UFC President Dana White tried everything in his power to move ahead with UFC 249 on April 18 as planned, despite the global coronavirus pandemic. He was heavily criticized, many saying he was risking health in order to make a buck. He eventually backed off of the April 18 date at the request of broadcast
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Photo via Abdulmanap Nurmagomedov’s Instagram Khabib Nurmagomedov’s father, Abdulmanap, has revealed he is “feeling fine” despite a suspected pneumonia scare. As the world faces an ongoing health crisis, so did the lightweight champion’s father, as Abdulmanap was hospitalized over suspected pneumonia and flu-like symptoms. The news came from Dagestani sports commentator, Ramazan Rabadanov on Instagram. Sharing
This is the A-Side Live Chat. For this episode, journalist Alex Savas joins José Youngs and Alexander K. Lee to discuss some of the top story lines in the world of MMA. Some topics may include UFC 249 on May 9 in Jacksonville, featuring title fights between Tony Ferguson vs. Justin Gaethje, Henry Cejudo vs.
8:09 AM ET The UFC has put on eight shows in 2020, and the results have helped rewrite the record books. In January, Conor McGregor became the second fighter in UFC history to win by knockout in three divisions when he stopped Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone in 40 seconds. February’s pay-per-view event saw Jon Jones set
And the crowd loved it. But despite his pleasing style, Lawler’s propensity for fireworks is for strictly selfish reasons. “I know that they’re going to be watching me and that they like my style, but that’s just the way I fight,” said Lawler. “It’s just natural to do things like that. If I play baseball
Image Credit: Michael Reaves/Getty Images UFC president Dana White believes the stacked UFC 249 event might be the best card the promotion has ever put together. Few would argue that the UFC 249 card is loaded. In the main event, Tony Ferguson and Justin Gaethje will collide for the interim UFC lightweight gold. The co-main
Welcome to Midnight Mania! Pat Miletich is a legend. Alongside Frank Shamrock, Miletich is credited as one of the first to really put it all together: Miletich could wrestle, strike, and submit opponents. In UFC’s “Dark Era” of the late ‘90s, Miletich captured the Welterweight title and defended it four times. His activity slowed after
Bellator: Gegard Mousasi vs. Rafael Lovato Jr. full event replay [embedded content] While the UFC is forging ahead with events beginning on May 9, Bellator is taking a more measured approach in returning to live events. With that in mind, Bellator has been releasing full event videos, including this Bellator EuroSeries 3 event featuring Gegard
In this segment of BJJ with BJ, “The Prodigy” demonstrates a quick drill for the knee on belly position. “Knee on belly. Bang bang, as fast as I want.” BJJ with BJ is our ongoing web series of techniques, tips, and drills to help both the novice practitioner and the seasoned grappling veteran elevate their
While UFC 249 didn’t go down as originally planned on April 18, Alexander Hernandez expects he’ll be compensated for his efforts to get there. Hernandez was schedule to compete on both iterations of the event – first against Islam Makhachev in Brooklyn N.Y., and then against short notice replacement Omar Morales at Tachi Palace in
11:08 AM ET The Professional Fighters League announced Monday it is canceling its 2020 season because of the coronavirus pandemic, with plans to resume its format of regular season and playoffs in the spring of 2021. For this year, according to a prepared statement, the PFL will create “new original programming.” The announcement stated that
Here’s how it looked that night at American Airlines Arena… ### Unbeaten in 20 pro fights, powerhouse Minnesota wrestler Sean Sherk was expected to be the stiffest test for powerhouse Illinois wrestler Matt Hughes in the main event of UFC 43 at the American Airlines Arena in Miami, but after 25 minutes, it was Hughes
Image Credit: AP UFC president Dana White isn’t expecting fans to be in attendance at UFC events for a long time. The UFC will return on May 9 in a stacked event and will then have events on May 13 and 16. The plan is to have them in Jacksonville, Florida for the foreseeable future.
The UFC is pulling out all the stops to make it’s new “Ultimate UFC Experience” contest the weekend of a lifetime for a lucky fan and guest of their choosing. Not only will the winner get to enjoy an upcoming UFC event in Las Vegas with a nearly endless parade of perks, they’ll get to
Flashback Fight: Watch Rich Franklin take out Evan Tanner in his UFC debut in 2003 [embedded content] In the first of their two career bouts, Rich Franklin made his successful Octagon debut by knocking out Evan Tanner at UFC 42 on April 25, 2003. Both men would eventually go on to win the UFC middleweight
Justin Gaethje on UFC 249 announcement by Dana White, UFC 249 location revealed again, Israel Adesanya training in garage, Dana White on upcoming events 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
Just a few days after UFC president Dana White made the card official, the world’s leading MMA promotion has released the poster for UFC 249. White has been trying for weeks now to put a show on for the fans, and while it didn’t look like he would be able to get his way, things