UFC lightweight star Dustin Poirier proved that he is the “superior fighter” over rival Conor McGregor at UFC 264, says his coach Mike Brown. Poirier defeated McGregor via first-round TKO (doctor stoppage) after the Irishman’s leg shattered and he was unable to continue. Even before the injury led to the finish, however, Poirier was exerting
Add Paul Felder to the list of people that weren’t happy with Conor McGregor’s behavior following his UFC 264 loss to Dustin Poirier. Following his first-round TKO loss due to a doctor’s stoppage when his tibia broke at the end of the opening round, McGregor continued to take shots at Poirier—mentioning his wife to boot—while
Mar 2, 2019; Las Vegas, NV, USA; Robbie Lawler (red gloves) before his fight against Ben Askren (blue gloves) during UFC 235 at T-Mobile Arena. Mandatory Credit: Stephen R. Sylvanie-USA TODAY Sports Nick Diaz’s long-awaited return to the Ultimate Fighting Championship Octagon has a date. Nick Diaz vs. Robbie Lawler official for September Yahoo Sports’
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) recently added a pair of title fights to its upcoming UFC 266 pay-per-view (PPV) card, scheduled for Sat., Sept. 25, 2021 inside T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. In the five round main event, UFC featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski will defend his 145-pound strap against longtime title contender and fellow Ultimate
Jake Paul and Tyron Woodley spoke to the media at their promotional press conference for their Aug. 29 boxing match set to take place at Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse in Cleveland. The two spoke on an array of topics, but perhaps the talk of the press conference was what Paul had to say about Conor McGregor.
Two title fights have been added to the UFC 266, with Alexander Volkanovski vs. Brian Ortega and Valentina Shevchenko vs. Lauren Murphy both official. ESPN broke the news of this double-header Tuesday evening, the same day the return of Nick Diaz was made official for a five-round return bout against Robbie Lawler. Volkanovski will be
8:00 AM ET Dustin Poirier had a pretty good weekend. He beat up Conor McGregor for the second time in six months in Saturday’s UFC 264 main event in Las Vegas, and beyond the big bump in his bank account that came with a night in the cage with the biggest star in MMA, Poirier
PhotoCred: EssentiallySports Nick Diaz is officially back and welcoming him into the Octagon once again will be a former opponent in Robbie Lawler. UFC President Dana White made the fight official on Tuesday via Kevin Iole before the UFC shared the news themselves. The September 25 UFC 266 bout will be only the second non-title
Flyweight champion Valentina Shevchenko will return to defend her title against Lauren Murphy at the upcoming UFC 266 card scheduled on Sept. 25 in Las Vegas. Multiple sources confirmed the matchup to MMA Fighting on Tuesday following an initial report from ESPN. Recognized as one of the most dominant champions on the entire UFC roster,
May 15, 2021; Houston, Texas, USA; Charles Oliveira reacts following his championship TKO victory against Michael Chandler during UFC 262 at Toyota Center. Mandatory Credit: Troy Taormina-USA TODAY Sports Dustin Poirier left UFC 264 with a win and anything but a good feeling after a doctor stoppage granted the lightweight contender a victory over Conor
Dagestan’s next great hope for an Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) world title looks to make it eight straight wins this Saturday (July 17, 2021) when Islam Makhachev squares off with Brazilian submission ace Thiago Moises. UFC APEX in Las Vegas, Nevada, will also see Marion Reneau welcome former champion Miesha Tate back to the Octagon
Jake Paul vs. Tyron Woodley fiery face-off Watch the Jake Paul vs. Tyron Woodley face-off from Tuesday’s press conference in Los Angeles. The fight is set to go down on Aug. 29 at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland, Ohio. Jake Paul vs. Tyron Woodley fiery face-off [embedded content] (Subscribe to MMAWeekly.com on YouTube) UFC 264 highlights
The UFC 264 medical suspensions list has been released. It should come as no surprise that Conor McGregor is facing a suspension that can extend until next year after breaking his tibia in the UFC 264 main event. It may come as a surprise, however, that “Suga” Sean O’Malley is facing a suspension much longer
UFC lightweight champion Charles Oliveira was Octagon side for the UFC 264 main event between Dustin Poirier and Conor McGregor. 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 UFC Pay-Per-Views on ESPN+, visit https://bit.ly/2vNIBE8 (U.S. only)
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11:00 PM ET LAS VEGAS — Retired UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov does not believe Conor McGregor will ever return to the top of mixed martial arts, and believes the sport should stop supporting his former rival after Saturday’s loss to Dustin Poirier. Nurmagomedov, who retired from MMA in 2020, defeated McGregor in a title
The 44th episode of Just Scrap Radio on BJPENN with Cole Shelton is here ahead of UFC Vegas 31 and to recap UFC 264. We’re first joined by one-half of the UFC Vegas 31 main event in 14th ranked lightweight, Thiago Moises (3:23). Next, UFC welterweight, Max Griffin (15:30) joins the program to recap his
On this week’s episode of What the Heck, MMA Fighting’s Mike Heck speaks with UFC bantamweight Kris Moutinho (7:16) to recap his Fight of the Night bonus earning performance against Sean O’Malley at UFC 264 this past Saturday night in Las Vegas, discusses his first UFC fight week, the staredown with O’Malley after the ceremonial