T.J. Dillashaw will be keeping a close eye on how things play out on 6 March. UFC bantamweight champion Petr Yan is set to defend his title for the first time against contender Aljamain Sterling at UFC 259. Dillashaw, a former two-time UFC champion at 135 pounds, became eligible to fight once again in January after serving his two-year suspension ...
The UFC heavyweight division is fast becoming one of the promotion’s most intriguing. Derrick Lewis helped with that on Saturday night when he knocked out top contender Curtis Blaydes in devastating fashion and shook up the title picture in the process. Down a round, Lewis was waiting for Blaydes to launch head-first into a takedown early in the second stanza. ...
Derrick Lewis dashes Curtis Blaydes’ title hopes with devastating KO Curtis Blaydes looked to be on the cusp of a UFC heavyweight championship fight but it’s “The Black Beast” Derrick Lewis who reinserted his name in the title picture with an emphatic knockout victory. Heavy underdog Lewis displayed some good takedown defence against talented wrestler Blaydes – enough to make ...
Leon Edwards has his man. UFC welterweight Belal Muhammad is stepping in on short notice to fill the void left by Khamzat Chimaev to take on Edwards in a five-round main event bout at UFC Fight Night on 13 March. The news was first reported by ESPN’s Brett Okamoto. Muhammad is only just coming a decision victory over Dhiego Lima ...
Curtis Blaydes has long been involved in the UFC’s heavyweight title picture, but that shot at winning the championship eludes him. That trend is set to continue in the immediate future even if he defeats former title challenger Derrick Lewis on Saturday night. UFC President Dana White revealed last weekend that ex-UFC light heavyweight king Jon “Bones” Jones will fight ...
The UFC is scrambling to find Leon Edwards an opponent after Khamzat Chimaev pulled out of their proposed bout due to suffering the effects of COVID-19. That marks the third time that highly-anticipated booking fell through, but Edwards has made it clear that he wants to make that 13 March date after spending all of 2020 away from MMA competition. ...
Kamaru Usman cements his position as UFC welterweight king, KOs Gilbert Burns in third round Kamaru Usman stamped his authority on the UFC welterweight division after earning a stoppage victory over former Sanford MMA teammate Gilbert Burns in the main event of UFC 258. “The Nigerian Nightmare” had to overcome to adversity to do it. Burns blitzed Usman in the ...
At UFC 258 this weekend, former Sanford MMA teammates Kamaru Usman and Gilbert Burns square off the UFC welterweight championship. Number one contender Burns has spent plenty of hours in the gym sparring 170-pound king Usman over the years. The Brazilian says the pair have spent “over 200 rounds” competing with “The Nigerian Nightmare” inside the confines of the gym. ...
UFC searching for new Leon Edwards after Khamzat Chimaev pulls out of 13 March fight – Fighters Only
Much like Khabib Nurmagomedov vs. Tony Ferguson, Leon Edwards vs. Khamzat Chimaev is a fascinating stylistic matchup that is fast becoming a cursed one. On Thursday, UFC President Dana White confirmed that the Edwards – Chimaev fight scheduled for 13 March had fallen through for a third time in a few months. Chimaev was forced to pull out of the ...
Nate Diaz has made plenty of noise about a UFC return in 2021 and said he wants two-to-four appearances in the Octagon this year. The Stockton, California native didn’t compete in 2020, having last fought Jorge Masvidal for the ‘BMF’ title at UFC 244 in November, 2019. Despite that inactivity, Diaz told ESPN’s Ariel Helwani who is on his fighting ...