These days, Gastelum is working out when he can as he recovers from an LCL tear in January, and as the UFC prepares to return to action in May, he’s starting to get itchy to make his first start since a split decision loss to Darren Till last November. “After the Adesanya fight, I felt
Fernando Quiles Jr., MMA News Scott Coker makes a lot of sense when he speaks about the plan for July. If anything about what has been going on with the current situation has shown, it’s that time is the biggest asset when planning for a comeback. The restrictions in place now will likely not be
UFC President Dana White recently told the combat sports media that he didn’t need a live gate to promote MMA fights, which is probably because he gets $750 million from ESPN regardless of whether the event takes place in a close studio or packed arena. Fossilized fight promoter Bob Arum, however, is not ready to
Dana White ‘not very’ confident Khabib Nurmagomedov vs. Tony Ferguson happens in 2020 The winner of the UFC 249 main event between Tony Ferguson and Justin Gaethje on May 9 is expected to then face Khabib Nurmagomedov later this year, but UFC President Dana White isn’t betting the house on it happening. Though he didn’t
The interim UFC lightweight championship will be on the line in the main event of UFC 249 on May 9, as Tony Ferguson risks his 12-fight winning streak against one of the most feared fighters in the 155-pound weight class, Justin “The Highlight” Gaethje. With a combined 17 post-fight performance bonuses, Ferguson and Gaethje have
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Mark Hunt has launched a savage attack on the UFC for not caring about their fighters, and he references Jon Jones to make his point. The New Zealand native has been on a crusade against the UFC ever since Brock Lesnar failed a drug test for their UFC 200 fight in 2016. Hunt lost the
You know it’s a bad sign when UFC President Dana White refers to Khabib Nurmagomedov vs. Tony Ferguson as “the fight that got away.” For those who hoped to see the the highly anticipated and frequently canceled fight rebooked this year, the UFC executive didn’t offer much encouragement during a Reddit Q&A on Wednesday afternoon.
7:37 AM ET I’ll never forget Jan. 17, 2016. Not so much because of the great TJ Dillashaw vs. Dominick Cruz UFC bantamweight title fight that happened that night in Boston (it was a really great fight and worth watching, if you’ve never seen it before), but because of what Cruz said to me after
Proper breathing is essential to keep us alive and functioning well. However, many of us don’t breathe as efficiently as we could. When one is feeling stressed or anxious, we tend to shift from belly/diaphragmatic breathing (parasympathetic state), into chest/accessory breathing (sympathetic state). Diaphragmatic breathing puts your body into a state of “rest and digest”,
Image Credit: Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images UFC president Dana White isn’t sold on Khabib Nurmagomedov vs. Tony Ferguson taking place this year. Nurmagomedov vs. Ferguson was scheduled for April 18. The UFC decided to replace “The Eagle” with Justin Gaethje. This was due to Nurmagomedov being in Russia where a travel ban
Welcome to Midnight Mania! With a huge percentage of fighters unbooked due to the global pandemic, there are lots of hypothetical match ups being thrown around. Some of these fighters were booked briefly then cancelled, while others are entirely new creations only possible because of the sudden availability of most everyone on the UFC roster.
Flashback Fight: Brock Lesnar smashes Randy Couture to win UFC title <span style=”display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;” data-mce-type=”bookmark” class=”mce_SELRES_start”></span> Brock Lesnar faced off with Randy Couture for the UFC heavyweight title at UFC 91 in 2008. After defeating Couture, Lesnar would defend the heavyweight belt two times before falling to Cain Velasquez
Image via @ufc on Instagram UFC president Dana White says that Jorge Masvidal and his flying knee finish over Ben Askren at UFC 239 is his favorite KO of all time. There are hundreds of amazing knockouts that have taken place inside the Octagon, but perhaps none of them have been as crazy as Masvidal’s
Upcoming UFC broadcasts are going to be different in many ways due to coronavirus crisis precautions and that includes how interviewers interact with fighters backstage. Veteran broadcast team member Laura Sanko was prepared to deal with these changes after originally being assigned to work UFC 249 on April 18. That event was subsequently postponed and
10:00 AM ET Robert Whittaker says he has regained the “spark” to train and fight after stepping away from the UFC following an 18-month period when his desire to throw down waned. Whittaker spoke of his time away from the sport for the first time late last week, but he delved much deeper into the
Matt and Jim kick off today’s show admiring Brett Okamoto’s singing ability from his music video titled “Fight Island.” Then, UFC heavyweight Jairzinho Rozenstruik joins the show to reveal why he thinks his upcoming bout against Francis Ngannou at UFC 249 should be for an Interim title and what his corner told him before his
Image via ESPN broadcast ESPN personality Stephen A. Smith has caught wind of Donald Cerrone’s self-assessment of his UFC 246 performance. Back in January, Cerrone shared the Octagon with Conor McGregor. The welterweight bout headlined UFC 246. “Cowboy” was stopped in just 40 seconds via TKO. Stephen A. took a lot of heat for his