Watch Khabib Nurmagomedov’s dominating UFC debut: full fight video [embedded content] An undefeated prospect from Dagestan at the time, Khabib Nurmagomedov made his UFC debut over eight years ago in Nashville. Now 28-0, he had his eyes set on a third lightweight title defense. Nurmagomedov is scheduled to face Tony Ferguson on April 18 in
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Image via @colbycovmma on Instagram (photographer not listed) With the UFC 249 lightweight title fight between Khabib Nurmagomedov and Tony Ferguson seemingly canceled, the UFC will be looking for some big fights to make up for it. Colby Covington is hoping to partake in one of those big fights. Speaking on Twitter on Tuesday, Covington
10:37 AM ET It appears as though the highly-anticipated Khabib Nurmagomedov vs. Tony Ferguson fight is on the verge of not happening … again. Nurmagomedov, on an Instagram live chat Monday morning, confirmed he is back home in Dagestan, Russia, but is now unable to leave to compete on April 18 against Ferguson at UFC
Image Credit: John Locher/AP Tony Ferguson believes Khabin Nurmagomedov could fight him on April 18 if he truly wants. Earlier on Monday morning, Nurmagomedov took to Instagram Live to announce he is stuck in Russia due to the COVID-19 pandemic. So, the scrap against Ferguson seems unlikely to happen on April 18. But, for “El
WBO super-middleweight champion Billy Joe Saunders had his boxing license suspended after releasing a quarantine video on how to assault women, perhaps forgetting that fellow pugilist Gervonta Davis beat him to the punch — literally — back in February. “We have suspended his boxer’s license pending a hearing under the board’s misconduct regulation, at a
Video: Conor McGregor urges Ireland to utilize military to enforce pandemic restrictions [embedded content] UFC 249: Khabib vs. Ferguson may take place on April 18, but don’t count on Conor McGregor for being a back-up plan. He’s calling on his home country of Ireland to shut down all airport travel outside of what is necessary
UFC welterweight James Vick is determined to work on the defensive issues that have led him to a four-fight losing streak in the Octagon. Vick started off his UFC career with a 9-1 record, but he has since lost four straight fights to Justin Gaethje, Paul Felder, Dan Hooker, and Niko Price, with three of
5:04 PM ET Roman ModrowskiESPN.com “I do feel like the storm is behind me.” — Jon Jones, Jan. 31, 2020 Jon Jones seemed very much at ease and focused as he looked inside of himself during an interview with ESPN’s Ariel Helwani prior to his Feb. 8 fight with Dominick Reyes. The UFC light heavyweight
Colby Covington is giving his side of the story in his beef with Joanna Jedrzejczyk. Covington and Jedrzejczyk are teammates at American Top Team but the two are far from chummy. Jedrzejczyk has made it clear that she doesn’t appreciate Covington’s remarks to fellow teammates Jorge Masvidal and Dustin Poirier. While Covington has made amends
Pretty much every major sports organization has shut down operations in the face of the fast moving Coronavirus pandemic. Every major sports organization but the UFC, which continues to insist UFC 249 will go down in some shape or form on April 18th, worry warts be damned. But I feel like too much emphasis has
Where are they now? Former UFC heavyweight champion Tim Sylvia [embedded content] Tim Sylvia fought a who’s who of his era, including Frank Mir, Randy Couture and Minotauro Nogueira. The two-time UFC heavyweight champ reflects on his fighting career and his new roles as a hunting show presenter, development contractor, and father. TRENDING > Dana White
UFC welterweight contender Vicente Luque says he is willing to step up on short notice to fight on the new UFC 249 card in three weeks. UFC president Dana White is trying his best to make UFC 249 a go despite all the red tape due to the coronavirus outbreak, but he admitted that the
4:37 PM ET Journey Newson’s 38-second knockout at UFC 247 will live on as a highlight, but no longer in the record books. The Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (TDLR) has overturned Newson’s victory over Domingo Pilarte to a no contest due to a failed drug test, per documents obtained by ESPN on Wednesday.
Image from FOX Sports: UFC Official Twitter Page Cory Sandhagen is excited to get the chance to fight Aljamain Sterling. But, he doesn’t think he’ll get the opportunity in May as expected. It was rumored Sandhagen would take on Sterling at UFC San Diego in May. But, with the COVID-19 pandemic shutting down the sports
As if getting Stipe Miocic back into the cage wasn’t enough of a hurdle already, Daniel Cormier now has to worry about when the international Coronavirus outbreak is going to let up enough for Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) to start holding events again. Dana White insists that will happen by April 18, 2020 … at
Jon Jones DWI and negligent gun use police booking video surfaces [embedded content] UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones was arrested early Thursday, March 26, by Albuquerque Police for aggravated DWI and negligent use of a firearm. Video footage from one of the arresting officer’s lapel camera revealed Jones’s sobriety test and his eventual arrest.
Image Credit: @ufc on Instagram (photographer not listed) If the UFC plans to hold future events as scheduled, they are likely going to have to do so by pitting fellow countrymen up against one another. With cross-border closures already being implemented by many countries due to the Covid-19 outbreak, the only way fighters will likely
5:54 PM ET Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James taped a message of support and gratitude for UCLA health care workers Wednesday, joining a trend of athletes finding ways to support medical staffers on the front lines of the coronavirus. Athletes from around the world, from Pete Alonso to Zlatan Ibrahimovic to Stephen Curry, are