The opening betting odds have been released for a potential lightweight main event at UFC 249 between top contenders Tony Ferguson and Justin Gaethje. With UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov likely unable to compete at UFC 249 due to travel restrictions stemming from the coronavirus pandemic, the UFC is now considering a new main event
Long before Khabib Nurmagomedov was the UFC lightweight champion, he was an undefeated prospect from Dagestan just looking to make an impact in his Octagon debut. Now go back in time to 2012 to witness Nurmagomedov make his first appearance against UFC and WEC Kamal Shalorus, where he mauled the Iranian wrestler and secured his
1:32 PM ET Khabib Nurmagomedov took to Instagram early Monday morning to state that it appears he won’t be able to fight in the main event of UFC 249 vs. Tony Ferguson on April 18 because of the travel restrictions associated with the coronavirus pandemic. He’s stuck in Russia. Incredibly, this matchup may fall through
The Ultimate Fighter season ten winner Roy Nelson quickly cut down Stefan “Skyscraper” Struve in the first round of their heavyweight bout. After a power outage in the arena stalled the opening of the bout, Nelson and Struve went right to work when the lights came back on, with Nelson aggressively closing the distance. Once
Image Credit: Phil Lambert/BKFC Artem Lobov says he has options and one of them is a potential rematch with Paulie Malignaggi. The beef between Lobov and Malignaggi has been going on since 2017. Lobov is a training partner and close friend of Conor McGregor. There was an infamous sparring session between McGregor and Malignaggi. “The
Michael Fiedel is deputy editor of TheBodyLockMMA.com and a staff contributor for Flo Combat. I invited Fiedel to discuss the current mixed martial arts (MMA) landscape in the age of coronavirus and our conversation (check out part one here), naturally, turned to UFC 249, which is currently still scheduled to take place April 18, 2020,
Watch Bellator 225: Mitrione vs. Kharitonov 2 in its entirety (free full event video) [embedded content] “There are no live MMA events and I can’t take it any more!” That’s how a lot of us are feeling with the world going into a relative lockdown in an attempt to curb the effects of the covid-19
Boxing star Dillian Whyte is ready to make a transition into the UFC and has already called out his first opponent. The ongoing coronavirus pandemic has spelt disaster for all combat sports, including boxing. The British heavyweight Whyte was scheduled to fight Alexander Povetkin on May 2 in London. His upcoming fight against the Russian
Joanne Calderwood’s UFC title quest looks like it will be elongated as the Scot revealed that she has been told that her UFC 251 shot at champion Valentina Shevchenko will be postponed from it’s initial June 6 date in Perth, Australia. The landscape of the sport has been changed dramatically due to growing coronavirus concerns,
9:19 PM ET As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, Bellator said on Monday that it has decided to clear its slate of fights in May. Bellator 242, scheduled for May 9 in San Jose, California, has been postponed, along with Bellator London on May 16 and Bellator 243 on May 29 in Temecula, California,
He didn’t stir the pot for his fight with Frank Camacho, for a matchup with Belal Muhammad or his PPV showdown with Niko Price. It’s just not who he is. “I’m not going to ever beg for a fight. You can put that in stone. You can guarantee that if a fight comes to me,
Jorge Masvidal’s manager is denying the claim that “Gamebred” turned down Kamaru Usman bout for UFC 249. At the moment, there is a lot of uncertainty with UFC 249. For starters, the bout is scheduled to take place in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic. The original location wasn’t going to work out due to
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) President Dana White is expecting to resume full operations in April, starting with the UFC 249 pay-per-view (PPV) event, which is why bantamweight titleholder, Henry Cejudo, is starting to prepare for his very first title defense. Since the world may not recover in time for UFC 250 to be held in
Along with Khabib Nurmagomedov now being a scratch for UFC 249 on April 18, it appears that one of the leading locations in the United States for it to take place is not all but out of the picture for potential consideration. UFC president Dana White has been adamant that nothing short of a complete
UFC President Dana White, Hall of Famer Matt Serra and fighter-turned-coach Din Thomas head to The Aloha State, a longtime hub for mixed martial arts. The guys ride mopeds along the North Shore with UFC flyweight Rachael Ostovich, eat famous shave ice with former featherweight champion Max Holloway, pick pineapples, go flyboarding, and try to
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Tyron Woodley continues to call for a fight with Colby Covington but says he’s also interested in taking on Tony Ferguson. On Monday morning, Khabib Nurmagomedov announced he is stuck in Russia and UFC 249 would most likely go on without him. Immediately, reports came out that Justin Gaethje was offered to scrap “El Cucuy.”
Bellator is pumping the brakes on its early summer schedule as the coronavirus pandemic continues. The promotion is postponing its next three events, scheduled for May 9, May 16 and May 29, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Bellator President Scott Coker confirmed to MMA Fighting following an initial report from ESPN’s Ariel Helwani. The May