ABU DHABI — Flyweight Miranda Maverick spoke with reporters backstage on Fight Island following her first-round TKO win over Liana Jojua at UFC 254, discussed how she felt heading into her octagon debut, career aspirations, which include fighting Valentina Shevchenko, becoming champion inside of two years, and trying to earn her PhD.
The medical suspensions for UFC 254 have been released, and as expected, a handful of fighters are facing long sits on the sidelines. Most notably, middleweight contender Jared Cannonier could be out for six months following his decision loss to the division’s former champion Robert Whittaker. Nathaniel Wood and Liana Jojua are also facing six-month
Bellator 250: “Lima vs. Mousasi” takes place this week (Thurs., Oct. 29, 2020) at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut. The vacant Middleweight title goes to the winner of the main event between Douglas Lima (32-7) and Gegard Mousasi (46-7-2). The fighters are scheduled to participate in what the promotion is calling a “Virtual Media
Khabib Nurmagomedov vs. Conor McGregor: Epic trash talking moments [embedded content] Khabib Nurmagomedov just retired and is being mentioned as a contender for No. 1 pound-for-pound best fighter in UFC history. We gathered a collection of some of the best trash talking moments from his longtime heated rivalry with Conor McGregor. The fight and rivalry
It wasn’t the end we expected to the career of Khabib Nurmagomedov, but maybe we should have seen it coming, simply because “The Eagle” has never done things in a conventional fashion. The Dagestan native always marched to the beat of his own drum, and that individuality extended to his work inside the Octagon, where
Bellator heavyweight Jake Hager believes fellow AEW standout Jon Moxley would find success transitioning from professional wrestling to MMA. “I think Jon Moxley is a great AWS world champion,” Hager told MMANews. “I know after wrestling him for that championship, for 43 minutes in front of no audience, in the Florida heat, that man has
6:27 PM ET Jeff WagenheimESPN Khabib Nurmagomedov closed out his MMA career in style Saturday with a victory and, according to his teammate, an act of compassion. Numagomedov successfully defended his UFC lightweight championship by finishing Justin Gaethje with a second-round triangle. He used that submission rather than the armbar he initially had set up,
UFC featherweight Brian Ortega got MMA fans talking at UFC Fight Island 6, and not just because he delivered a commanding performance against Chan Sung Jung. Ortega’s oversized cup was the subject of much curiosity during the five-round fight earlier this month in Abu Dhabi, and he didn’t address – and wasn’t asked – about
UFC lightweight contender Charles Oliveira is calling for a title shot in the wake of Khabib Nurmagomedov’s retirement, saying he is “ready.” Oliveira is currently the No. 6 ranked lightweight in the UFC and is one of the hottest fighters in the division at the moment as he currently rides a seven-fight win streak with
After defeating Justin Gaethje and improving to 29-0 at UFC 254, Khabib Nurmagomedov announced the performance would be the last time he fought in the Octagon. The lightweight champion won 13 contests while with the UFC. Subscribe to get all the latest UFC content: http://bit.ly/2uJRzRR Experience UFC live with UFC FIGHT PASS, the digital subscription
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Welcome to Midnight Mania! Michael Chandler signing to UFC is likely the promotion’s biggest pickup of the year. He joins an already talent-rich Lightweight division, but with Khabib Nurmagomedov retiring unexpectedly, perhaps the timing is perfect to bulk up the division even further! UFC is treating the Chandler signing like a major move, injecting him
Watch Anderson Silva KO Forrest Griffin ahead of his UFC retirement fight [embedded content] In the middle of his dominant run as UFC middleweight champion, Anderson Silva fought at 205 pounds against former light heavyweight champion Forrest Griffin at UFC 101 back in 2009. Silva faces Uriah Hall in the main event of UFC Vegas
Sean Strickland By the time he makes the walk to the cage on Saturday, it will have been two years and four days since Strickland last competed in the Octagon. Sidelined since defeating Nordine Taleb in a welterweight matchup in Moncton, New Brunswick in 2018, the 29-year-old California native is moving back to the middleweight
Khabib Nurmagomedov vs. Justin Gaethje was everything fans had hoped it could be. The two fighters met in a lightweight title bout on Saturday (October 24, 2020) at the UFC 254 pay-per-view event from the Flash Forum on Yas Island, Abu Dhabi aka Fight Island. Khabib came out and was firing on all cylinders. While
12:19 PM ET The UFC lightweight division, regarded by many as the promotion’s most competitive division, has suddenly become wide open with the retirement of champion Khabib Nurmagomedov this past Saturday. But how will the UFC determine a new champ at 155 pounds? There are at least five fighters who can make a case for
An intriguing matchup has been added to Bellator’s first November event. Multiple people with knowledge of the promotion’s plans confirmed to MMA Fighting that Austin Vanderford and Chris Curtis will meet in a middleweight bout at Bellator 251. The event takes place Nov. 5 at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn. and will air on
UFC legend Khabib Nurmagomedov has a reason why he switched from an armbar to a triangle choke on Justin Gaethje in the UFC 254 main event. Nurmagomeov had a stunning performance as he tapped Gaethje out cold with a second-round submission that sent his opponent to sleep. Nurmagomedov improved to 29-0 with the win including