The day we thought may never come is finally upon us, despite a lengthy postponement and roughly a dozen fight card changes. UFC 249: “Ferguson vs. Gaethje” is official for Sat., May 9, 2020 inside VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Florida, one of the few stateside locations able to bypass current coronavirus restrictions. The
ONE Championship postpones all May events due to COVID-19 ONE Championship on Tuesday announced the postponement of all of its May events because of the COVID-19 developments. Company CEO Chatri Sityodtong announced the move via his Facebook page, referencing border closings and lockdowns across most Asian countries. Based in Singapore, ONE Championship events are typically
In a card headlined by Chuck Liddell and Tito Ortiz in 2004, two up and coming fighters Nick Diaz and Robbie Lawler squared off earlier in the event. 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. Visit https://ufcfightpass.com/ To order
At the UFC 185 weigh-ins, Anthony Pettis and Rafael dos Anjos both made weight Friday evening in Dallas. Subscribe: http://www.youtube.com /subscription_center?add_user=mmafightingonsbn Check out our full video catalog: http://www.youtube.com/mmafightingonsbn/videos Visit our playlists: http://www.youtube.com/mmafightingonsbn/playlists Like MMAF on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/mmafighting Follow on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/mmafighting Read More: http://www.mmafighting.com
Dana White on UFC 249 question from Megan Olivi, Nate Diaz kind of situation for Dominick Cruz facing Henry Cejudo next, Greg Hardy on UFC fight Island and much more! 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
Image via @stylebender on Instagram (photographer not listed) UFC middleweight champ Israel Adesanya believes Tyron Woodley’s willingness to fight him is a sign “he must be broke.” The former welterweight champion has been out of the action of since his 2019 title loss to Kamaru Usman. However, he was supposed to fight top-ranked contender Leon
By all accounts, Robbie Lawler had the power advantage headed into his UFC 47 fight with Nick Diaz. The Miletich Fighting Systems breakout star had won six of his first eight fights via knockout, including two in the octagon. Diaz had a few TKOs on his record, but he was known for his submissions as
10:23 PM ET Bellator women’s flyweight champion Ilima-Lei Macfarlane, her sister Mahina Macfarlane Souza and an unnamed woman filed a civil lawsuit last Wednesday accusing a former coach at a Hawaii private school of sexual abuse, according to court documents. The lawsuit, filed in Hawaii circuit court, alleges that former assistant basketball coach Dwayne Yuen
Number one UFC light heavyweight contender Chuck “The Iceman” Liddell left no doubt as to who the next challenger for Tito Ortiz’ title should be, as he outpointed returning superstar Vitor Belfort over three rounds to win his ninth consecutive bout. “I thought if I kept pressing him I could take the fight away from
Image Credit: Getty Images Former UFC heavyweight Mark Hunt is gearing up for another lawsuit against the promotion he once worked for. Back in 2017, Hunt sued the UFC, its president Dana White, and Brock Lesnar following UFC 200. Hunt had initially suffered a unanimous decision loss to Lesnar but the result was overturned to
Welcome to Midnight Mania! We have a potential BANGFEST on our hands, as Combate has reported that Edson Barboza and Dan Ige are likely squaring off on Sat., May 16, 2020 at UFC Fight Night 176 in Jacksonville, Florida. Times have been difficult for Edson Barboza, who has won just one of his last five
Watch Tony Ferguson tap out Kevin Lee (UFC 249 Free Fight) [embedded content] Tony Ferguson won the interim lightweight championship when he defeated Kevin Lee at UFC 216 in 2017. Ferguson faces Justin Gaethje in the main event of UFC 249 on Saturday, May 9. The event was scheduled to take place on April 18
Image via @ufc on Instagram Amanda Nunes is considered to be the greatest female fighters of all-time. She’s beaten every single person who was the women’s bantamweight or featherweight champion in the UFC. Nunes doesn’t just win her fights but she either earns a finish or earns a dominant decision. She hasn’t appeared to be
ONE Championship has opted to postpone all of its upcoming shows through May due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. ONE CEO Chatri Sityodtong made the announcement on Monday. “All May events for ONE Championship will be postponed until further notice due to the recent COVID-19 developments (border closings and lockdowns) across most countries in Asia,”
7:23 AM ET The UFC’s middleweight division left fans with a bitter taste from its last fight. Rising superstar Israel Adesanya made his first title defense a forgettable one with a lackluster unanimous-decision win over the defensive-minded Yoel Romero in the main event of UFC 248 on March 7. The fight’s lack of action was
What wasn’t natural was seeing the 5-11 Evans in the same Ultimate Fighter house as skyscrapers like the 6-7 Imes, 6-4 Dan Christison, and 6-3 Kerry Schall and Rob MacDonald. Needless to say, Evans was seen as the underdog; something he felt immediately. So why does he feel that he was picked for the show?
Image Credit: Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman feels Tyron Woodley is doing himself a disservice. Usman and Woodley may have done battle but there is mutual respect between the two. Back in March 2019, Usman captured the UFC welterweight title from Woodley. While “The Chosen One” was a
Anyone who’s followed Donald Cerrone over the course of his storied combat sports career understands that it doesn’t take much to motivate “Cowboy” ahead of his UFC fights, making life easy for matchmakers in both the lightweight and welterweight divisions. That said, his upcoming bout against Anthony Pettis at UFC 249 on May 9 may