7:04 AM ET DR. DONALD MUZZI sat in his Sarasota, Florida, home April 25 on a phone call with Dr. Jeffrey Davidson, the UFC’s chief physician. Over the course of more than 90 minutes, Davidson went over the health and safety precautions the promotion planned for UFC 249, the pay-per-view card Saturday in Jacksonville, Florida.
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Image Credit: Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images Francis Ngannou says it’s been hard to stay motivated after dealing with multiple canceled events. Ngannou was expected to headline UFC Columbus against Jairzinho Rozenstruik, but the event was canceled. The fight was rebooked for UFC 249 on April 18, but that too was canceled. They
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) has implemented comprehensive safety protocols for those fighters on the scene for UFC 249 this week in Jacksonville, Florida, to identify the presence of coronavirus and help prevent the potential spread of the life-threatening disease. That includes “diagnostic swab” and “antibody” tests for COVID-19. The former requires a long-ass cotton swab
When UFC President Dana White was all-in on moving forward with UFC 249 on April 18, he took a lot of flack from numerous different angles for trying to operate an event during the coronavirus pandemic. He eventually pulled the plug on the April 18 date at the request of broadcast partner ESPN. He is
Image via @borrachinhamma on Instagram (photographer not listed) The gym closures and social distancing measures associated with the coronavirus pandemic have not stopped UFC middleweight contender Paulo Costa from maintaining his physique. The Brazilian middleweight, who is expected to get the next crack at the division’s reigning champion Israel Adesanya, is looking as monstrous as
5:05 PM ET UFC president Dana White announced on Friday the official lineups for UFC Fight Night events on May 13 and May 16 in Jacksonville, Florida. The two cards are part of the UFC’s effort to resume normal operations in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic shutting down much of the sports world. The
Image Credit: Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images Jacare Souza is looking to run things back with Yoel Romero or Kelvin Gastelum if he beats Uriah Hall at UFC 249. Souza is currently on a two-fight losing streak where he lost to Jan Blachowicz and Jack Hermansson. Yet, the Brazilain believes he can get back
Welcome to Midnight Mania! When Ovince Saint Preux faces off with Ben Rothwell at UFC on ESPN 9 on May 13th, it will be his first Heavyweight appearance. “OSP” has been a pro since 2008, so it’s worth wondering why he’s making the jump now. While the COVID-19 pandemic is a likely and understandable reason
Check out Fabricio Werdum’s top career finishes [embedded content] (Courtesy of UFC) Watch the top finishes from former UFC heavyweight champion Fabricio Werdum. The Brazilian holds wins over some of the biggest names in the heavyweight division including Fedor Emelianenko, Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira, Mark Hunt, Cain Velasquez, among others. Werdum faces Aleksei Oleinik at UFC
Check out videos of the top five submissions from UFC 31 to UFC 40, featuring former UFC heavyweight champion Frank Mir in his UFC debut. In our latest series here at BJPenn.com “Top 5 Submissions” we take a look at the most lethal submissions from the fourth block of UFC events. These submissions all took
May 1, 2020 Jeff Wagenheim FALL RIVER, Mass. — The heavy bag was taking a beating. Thump. Thump. The assault of low kicks from the tree-trunk legs of Yorgan De Castro was unrelenting, as ominous as an approaching thunderstorm. Thump. Thump. He looked like he could continue like this for days. But seconds later De
The UFC has released the show opener for UFC 249 which features the narration by Ron Pearlman. UFC president Dana White took to Twitter to release the epic video that will open UFC 249. The Las Vegas-based promotion will get back to business on May 9 from the VyStar Veteran’s Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Florida
It’s been a tough five years for former UFC middleweight champion Chris Weidman. After dethroning the former GOAT contender Anderson Silva in 2013 and defending his belt three times, he dropped the strap to Luke Rockhold in 2015 in what would be the start of a 1-5 slide punctuated by long injury stints. An attempted
Watch Henry Cejudo finish Marlon Moraes to win bantamweight title (UFC 249 Free Fight) [embedded content] (Courtesy of UFC) Henry Cejudo captured his second UFC championship when he defeated Marlon Moraes at UFC 238 last year for the vacant bantamweight title. Next, Cejudo faces former bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz in the co-main event of UFC
Image via @ufc on Instagram UFC lightweight contender Dustin Poirier says he has learned a lot during the longest layoff of his MMA career and admitted he won’t be fighting Nate Diaz. Poirier hasn’t stepped foot into the Octagon since getting submitted by UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov at UFC 242 last September. “The Diamond”
2:17 PM ET Less than a month after advising that all combat sports should be postponed due to COVID-19, the Association of Ringside Physicians (ARP) is relaxing its stance. On Saturday, the ARP released a statement that is more agreeable with combat sports resuming — as long as added precautions are taken. The ARP is
Image Credit: Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images Pedro Munhoz believes Frankie Edgar doesn’t want to fight him. Edgar has talked about dropping to bantamweight for quite some time now and was expected to take on Cory Sandhagen at UFC Raleigh. Yet, Edgar took a short notice featherweight fight leaving his 135-pound debut to be
Welcome to Midnight Mania! Stop me if you’ve heard this one before: a top-ranked fighter is already eyeing a second belt before winning the first one. It’s a common story that usually ends poorly, but historic trends have not dissuaded Paulo Costa’s confidence. Giant muscles and a perfect professional record do afford a certain amount