UFC President Dana White has said he plans to run a UFC event on 30th May and it looks he has a headline fight which will provide a big shake up of the UFC’s vaunted welterweight division. Former UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley will take on Brazil’s Gilbert Burns in the night’s main event. The news was initially confirmed by ...
There are few men on this earth who have had a sample of what both UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones and heavyweight knockout artist Francis Ngannou have to offer in the cage. Alistair Overeem is one of the said unlucky few, having fought Ngannou in the UFC’s Octagon and being a former training partner of Jones. And as talk ...
Alistair Overeem overcomes adversity to score TKO win over Walt Harris Alistair Overeem celebrated his 40th birthday with a big win over “The Big Ticket” Walt Harris on Saturday night. It wasn’t a walk in the park for the Dutchman, however. In the first round, Overeem had to dig deep into his reserves after being floored early on. Harris, who ...
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Former undisputed heavyweight champion Mike Tyson has given high praise to UFC superstar Conor McGregor for his boxing performance against Floyd Mayweather. McGregor made his boxing debut back in August of 2017, when he faced Mayweather in a junior middleweight contest at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. McGregor started well in the early rounds, before Mayweather began to break ...
Glover Teixeira bludgeons Anthony Smith en route to fifth-round TKO win Glover Teixeira turned back the clock as he put on one of his finest Octagon performances to defeat former UFC light heavywight title contender Anthony Smith in Jacksonville, Florida. The 40-year-old left Smith battered and bruised to earn a fifth-round TKO victory. Smith started the fight strongly, landing power ...
UFC President Dana White is eyeing up a lightweight title unification bout between champion Khabib Nurmagomedov and interim champion Justin Gaethje on Fight Island in the summer. Speaking to ESPN, White says he isn’t necessarily expecting the world to return to normal any time soon so would like to host the fights on Fight Island. “I don’t know if it ...
One of the most dominant champions in UFC history is set to be inducted in the promotion’s Hall of Fame later this year. At UFC 249, it was announced that former UFC welterweight and middleweight king Georges St-Pierre will be inducted into Modern Wing as part of the Hall of Fame class of 2020. The Modern Wing is for fighters ...
UFC 249 results, highlights: Justin Gaethje upsets Tony Ferguson to claim interim lightweight title 'The Highlight' lived up to his name in stopping one of the toughest fighters the sport has ever seen. ...
UFC 249: Justin Gaethje gets TKO win over Tony Ferguson in an absolute warThanks to Justin Gaethje, we will have to wait a little while longer to see Tony Ferguson face UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov – if that fight was to happen at all. Arizona native Gaethje put on a striking clinic to dispatch of a game, iron-chinned Ferguson ...
By Alistair Hendrie There is a warm feeling in the air as we approach Saturday’s twice-postponed UFC 249 card which will be headlined by Tony Ferguson against Justin Gaethje for the interim lightweight title. The UFC has the backing of the Florida State Athletic Commission, has implemented social distancing procedures and is providing daily tests for coronavirus. So far, so good. That aura of hope is exacerbated by ...