If Dustin Poirier is really considering a future at welterweight rather than lightweight, his head coach is 100 percent on board with the move. Former WEC champion-turned-American Top Team coach Mike Brown has total faith that Poirier could not only compete at 170 pounds, but his body may actually be built for the bigger weight
“People always go, ‘Money changes people’ and it doesn’t,” he said. “Money shows your true colors and shows you who the true person is inside. And I’ve always said that money will never change me and I mean it and I know it won’t. I’ll still have the same mates, I’m still gonna look after
UFC featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski is eying a matchup with Conor McGregor before he eventually calls it quits. Volkanovski is set to make his next featherweight title defense against Chan Sung Jung (otherwise known as ‘The Korean Zombie’) in the upcoming UFC 273 headliner. He’s coming off of a largely dominant win over Brian Ortega
It seems there is no love lost between BJJ icons Garry Tonon and Ryan Hall. Tonon suffered a first round knockout in his ONE featherweight title clash against the latter’s training partner at ONE: ‘Lights Out’ on Friday. Lights OUT! 💡@ThanhLeMMA 🇻🇳🇺🇸 uncorks a looping right hand on Garry Tonon to close the show and
With Colby Covington and Jorge Masvidal removed from the 170-pound title picture, the UFC welterweight division will open the door for a new batch of hungry contenders. That includes the winner of Belal Muhammad vs. Vicente Luque, a five-round battle that headlines the UFC Vegas 51 event next month in “Sin City.” In addition, No.
Kevin Holland helped subdue a gunman in a crowded restaurant Kevin Holland is a hero again. According to ABC 13, a 24-year-old man entered Ra Sushi in Highland Village, Texas with a gun around 11:30 p.m. Police were notified by a panic call but the gunman was already in custody when they arrived after three
Former UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov will be inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame’s ‘Modern Wing’ as a member of the class of 2022 later this year. 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 https://ufcfightpass.com/ To order
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8:29 PM ET UFC president Dana White and some of the best fighters in the world — like UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman and retired former lightweight champ Khabib Nurmagomedov — wrote letters in support of Cain Velasquez to the Santa Clara County (California) Superior Court last week. Velasquez is being charged with attempted murder
Diego Sanchez is ready to make the walk again for Eagle FC. At Friday’s Eagle FC 46 event in Miami, the 40-year-old veteran dropped a unanimous decision to Kevin Lee in the 165-pound headlining bout in what was the promotional debut for both fighters. Afterwards, Sanchez spoke to the media about being proud of his
“We play with those crazy submissions you don’t see very often,” Piersma said. “When it comes to it, most of my fights I want to be on top, I want to get to the back, and the guillotine’s one of my favorites. That’s more of what we’re looking for, but we’re in there training every
UFC middleweight contender Sean Strickland has been known to have a short temper, as recently demonstrated by a road rage incident. Strickland has divided some UFC fans for his brash, and often controversial, persona in and out of the cage. He also isn’t afraid to detail his real-life interactions with people that become heated fast
Heavyweight fighter Greg Hardy (7-5 MMA) has parted ways with the UFC according to a recent post on social media. Hardy was handed his third straight defeat at last weekend’s UFC 272 event, suffering a first round knockout loss to Sergey Spivak. The former NFL star had dropped back-to-back stoppage losses to Tai Tuivasa and
Welcome to Midnight Mania! Reigning UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman is already planning his next move inside of the Octagon. Coming off a decision win over rival Colby Covington at UFC 268 this past November the champ is staring down a potential rematch with top contender Leon Edwards. Usman, who has now defended his 170-pound
Henry Cejudo thinks Conor McGregor should fight Jake Paul: ‘Both of them make me absolutely sick’ Former UFC flyweight and bantamweight champion Henry Cejudo and former featherweight and lightweight champion Conor McGregor recently had words on social media. Cejudo criticized McGregor’s technique after McGregor posted a video of himself hitting pads. McGregor responded by calling
9:00 AM ET The UFC spotlight will fall on its heavyweights over the next two weeks, as four fighters from the division will headline the promotion’s next two events. On Saturday, England’s Tom Aspinall (11-2) will take on Alexander Volkov (34-9) in the main event of UFC Fight Night in London (1 p.m. ET on
Khamzat Chimaev believes he is getting unfairly scrutinized for his level of competition in the UFC thus far. Chimaev is arguably the most exciting prospect in MMA today. Debuting in 2020, Chimaev ran through John Phillips, Rhys McKee, and Gerald Meerschaert in the span of two months and claiming MMA Fighting’s Breakout Fighter of the
“The reason that came out was that we wrestled a full season, excluding the National Championships and that was enough to say that counted as your year, I guess,” Pletcher said. “I don’t agree with it and it’s tough to see the other guys get a shot, but that’s something I can’t control.” Pletcher carries