Ultimate Fighting Championship’s (UFC) biggest cash cow is on his way back to the Octagon, as Conor McGregor will make his long-awaited walk to the cage at UFC 246 on Jan. 18, 2020 when he faces Donald Cerrone in Las Vegas, Nevada. So aside from all of the non-stop promotional videos to promote the fight,
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ONE Championship just concluded a landmark 2019, the promotion’s biggest year yet. But it has already dropped a huge bombshell heading into 2020. The organization’s Chairman and CEO Chatri Sityodtong took to social media late Sunday night to announce that ONE Championship is set to produce a record-high 50 live events this year across all
6:41 PM ET The Australian MMA scene continues to go from strength to strength. From the record-breaking UFC 243 at Marvel Stadium to Alexander Volkanovski’s rise to featherweight world champion, 2019 was indeed a year to remember. And 2020 promises to be no different. Here is our pick of five Australian fighters to watch across
Image Credit: Vaughn Ridley/Getty Images This may come as a surprise to some readers, but MMA fighters are people, too, including “The Boogeywoman,” Joanna Jedrzejczyk. Joanna Jedrzejczyk has proven to be the consummate MMA fighter, including the level of professionalism she displays in her approach to her work. But despite her professionalism, at the end
In the lead-up to January 18’s blockbuster UFC 246 pay-per-view event in Las Vegas, we take a look back at some of Conor McGregor’s greatest quotes. UFC 205 press conference: “Who da fook is that guy?” This is one of the most memorable quotes in UFC history. The UFC brought together many of the stars
Event: Bellator 239: “Ruth vs. Amosov”Date: Fri., February 21, 2020 on Paramount NetworkLocation: WinStar World Casino and Resort in Thackerville, Oklahoma Bellator 239 Main Event: 170 lbs.: Ed Ruth (8-1) vs. Yaroslav Amosov (22-0) Bellator 239 Main Card (9 p.m. ET): 155 lbs.: Brandon Girtz (16-8) vs. Myles Jury (17-5) Bellator 239 “Prelims” Card (7
Conor McGregor chasing world titles not ‘silver’ belts Former two-division champion Conor McGregor will return to the Octagon on Jan. 18 in the main event of UFC 246 in a welterweight bout against Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone. It will be McGregor’s first fight since losing to lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov in October 2018. After Jorge Masvidal
Image Credit: Buda Mendes/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images Paulo Costa has a lot more to say about middleweight champion Israel Adesanya, and as you may have guessed based on past remarks, none his latest comments are of the friendly variety. Paulo Costa and Israel Adesanya have been engaged in trash talk for quite some
UFC lightweight contender Dustin Poirier told fans on his social media that he would knock out Nate Diaz if the two meet inside the Octagon. Poirier and Diaz were supposed to link up back at UFC 230, but the fight was cancelled due to injuries. Neither man ended up fighting on the card. However, it’s
Conor McGregor’s coach: ‘I don’t think there is a fighter on the planet that has his fight IQ’ When it comes to Conor McGregor fighting, coach John Kavanagh doesn’t really care who the opponent is, as long as his fighter is focused. When McGregor’s attention is zoned in on fighting, Kavanagh believes there is no
UFC 246 is right around the corner on January 18th and you know what that means: it’s time for the UFC to dig through their fight vault and cough up some epic McGregor (and hopefully Cerrone) fights for our enjoyment! This time the fight they’ve decided to feature is McGregor’s ascension to double champ status
Image Credit: Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images UFC 248 continues to add to its lineup, with MMA Junkie reporting that Calvin Kattar and Jeremy Stephens will collide on March 7 inside the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. #11-ranked Calvin Kattar could find himself in the rankings if he is able to get past
Image via @ufc on Instagram Fan favorite Nate Diaz made his highly anticipated return to the Octagon at November’s UFC 244 event for a welterweight bout with Jorge Masvidal. The pay-per-view event headliner was so big that the promotion even decided to introduce a new BMF belt for the contests winner. In addition, the new
Conor McGregor may be preparing for a fight with Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone at UFC 246, but his thirst for vengeance against Khabib Nurmagomedov still needs to be quenched. McGregor fell to the undefeated UFC lightweight champion in October 2018 by fourth-round rear naked choke, although he doesn’t remember the fight being as lopsided as some
An enticing co-main event between top welterweight grapplers Demian Maia and Gilbert Burns is currently in the works for UFC Fight Night 170 on Mar. 14 live on ESPN+ from inside Ginasio Nilson Nelson in Brasilia, Brazil, per a recent report by Combate. This will be a tremendous matchup to say the least if the
11:32 AM ET It didn’t take UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman long to respond to Conor McGregor saying he’s coming after the lightweight and welterweight belts. Usman, known as The Nigerian Nightmare, tweeted early Saturday morning that McGregor shouldn’t even dream of his welterweight belt “because that dream can turn into a Nightmare fast.” My
Image Credit: Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images Daniel Cormier is not attributing Stipe Miocic’s victory to luck but is heaping praise on the heavyweight champion for rising to the occasion when it appeared he was down and out during the UFC 241 main event. Daniel Cormier knows what it’s like to stand over
Image: UFC on Instagram Henry Cejudo has responded to Petr Yan and Aljamain Sterling following a plethora of callouts from the top ranked bantamweight contenders. The UFC’s current bantamweight champion, Cejudo, is currently awaiting his next assignment but has been campaigning for a fight with former featherweight kingpin Jose Aldo. ‘Triple C’s’ future aspirations have