After Jon Jones was arrested again last week for Driving While Intoxicated (DWI), having an open container and negligent use of a firearm (details), many in the mixed martial arts (MMA) community came out to criticize “Bones” for once again getting on the wrong side of the law. Others, however, came out to support “Bones”
Watch Khabib Nurmagomedov’s dominating UFC debut: full fight video [embedded content] An undefeated prospect from Dagestan at the time, Khabib Nurmagomedov made his UFC debut over eight years ago in Nashville. Now 28-0, he had his eyes set on a third lightweight title defense. Nurmagomedov is scheduled to face Tony Ferguson on April 18 in
Image via @colbycovmma on Instagram (photographer not listed) With the UFC 249 lightweight title fight between Khabib Nurmagomedov and Tony Ferguson seemingly canceled, the UFC will be looking for some big fights to make up for it. Colby Covington is hoping to partake in one of those big fights. Speaking on Twitter on Tuesday, Covington
If Tony Ferguson needs a new opponent, a former interim lightweight champion is ready to accept the challenge. With reigning lightweight king Khabib Nurmagomedov stuck in Russia due to a nationwide travel ban because of the coronavirus pandemic, the UFC is scrambling to find a worthwhile replacement if he’s unable to compete. Lightweight contender Justin
10:37 AM ET It appears as though the highly-anticipated Khabib Nurmagomedov vs. Tony Ferguson fight is on the verge of not happening … again. Nurmagomedov, on an Instagram live chat Monday morning, confirmed he is back home in Dagestan, Russia, but is now unable to leave to compete on April 18 against Ferguson at UFC
At 24, Ellenberger was told he would be lucky to make it to 30, and fighting for a living, well, that was an idea that was off the table as well. But fighters fight. And Ellenberger wore out all options in search of something that would save his career, but more importantly, his life. He
Image Credit: John Locher/AP Tony Ferguson believes Khabin Nurmagomedov could fight him on April 18 if he truly wants. Earlier on Monday morning, Nurmagomedov took to Instagram Live to announce he is stuck in Russia due to the COVID-19 pandemic. So, the scrap against Ferguson seems unlikely to happen on April 18. But, for “El
WBO super-middleweight champion Billy Joe Saunders had his boxing license suspended after releasing a quarantine video on how to assault women, perhaps forgetting that fellow pugilist Gervonta Davis beat him to the punch — literally — back in February. “We have suspended his boxer’s license pending a hearing under the board’s misconduct regulation, at a
Video: Conor McGregor urges Ireland to utilize military to enforce pandemic restrictions [embedded content] UFC 249: Khabib vs. Ferguson may take place on April 18, but don’t count on Conor McGregor for being a back-up plan. He’s calling on his home country of Ireland to shut down all airport travel outside of what is necessary
UFC welterweight James Vick is determined to work on the defensive issues that have led him to a four-fight losing streak in the Octagon. Vick started off his UFC career with a 9-1 record, but he has since lost four straight fights to Justin Gaethje, Paul Felder, Dan Hooker, and Niko Price, with three of
On Saturday, Bellator ran a free live stream of its entire Bellator 225 show, which took place at Webster Bank Arena in Bridgeport, Conn., on Aug. 24, 2019, and you can watch the full replay above. The event was one of the most memorable in Bellator history as it saw all 14 fights end in
5:04 PM ET Roman ModrowskiESPN.com “I do feel like the storm is behind me.” — Jon Jones, Jan. 31, 2020 Jon Jones seemed very much at ease and focused as he looked inside of himself during an interview with ESPN’s Ariel Helwani prior to his Feb. 8 fight with Dominick Reyes. The UFC light heavyweight
UFC 126 vs. Paul Kellyhttps://ufcfightpass.com/video/29037 Cerrone’s UFC debut closed out the preliminary portion of the pay-per-view card in Las Vegas and was surely an impressive performance, as “Cowboy” dominated and eventually submitted the durable, dangerous Brit midway through the second round. While his first UFC victory might be worth mentioning regardless, what makes this an
Colby Covington is giving his side of the story in his beef with Joanna Jedrzejczyk. Covington and Jedrzejczyk are teammates at American Top Team but the two are far from chummy. Jedrzejczyk has made it clear that she doesn’t appreciate Covington’s remarks to fellow teammates Jorge Masvidal and Dustin Poirier. While Covington has made amends
Pretty much every major sports organization has shut down operations in the face of the fast moving Coronavirus pandemic. Every major sports organization but the UFC, which continues to insist UFC 249 will go down in some shape or form on April 18th, worry warts be damned. But I feel like too much emphasis has
Where are they now? Former UFC heavyweight champion Tim Sylvia [embedded content] Tim Sylvia fought a who’s who of his era, including Frank Mir, Randy Couture and Minotauro Nogueira. The two-time UFC heavyweight champ reflects on his fighting career and his new roles as a hunting show presenter, development contractor, and father. TRENDING > Dana White
UFC welterweight contender Vicente Luque says he is willing to step up on short notice to fight on the new UFC 249 card in three weeks. UFC president Dana White is trying his best to make UFC 249 a go despite all the red tape due to the coronavirus outbreak, but he admitted that the
Few fighters know Khabib Nurmagomedov better than Daniel Cormier. The former two-division champion has served as Nurmagomedov’s training partner for several years with both working out of the American Kickboxing Academy and more recently Cormier has been the wrestling coach for the undefeated Russian. Over the past couple of months, Nurmagomedov has been in the