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
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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
Key Stats: 37.3% takedown accuracy (5th*), 64.1% significant strike defense (3rd*), +0.65 strike differential (5th*), 0.09% bottom position percentage (1st all-time*) *among flyweights What it Means: If you haven’t heard him say it already, Henry Cejudo is an Olympic gold medalist in wrestling, and on top of that, his striking improved leaps and bounds as
Image Credit: Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images Daniel Cormier is eager to get a third bout with Stipe Miocic. The score is 1-1 between Cormier and Miocic. The two first met back in July 2018. It was Cormier’s bid to become a UFC “champ-champ.” Cormier made it a successful one, knocking out Miocic
Welcome to Midnight Mania! Originally scheduled for June 7th from inside the RAC Arena in Perth, Australia, UFC 251 has been postponed due to the Coronavirus pandemic. UFC released a statement earlier today, which reads, “Due to current state and national restrictions on public gatherings and travel, UFC 251 originally scheduled for Perth, Western Australia
UFC announces the postponement of UFC 251 slated for June 7 in Perth, Western Australia The Ultimate Fighting Championship on Monday announced its latest pay-per-view postponement. The fight promotion confirmed that UFC 251, slated for June 7 in Perth, Western Australia has been postponed. It is thus far the second pay-per-view event to be postponed.
Image: @UFC on Instagram Justin Gaethje believes he will knock out Tony Ferguson in the main event of UFC 249 to win the UFC’s interim lightweight title. Gaethje originally stepped up on short notice to fight Ferguson on April 18 for the interim belt. But, the event was postponed and he will now get the fight
Watch Nate Diaz vs. Manny Gamburyan full fight video to see Diaz make his UFC debut and become the fifth winner of The Ultimate Fighter by beating Gamburyan at The Ultimate Fighter 5 Finale on June 23, 2007, in Las Vegas. Just 22 years old at the time, Diaz beat Rob Emerson, Corey Hill, and
7:04 AM ET DR. DONALD MUZZI sat in his Sarasota, Florida, home April 25 on a phone call with Dr. Jeffrey Davidson, the UFC’s chief physician. Over the course of more than 90 minutes, Davidson went over the health and safety precautions the promotion planned for UFC 249, the pay-per-view card Saturday in Jacksonville, Florida.
Originally scheduled to face Yoel Romero in a rematch of their hotly contested, heavily debated clash from UFC 194, the Cuban Olympian withdrew from the bout due to an illness early in the month and was replaced by Jack Hermansson. Though the Swedish upstart entered on the best run of his career, having earned three
Image Credit: Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images Francis Ngannou says it’s been hard to stay motivated after dealing with multiple canceled events. Ngannou was expected to headline UFC Columbus against Jairzinho Rozenstruik, but the event was canceled. The fight was rebooked for UFC 249 on April 18, but that too was canceled. They
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) has implemented comprehensive safety protocols for those fighters on the scene for UFC 249 this week in Jacksonville, Florida, to identify the presence of coronavirus and help prevent the potential spread of the life-threatening disease. That includes “diagnostic swab” and “antibody” tests for COVID-19. The former requires a long-ass cotton swab