The eagerly anticipated fight between Yair Rodriguez and Zabit Nurmagomedov has been put on ice for a second time. Rodriguez is said to have suffered an ankle injury and has been forced to withdraw from the bout. The pair were slated to headline the main event at the upcoming UFC event on 29 August at the UFC Apex facility in ...
Voting is now open for the 12th annual World MMA Awards. Head here to vote for your favourite fighters and MMA personalities. Fighters Only have extended the nomination period from 12 months to 18 months (1st January 2019 – 30th June 2020) to best account for all global MMA action and performances. The star-studded, black-tie 2020 World MMA Awards event ...
Dana White’s Contender Series is back and three UFC contracts were offered on week one after a night of four fights. The three successful competitors were Dustin Jacoby, Uros Medic and Jordan Leavitt. In the main event, Jacoby earned a unanimous decision win over Ty Flores. Jacoby dominated proceedings in the opening two rounds, punishing Flores with a range of ...
Voting is now open for the 12th annual World MMA Awards. Head here to vote for your favourite fighters and MMA personalities. Fighters Only has extended the nomination period from 12 months to 18 months (1st January 2019 – 30th June 2020) to best account for all global MMA action and performances. The star-studded, black-tie 2020 World MMA Awards event will ...
Derek Brunson halts the Edmen Shahbazyan hype train Edmen Shahbazyan has been heralded as the UFC middleweight division’s next big thing, but he’ll have to spend to regroup after Derek Brunson handed him his first loss as a professional mixed martial artist. The Armenian-American was hurt early as Brunson landed a big right hand before taking him down. Shahbazyan weathered ...
Voting is now open for the 12th annual World MMA Awards. Head here to vote for your favourite fighters and MMA personalities. Fighters Only has extended the nomination period from 12 months to 18 months (1st January 2019 – 30th June 2020) to best account for all global MMA action and performances. The star-studded, black-tie 2020 World MMA Awards event will ...
We’ve got a date. 24 October is scheduled to be when UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov and interim UFC lightweight champion Justin Gaethje square off in a title unification bout. However, UFC President Dana White could not yet confirm a venue and location for the bout when he spoke to CNN. Nurmagomedov – Gaethje was originaly set to be booked ...
Voting is now open for the 12th annual World MMA Awards. Head here to vote for your favourite fighters and MMA personalities. Fighters Only has extended the nomination period from 12 months to 18 months (1st January 2019 – 30th June 2020) to best account for all global MMA action and performances. The star-studded, black-tie 2020 World MMA Awards event will ...
Fabricio Werdum is now a free agent. And after a slick submission win over Alexander Gustafsson in his last contracted fight with the UFC, the Brazilian Jiu Jitsu ace will have plenty of suitors. While he hasn’t shut the door on staying on with the promotion, the former UFC heavyweight champion is weighing his options upon ending his last contract ...
Robert Whittaker edges Darren Till in decision win After his devastating loss to Israel Adesanya last year – which saw him drop his UFC middleweight championship – Robert Whittaker got back to winning ways against Darren Till on Fight Island. The Australian took a brief break from the sport after that aforementioned defeat following years of tough fights and that ...