Featherweights Zabit Magomedsharipov and Calvin Kattar took the UFC on ESPN+ 21 Fight of the Night honors on Saturday in front a sellout crowd in Moscow, Russia. Magomedsharipov may have earned a shot at the UFC featherweight championship with his win over Kattar in Saturday’s main event, but each of them will go home with
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5:29 PM ET Associated Press MOSCOW — Khabib Nurmagomedov said Friday that Conor McGregor would need to win 10 straight fights to earn a rematch for his UFC title. McGregor hasn’t fought since Nurmagomedov beat him by submission for the UFC lightweight title in October last year. The Irish fighter last month outlined his plan
5:32 PM ET A pair of UFC fighters were fined for their conduct before and during UFC 244 last week. The New York State Athletic Commission (NYSAC) handed down fines to both Corey Anderson and Kelvin Gastelum on Friday, New York State Department of State spokesperson Mercedes Padilla confirmed to ESPN. Anderson was fined the
Image Credit: Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov isn’t interested in fighting in Las Vegas again unless he gets an apology. Nurmagomedov returned to action in September. He successfully defended his UFC lightweight title against Dustin Poirier, nabbing a third-round submission. “The Eagle” hadn’t fought since Oct. 2018. Nurmagomedov submitted Conor McGregor
The time has arrived for Bellator 233. The card will take place tonight (Nov. 8) inside the Winstar World Casino & Resort in Thackerville, OK. The main card will air live at 9 p.m. ET on Paramount Network and DAZN. Peep the Bellator 233 weigh-in results here. In the main event of Bellator 233, middleweights
UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov says that No. 1 contender Tony Ferguson is 95 percent going to be his next opponent inside the Octagon. Nurmagomedov spoke to reporters in a press conference on Friday in Moscow a day ahead of Saturday’s UFC Fight Night event featuring Zabit Magomedsharipov and Calvin Kattar in the main event.
Image Credit: Metro.co.uk The rivalry between YouTube stars Logan Paul and KSI goes beyond them. The two fought in an amateur boxing match last summer where they fought to a draw. Since then, the feud has only gotten worse and on Nov. 9 they will become professionals as they will headline a show at the
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is back at it again today (Sat., Nov. 9, 2019) as UFC Fight Night 163 is set to go down from inside inside CSKA Arena in Moscow, Russia, featuring a Featherweight bout between Zabit Magomedsharipov vs. Calvin Kattar, airing exclusively on ESPN+. In the co-headlining act, Greg Hardy steps in on
Welcome to Midnight Mania! Good news for fans of elite mixed martial arts (MMA), as it sounds more and more likely that Khabib Nurmagomedov (28-0) will square off next with perhaps the only man qualified to be his rival, Tony Ferguson (25-3) in the near future. Earlier today at a Q&A in Moscow, Nurmagomedov estimated
A man suspected of abducting UFC heavyweight Walt Harris’s stepdaughter has been arrested in northwest Florida near Pensacola. Harris’s stepdaughter, 19-year-old Aniah Blanchard, is still missing. Ibraheem Yazeed was arrested and booked into the Escambia County Jail early Friday, according to an Associated Press report. He is being held as a fugitive charged in Alabama
UFC Moscow War Room preview with Dan Hardy (video) The War Room: Zabit Magomedsharipov vs. Calvin Kattar [embedded content] (Courtesy of Full Reptile) The War Room: Alexander Volkov vs. Greg Hardy [embedded content] (Courtesy of Full Reptile) TRENDING > Did Nate Diaz just retire from the UFC? The UFC on ESPN+ 21 main event for
1:35 AM ET MOSCOW — UFC featherweights Zabit Magomedsharipov and Calvin Kattar each successfully made weight Friday as they prepare for their main event bout at UFC Fight Night this weekend. Magomedsharipov (17-1) and Kattar (20-3) each hit the maximum featherweight limit of 146 pounds. The bout is now official to headline UFC Fight Night
Image Credit: Christian Petersen/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images UFC “champ-champ” Amanda Nunes is confident that she will get past Germaine de Randamie a second time. Nunes will put her UFC women’s bantamweight gold on the line on Dec. 14. She’ll meet de Randamie in a rematch at UFC 245 inside the T-Mobile Arena in
Daniel Cormier is enlisting former WBU, IBF, IBA, and lineal heavyweight champion, George Foreman for his upcoming fight camp. Cormier took to Instagram to share a picture between him and the boxing legend saying he will work with him before the Stipe Miocic trilogy bout. “Was really great to meet you champ, I am very
Welcome to Midnight Mania! Short, sweet, and to-the-point, Darren Till (18-2) has called for a fight with Yoel Romero (13-4). Fresh off a successful Middleweight debut opposite Kelvin Gastelum, Till is looking to keep his momentum rolling and prove himself a top contender at 185 lbs. There’s no better way to do so than defeat
UFC Moscow: Zabit vs. Kattar weigh-in video [embedded content] (Courtesy of UFC) Watch the UFC Moscow Weigh-in live on Friday, Nov. 8 at 10 a.m. ET / 7 a.m. PT on MMAWeekly.com. The UFC on ESPN+ 21 main event features Zabit Magomedsharipov squaring off with Calvin Kattar in a featherweight showdown. TRENDING > Jon Jones
Aug 23, 2019 Jorge Masvidal took home the BMF belt at UFC 244. Douglas Lima walked away with a big check after winning the Bellator Welterweight World Grand Prix, at the same time recapturing his 170-pound championship. And for those recent achievements, these two welterweights make the biggest moves in the latest ESPN divisional rankings.
UFC 244 was highly anticipated and Jorge Masvidal made the most of his opportunity. The event was held inside the Madison Square Garden in New York City this past Saturday night (Nov. 2). Headlining the card was a welterweight clash between Masvidal and Nate Diaz. The two did battle for the one-time-only BMF championship. Masvidal