Max Holloway will begin his road back to the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Featherweight title this Saturday night (Jan. 16, 2021) as he faces Calvin Kattar in the main event of UFC Fight Island 7 on “Fight Island.” Before then, let’s take a trip back in time to the night “Blessed’s” championship run began. Back
COVID-19 and injuries shake-up UFC return to Fight Island The calendar flipped from 2020 to 2021 recently, but that didn’t magically eradicate concerns over COVID-19 or stop injuries from knocking bouts off of UFC fight cards. Having already suffered a couple of COVID-19 related losses, UFC Fight Island 7, which takes place on Jan. 16,
UFC® FIGHT NIGHT on ESPN+: HOLLOWAY vs. KATTAR will take place Saturday, January 16 on Abu Dhabi’s Yas Island. For the first time ever, the main card will be televised live on ABC and simulcast on ESPN+ and ESPN Deportes (Spanish), beginning at 3 p.m. ET/12 p.m. PT. The prelims will kick things off at
UFC legend Diego Sanchez announced on social media that his next fight inside the Octagon will be the final fight of his career. Sanchez has been criticized in recent years by fans and media for fighting too long considering the amount of head trauma he’s endured over his 15 years in the Octagon. A member
11:59 AM ET The UFC is returning to network television. The UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. Kattar main card will air Jan. 16 on ABC, ESPN announced Monday. Former UFC featherweight champion Max Holloway and Calvin Kattar will headline the event in a pivotal 145-pound contender clash from Abu Dhabi. The main card on ABC
While 2020 brought a lot of negativity to the world, the positive presence of Amanda Ribas was a welcome change of pace. Ribas improved to 4-0 in the UFC with a pair of impressive victories in 2020. The 27-year-old earned a unanimous decision win over Randa Markos at UFC Brasilia—the promotion’s first event without fans
Dana White is hoping to get Nate Diaz back inside the Octagon this year. Diaz fought two times in 2019, with an August win over Anthony Pettis, followed by a TKO loss to Jorge Masvidal in November. However, in 2020, the Stockton native, did not fight at all, but the hope for White is Diaz
On Saturday January 16th the UFC returns for the first time in 2021 with a morning/afternoon full of fights from Abu Dhabi’s Fight Island, UAE. Officially dubbed “UFC on ABC: Holloway vs. Kattar,” it will continue the Twitter trend of being labeled #UFCFightIsland7. After that we’ll have another early start with “UFC on ESPN: Chiesa
Conor McGregor claims he’ll knock out Dustin Poirier inside 60 seconds Conor McGregor returns to the Octagon for the first time since January 2020 to face Dustin Poirier in the UFC 257 main event on Jan. 23 in Abu Dhabi. Not only is McGregor returning, but so is Mystic Mac. The Irishman claims that he’ll
The Professional Athletes Brain Health Study (formerly the Professional Fighters Brain Health Study) was established in 2011 to examine the cumulative effects of repetitive concussive and sub-concussive impacts to the brain in a group of professional fighters. The study has since expanded to include athletes in other sports exposed to repetitive head impacts (RHI), including
Image via @henrycejudo on Instagram (photographer not listed) Former UFC champion Henry Cejudo says he would KO current flyweight kingpin Deiveson Figueiredo if they meet inside the Octagon. Cejudo was, of course, both the UFC flyweight and bantamweight champion before deciding to give up both titles and walking away from the sport. Cejudo retired last
10:20 AM ET UFC president Dana White is expected to meet with undefeated lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov this week in Abu Dhabi for the first time since Nurmagomedov announced his retirement in October. Nurmagomedov (29-0) is still the UFC’s undisputed 155-pound champion, even though he has stated he does not intend to fight again. White
Before Conor McGregor became the UFC’s biggest star, he was an up-and-coming fighter just like the rest of them. Ahead of McGregor’s first fight of 2021, the UFC has released a video chronicling his rise from two-division Cage Warriors champion to two-division UFC champion. Included in the clip are McGregor’s pre-UFC wins over Aaron Jahnsen,
UFC 257 has lost a key fight as Hakeem Dawdou is out of his fight against Shane Burgos. MMAJunkie was first to report that Dawdou has been forced out of the bout with a shoulder injury. MMANews.com has since been able to confirm the report. As of right now, it is also uncertain if the
UFC 257 goes down on Saturday January 23rd, and it’s a pretty hype event featuring Conor McGregor vs. Dustin Poirier. But almost on par with the hype for that event is the hype surrounding a near-mythical meeting between UFC president Dana White and retired lightweight champ Khabib Nurmagomedov. Khabib promised his mother he was done
Watch Max Holloway fold Anthony Pettis to win interim UFC featherweight title [embedded content] Max Holloway won the interim UFC featherweight championship in December of 2016 with an impressive performance against Anthony Pettis. Holloway next faces Calvin Kattar in the main event of UFC Fight Island 7 live on ABC on Saturday, January 16. (Video
We’re heading back to Fight Island for a triple header of events starting January 16. Look back at the top finishes from the UFC’s first two trips to Fight Island in 2020. 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.
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