Khabib Nurmagomedov doesn’t expect to be holding his UFC lightweight title for much longer, according to a recent interview. The UFC lightweight champion retired in October following a successful defense of his belt against Justin Gaethje in the main event of UFC 254. Since then, he’s spoken publicly about sticking to his plan to not
John Kavanagh knows mental warfare is a real thing, and he wonders how Dustin Poirier will handle that at UFC 257. On January 23, Poirier will rematch McGregor after they fought in 2014 with the Irishman winning by first-round knockout. For the SBG Ireland head coach, he believes fighting someone who knocked you out early
Image via @ufc on Instagram (photographer not listed) Coach John Kavanagh believes Dustin Poirier is a tougher opponent for Conor McGregor than Justin Gaethje or Michael Chandler. Kavanagh has long served as McGregor’s head coach. During a recent interview with TheMacLife, he rated McGregor’s next opponent, Poirier, against two other top lightweights in Gaethje and
UFC President Dana White believes former featherweight champion Max Holloway was the victim of “bad judging” in the Hawaiian’s rematch against Alexander Volkanovski, which may have “Blessed” focusing on a potential trilogy against his “Great” rival. That would be a mistake, according to Calvin Kattar. “The Boston Finisher” headlines the UFC Fight Island 7 main
The Ultimate Fighter is about to reboot, check out the first 28 seasons [embedded content] It has been more than two years since The Ultimate Fighter reality series has produced a new season. Following the TUF 28 Finale in December 2018, UFC president Dana White said that the show would make the move with the
Khamzat Chimaev warns Conor McGregor ahead UFC 257 Conor McGregor vs. Dustin Poirier and Khamzat Chimaev vs. Leon Edwards events on UFC Fight Island, Charles Oliveira wants to fight for Khabib Nurmagomedov’s title and face the winner of UFC 257 main event, Vitor Belfort on Jake Paul provoking UFC athletes and much more! Informations about
Watch Gegard Mousasi vs. Douglas Lima full fight video to see the superfight between Mousasi and Lima for a vacant middleweight championship in the main event of Bellator 250 on Oct. 29 in Uncasville, Conn. Having regained the welterweight title with a Grand Prix run that included wins over Rory MacDonald, Michael “Venom” Page, and
Claressa Shields’ commitment to being the best MMA athlete she can be is growing by the week, and she is now prepared to take a major step to further along that process. Olympic boxing gold medalist Clarissa Shields recently decided to make the transition to MMA, and her first stop will be the Professional Fighters
UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya was named winner of the Charles “Mask” Lewis Fighter of the Year award at the World MMA Awards. Adesanya took home the top prize of the night in being voted as the best fighter of the year, and he was among a number of deserving award winners at the 12th
News Kirik | December 27, 2020 Dan Gable won states three times, DIV I’s three times, and the world championship, and an Olympic gold medal. Throughout all, he lost just once. In the Olympics, no one ever scored a point on him. And he was arguably even better as a coach at the University of
The 12th Annual Fighters Only World MMA Awards show went down last night on CBS Sports Network, and if you happened to miss it I don’t blame you. CBS-SN is pretty high up the dial and normally the awards go down in July so unless you’ve been paying way too much attention to the internet
Video: Invicta FC’s Best of 2020 [embedded content] 2020 was a year of unexpected challenges. Like everyone else, Invicta FC adapted to a new normal, but their athletes continued to give their all inside the cage. Here’s a look back at the best Invicta FC moments and match-ups from 2020. TRENDING > Rose Namajunas shoots
It wasn’t too long ago that fight fans wondered if the UFC’s flyweight division was going to be a thing of the past. But fast forward, and as 2021 approaches, the 125-pounders are in a better position than ever, there are a host of intriguing contenders and prospects, and the man ruling the weight class
Calvin Kattar made the most of his opportunities in 2020 and will kick off his 2021 campaign with a massive fight against one of the all-time featherweight greats. “The Boston Finisher” fights former champion Max Holloway in the main event of UFC Fight Island 7 on Jan. 16. UFC President Dana White, after months of
Cody Garbrandt may opt not to wait to receive a flyweight title shot before he returns to competition. Former UFC bantamweight champion Cody Garbrandt was set to challenge Deiveson Figueiredo at UFC 255 in November, but unfortunately, he had to withdraw from the fight a few weeks prior to the event. Figueiredo would go on
Ryan Bader could get a rematch with Bellator light heavyweight champion Vadim Nemkov in 2021, according to Bellator president Scott Coker. Bader saw his eight-fight unbeaten streak snapped in emphatic fashion back at Bellator 244 in August when he suffered a vicious head kick TKO loss to Nemkov to lose the light heavyweight belt. Bader
As if ending the year at the top of the official UFC pound for pound rankings as the #1 fighter in the sport wasn’t good enough for Khabib Nurmagomedov, now he’s been declared the best Russian athlete by the people of Russia themselves. “Today VTsIOM (All-Russian Public Opinion Research Center) has published the data of
Watch Jimmy Crute’s Performance of the Night win over Michal Oleksiejczuk [embedded content] Jimmy Crute has gone 4-1 in the Octagon since emerging from Dana White’s Contender Series in 2018. Though he lost to Misha Cirkunov last year, Crute has lost no other bouts en route to a 12-1 record. He rebounded from the loss