8:08 PM ET LAS VEGAS — One of the hottest topics going into the UFC 245 main event between Kamaru Usman and Colby Covington was the potential that if Covington won he might fight Jorge Masvidal next. Covington and Masvidal, who has become one of the UFC’s biggest stars, are former best friends and roommates
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UFC president Dana White likes the idea of booking Kamaru Usman vs. Jorge Masvidal. Last night (Dec. 14), Usman defended the UFC welterweight championship against Colby Covington. The title bout headlined UFC 245 in Las Vegas. In the fifth round of a back-and-forth battle, Usman scored the TKO victory to retain the gold. White Likes
PhotoCred: The Body Lock / Bleacher Report Jorge Masvidal and Ben Askren had one of the bigger rivalries this year, yet it appears that beef has been squashed. In the lead up to their UFC 239 fight, the two traded shots at one another making their scrap one of the most highly anticipated bouts on
Video: Claressa Shields wants to fight Amanda Nunes in UFC and Boxing [embedded content] (Subscribe to MMAWeekly.com on YouTube) The women’s G.O.A.T of boxing, Claressa Shields has been in talks with Dana White of the UFC and wants to fight the women’s featherweight and bantamweight champion Amanda Nunes. She is willing to fight Nunes in an
Conor McGregor is no stranger to stealing the spotlight following big UFC events. Over the past year plus away from the Octagon, he’s repeatedly inserted himself into post-fight conversations by teasing fights against whoever was trending. And surprise surprise, he’s doing it again. At least he actually has a fight coming up on January 18th
LAS VEGAS — Kamaru Usman is one of the most physical, skilled wrestlers on the UFC roster. His usual path to victory is a grinding one, filled with clinches, pushing up along the fence, takedowns and top position. At UFC 245, there was none of that. Usman, the welterweight champion, wanted to make a statement
Image: @ufc on Instagram Last night, in the co-main event of UFC 245, Alexander Volkanovski swiped the UFC featherweight title from long-time champion Max Holloway. Post-fight, UFC President Dana White suggested he’d like to book a rematch between Volkanovski in Holloway, ideally in Volkanovski’s native Australia. Dana White (@danawhite) says he wants to book a
Image Credit: Simon Cooper/PA Images via Getty Images Jorge Masvidal isn’t exactly feeling sorry for Colby Covington. Last night (Dec. 14), Covington took on UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman. The bout earned “Fight of the Night” honors and was an instant classic. Usman retained his gold with a fifth-round TKO victory. Masvidal Adds Insult To
It is confirmed: Colby Covington’s jaw was indeed broken during his fight with Kamaru Usman at UFC 245. “Chaos” self-diagnosed the injury in his corner between the third and fourth rounds, and it didn’t take long for fans watching at home to pinpoint the punch Usman landed that did the damage. Take a look: After
Video: Kamaru Usman critical of Colby Covington’s gas tank [embedded content] (Subscribe to MMAWeekly.com on YouTube) UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman gave his thoughts on his fight with Colby Covington at the UFC 245 post-fight press conference on Saturday night in Las Vegas. Usman had to go into deep waters to finish Covington, putting him away
2:06 AM ET LAS VEGAS — Colby Covington dominated the war of words. Kamaru Usman got the victory where it counted most. Usman finished the trash-talking Covington via TKO at 4:10 of the fifth round in the main event of UFC 245 on Saturday night at T-Mobile Arena. With the win, Usman retained his UFC
Kamaru Usman vs. Colby Covington was an incredible fight at UFC 245. The two fighters met in a welterweight title bout at the UFC 245 pay-per-view event on Saturday night (December 14, 2019) from the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. Despite both men be known for their wrestling and ground and pound style, they
A welterweight title fight between Colby Covington and Kamaru Usman headlined tonight’s UFC 245 pay-per-view event in Las Vegas, Nevada. Kamaru Usman had claimed the promotions coveted welterweight title at March’s UFC 235 event, this after scoring a lopsided unanimous decision victory over Tyron Woodley. Meanwhile, Colby Covington was coming off a dominant decision victory
The action delivered as promised last night (Sat., Dec. 14, 2019) at UFC 245 live on ESPN+ PPV from inside T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, as Kamaru Usman successfully defended his UFC welterweight title by ending Colby Covington via fifth-round TKO (see highlights HERE). In addition to Usman’s stoppage over “Chaos,” Alexander Volkanovski pulled
Welterweight champion Kamaru Usman put his title on the line for the first time in the UFC 245 main event on Saturday against former interim titleholder Colby Covington. It was a grudge match. The two despise each other and months of trash talk led up to Saturday’s title fight. There was no feeling out process.
3:09 PM ET The UFC is close to finalizing a bantamweight fight between Cody Garbrandt and Raphael Assuncao on March 28 in Columbus, Ohio, multiple sources told ESPN. Contracts have not been signed, but both sides have agreed to the 135-pound matchup. The UFC Fight Night event is set to take place at Nationwide Arena
Image Credit: Getty Images Former UFC featherweight champion Germaine de Randamie believes that all the pressure is on Amanda Nunes ahead of the bantamweight championship bout at tonight’s UFC 245. Amanda Nunes has been the UFC women’s bantamweight champion for over three years, and she has now established herself as a perennial favorite, including over
Former UFC welterweight champion Matt Hughes sent an interesting message to Colby Covington earlier this afternoon. Covington is set to square off with Kamaru Usman for the promotions coveted welterweight title in tonight’s UFC 245 event headliner in Las Vegas. It is an incredible main event pitting two rivals, who hold nearly identical records and