Image Credit: Christian Petersen/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images Dillon Danis says that Khabib Nurmagomedov realized he made a mistake trying to fight him in the crowd. Back in Oct. 2018, Conor McGregor challenged Nurmagomedov for the UFC lightweight gold. There was a lot of bad blood going into the bout and it spilled over
Bellator star Dillon Danis has claimed that Khabib Nurmagomedov attempted to run away in the aftermath of their UFC 229 brawl. The incident, which occurred back in October 2018, began after Nurmagomedov had just submitted Conor McGregor in the fourth round of their main event fight in Las Vegas. Immediately after that, “The Eagle” quite
ONE: “A New Tomorrow” is set for the Impact Arena on Friday (Jan. 10, 2020) and as you would expect from a fight card in Bangkok, it is stacked with Muay Thai and kickboxing bouts. In the main event, Rodtang Jitmuangnon defends his flyweight Muay Thai title against Jonathan Haggerty in a rematch. Two of
Over the course of his first year and a half as a pro, lightweight Evan Elder has already been through the kinds of highs and lows that sometimes careers twice as long as his have yet to experience. After coming off two finishes in his first two pro bouts, Elder has spent the rest of
2:15 PM ET Rose Namajunas is back, and she’ll be facing a familiar opponent in her return. Namajunas (8-4) vs. Jessica Andrade (20-7) 2 is close to being finalized for UFC 249 on April 18 in Brooklyn, N.Y., according to multiple sources. The fight will be a rematch of one that happened in May, which
A light heavyweight rematch with legitimate title contender implications is front and center on the official poster for UFC Rio Rancho. View this post on Instagram Who’s ready for a rematch? #UFCRioRancho A post shared by ufc (@ufc) on Jan 8, 2020 at 6:25pm PST In the main event, Corey Anderson and Jan Blachowicz meet
USADA announced today that Sean O’Malley, of Phoenix, Ariz., has tested positive for a prohibited substance and accepted a reduced six-month sanction, consistent with other supplement contamination cases, for his second anti-doping policy violation. O’Malley, 25, tested positive for ostarine as the result of out-of-competition urine samples he provided on August 6, 2019 and August
Image Credit: Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images Michael Bisping has had enough of all the “super fight” talk. It’s no secret that the UFC loves going after big money fights. Unless a megastar such as Conor McGregor is available, usually every UFC pay-per-view is headlined by a title fight. There’s also the “champ-champ”
Former “Fight of the Night” winner Kyle Bochniak has been released by the UFC and he is currently a free agent looking for work. Bochniak himself revealed the news that he was released by the UFC on his social media. This is what Bochniak told his fans on Instagram. “Currently exploring free agency & excited
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) has unveiled the poster for the upcoming UFC Fight Night 167 event set to go down Feb. 15, 2020 Santa Ana Star Center in Rio Rancho, New Mexico, which will air exclusively on ESPN+. The event will feature a Light Heavyweight rematch between Corey Anderson and Jan Blachowicz. Corey initially defeated
Colorado Springs, Colo. (January 9, 2020) – USADA announced today that Sean O’Malley, of Phoenix, Ariz., has tested positive for a prohibited substance and accepted a reduced six-month sanction, consistent with other supplement contamination cases, for his second anti-doping policy violation. O’Malley, 25, tested positive for ostarine as the result of out-of-competition urine samples he
Nate Diaz has scrapped with the best in the world in his UFC career, and never turns down an opportunity to trade words inside or outside of the Octagon. 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 http://www.ufc.tv/packages To
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With the UFC 246 headliner between Conor McGregor and Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone quickly approaching, everyone is starting to make their predictions. Even former two-division UFC champion Georges St-Pierre has come out of the shadows of retirement to give his thoughts on the fight. Not surprisingly, his take is similar to many others. Cerrone, a notoriously
Nov 28, 2019 Jeff Wagenheim When Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone steps inside the Octagon to face Conor McGregor on Jan. 18, it will be his sixth fight in 14 months. Too much for a 36-year-old? No, that’s just “Cowboy” being “Cowboy.” Since his UFC debut in 2011, Cerrone has fought four or more times in six
It may be 2020, but the beef between Israel Adesanya and Jon Jones is far from buried. Last year, Jones and Adesanya had one of the most unexpected feuds in MMA. What started as good-natured calling out of one another for a future fight, quickly devolved into a full-blown war of words and things are