Not every mixed martial arts (MMA) fan — or fighter, for that matter — is a supporter of Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) color commentator Joe Rogan, but his reactions have a way of elevating knockouts with his OHHHHHHHH! The promotion recently released a compilation of some of Rogan’s best fight-ending reactions, and while the former
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California cancels all combat sports through May, including UFC and Bellator events The California State Athletic Commission, as first reported by ESPN, has canceled all combat sports events in its state through the end of May. Under guidance of California Gov. Gavin Newsom, the move was a proactive measure to help inhibit the spread of
Khabib Nurmagomedov is still willing to leave Russia for a fight with Tony Ferguson on April 18, but he needs Dana White to give him some answers. The promotions undisputed UFC lightweight champion, Khabib, had hinted on Wednesday that he would be unable to participate at UFC 249 due to the Coronavirus pandemic. However, in
10:00 PM ET UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov says he is still willing to defend his title against Tony Ferguson at UFC 249 on April 18 at an undisclosed location, but is hopeful the fight could be re-booked as early as August if it that does not happen. As of Thursday evening, Nurmagomedov (28-0) and
Image Credit: Pat Scaasi/MI News/NurPhoto via Getty Images Jorge Masvidal is taking aim at Kamaru Usman in a new video posted on his YouTube channel. Usman and Masvidal appear to be on a collision course. The two have been trading barbs over the past few months and even had a heated exchange on Radio Row
Evolve MMA in Singapore is offering free online MMA classes to everyone during the current coronavirus lockdown. People stuck at home will be able to train in the various elements of the sport with new sessions uploaded every day. The schedule (Singapore time) is as follows: But people in the wrong timezone can access all
Watch every front kick finish in UFC history [embedded content] Officially, there have only been six finishes due to front kick in UFC History with the most famous instance occurring at UFC 126 in 2011 between then-middleweight champion Anderson Silva and Vitor Belfort. Also featured in the highlights is Lyoto Machida retiring Randy Couture, and
Khabib Nurmagomedov has spent quite a bit of time broadcasting on Instagram Live over the last 24 hours, primarily explaining why he will not be fighting Tony Ferguson at UFC 249. One of his recent sessions was nearly commandeered by his arch rival Conor McGregor. See the moment that McGregor attempted to goad Nurmagomedov into
6:02 PM ET With Khabib Nurmagomedov off the embattled UFC 249 card, his would-be challenger, Tony Ferguson, is saying the UFC lightweight champion should be stripped of his title. Nurmagomedov wrote Wednesday on social media that he is in quarantine and essentially out of what would have been his UFC lightweight title defense April 18.
Image Credit: Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images Conor McGregor applauds Tony Ferguson for winning the “game of chicken” against Khabib Nurmagomedov. Nurmagomedov was scheduled to put his UFC lightweight gold on the line against Ferguson on April 18. The title bout was set to headline UFC 249. Nurmagomedov found himself stuck in Russia as
I think we all knew former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) lightweight champion, Conor McGregor, would use this opportunity to take a swipe at longtime rival, Khabib Nurmagomedov, I’m just surprised it took this long. “Notorious” was on social media earlier today admonishing the quarantined “Eagle” for his part in the dissolution of the UFC 249
Khabib Nurmagomedov declares himself out of UFC 249 main event Though there appeared to be a glimmer of hope that Khabib Nurmagomedov would be able to leave Russia and keep his fight with Tony Ferguson intact, it now appears that he has resigned himself to the fact that he will not be fighting on April
Former UFC interim lightweight champion Tony Ferguson was expected to square off with Khabib Nurmagomedov in the main event of UFC 249 on April 18. The pay-per-view event was originally slated to take place in Brooklyn, however due to the Covid-19 outbreak the location and venue was forced to be changed. A new location is
8:38 PM ET UFC president Dana White once said he would never book Khabib Nurmagomedov vs. Tony Ferguson again. That was after cancellation No. 4. We appear to be at cancellation No. 5. Nurmagomedov is in Russia, apparently no longer in the mix for UFC 249 because of how the global coronavirus pandemic is shutting
Image Credit: Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC Tony Ferguson has responded to his April 18 bout against Khabib Nurmagomedov being off. Ferguson was set to challenge Nurmagomedov for the UFC lightweight championship in the main event of UFC 249. The coronavirus pandemic has left the UFC searching for a new location and now a new main event.
When Kakutougi Revolutionary Spirits held their inaugural event in Tokyo, Japan on October 11, 1997 the Tokyo Dome was the furthest thing from my mind. In fact as a college student at the time mixed martial arts was not something I had even heard or been aware of. It was only later through the involvement
Tony Ferguson reacts to Khabib Nurmagomedov withdrawing from UFC 249 On Wednesday, lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov released a statement on Instagram stating that he would not be fighting on April 18 against Tony Ferguson. “Staying home in quarantine and reading the reaction of people to the situation around my fight, it turns out that the
Khabib Nurmagomedov is seemingly — and understandably — reluctant to fight at UFC 249 as the coronavirus pandemic continues to sweep the planet. Nurmagomedov, the UFC lightweight champ, was expected to fight Tony Ferguson on the April 18 card. Unfortunately, new travel bans have made it difficult for him to leave his native Russia to