Nate Diaz is reportedly set to make his Octagon return against Leon Edwards at UFC 262 in May. As first reported by ESPN, both fighters have verbally agreed to the bout but no contracts have been signed as yet. The bout will be contested over five rounds despite the bout not being a title fight nor a main event – ...
An all-European middleweight contest between Darren Till and Marvin Vettori looked primed to shake up the 185-pound division on 10 April. Those plans have been nixed after Till announced he had suffered a broken collarbone in training. “I’ve been sat here for a good few hours debating how to say this and put into words what I’m feeling and I’m ...
Fresh off a knockout loss to Francis Ngannou at UFC 260, the UFC’s most successful heavyweight champion took some time to lick his wounds. Classy in defeat as he is in victory, Stipe Miocic took to social media to share his thoughts on his defeat to Ngannou and assure his fans that he will be back. “First and foremost, I’m ...
Cage Warriors favourite Paddy Pimblett is now a UFC fighter. A former Cage Warriors featherweight champion, Pimblett has fought at lightweight since losing his title to compatriot Nad Narimani at Cage Warriors Fighting Championship 82 in 2017. The Liverpudlian fought his way to a lightweight title shot with the UK-based promotion, dropping a decision to top European 155-pounder Soren Bak. ...
Jon Jones was keeping a keen eye on the UFC 260 headliner between heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic and challenger Francis Ngannou in their long-awaited rematch. Ngannou dethroned Miocic with a devastating second-round knockout to become the UFC’s heavyweight king and Jones immediately took to Twitter to insert himself into the title picture. Likewise, Ngannou himself essentially confirmed he will be ...
Francis Ngannou avenged his defeat to Stipe Miocic and unseated the Ohio native to become the UFC heavyweight champion of the world at UFC 260. The Cameroonian scored yet another highlight reel knockout victory to lift UFC gold for the first time. This spectacular finish was one of many eye-catching moments on an entertaining UFC 260 main card. You can ...
Francis Ngannou avenges Stipe Miocic defeat with second-round KO Calm, poised, powerful. Francis Ngannou avenged his title fight loss to Stipe Miocic in emphatic style as he blew right through the champion in their rematch at UFC 260 in Las Vegas. Ngannou fought patiently, clearly a lesson learned after his first bout with Miocic, but still seized upon any openings ...
Anticipation for the rematch between UFC heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic and dangerous challenger Francis Ngannou is building ahead of UFC 260. Miocic weathered an early storm brought by Ngannou in their first fight at UFC 220 in January, 2018. However, Ngannou tired as Miocic smartly executed his gameplan to remove the threat of his opponent’s biggest weapon – his power ...
Retirements don’t tend to last forever in mixed martial arts. Surprising news emerged that former UFC women’s bantamweight champion Miesha Tate will be making her UFC return in the summer. Confirming the news with ESPN, Tate said she is set to face Marion Reneau on 17 July for her first fight since UFC 205 in 2016. As for Reneau, the ...
Former UFC middleweight champion Luke Rockhold has battled with injuries since he first lifted the belt in 2015. Since that dominant victory over Chris Weidman, Rockhold has lost three of his last four bouts. Given his injury woes and not being able to fight more than four times in almost six years, he was once publicly flirting with the idea ...