Kamaru Usman & Jorge Masvidal (Photo: Jeff Bottari/Zuffa) American Top Team owner Dan Lambert admits he tried to talk Jorge Masvidal out of taking a short notice fight with Kamaru Usman. Usman was set to put his UFC welterweight championship on the line against Gilbert Burns in the main event of UFC 251. That plan
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Welcome to Midnight Mania! The beef between Darren Till and Mike Perry has been entertaining. It’s featured all sorts of colorful and threatening language from Perry, whereas Till took the high road by creating an Instagram account and website devoted to trashing “Platinum.” There was a point where it seemed serious, and the two appeared
Relive Darren Till’s win over Kelvin Gastelum (UFC Fight Island Free Fight) [embedded content] Rewatch Darren Till vs Kelvin Gastelum from UFC 244 last year as Till prepares to face former middleweight champion Robert Whittaker at Fight Island on Saturday, July 25. Till returned to the middleweight division in his last outing and a win
Image via @ufc on Instagram Darren Till believes he will be fighting for UFC gold in his next bout, this if he beats Robert Whittaker on Yas Island. In the main event of UFC Fight Island 3, Till is taking on the former champion in Whittaker. It is a very interesting fight and with the
7:47 AM ET The UFC certainly brought excitement to Fight Island, including a loaded UFC 251 lineup that featured three title fights and four championship bouts overall in an eight-day span. It’ll bid adieu to Yas Island in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, on Saturday with another card that’s filled with intriguing storylines. The main
Robert Whittaker (Photo: Fernando Quiles Jr./MMA News) Former UFC middleweight champion Robert Whittaker believes Israel Adesanya has what it takes to thwart Paulo Costa. Back in Oct. 2019, Whittaker lost the middleweight gold to Adesanya. “The Reaper” was stopped in the second round via TKO. As Whittaker prepares for his first bout since that loss,
Coming into his first fight at Middleweight against Kelvin Gastelum at UFC 244 last November, Darren Till was looking for a new lease on his combat life after suffering two straight defeat at Welterweight. With a split-decision win over Kelvin, Till believes that if he can score a victory over former division champion, Robert Whittaker,
Since turning pro in September of 2019, bantamweight Mando Gutierrez has been more calculated with his career than some other fighters might. For Gutierrez, rather than take random opportunities, every fight has been chosen to allow him to take incremental steps up in his career. When it comes to how he fights, Gutierrez’s efficiency has
UFC president Dana White praised women’s flyweight contender Amanda Ribas and said she will return to the Octagon this fall. Ribas is coming off of a first-round armbar submission win over Paige VanZant in the main card pay-per-view opener at UFC 251. The win upped Ribas’ record in the UFC to 4-0 with wins over
Jul 18, 2020 One of the most anticipated UFC middleweight title fights has a date. Israel Adesanya will defend his 185-pound title versus Paulo Costa on Sept. 19, multiple sources said Saturday. Costa tweeted later Saturday: “The fight is on folks!” News of the fight was first reported by Combate. The fight, which will take
Khabib Nurmagomedov & Daniel Cormier (Photo: Brandon Magnus/Zuffa) Former UFC “champ-champ” Daniel Cormier doesn’t know if Khabib Nurmagomedov will return to the Octagon. Khabib is the reigning UFC lightweight champion. He hasn’t competed since Sept. 2019. Nurmagomedov wanted to return in July after not being able to face Tony Ferguson after the UFC moved on
Welcome to Midnight Mania! Prior to his impressive knockout win over Raphael Assuncao at UFC 250, former Bantamweight champion Cody Garbrandt was in a difficult position, having lost his previous three bouts. In fact, Garbrandt even expressed interest in dropping down to Flyweight as a potential remedy. Of course, a “Knockout of the Year” contender
Gilbert Burns is COVID-19 negative, clearing path to Kamaru Usman and UFC title shot Gilbert Burns is now COVID-19 negative, clearing the way for a shot at UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman. Usman was originally slated to defend his belt against Burns at UFC 251 on July 11, the promotion’s inaugural event on Fight Island
Image Credit: @ufc on Instagram (photographer not listed) In the main event of UFC Fight Island 2, Deiveson Figueiredo and Joseph Benavidez had an immediate rematch for the vacant flyweight title. The two fought back in February, where it was Figueiredo who won by second-round knockout. Yet, the Brazilian missed weight and there was a
10:45 PM ET This time, Deiveson Figueiredo left no doubt. In a rematch of their controversial bout earlier this year, Figueiredo knocked down Joseph Benavidez three times and then choked him out at 4:48 of the first round in the main event of Sunday’s UFC Fight Night in Abu Dhabi. With the win, Figueiredo claimed
Calvin Kattar wants to keep his momentum going after his impressive victory over Dan Ige at UFC Fight Night and would be open to fighting former featherweight champion Max Holloway next. “That’d be great,” Kattar told MMANews. “I know he’s a tough fighter. Another one of these guys that (featherweights) don’t want to compete against.
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) president Dana White has gone on record to say that the promotion is putting no pressure on Lightweight champion, Khabib Nurmagomedov, to make his return to action at UFC 253 on Sept. 19, following the passing of his father. “The Eagle” was in talks to defend his 155-pound belt against Justin
Video: What happened when Jorge Masvidal and Michael Bisping crossed up on UFC Fight Island? [embedded content] It was just three years ago that Jorge Masvidal and now UFC Hall of Famer Michael Bisping and their crews crossed paths in a hotel hallway. There was a lot of blustering and things nearly got physical before