Month: January 2021

UFC heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic will look to defend his crown for a second time against Francis Ngannou. Dana White confirmed at the UFC on ABC 1 press conference that the rematch is scheduled to take place at UFC 260 on 27 March. UFC 260 will have two title fights, as UFC featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski is set to put ...

Max Holloway puts on legendary performance, bludgeons Calvin Kattar over five rounds Former UFC featherweight Max Holloway fought like he had a point to prove in Abu Dhabi and that he did as he dominated and dismantled a tough Calvin Kattar over five rounds. Kattar, who many had thought was going to give Holloway trouble on the night, had little ...

Earlier today, UFC President and Khabib Nurmagomedov met to discuss the UFC lightweight champion’s fighting future. The pair met on Friday afternoon in Abu Dhabi during a UAE Warriors event, where Nurmagomedov was a guest and White was filming his “Dana White’s Looking For A Fight” show for the UFC. White posted a video of the two heading to a ...

With Conor McGregor set on returning to MMA next weekend, the former UFC featherweight and lightweight champion shared some of his plans for what he hopes to be a successful – and active – 2021 to make up for a lack of action last year. McGregor takes on Dustin Poirier at UFC 257 on Fight Island next Saturday in a ...

Conor McGregor is set to return to the Octagon next weekend and the anticipation of his rematch with Dustin Poirier is starting to rise ahead of UFC 257 on Fight Island. While MMA fans are excited, few will be as eager to see the Irishman as much as McGregor himself. In 2020, “The Notorious” kicked off what was meant to ...

Though it’s not quite at the level of Khabib Nurmagomedov vs. Tony Ferguson, the matchup between Leon Edwards and Khamzat Chimaev is already getting that cursed feeling. The proposed bout has already fallen through twice due to both men testing positive for the COVID-19 coronavirus. However, the UFC has put its eggs into that basket and has found a new ...

With UFC 257 little over a week away, anticipation is ramping up as the first UFC pay-per-view event of 2021 sees the return of Conor McGregor. McGregor, who will be facing former interim UFC lightweight champ Dustin Poirier in a rematch in the night’s main event, didn’t enjoy 2020 like so many others. Things started so well for the Irishman ...

Conor McGregor’s return to the Octagon in his rematch with Dustin Poirier will have a limited number of fans in attendance on Fight Island. In fact, the Abu Dhabi media office says that all three UFC events held on Yas Island in January will be open to fans. On 16 and 20 January, there are two UFC Fight Night events ...

UFC 259 is shaping up to be a big night of fights. A UFC bantamweight championship fight between Petr Yan and Aljamain Sterling is the latest to be added to a stacked card with plenty of gold on the line. The news was first reported by MMA Junkie and was later confirmed by ESPN. The event, set to take place ...

At the third time of asking, UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman and Gilbert Burns are reportedly set to lock horns at UFC 258 in February. According to ESPN, the former teammates have both verbally agreed to the bout on 13 February. At the time of writing, no location has been announced for this championship bout. This matchup has already fallen ...