Reigning UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov is preparing for a title unification bout against interim king Justin Gaethje this October at UFC 254, but that hasn’t stopped “Eagle” from talking about rival Conor McGregor. The history between Nurmagomedov and McGregor is well documented. Not only did Khabib dominate “Notorious” when the two met for the
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Take a look back at every heavyweight champion in UFC history [embedded content] As of August, 2020, there have been 18 different men that have held UFC heavyweight gold. Mark Coleman became the first heavyweight champ back at UFC 12 in 1997 when he defeated Dan Severn in Dothan, Alabama. The two most recent champions,
6:42 AM ET UFC president Dana White has said the winner of Saturday’s main event — Stipe Miocic vs. Daniel Cormier — will be the greatest heavyweight ever. And the two fighters involved with UFC 252, not surprisingly, agree with the promoter. Nobody would argue that either fighter isn’t great. Miocic’s three heavyweight title defenses
UFC president Dana White isn’t convinced that Daniel Cormier’s final bout will be on Aug. 15. Cormier is set to clash with UFC heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic a third time. The trilogy bout will serve as UFC 252‘s main event inside the UFC APEX in Las Vegas, Nevada. “DC” insists this will be the last
Image via MMA Fighting On Saturday night, the UFC will return to our screens with the blockbuster UFC 252 pay-per-view out of the UFC Apex facility in Las Vegas. The card will be topped by a heavyweight title fight between reigning champion Stipe Miocic and former champion Daniel Cormier, who has said that he will
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) will be streaming its UFC 252 early (and official) weigh ins for the upcoming “Miocic vs. Cormier 3” pay-per-view (PPV) event, taking place this Sat. night (Aug. 15, 2020) inside UFC APEX in Las Vegas, Nevada. The live video feed begins at noon ET (9 a.m. PT) in the embedded video
UFC 252: Stipe Miocic vs. Daniel Cormier face-off video [embedded content] Watch the UFC 252 pre-fight press conference face-off between heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic and challenger Daniel Cormier ahead of their trilogy bout. Stipe Miocic will be fighting the same man for the third time in a row, when he squares off with Daniel Cormier
11:03 PM ET LAS VEGAS — Former two-weight UFC champion Daniel Cormier has repeatedly stated his heavyweight title fight against Stipe Miocic on Saturday will be the final fight of his career. What does UFC president Dana White think each time he hears that? “No, it’s not,” White told ESPN on Thursday. “No, it’s not.”
Valerie Loureda is sticking with Bellator. Bellator sent out a press release revealing that Loureda has signed a new contract with the promotion. Here’s what the 125-pounder said on her decision to remain on the Bellator roster. “I am pleased to have re-signed with Bellator,” Loureda said. “As I have always said, I am here
Image via @ufc on Instagram Daniel Cormier appears to have a different game plan ahead of his trilogy fight against Stipe Miocic at UFC 252. In the lead up to the fight, Cormier made it clear he planned on wrestling Miocic over and over again. He told the heavyweight champion to bring his wrestling shoes.
Over the past few decades, UFC fans have witnessed a rare but history-making set of trilogy fights featuring Junior dos Santos vs. Cain Velasquez, Chuck Liddell vs. Randy Couture, and BJ Penn vs. Matt Hughes. Daniel Cormier and Stipe Miocic will look to join that elite group and perhaps break their peers’ records in the
Daniel Cormier claims Stipe Miocic will still go for body shots (UFC 252 Press Conference) [embedded content] Daniel Cormier called out Stipe Miocic’s smirk saying that he would still go after the body shots and only an idiot wouldn’t. The two will meet in their trilogy fight in the UFC 252 main event, where Miocic
8:18 AM ET It was Sept. 11, 2017, a beautiful day in the Cleveland suburb of Valley View, and fire chief Ken Papesh was anxiously awaiting a visitor. UFC light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier was headed to the firehouse to interview heavyweight champ — and part-time firefighter/paramedic — Stipe Miocic for the FS1 show “In
Aljamain Sterling is unsure what the holdup is when it comes to receiving a UFC title opportunity. Many fight fans and media members are in agreement that Sterling deserves the next crack at the UFC bantamweight championship. Still, UFC president Dana White has yet to commit to giving the “Funk Master” a shot at the
Image: UFC on Instagram The August 22 UFC card has taken another hit as Michelle Waterson and Angela Hill will no longer be fighting on that date. The event is scheduled to be headlined by Pedro Munhoz vs. Frankie Edgar at bantamweight. Sources told BJPENN.com that Michelle Waterson vs. Hill has also been removed from
Undefeated bantamweight sensation Sean O’Malley dyed his hair the same colors as the Ecuadorian flag, which in terms of mind games, is right up there with Leon Edwards planning to walk out to one of Tyron Woodley’s shitty rap songs. Unfortunately for “Sugar,” the stunt failed to rattle the cage of longtime 135-pound veteran Marlon
While it’s been a year since lightweight Vinc Pichel last stepped into the UFC Octagon, the layoff was not something he had intended to take. Following his win over Roosevelt Roberts at UFC on ESPN 3 in June of last year, Pichel was sidelined due to an injury, and then had his return further pushed
3:47 PM ET Paige VanZant has found a new home. The former UFC fighter says she has signed a new four-fight, exclusive contract with Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship. Her debut for BKFC isn’t set yet, but the current plan is for her to compete in November. “It was an amazing contract, an amazing opportunity,” VanZant