After Gilbert Burns was forced out of his welterweight title fight against Kamaru Usman at UFC 251 earlier this month, Jorge Masvidal finally came to terms with Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) which allowed him to step in on less than a week’s notice. While there were reports that “Gamebred” was in fact already training, he
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Watch Derek Brunson knock out Lyoto Machida (UFC on ESPN+ 31 free fight) [embedded content] Derek Brunson is set to headline Saturday’s UFC on ESPN+ 31 opposite Edmen Shahbazyan in a last-replacement main event. The UFC called on Brunson vs. Shahbazyan to step up to headliner status after Irene Aldana had to pull out of
UFC welterweight Khamzat Chimaev has mocked Bellator star Dillon Danis for his recent callout attempt, and then he proceeded to challenge Demian Maia. Danis, who trains with Conor McGregor, joined the Bellator roster in 2018 and has tallied two victories. He is yet to be defeated and he has used his victories to justify wild
5:22 PM ET After a controversial stoppage at Saturday night’s UFC event in Abu Dhabi, the referee and commentator involved in a postfight confrontation are defending themselves. After referee Herb Dean left the Octagon following a prelim bout between Francisco Trinaldo and Jai Herbert at UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Till, he appeared to get
Khamzat Chimaev (Photo: Jeff Bottari/Zuffa) All aboard the Khamzat Chimaev hype train. Chimaev has quickly taken the MMA world by storm. “Borz” had fight fans buzzing with his second-round submission victory over John Phillips in his UFC debut. He followed that up with a first-round TKO win over Rhys McKee just 10 days later at
Another weekend of fisticuffs has come and gone as UFC on ESPN 14 blew the roof off Flash Forum last Sat. night (July 25, 2020) on Yas Island in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. The “Whittaker vs. Till” event marked the final “Fight Island” card until at least September. Plenty of fighters were left licking
Fight Island 3 bonus winner Jesse Ronson: ‘It’s been to hell and back’ | UFC on ESPN 14 Post-Fight [embedded content] Hear everything Jesse Ronson had to say after defeating Nicolas Dalby and earning a bonus for his efforts following his submission win over Rhys McKee on Saturday in Abu Dhabi. It was the welterweight’s
Image via @ufc on Instagram UFC middleweight contender Robert Whittaker has released a statement following his unanimous decision win over Darren Till at UFC Fight Island 3. In a highly-technical striking battle that went the full five rounds, Whittaker outstruck Till in three of the rounds according to the judges to win unanimously 48-47 on
4:08 PM ET Robert Whittaker and Darren Till have been enjoying friendly back-and-forth exchanges on social media for the better part of the year. It started with Till’s repeated question of “Rob?” on Instagram and Twitter. Then the two joked about the kind of junk food they were eating during their respective pandemic-related quarantines. In
Shogun Rua (Photo: Jeff Bottari/Zuffa) The UFC on ESPN 14 promotional guidelines payouts are in. On July 25, UFC on ESPN 14 took place on Yas Island in Abu Dhabi. In the main event, middleweights Robert Whittaker and Darren Till collided. After five rounds of action, Whittaker was awarded the unanimous decision victory. Whittaker walked
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) staged its final event on “Fight Island” as UFC on ESPN 14 took place last night (Sat., July 25, 2020) inside Flash Forum on Yas Island in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. In the main event, Robert Whittaker defeated Darren Till via unanimous decision in a pivotal Middleweight bout (highlights). In
Fight Island 3 bonus winner Khamzat Chimaev: ‘I smash people and get money’ | UFC on ESPN 14 Post-Fight [embedded content] Welterwegiht Khamzat Chimaev spoke to the media about his bonus-winning, first-round knockout win over Rhys McKee following the fight on Saturday in Abu Dhabi. It was Chimaev’s second win in ten days setting a
Image: Fight Sports UFC Fight Island 3, which went down Saturday night on Yas Island in Abu Dhabi, was packed to the edges with finishes. In fact, the card was so rife with finishes that the promotion opted to give out six performance of the night bonus checks instead of the traditional two performance of
12:54 AM ET The UFC’s stay on Fight Island is over, at least for now, but Saturday’s main event between Robert Whittaker and Darren Till was a fitting ending to a memorable and entertaining stretch of fights. Action throughout the 15-fight finale card will have far-reaching consequences across several divisions, most notably in Whittaker’s victory
Photo credit: UFC Twitter Robert Whittaker vs Darren Till is in the books and what a fight it was. The middleweight showdown took place in the headliner of the UFC on ESPN 14 event on Saturday night (July 25, 2020) with some big potential stakes on the line. The pacing of the fight was incredible
In 10 days, Khamzat Chimaev moved himself from the European regional scene to the UFC, from obscurity to newfound stardom (at least among hardcore fans). He did so in dominant fashion, utterly overwhelming two fighters and barely absorbing a strike in the process. Two wins in ten days is a new record inside the Octagon,
Robert Whittaker: ‘It was a tough fight, Darren Till is still a winner’ | UFC on ESPN 14 Post-Fight [embedded content] Hear from former middleweight champion Robert Whittaker after defeating Darren Till in the UFC on ESPN 14 main event on Saturday at ‘Fight Island’ in Abu Dhabi. It was Whittaker’s first fight since losing
Former UFC women’s bantamweight title challenger Bethe Correia returned to the Octagon on the prelims of tonight’s UFC Fight Island 3 event. The Brazilian standout was taking on Pannie Kianzad in hopes of building off the momentum of her unanimous decision victory over Sijara Eubanks this past September. As is the case in most of