Despite his masterful performance against Holloway in their first meeting and his impressive run of success inside the Octagon thus far, Volkanovski remains a somewhat unheralded champion. “I’d be lying if I said it doesn’t bother me or it hasn’t bothered me because that’s just facts,” he said of still not quite getting his due
Jorge Masvidal (Photo: MMAJunkie.com) Jorge Masvidal is giving a pro tip to fighters with some pull who are going through contract issues in MMA. For the most part, “Gamebred” received what he was asking for. While Masvidal didn’t get the exact amount of money he hoped for to fill in at UFC 251, the UFC
Welcome to Midnight Mania! Even after a number of successful events in the couple months since UFC has returned to action, the future still appears very uncertain for combat sports. With COVID-19 cases rising across the country, there’s a real risk past event locations like Florida and Las Vegas, Nevada will once again stop allowing
Dana White: UFC 251 is trending higher than a Conor McGregor fight | Fight Island [embedded content] UFC president Dana White is hit from all sides all the time. Just when he thinks he has things figured out, things explode, particularly during the ever unpredictable coronavirus pandemic. One thing that White always counts on is
Kamaru-Usman UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman says he is hoping to fight George St-Pierre next should he get by Jorge Masvidal in the main event of UFC 251. Usman takes on Masvidal in a megafight on Fight Island this Saturday night. The UFC 251 pay-per-view is trending to do massive numbers for the UFC, so
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Jun 30, 2020 Just when you think nothing in MMA will surprise you anymore, Jorge Masvidal goes and accepts the first UFC title fight of his career on six days’ notice. And you know what? I’ll definitely fall for it again. Even though I’ll try to remember moving forward that I know nothing, and this
A strawweight fight between vets Polyana Viana and Emily Whitmire has been rebooked for an Aug. 29 UFC event after their initial pairing at UFC 248 was canceled. Multiple people with knowledge of the upcoming fight confirmed the news to MMA Fighting after an initial report from Combate. Whitmire was forced to withdraw from UFC
UFC also sends its sincerest condolences to the family and friends of Adbulmanap Nurmagomedov, who recently passed away. Abdulmanap played a pivotal role in the lives of countless Russian fighters who made their way to the top mixed martial arts events around the globe, and his loss will be felt throughout the sporting world. July
Khabib Abdulmanap (Photo: Valery Sharifulin/TASS) The UFC brass will not be rushing Khabib Nurmagomedov’s return to the Octagon. Nurmagomedov is the UFC lightweight champion. He’s due for a showdown with interim titleholder Justin Gaethje. Nurmagomedov was eager to get back to action and even said he could return as soon as July. Those plans changed
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) will be back in business this weekend for one of its most important projects to date, as UFC 251 sets sail live on ESPN+ PPV from Yas Island in Abu Dhabi. In preparation for the debut of “Fight Island,” UFC president Dana White sat down with media members for his typical
Dana White reacts to Mike Perry assault charge: ‘I saw this coming’ [embedded content] UFC welterweight fighter Mike Perry has always been an in-your-face kind of guy. But things finally got out of hand when he punched a man and knocked him out, and assaulted at least two other individuals (according to the police report).
Image: @paigevanzant on Instagram Bets on UFC welterweight superstar Jorge Masvidal are “through the roof” and Paige VanZant and Max Holloway aren’t far behind heading into UFC 251. All three of Masvidal, VanZant, and Holloway are the underdogs in their fights against Kamaru Usman, Amanda Ribas, and Alexander Volkanovski, respectively. While the oddsmakers are pegging
8:28 PM ET The UFC says it is “troubled” by the actions of fighter Mike Perry, who was involved in a physical altercation at a bar this week that was caught on video in which he also yelled racial slurs. In a statement Thursday, the UFC said Perry has apologized and “committed to immediately seek
UFC welterweight champ Kamaru Usman acknowledges he’s probably in for a better payday fighting Jorge Masvidal over Gilbert Burns. As talented as the latter is, there’s no match for the former in fan appeal. “At the end of the day, it takes two to tango,” Usman told reporters during a virtual media day in support
The opponent Oezdemir is preparing for is UFC newcomer Jiri Prochazka. One look at Prochazka’s resume and he’s anything but your average debutant. The Czech Republic native is a former Rizin champion with his most recent win coming against former UFC fighter CB Dollaway. At 26-3 as a pro, Prochazka also has 23 knockouts. Hence
Mike Perry (Photo: Steve Marcus/Getty) The UFC has released a statement on the incident involving Mike Perry in a Texas bar. Video was released of Perry getting into a heated argument with people inside Table 82 in Lubbock. The UFC welterweight was shoved by a patron following a back-and-forth verbal exchange, and “Platinum” retaliated by