Michael Chiesa smothers Neil Magny en route to decisive unanimous decision win Michael Chiesa continued to look well at home in the UFC welterweight division with a dominant victory over Neil Magny. The Ultimate Fighter season 15 champion was able to skillfully impose his will on fellow TUF alum Magny and had his way with his foe in the grappling ...
Max Holloway reasserted himself as the man to be reckoned with in the UFC featherweight division even if he no longer holds championship gold. The former UFC champion at 145 pounds put on a record-making performance that will live long in the memory as he dominated his hardy opponent Calvin Kattar over five rounds at the new Etihad Arena in ...
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 ...