This is the A-Side Live Chat. For this episode, Brave CF flyweight Jose Torres joins José Youngs and Petesy Carroll to discuss some of the top stories in mixed martial arts. Some topics include the upcoming UFC 249 card on May 9 in Jacksonville, featuring title fights between Tony Ferguson vs. Justin Gaethje and Henry
10:59 PM ET UFC 249 won’t look quite like the typical fight card put on by the promotion. In addition to no fans being present at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Florida, on Saturday, there will be other changes noticeable to the viewers at home, according to UFC executive vice president of operation and
Heading into this weekend’s UFC 249 main card meeting with Calvin Kattar, Stephens sits tied with Demian Maia for the second most appearances in UFC history, two behind both Donald Cerrone and Jim Miller. Those twin ties will be broken on Saturday and the top four will become clearly delineated, with “Cowboy” reclaiming first place,
Image Credit: Getty Images Tony Ferguson believes Khabib Nurmagomedov and Conor McGregor should retire from MMA competition. This Saturday night (May 9), Ferguson is set to take on Justin Gaethje for the interim UFC lightweight title. The original main event for UFC 249 was going to be “El Cucuy” challenging Nurmagomedov for the main 155-pound
Welcome to Midnight Mania! Tony Ferguson is one of the demonstrable toughest fighters in a sport filled with tough athlete. A great deal of his fighting style involves constantly attacking his opponent and getting in their face, which means that — despite his measures to block and evade — Ferguson eats plenty of strikes, yet
Watch Jairzinho Rozenstruik’s rise up the UFC heavyweight division [embedded content] Jairzinho Rozenstruik has risen up the heavyweight rankings quickly scoring four knockouts in four contests so far in his UFC career. Rozenstruik faces Francis Ngannou at UFC 249 on Saturday, May 9. He enters the bout ranked No. 6 in the heavyweight division while
Dana White doesn’t agree with Stipe Miocic that fighting will last forever after the heavyweight champion says he won’t fight during the pandemic. Daniel Cormier has been clamoring for the trilogy to happen against Miocic for weeks now. Yet, Miocic, who’s also a part-time firefighter, says he’s focused on helping fight the COVID-19 pandemic. But,
Even Tony Ferguson is tired of talking about rebooking his fight against Khabib Nurmagomedov for the sixth time. Just days away from UFC 249, Ferguson is preparing to face Justin Gaethje to crown an interim lightweight champion after Nurmagomedov dropped off the card because current travel restrictions due to the coronavirus pandemic prevented him from
7:38 AM ET Tony Ferguson waded in with a left knee to the body. Josh Thomson saw it the whole way. He wrapped his arms fully around Ferguson and dumped him to the mat for an easy takedown in the first round of their 2015 fight. Thomson was in control, or so he thought. Ferguson
HENRY CEJUDO VS. DOMINICK CRUZ Bantamweight champion Henry Cejudo is on a mission to substantiate his claim to being the greatest combat sports athlete of all-time and has set his sights on taking out the legends that preceded him as a means of making his case. The COVID-19 pandemic and its travel restrictions knocked former
Fernando Quiles Jr., MMA News UFC president Dana White has fired back at those who feel he puts business over health and safety. White has been criticized for his handling of UFC operations during the coronavirus pandemic. He attempted to run UFC 249 on its original date despite shutdowns around the world. White was even
Everyone is talking about Tyron Woodley and Paulo Costa when it comes to the next big threat for reigning UFC middleweight kingpin Israel Adesanya, when they should be talking about 185-pound striking sensation Uriah Hall. Who has improved enough as a fighter to topple the current champ. “I just feel like he could do it,
Take a look back at Tony Ferguson’s record 12-fight winning streak (UFC 249 Video) [embedded content] Tony Ferguson heads into UFC 249 and his matchup with Justin Gaethje on a 12-fight winning streak, the longest winning streak ever in the UFC lightweight division. Take a look back at his impressive run that includes nine bonus-winning
In the main event of UFC 249, Tony Ferguson is taking on Justin Gaethje for the interim lightweight title. Heading into the fight, “El Cucuy” is a -190 favorite while Gaethje is a +155 underdog. Ahead of the fight, BJPENN.com reached out to several pro fighters to get their predictions for the scrap. The pros
Khabib Nurmagomedov meets with Joe Rogan inside the Octagon after his dominant win at UFC 219: Cyborg vs Holm. Subscribe to get all the latest UFC content: http://bit.ly/2uJRzRR Experience UFC live with UFC FIGHT PASS, the digital subscription service of the UFC. To start your 7-day free trial, visit http://www.ufc.tv/packages To order UFC Pay-Per-Views, visit
Paulo Costa goes after Chael Sonnen, Tony Ferguson, Jon Jones, Conor McGregor and more UFC fighters with social media posts. Informations about our work: This channel is made for MMA fans and has been in existence since 2014. This channel reports daily about the latest news from the world of Mixed Martial Arts (sports genre).
The UFC has promised extensive testing of fighters in advance of UFC 249 on May 9 in Jacksonville, Fla. Now, the promotion has put it in writing. An email sent to fighters from the UFC Performance Institute, obtained by MMA Fighting, sets fight-week protocols for the pay-per-view event, which includes COVID-19 testing by the “UFC
8:32 PM ET UFC 251, originally scheduled for June 7th at Perth’s RAC Arena, has been postponed due to ongoing government restrictions on mass public gatherings. While Australia has managed to dramatically reduce the number of COVID-19 infections, laws still prohibit gatherings of more than 10 people in Western Australia, and thus the event would