Dana White’s battle in getting UFC 249 over the line for 18 April has been lost. The UFC President told ESPN’s Brett Okamoto that UFC 249 will no longer take place on 18 April after intervention from partners ESPN and Disney. Additionally, all future scheduled UFC events have been postponed indefinitely. “Today, we got a call from the highest level ...
This article was originally featured in Fighters Only issue 142. You can get a free subscription by clicking here. Worrds: Gareth A. Davies Floyd Mayweather Jr’s latest potential venture involving UFC president Dana White, and two of the fight organization’s biggest stars curled the lips of a few folk in mixed martial arts recently. This is the notion that Floyd ...
That’s despite the promotion announcing a full fight card for UFC 249, which is set to be headlined by an interim UFC lightweight championship fight between Tony Ferguson and Justin Gaethje on 18 April. ESPN’s Brett Okamoto spoke with White after the UFC 249 fight card was announced and White didn’t reveal the location of the event and those that ...
We now have clarity. UFC 249 is a go and its full fight card was announced by the UFC late on Monday night. Khabib Nurmagomedov will not be competing on the card as expected. Headlining a stacked card given the circumstances, Tony Ferguson and Justin Gaethje will compete for the interim UFC lightweight championship. A monstrous heavyweight bout between Francis Ngannou ...
UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov yesterday ruled himself out of fighting Tony Ferguson at UFC 249 on 18 April. The Dagestan mauler said he will not be leaving Russia as he self-isolates amid the ongoing COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic which has gripped the globe. Unsurprisingly, challenger and former interim UFC lightweight champion Ferguson had plenty to say in response. Nurmagomedov took ...
We’re all living in uncertain, challenging times. However, there is some good news to be had as much of the combat sports world has downed its tools. Manel Kape, the diminutive Angolan scrapper who recently captured Rizin Fighting Federation gold, has reportedly signed to the UFC roster on a four-fight deal. The news was confirmed by AKA Thailand, the gym led ...
UFC women’s flyweight champion Valentina Shevchenko’s next title defence is being pushed back, but not because of the coronavirus pandemic. The Kyrgyzstan kickboxer was set to face Scotland’s Joanne Calderwood at UFC 251 in Perth, Australia on 6 June. According to ESPN, the fight’s postponement isn’t due to the ongoing COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic; it’s due to a leg injury Shevchenko ...
It’s looking increasingly likely that UFC 249 will not feature a fight between UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov and Tony Ferguson – the fifth time the fight failed to materialise. With Nurmagomedov currently stranded in Russia due to the country’s travel restrictions put in place for the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, it appears the UFC are creating alternative plans for UFC ...
The main event of UFC 249, a fight between UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov and former interim champion Tony Ferguson, is in jeopardy. Nurmagomedov told fans on Instagram how he is stranded in Russia due to government travel restrictions put in place to quell the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic. The undefeated lightweight king revealed his training camp for Ferguson has seen ...