2020 hasn’t been too kind to Tony Ferguson. After going almost seven years – and 12 fights – undefeated in the Octagon, he suffered back-t0-back defeats to Justin Gaethje and Charles Oliveira in this coronavirus-affected year. It was that lopsided loss to Oliveira at UFC 256 last weekend which prompted some murmurs that “El Cucuy” was no longer the boogeyman ...
It looks like Yoel Romero has found a fighting home quicker than expected after his surprise release from the UFC roster. The Cuban Olympian will be a Bellator MMA fighter for the foreseeable future. ESPN’s Ariel Helwani first broke the news on Twitter, before Romero’s agents Malki and Abe Kawa confirmed the story to be true. Yoel Romero is headed ...
UFC 256: Deiveson Figueiredo and Brandon Moreno fight to a Majority Draw in UFC flyweight classic A point deduction for a groin strike was the difference-maker as UFC flyweight champion Deiveson Figueiredo and Brandon Moreno fought to a Majority Draw at UFC 256. Both men were fighting just three weeks after their previous contests – and victories – three weeks ...
Charles Oliveira is raring to go ahead of what is arguably the biggest fight of his long MMA career so far. However, he will have to take on Tony Ferguson at UFC 256 without his head coach Diego Lima in his corner. Lima tested positive for the coronavirus in Sao Paulo, Brazil days before he was due to fly to ...
Former UFC light heavyweight title contender Anthony “Rumble” Johnson will be making his long-awaited return to MMA with Bellator MMA. Johnson has made noise about returning to the sport during his three-year absence, though many assumed he would slot back into the UFC fold. However, ESPN’s Ariel Helwani revealed it’s Bellator MMA who is adding the heavy-handed light heavyweight to ...
The MMA world received some surprising news on Friday night that Olympic silver medallist and former UFC middleweight title contender Yoel Romero was released by the promotion. And judging by the reaction of Romero’s manager Malki Kawa, the news came as a surprise to the Cuban wrestler and his team, too. “While we didn’t expect Romero’s time in the UFC ...
Marvin Vettori inserts himself in UFC middleweight title picture with short-notice win over Jack Hermansson Marvin Vettori took the call on short notice but landed the biggest win of his career as he earned a unanimous decision victory over Jack Hermansson to rise to the top five in the UFC middleweight rankings. “The Italian Dream” scored a knockdown in the ...
Whether he has completely retired from active MMA competition or not, Khabib Nurmagomedov looks like he will be involved in the sport for a long time to come. After buying local promotion Gorilla Fighting Championship for $1 million last week, renaming it Eagle Fighting Championship, he has been on a press tour in Russia and Central Asia to talk about ...
T.J. Dillashaw is less than two months away from being eligible to return to compete in mixed martial arts and he already has his eyes set on the UFC bantamweight title. Disllashaw was handed a two-year suspension by the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) for testing positive for EPO in pre-fight testing ahead of his attempt at winning the UFC ...
Few fighters have had more bad luck than Leon Edwards in 2020. Edwards was all set to face Tyron Woodley in the biggest fight of his career, headlining at the O2 Arena in his nation’s capital, before UFC London was the first event to fall through in March once the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic started to grip the country. “Rocky” looked ...