Islam Makhachev spoke to MMA Junkie and other media post-fight at UFC on ESPN 26 after his fourth-round submission win over Thiago Moises in Las Vegas. Full results: https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/2021/07/ufc-on-espn-26-results-islam-makhachev-overwhelms-taps-thiago-moises-in-fourth-round #UFCVegas31 #UFC #IslamMakhachev Visit us on the web: https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com Part of the USA TODAY network: http://www.usatoday.com Be sure to subscribe to our channel to get the
Few men in the world know Conor McGregor better than Artem Lobov. “The Russian Hammer” has been a close friend and training partner of McGregor for years, with their relationship entering the broader MMA consciousness when Lobov was cast to be part of McGregor’s team on The Ultimate Fighter 22 in 2015. Lobov made the
Credit: Gary A. Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports Some have questioned TJ Dillashaw’s decision to return from a two-year suspension and face second-ranked Ultimate Fighting Championship bantamweight star Cory Sandhagen. However, the former two-time division, and one-half of the UFC Vegas 32 main event, recently revealed that he was offered a “tune-up” fight against lower-ranked opposition. But
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) President Dana White is facing two great unknowns as the promotion finalizes its 2021 fight campaign and begins mapping out the first quarter of 2022. Not only did White and Co. lose the biggest star in the history of mixed martial arts (MMA), thanks to a broken leg that sidelined Conor
Michael Chandler: ‘I still think Conor McGregor is one of the top guys in the division’ Former two-division UFC champion Conor McGregor has lost three of his last four fights. He’s dropped out of the top 5, and nearly out of the top 10 lightweight rankings. Despite McGregor having a 1-3 record in the 155-pound
Islam Makhachev believes him and Dan Hooker can talk about fighting each other once “The Hangman” starts to wins a fight. #8-ranked lightweight Dan Hooker accused Makhachev of trying to copy Khabib Nurmagomedov but mentioned how it wasn’t the same because Makhachev had lost before whereas Nurmagomedov was undefeated. Hooker mentioned how it didn’t make
Image Credit: @ufc on Twitter MMichael Chandler is aiming to fight Justin Gaethje in his next fight. After Chandler suffered a second-round TKO loss to Charles Oliveira at UFC 262 for the vacant lightweight title, many thought he should face Gaethje next time out. “Gaethje should be next. There’s no doubt about it,” Chandler said
5:26 PM ET LOS ANGELES — Brandon Moreno is not sure who will be his first challenger. But he believes the man whom he took the belt from might need to do more to deserve a shot. Moreno, the new UFC flyweight champion, said Tuesday at a media lunch that he knows Deiveson Figueiredo wants
The last bout of The Ultimate Fighter 29 middleweight quarterfinals didn’t go off as planned, but that wasn’t a problem for Gilbert Urbina. Urbina (6-1)* was to face Miles Hunsinger (7-0) on this week’s episode of TUF 29, but disaster struck when Hunsinger injured his knee while training for the fight. Hunsinger received an MRI
Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports It seems that both sides of a possible Marvin Vettori vs Paulo Costa matchup are interested in making the fight a reality. Setting up a pivotal battle in the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s middleweight top-five Marvin Vettori vs Paulo Costa could be on the way Asked MMA manager Wallid Ismail
Welcome to Midnight Mania! Sometimes, match ups make themselves. Whether due to bad blood, the potential style clash, divisional rankings or some happy combination of the lot, certain fights do not need the matchmakers’ seal of approval — the fighting world just knows it has to happen. Michael Chandler vs. Justin Gaethje is one such
Watch TJ Dillashaw finish Cody Garbrandt to win back UFC gold | UFC Vegas 32 Free Fight TJ Dillashaw won the UFC Bantamweight championship by finishing former teammate Cody Garbrandt in the UFC 217 co-main event in November 2017. Dillashaw returns to the octagon on Saturday in the UFC Vegas 32 main event against no.
WWE superstar Big E would have no problem if Conor McGregor crossed over into the world of sports entertainment, but he isn’t convinced all of his peers would feel the same way. Last Sunday, Big E. took home the “Money In The Bank” suitcase, which entitles him to a WWE world title opportunity to “cash
UFC welterweight contender Stephen Thompson revealed that he vomited before the UFC 264 ceremonial weigh-ins two weeks ago in Las Vegas. Thompson lost a unanimous decision to fellow contender Gilbert Burns in the co-main event of the UFC 264 pay-per-view card. It was a disappointing showing by Thompson, who could have earned a title shot
Islam Makhachev meets with Paul Felder in the Octagon after a submission victory in the main event at UFC Fight Night: Makhachev vs Moises. 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+,
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There were plenty of finishes featured on the UFC Vegas 31 card this past Saturday night, but once the night was over, only three fighters on the entire card faced a potentially lengthy medical suspension. At the top of the list was bantamweight veteran Marion Reneau, who suffered a third-round TKO loss in her fight