Dana White has finally given up (for now) on Khabib returning from retirement, as the UFC has booked Charles Oliveira vs. Michael Chandler to crown a new lightweight champion at UFC 262. According to an ESPN report released late Thursday night, the UFC has decided to officially recognize that Khabib Nurmagomedov is retired and has
After months of delay, it’s finally official. Just moments ago, UFC President Dana White tweeted, “29-0 it is. He is officially retired. It was incredible to watch you work @TeamKhabib. Thank you for EVERYTHING and enjoy whatever is next my friend.” The official UFC Instagram and Twitter accounts also acknowledged the end of “The Eagle’s”
Michael Chandler and Charles Oliveira to fight for vacant lightweight title at UFC 262 Khabib Nurmagomedov is officially the former UFC lightweight champion. “The Eagle” announced his retirement following his UFC 254 title defense against Justin Gaethje in October. “Today I want to say, this was my last fight. No way I can come here
“It shows people that it’s possible,” said current UFC welterweight Tristan Connelly, another member of the Checkmat Vancouver team who fought under the Battlefield banner in the past and has cornered countless athletes at BFL events over the years. “I didn’t see anyone come up and make it. All the people that I thought were
Image via @mikechandlermma on Instagram (photographer not listed) It’s official, Khabib Nurmagomedov has retired and vacated his lightweight crown. Now the UFC moves on to Michael Chandler vs. Charles Oliveira. Late Thursday night a wave of news broke from the UFC. Perhaps the most notable of the bunch being UFC President Dana White conceding defeat
Michael Chandler vs. Justin Gaethje in works, Colby Covington on Leon Edwards, Belal Muhammad Eye Poke situation, Kevin Holland ready to replace Darren Till or Marvin Vettori and much more! Informations about our work: This channel is made for MMA fans and has been in existence since 2014. This channel reports daily about the latest
2:23 PM ET Junior dos Santos is no longer on the UFC roster and now he is challenging the loss that ultimately led to his release. The former UFC heavyweight champion’s team filed an appeal with the Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC) on Wednesday over his second-round TKO loss to Cyril Gane at UFC 256
Gregor Gillespie was four months removed from his knockout loss to Kevin Lee when he traveled to upstate New York for a visit with his doctor after suffering a broken jaw in the fight. After his appointment with the physician, Gillespie hit the ski slopes and then returned to the hotel bar later that night
Following the former double champion Conor McGregor‘s loss to Dustin Poirier at UFC 257, the Canadian legend George St. Pierre (AKA “GSP”) offered some genuine words of wisdom to the young superstar. Even though McGregor may not want to hear it, GSP divulged some career guidance that may help the young 32-year old superstar get
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) president Dana White is still trying his best to convince his current Lightweight champion, Khabib Nurmagomedov, to come back for one more fight after announcing his retirement from the sport in Oct. 2020. I say current champion because despite “The Eagle’s” persistence in never fighting again, the promotion has yet to
Coming off a solid debut year in 2020 where he was victorious in all three of his fights, welterweight Mikey England continued his winning ways with a first-round TKO of Bryan McDowell at FAC 7 on March 5. While England had a strong performance against McDowell, it wasn’t perfect. Because of that, he’s happier than
Updates to UFC FIGHT NIGHT: BRUNSON vs HOLLAND Due to injury, Don’Tale Mayes has been removed from his heavyweight bout with Tai Tuivasa. Replacing him will be Dana White’s Contender Series veteran Harry Hunsucker, who makes his UFC debut having finished all of his seven wins by first-round stoppage, including six in under a minute and a
Screenshot via MMA Junkie UFC president Dana White was welcomed back to Jacksonville by Mayor Lenny Curry for UFC 261, who said “we are proud to welcome you back.” White announced this week that the world’s leading MMA promotion is set to return with a full crowd of fans when UFC 261 takes place on
11:26 AM ET Retired two-weight UFC champion Henry Cejudo is not committed to a return to competition, but says there is one name that would entice him to come back more than any other: Max Holloway. Cejudo (16-2) shocked the mixed martial arts world when he announced his retirement last May, following a 135-pound title
Frank Mir has never shied away from going out on his shield, and when it comes to his first boxing match, he’s prepared to take Antonio Tarver with him. On April 17, Mir competes in boxing for the first time when he meets Tarver on the undercard of Triller’s Jake Paul vs. Ben Askren event.
Kevin Holland has determined that Israel Adesanya is now a bonafide loser following the outcome of the UFC 259 main event. At UFC 259, Israel Adesanya tried to do what only a select few before him were able to achieve: become a simultaneous two-division world champion. It looked like he could have been on his
Welcome to Midnight Mania! Every time a new champion puts together a couple title defenses, everyone from the UFC commentary table to fans on Twitter begin speculating the same thing: is this new champion the best ever? It’s an endless cycle, one that enhances the profile of the current divisional great … until someone new
Georges St-Pierre breaks down Conor McGregor, Israel Adesanya losses; Kamaru Usman’s dominance Former UFC welterweight and middleweight champion Georges St-Pierre recently spoke with ESPN about Conor McGregor and Israel Adesanya’s recent losses, Kamaru Usman’s dominance, and what he has coming up in his own career. St-Pierre is going to be a large part of the