Islam Makhachev has been around for a while on the UFC roster, but the hype surrounding his name has never been higher than it is today. With Khabib Nurmagomedov seemingly retired from the sport, Makhachev – Nurmagomedov’s friend, training partner and protege, is widely seen as the heir apparent to Khabib’s UFC lightweight crown. His dominant victory over Drew Dober ...
After comfortably beating Israel Adesanya, we may have to wait a while to see UFC light heavyweight champion Jan Blachowicz back in the Octagon. The Polish fighter’s commanding performance against the UFC middleweight champion has created plenty of interest to see how long he can reign as the king of 205 pounds. It’s almost certain that Blachowicz’s next title defence ...
Jan Blachowicz makes first successful defence of title against Israel Adesanya Jan Blachowicz ended Israel Adesanya’s dreams of becoming a two-division UFC champion at UFC 259 with a controlled performance. The Polish fighter kept a tight defence and showed top-tier fight IQ en route to taking a well-deserved unanimous decision victory. Blachowicz and Adesanya enjoyed a tactical, sometimes pensive, battle ...
The UFC 259 pre-fight press conference did a lot to build the intrigue of the three big-time title fights that take place on Saturday. Arguably one of the biggest revelations to come from that press conference was UFC President Dana White admitting he was eyeing up Texas to take his fights to and hold events with fans in attendance. Earlier ...
Former UFC heavyweight champion Junior dos Santos and long-time top contender Alistair Overeem’s fighting futures will not be with the UFC after being released by the promotion. Overeem’s departure was first reported by MMA Junkie, before dos Santos confirmed his news on social media. ESPN later confirmed the news, adding that Overeem had two fights remaining on his UFC contract ...
UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya is all set in his bid to become the first fighter to hold both 185-pound 205-pound gold in the UFC this weekend. However, “The Last Stylebender” says he won’t be putting on too much weight for his bout with UFC light heavyweight king Jan Blachowicz at UFC 259. “I’m gonna keep the same energy during ...
2020 belonged to Khamzat Chimaev after going from a relative unknown to a big name on the mixed martial arts circuit due to having three dominant performances in the UFC in quick succession. However, Chimaev tested positive for COVID-19 late on that year, something that ultimately led to two cancellations of his proposed bout with Leon Edwards, and he continues ...
Ciryl Gane continues rise up the UFC heavyweight ranks with smart victory over Jairzinho Rozenstruik It wasn’t a spectacular performance, but Ciryl Gane did what had to be done to remain unbeaten and defeat his toughest opponent yet in Jairzinho Rozenstruik. In the UFC Fight Night 186 main event, Gane fought smartly in peppering the Surinamese fighter from range with ...
Who is the greatest bantamweight of all time? There is a short-list of bantamweight GOATs in such a young division that was a forked up by the UFC in 2010 & rebranded from the WEC. The division has been dramatic and hosted phenomenal names such as Renan Barão, TJ Dillashaw, Cody Garbrandt & many more names. When discussing the ...
The UFC’s heavyweight division is looking its healthiest for a very long time. Last weekend, two heavyweight prospects in Tom Aspinall and Chris Daukaus came away with big victories over veterans Andrei Arlovski and Alexey Oleynik, while the main event saw Derrick Lewis and Curtis Blaydes duke it out and make headlines. That trend continues on Saturday night when two ...