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Khabib Nurmagomedov on retirement, Conor McGregor, and Dana White’s Surprise [embedded content] Khabib Nurmagomedov has Justin Gaethje standing before him at UFC 254 on Oct. 24 on Fight Island in Abu Dhabi. But might that be the final time we see the UFC lightweight champion competing in the Octagon? Nurmagomedov has mentioned retirement several times

1:09 PM ET Isabella Mir, the daughter of former UFC heavyweight champion Frank Mir, is going to follow in her father’s footsteps. Mir, 17, has signed with Ikon Fighting Federation to make her pro MMA debut on Oct. 22 in San Carlos, Mexico, her manager, Malki Kawa, told ESPN. She will be fighting Danielle Wynn

Conor McGregor has reportedly been negotiating with Manny Pacquiao’s team for his second professional boxing match. According to his first boxing opponent, Floyd Mayweather, the Irish superstar’s punching power is too soft. “If I could pick an easy $300 million, absolutely,” Mayweather said on Shannon Sharpe’s podcast regarding a possible rematch with Conor. “Same way, same results.”

Image: UFC on Instagram Former UFC light heavyweight title challenger Volkan Oezdemir has been forced to withdraw from his scheduled October 17 bout with Nikita Krylov. Oezdemir and Krylov were slated to co-headline the upcoming UFC event Fight Island. However, due to a knee injury, ‘No Time‘ was forced to withdraw from the contest. “I’m

Jessica-Rose Clark had an amazing performance at UFC Vegas 11, dominating Sarah Alpar across three rounds before violently finishing her in the third round with some mean muay thai. While it didn’t earn her a Performance of the Night bonus, it did put her on many people’s radar at women’s bantamweight. Unfortunately, it now looks

Dana White says UFC has offered Conor McGregor and Dustin Poirier a fight UFC president Dana White says that the UFC has offered Conor McGregor and Dustin Poirier a rematch in the Octagon. Though McGregor remains retired, he put together an exhibition bout with Poirier to take place on Dec. 12 in Dublin. The proceeds

9:16 AM ET Thursday’s Bellator 247 main event has been canceled after headliner Paul Daley failed to make weight for his fight against Derek Anderson. Daley, who weighed 1.6 pounds over the 171-pound limit, was forced to go to the hospital due to the bad weight cut. As a result, the fight has been canceled,

According to Khabib Nurmagomedov’s manager, Ali Abdelaziz, the undefeated UFC lightweight champion recently turned down a spot coaching on The Ultimate Fighter opposite Conor McGregor. The TUF season would have led to a rematch between the two. He spoke to TMZ about the situation. “Last week Dana White called me,” Abdelaziz said to TMZ. “He

UFC commentator Dan Hardy has updated on the status of his beef with famed MMA referee Herb Dean. Hardy, who spent many years competing in the UFC welterweight division, had words with Dean during a July 25 UFC card on Fight Island in Abu Dhabi. The incident occured during a fight between Francisco Trinaldo and

Former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) middleweight champion Chris Weidman knows a thing or two about defeating long, lanky strikers. That’s why the “All American” is confident he could not only beat, but dominate reigning 185-pound kingpin Israel Adesanya. “I think that’s a tailor-made matchup for me. Those athletic strikers, tall lanky guys, I’ve proven that

While most sports saw a jump in viewership in their return during the COVID-19 pandemic, it was short-lived for many. Several factors could be playing a role like so many sports taking place on television and streaming devices at the same time. There are so many options: the NFL, NBA, MLB, MLS, PGA, WNBA, NASCAR,