VIDEO: ONE Championship posts Ben Askren career retrospective, thanking its former champion [embedded content] (Courtesy of ONE Championship) Ben Askren finished his career with less than desirable results in the UFC Octagon, going 1-2 in his final three fights. He was still one of the top welterweights in the world for the majority of his
On Episode 2 of UFC 239 Embedded, light heavyweight champion Jon Jones and former bantamweight champion Holly Holm wrap up their camps in their Albuquerque gym then share a meal ahead of their respective title fights. Light heavyweight title challenger Thiago Santos takes advantage of the Las Vegas heat with an outdoor workout. Welterweight Ben
Khabib Nurmagomedov talks about his emotional victory over Gleison Tibau at UFC 148, whether he agreed with the judges’ decision, training at AKA and more with MMA Fighting’s Ariel Helwani. Subscribe to our channel for more MMA videos! Click here: http://www.youtube.com/user/MMAFightingonSBN?feature=watch – Check us out on Facebook (Facebook.com/MMAFighting) and follow us on Twitter (@MMAFighting)! –
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3:31 PM ET Conor McGregor is back. After what seemed like endless speculation, hints and callouts, the announcement was made on Thursday: McGregor will face Donald Cerrone on Jan. 18 in Las Vegas. This will be McGregor’s first fight since losing to Khabib Nurmagomedov in a lightweight title fight at UFC 229 on Oct. 6,
11:14 PM ET It’s official. UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov and Tony Ferguson will meet in the main event of a UFC pay-per-view event on April 18. Ferguson and his representatives from Ballengee Group met with UFC executives on Friday in Las Vegas, where he formally agreed to the 155-pound title fight. Nurmagomedov signed his
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Hopefully, the fifth time is the charm. On Friday, Tony Ferguson inked his bout agreement to face Khabib Nurmagomedov in a lightweight title fight scheduled for a UFC pay-per-view event on April 18 from the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, N.Y. Nurmagomedov had already signed his contract earlier this week. Multiple sources confirmed the fight as
When Rothwell was firing on all cylinders, finishing Brandon Vera, Alistair Overeem, Matt Mitrione and Josh Barnett in succession, he became a cult hero to fight fans who filled his bandwagon to the breaking point. Then came a loss to Junior Dos Santos, nearly three years away from the sport due to a USADA suspension,
First, Mike Perry talks about Florida vs California, being a newlywed, his recovery from his famous nose injury suffered against Vicente Luque, and his fight at UFC 245 against Geoff (or, as Mike says, “Gee-Off”) Neal. He also has some thoughts about the legacy of our second guest, Ben Askren. Then, Jim calls in to
Image via UFC video UFC Hall of Famer Tito Ortiz believes he can shock the world and defeat Jon Jones. Jones is regarded by many as the most dominant light heavyweight in UFC history. He’s even viewed as the pound-for-pound king of MMA by most critics and fans. There was a time when Ortiz ruled
Khabib Nurmagomedov vs. Tony Ferguson is now a lock for a UFC event in April. ESPN reports that Ferguson made the trip to Las Vegas along with his management team earlier tonight (Nov. 29). There, “El Cucuy” met with UFC officials and signed the bout agreement to challenge UFC lightweight champion Nurmagomedov. “The Eagle” had
UFC lightweight contender Tony Ferguson is meeting with UFC brass Friday night in Las Vegas to discuss a potential fight with Khabib Nurmagomedov. It was reported earlier this week that the UFC was closing in on making the UFC lightweight title fight between challenger Ferguson and champion Nurmagomedov official for an event on April 18
PhotoCred: MMA Fighting Khabib Nurmagomedov is once again slated to square off with Tony Ferguson. ESPN’s Brett Okamoto broke news moments ago that the UFC’s current lightweight champion will put his title on the line against ‘El Cucuy’ on April 18 in Brooklyn, New York. Breaking: WE GOT A FIGHT. Per Tony Ferguson’s (@TonyFergusonXT) management
We’re into the second UFC-less weekend in a row and I have no idea what to do with myself on the weekends now that the promotion isn’t monopolizing my weekends. I guess the only answer (or at least the answer the UFC is hoping we pick) is to hype up the next big event: UFC
Welcome to Midnight Mania! There’s certainly no love lost between Jorge Masvidal and Ben Askren. “Gamebred” did not appreciate Askren’s pre-fight barbs — which were admittedly fairly mild — and Masvidal returned some trash talk following his record-setting knockout win over the Olympian. Still, after the immediate aftermath, Masvidal has shown Askren some respect and
Watch Alistair Overeem crane kick Andrei Arlovski, Karate Kid style (UFC fight video) [embedded content] (Courtesy of UFC) Alistair Overeem has yet to win a UFC heavyweight championship, but he has defeated several former titleholders. He’s defeated Brock Lesnar, Junior dos Santos, Fabricio Werdum, and Frank Mir. But how spectacular was this crane kick followed