UFC President Dana White tried everything in his power to move ahead with UFC 249 on April 18 as planned, despite the global coronavirus pandemic. He was heavily criticized, many saying he was risking health in order to make a buck. He eventually backed off of the April 18 date at the request of broadcast
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Photo via Abdulmanap Nurmagomedov’s Instagram Khabib Nurmagomedov’s father, Abdulmanap, has revealed he is “feeling fine” despite a suspected pneumonia scare. As the world faces an ongoing health crisis, so did the lightweight champion’s father, as Abdulmanap was hospitalized over suspected pneumonia and flu-like symptoms. The news came from Dagestani sports commentator, Ramazan Rabadanov on Instagram. Sharing
8:09 AM ET The UFC has put on eight shows in 2020, and the results have helped rewrite the record books. In January, Conor McGregor became the second fighter in UFC history to win by knockout in three divisions when he stopped Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone in 40 seconds. February’s pay-per-view event saw Jon Jones set
Image Credit: Michael Reaves/Getty Images UFC president Dana White believes the stacked UFC 249 event might be the best card the promotion has ever put together. Few would argue that the UFC 249 card is loaded. In the main event, Tony Ferguson and Justin Gaethje will collide for the interim UFC lightweight gold. The co-main
Welcome to Midnight Mania! Pat Miletich is a legend. Alongside Frank Shamrock, Miletich is credited as one of the first to really put it all together: Miletich could wrestle, strike, and submit opponents. In UFC’s “Dark Era” of the late ‘90s, Miletich captured the Welterweight title and defended it four times. His activity slowed after
Bellator: Gegard Mousasi vs. Rafael Lovato Jr. full event replay [embedded content] While the UFC is forging ahead with events beginning on May 9, Bellator is taking a more measured approach in returning to live events. With that in mind, Bellator has been releasing full event videos, including this Bellator EuroSeries 3 event featuring Gegard
In this segment of BJJ with BJ, “The Prodigy” demonstrates a quick drill for the knee on belly position. “Knee on belly. Bang bang, as fast as I want.” BJJ with BJ is our ongoing web series of techniques, tips, and drills to help both the novice practitioner and the seasoned grappling veteran elevate their
11:08 AM ET The Professional Fighters League announced Monday it is canceling its 2020 season because of the coronavirus pandemic, with plans to resume its format of regular season and playoffs in the spring of 2021. For this year, according to a prepared statement, the PFL will create “new original programming.” The announcement stated that
Image Credit: AP UFC president Dana White isn’t expecting fans to be in attendance at UFC events for a long time. The UFC will return on May 9 in a stacked event and will then have events on May 13 and 16. The plan is to have them in Jacksonville, Florida for the foreseeable future.
The UFC is pulling out all the stops to make it’s new “Ultimate UFC Experience” contest the weekend of a lifetime for a lucky fan and guest of their choosing. Not only will the winner get to enjoy an upcoming UFC event in Las Vegas with a nearly endless parade of perks, they’ll get to
Flashback Fight: Watch Rich Franklin take out Evan Tanner in his UFC debut in 2003 [embedded content] In the first of their two career bouts, Rich Franklin made his successful Octagon debut by knocking out Evan Tanner at UFC 42 on April 25, 2003. Both men would eventually go on to win the UFC middleweight
Just a few days after UFC president Dana White made the card official, the world’s leading MMA promotion has released the poster for UFC 249. White has been trying for weeks now to put a show on for the fans, and while it didn’t look like he would be able to get his way, things
7:23 PM ET As the coronavirus crisis forces all sports leagues to re-evaluate how they can once again host thousands of fans at stadiums across the country, at least one prominent data scientist at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology says there are steps teams can take that will make arenas “as safe as public parks.”
Image Credit: Getty Images Boxing legend Mike Tyson could be making a return to the ring for a good cause. Tyson’s days of competing on a professional level may be long gone but “Iron Mike” still knows a thing or two about the sweet science. Tyson still posts clips to remind folks that he’s still
Welcome to Midnight Mania! UFC 47 was a fairly important and popular show, the event in which Chuck Liddell finally tracked down Tito Ortiz and pulverized him. It was a major moment for UFC, one which helped push Liddell to the Light Heavyweight title and greater stardom. Before the collision of Light Heavyweight greats, however,
On this Day in UFC History: Matt Hughes speaks after defeating Sean Sherk at UFC 42 [embedded content] Seventeen years ago on April 25, 2003, Matt Hughes defeated Sean Sherk and retained his welterweight belt in Miami, Florida. It was the fight promotion’s first trip to the Sunshine State and Hughes’ fourth title defense. The
UFC President Dana White is defending the promotions decision to give Dominick Cruz a title shot against Henry Cejudo at UFC 249. ‘The Dominator’, who has not competed in over three years, will square off with ‘Triple C’ for the promotions bantamweight world title on May 9 in Jacksonville, Florida. Despite not having won a
5:30 PM ET UFC fighter Lyman Good tested positive for the coronavirus last month, he told ESPN’s Ariel Helwani in a video interview Monday. He is the first UFC athlete to publicly acknowledge having tested positive for the virus. Good, 34, said he is now feeling “100%” and is in full recovery. The New Jersey