Coming off a unanimous decision win over Nick Badis at LFA 69 in June of 2019, featherweight Natan Levy had no idea it would be the last time he’d have a fight for over a year. Following the bout with Badis, Levy was sidelined by injury only to recover and have to wait even longer
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Image: @usman84kg on Instagram Months after the original opening betting line was released, we have an update on the betting odds for Kamaru Usman vs. Jorge Masvidal. After Usman defeated Colby Covington via fifth-round TKO in an all-out war at UFC 245, the oddsmakers released a line for Usman against Masvidal. The opening betting odds
2:52 PM ET Negotiations for next week’s Kamaru Usman vs. Jorge Masvidal UFC welterweight title fight are done, sources say, and both fighters have agreed to terms to compete Saturday at UFC 251 on Yas Island in Abu Dhabi. That’s a massive hurdle cleared for the promotion, which worked to salvage Usman’s presence on the
Kamaru Usman & Jorge Masvidal Kamaru Usman vs. Jorge Masvidal is official. Usman was set to put his UFC welterweight championship on the line against Gilbert Burns in the main event of UFC 251 on July 11. Plans changed when Burns tested positive for COVID-19. This opened the door for Masvidal to save the UFC
I spent the first six weeks of 2020 in Thailand, and half of that time was devoted entirely to mixed martial arts (MMA) and Muay Thai training. Two of those weeks were spent in the island paradise of Phuket at Tiger Muay Thai, one of the best MMA gyms on the planet. Once in Phuket,
Take a look back at every featherweight champion in UFC history [embedded content] Take a look back through the every featherweight champion in UFC history as the two most recent champions, Alexander Volkanovski and Max Holloway, prepare for a rematch at UFC 251. The first featherweight champion was crowned in November 2010. (Video courtesy of
Image: @usman84kg on Instagram UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman will still be competing at next weekend’s UFC 251 event after Jorge Masvidal has agreed to step up on short notice. Yesterday evening unfortunate news broke that Usman’s slated UFC 251 opponent Gilbert Burns had contracted the Coronavirus and was thus forced out of next weekend’s
8:00 PM ET A day after Gilbert Burns was forced out of the UFC 251 main event, there is renewed hope that next week’s welterweight title fight can be saved with an even bigger fight. According to multiple sources, there are active negotiations to book Kamaru Usman vs. Jorge Masvidal as the new main event
Colby Covington (Photo: Jeff Bottari/Zuffa) Colby Covington is interested in running things back with Kamaru Usman. Ever since Usman scored a fifth-round TKO win over Covington at UFC 245, “Chaos” has been calling for an immediate rematch. He blamed the ref for a bad stoppage where he believes he would’ve won on the judge’s scorecard.
The fight may not be official, but at least this is official: the UFC is indeed working on making a late replacement Kamaru Usman vs. Jorge Masvidal fight for UFC 251 on July 11th. Not even 24 hours ago, Usman was set to face Gilbert Burns, but a positive COVID-19 test for the Brazilian welterweight
Gilbert Burns was pulled from the UFC 251 main event opposite welterweight champion Kamaru Usman after testing positive for COVID-19. Fellow contenders Jorge Masvidal and Colby Covington are each prepared to step in and fight. Burns had been expected to challenge Usman following a blistering six-fight victory run that includes two bouts already this year,
Image via @henrycejudo on Instagram Henry Cejudo will be paying close attention to the featherweight title fight at UFC 251. In the new main event of the pay-per-view card, Alex Volkanovski will look to defend his featherweight title in a rematch against former champion Max Holloway. It is an intriguing matchup, but ahead of the
12:50 PM ET UFC 251 on Fight Island continues to evolve. From visions of palm trees surrounding an Octagon on a beach with Kamaru Usman defending his welterweight belt against Gilbert Burns to what looks like an indoor venue with a possible main event of Alexander Volkanovski defending his featherweight title against Max Holloway. And
Image Credit: Mike Roach/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images Max Holloway will be headlining a UFC pay-per-view once again. Originally, Holloway was expected to be the co-main event on the stacked UFC 251 card where he was set to fight Alex Volkanovski for the featherweight title. It was a rematch of their UFC 245 bout where
The welterweight title fight between Kamaru Usman and Gilbert Burns at UFC 251 may be off due to a positive COVID-19 test from Burns, but offers from various fighters keep coming in to save the day. In the arena of top five welterweights, we’ve already seen Jorge Masvidal and Colby Covington throw their hat into
Watch Max Holloway destroy Brian Ortega (UFC 251 Free Fight) [embedded content] Max Holloway defended his featherweight championship for the second time at UFC 231 when he defeated Brian Ortega in front of a Toronto crowd. Holloway looks to reclaim his title in a rematch with Alexander Volkanovski at UFC 251 on July 11. (Video
Image Credit: @ufc on Twitter (photographer not listed) Streaking contender Gilbert Burns was expected to challenge Kamaru Usman for the welterweight title in the main event of UFC 251. Sadly that is no longer the case as earlier tonight it was reported that ‘Durinho’ had contracted the Coronavirus in Florida and thus would not be
1:31 PM ET Abdulmanap Nurmagomedov, the father and trainer of undefeated UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov, has died in Moscow, the fighter’s manager Ali Abdelaziz confirmed to ESPN on Friday. The elder Nurmagomedov had been hospitalized in Moscow since May, when he was diagnosed with coronavirus. He also underwent heart surgery for a pre-existing condition