian standout Ante
Check out Brian Ortega’s top finishes ahead of UFC Fight Island 6 [embedded content] While best known for his grappling and submission prowess, UFC featherweight Brian Ortega can also mix it up while standing as he has shown in his career thus far. Ortega next squares off with Chan Sung Jung (aka The Korean Zombie)
Mike Perry and Darren Till are still not getting along. For years now, Perry and Till have had a unique relationship with the two trash-talking one another and many thinking they would eventually fight. Yet, with the Englishman now fighting at middleweight, many thought that was out of the picture, but for Perry, he still
10:16 AM ET The UFC isn’t lacking intriguing main events for its remaining 2020 schedule. One of those, however, the Kamaru Usman–Gilbert Burns welterweight title fight, was recently postponed, and the UFC 256 card on Dec. 12 needs a new main event. Will the UFC turn to one of its most highly anticipated matchups —
Image via @ufc on Instagram (photographer not listed) It sounds like we can forget about seeing Darren Till cornering Mike Perry at UFC 255. Perry, one of the more popular fighters in the UFC welterweight division, is set to take on former UFC welterweight champ Robbie Lawler on the November 21 card. Ahead of the
Jan Blachowicz captured the light heavyweight title by smashing top contender Dominick Reyes at the UFC 253 pay-per-view (PPV) event earlier this month on “Fight Island” in Abu Dhabi, the same card that saw Israel Adesanya defend his middleweight strap against 185-pound bruiser Paulo Costa. Since UFC “super fights” are all the rage these days,
Edson Barboza says he’s ready for a Top 5 UFC featherweight opponent [embedded content] After coming up short in his featherweight debut in May, Edson Barboza picked up his first win in the 145-pound division on Saturday in the UFC on ESPN+ 37 (aka UFC Fight Island 5) co-main event. Barboza faced Makwan Amirkhani and
Cory Sandhagen does not expect to be the first challenger to Petr Yan’s bantamweight title reign, but that doesn’t mean he won’t be ready to be. Following Cory Sandhagen’s spectacular finish of Marlon Moraes at UFC on ESPN+37, there seems to be nowhere for Sandhagen to go but up. The only hurdle currently in his
10:40 PM ET Cory Sandhagen, like many other UFC fighters, wasn’t able to go to his gym early this year at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. During that time, the bantamweight contender was home, working striking techniques on an inanimate “body opponent bag.” One of the techniques he drilled ended up paying dividends at