Khabib Nurmagomedov is not a man of mystery. Ahead of his showdown with Justin Gaethje in the UFC 254 main event, the undefeated lightweight champion isn’t exactly keeping his plans for the fight a secret. In fact, Nurmagomedov is more than happy to lay out his game plan just days away from the fight and
Image: PFL The Professional Fighters League (PFL), the first organization to present MMA through a Regular Season, Playoffs and Championship format, today announced that the 2021 PFL Season will begin April 23 on ESPN2 in primetime. The remaining Regular Season events will take place on April 29, May 6, June 10, June 17, and June
Michael Chandler flew all the way to Abu Dhabi just to make weight and go home. That’s according to reigning UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov, who doesn’t think the former Bellator MMA 155-pound titleholder needs to be serving as backup for the UFC 254 pay-per-view (PPV) main event. “Thank you Michael Chandler, go home and
Watch Khabib submit Dustin Poirier ahead of UFC 254 [embedded content] Watch UFC lightweight champion submit Dustin Poirier ahead of his return to the Octagon at UFC 254. Khabib fights for the first time since he defeated Poirier when he faces Justin Gaethje in the UFC 254 main event on Saturday on Fight Island in
Can’t get a bigger winner than someone who earned himself a title shot with his win last Saturday night, so here in the number one spot is Mr. Brian Ortega. I have to admit I had my doubts about Ortega coming back against a fighter like Chan Sung Jung, not just because of his long
Joanna Jedrzejczyk is looking to return to the Octagon in 2021. Jedrzejczyk is coming off a very close split decision loss to Weili Zhang for the strawweight title. It is considered the Fight of the Year and since then, the COVID-19 situation hit which has left her stuck in Poland. “Because of the COVID situation,
UFC 254: Khabib vs. Gaethje takes place Saturday, October 24th from the Flash Forum on Yas Island in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. The main card will be available exclusively on PPV through the ESPN+ streaming service. The event is headlined by a lightweight unification bout between undefeated champion Khabib Nurmagomedov and interim champion Justin
10:51 AM ET Jon Jones sat in the bowels of Houston’s Toyota Center in the early morning hours of Feb. 9, when he was asked by reporters about his controversial unanimous decision win over Dominick Reyes about 90 minutes earlier in the main event of UFC 247. The light heavyweight title fight was a close
UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov isn’t completely opposed to the idea of a rematch with Conor McGregor. But if it ever happens, it’s going to be on his terms. Nurmagomedov on Monday said if McGregor is able to defeat Dustin Poirier in a rematch on Jan. 23, he believes another fight with the Irish star
UFC welterweight Mike Perry has issued a statement denying abuse of his ex-wife, saying that “I did not put my hands on my ex.” Perry was previously in a relationship with Danielle Nickerson (aka “The Platinum Princess), who has hinted at signs of an abusive relationship in several social media posts. According to Perry in
Brian Ortega is back after nearly two years away from the Octagon and looked better than ever in his unanimous decision win over the Korean Zombie, Chan Sung Jung, in the main event of Fight Island 6. Subscribe to get all the latest UFC content: http://bit.ly/2uJRzRR Experience UFC live with UFC FIGHT PASS, the digital
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Welcome to Midnight Mania! With Khabib Nurmagomedov’s latest title defense opposite Justin Gaethje just a few days away now and Conor McGregor seemingly booked vs. Dustin Poirier, perhaps it shouldn’t be a surprise that there’s growing talk about a potential rematch. Perhaps already working on selling himself into that fight, McGregor took to Twitter to
UFC 254 Embedded: ‘Fight on the island, fight in the sea, fight in the desert, fight everywhere!’ [embedded content] UFC 254’s Walt Harris, Lauren Murphy, Justin Gaethje, Sam Alvey, Jared Cannonier, and main event back-up Michael Chandler train outdoors. Then everyone (including Bruce Buffer) boards the flight to Abu Dhabi. Khabib Nurmagomedov gets an enthusiastic
(22-2, 19 KOs, 1 Submission) Last Fight: TKO win vs Tony Ferguson (5/9/2020) Next fight: vs Khabib Nurmagomedov @ UFC 254 (10/24/2020) Outlook: Your favorite fighter’s favorite fighter put together a masterclass of patient violence in his interim championship win over Tony Ferguson, tagging “El Cucuy” with clean, heavy shots while breaking down the man who
UFC Fight Island 6 went down on Oct. 17 from Fight Island that saw Brian Ortega take on Korean Zombie in the main event. It was Ortega getting his hand raised by decision as he dominated the fight and even dropped Zombie fight. Following the event, the medical suspensions were released with Zombie being suspended
8:10 AM ET The wait will soon be over for UFC fans eagerly anticipating the battle between interim lightweight champion Justin Gaethje and world titleholder Khabib Nurmagomedov. The popular fighters are set to meet Saturday at UFC 254 on “Fight Island” in Abu Dhabi. Gaethje will rely on power strikes and athleticism in attempting to