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 ...
UFC 259 is shaping up to be a big night of fights. A UFC bantamweight championship fight between Petr Yan and Aljamain Sterling is the latest to be added to a stacked card with plenty of gold on the line. The news was first reported by MMA Junkie and was later confirmed by ESPN. The event, set to take place ...
Kamaru Usman expected to defend welterweight title against Gilbert Burns in February – Fighters Only
At the third time of asking, UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman and Gilbert Burns are reportedly set to lock horns at UFC 258 in February. According to ESPN, the former teammates have both verbally agreed to the bout on 13 February. At the time of writing, no location has been announced for this championship bout. This matchup has already fallen ...
UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya will get his chance at becoming a two-division UFC champion against light heavyweight king Jan Blachowicz at UFC 259. UFC 259 takes place on 6 March and will also feature a women’s featherweight title fight between Amanda Nunes and Megan Anderson. At the time of writing, no location has been announced for the event. Dana ...
Yesterday, news broke that the fight between Khamzat Chimaev and Leon Edwards had been cancelled for a second time. And, also for a second time, the reason behind that is COVID-19 according to MMA Junkie. The pair were originally scheduled to fight on the UFC’s final event of the year, UFC Fight Night 183 on 19 December. However, that fight ...
Former WEC and UFC lightweight champion Anthony Pettis announced he will be testing the waters of free agency after fighting out the last bout on his UFC contract this past weekend. Pettis, who fought under the UFC banner for almost a decade, defeated top names during his tenure with the promotion, such as Benson Henderson, Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone, Gilbert Melendez, ...
The results from the 12th World MMA Awards are in and some of mixed martial arts’ biggest names are among the winners. UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya, two-weight UFC champion Amanda Nunes, and ‘BMF’ king Jorge Masvidal picked up some of the biggest awards on the night, broadcast live on CBS Sports Network and hosted by Dolph Lundgren. Due to ...
The UFC will kick off 2021 with a bang after Dana White announced they will begin the year with three events in the space of a week on “Fight Island” in Abu Dhabi. On 16 January, this UFC Fight Night event will be headlined by former champion Max Holloway and Calvin Katter, an intriguing featherweight contest with title implications. There ...