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During a Q&A session on Bisping’s YouTube channel, a fan suggested that Colby Covington would win every round and then perhaps knock out his former teammate Jorge Masvidal. ‘The Count’ responded by stating: Bisping referenced Masvidal’s second-round KO loss to UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman at UFC 261 in April 2021. Furthermore, he pointed out that Covington, too, suffered a knockout loss against Usman in their first encounter at UFC 245 in December 2019....

The Korean Zombie scored an incredible knockout against Dennis Bermudez in the main event. Korean Zombie a.k.a Chan Sung Jung was competing for the first time in three and a half years, so there were question marks about how he would perform after being away from the cage for so long. Bermudez was out to test him early, throwing hard shots. One of these connected and stunned Jung and had him dazed for a moment....

Volkov emerged as a possible UFC Heavyweight title contender with a star-making performance against a game former UFC Heavyweight titlist Fabricio Werdum. Meanwhile, the co-headliner of the evening saw two Light-Heavyweight strikers battle in a barnburner. Additionally, several other intriguing matchups also transpired on the card—finishes galore—the complete results of which have been noted as follows— Indian fans can watch UFC events Live & Exclusive on SONY ESPN & SONY ESPN HD...

In case you didn’t know.. Justin Willis is an American MMA professional fighter, currently competing in the heavyweight division for the UFC. He has been a former fighter for promotions such as World Series of Fighting and Strikeforce. Willis held a professional record of seven wins and just one loss before his fight at UFC Adelaide against Mark Hunt. Justin Willis has had a consistent run in his last six professional MMA bouts, scoring victories against the likes of James Mulheron, Allen Crowder, and Chase Sherman....

The preliminary fights also sound pretty strong, but really they’re not going to pique the interest of the casual fan. Not many of these Fight Nights do, though, so all we can hope for are some exciting fights. Here are the predicted outcomes for UFC Fight Night 164: Blachowicz vs. Jacare. #1 Jan Blachowicz vs. Ronaldo ‘Jacare’ Souza Fighters moving up to 205lbs from 185lbs has become quite common recently; it probably stems from a couple of things....

Gonzaga returned to the UFC in 2012 and to the shock of many, “Cro Cop” will be making his third return to the company starting with this fight. Fans were shocked that the UFC made this fight due to Gonzaga finishing the MMA legend in that fashion. Among those that were shocked was Gonzaga. “Actually, I never expected it,” Gonzaga told Sporting News. Fighters usually don’t return three times to a company like Filipović is doing with this fight....

MORE: 37 astonishing UFC photos The UFC released a statement Monday night: “Following a conversation with the editorial team at SB Nation, UFC will not prevent MMAFighting.com from receiving media credentials to cover live UFC events. We respect the role the media plays in our sport and beyond, including MMAFighting’s ability to report news. “However, in our opinion, we believe the recurring tactics used by its lead reporter extended beyond the purpose of journalism....

The fight ended with Uriah Hall knocking out his MMA idol at the mark of 1:24 in the fourth round. In a heartfelt exchange that followed, Hall broke down in front of ‘The Spider’, apologizing for beating him down and thanking him for being an inspiration. Khabib Nurmagomedov reacts to Anderson Silva’s retirement Khabib Nurmagomedov, another legend of the the sport himself, sent a message to Anderson Silva on Twitter after his retirement....

What’s the story? Amanda ‘The Lioness’ Nunes became the UFC women’s Bantamweight champion by defeating Miesha Tate, in UFC 200. She dominated Tate and won via submission in the first round. But Nunes didn’t get much attention as a champion, rather people focused more on the former champion Ronda Rousey who was making her comeback. In the first title defense, almost everyone thought that Rousey will get her world title back....

While most MMA fighters, Jorge Masvidal included, would love to have a piece of Floyd Mayweather, there are many other marketable boxers currently active who can mix it up with MMA fighters. Canelo Alvarez is one of those big-name pugilists. The four-division boxing world champion told TMZ Sports that he would be open for a boxing match against UFC’s Jorge Masvidal as, from a business standpoint, the showdown has the potential to rake in a lot of money....

In case you didn’t know… Ariel Helwani is a Canadian MMA journalist. He has covered mixed martial arts professionally since 2006. He worked for “MMA Fighting” before joining ESPN in May 2018. He formerly served as an “MMA Insider” for Fox Sports 1’s weekly UFC Tonight show and other pre- and post-event programming. At ESPN he hosts a show called “Ariel & The Bad Guy” with Chael Sonnen, continues his podcast, and reports on MMA for all ESPN platforms....

However, Max Holloway hasn’t lost his respect for the Notorious One. While speaking to MMA Fighting, the UFC Featherweight Champion was supportive of McGregor; he stated that mistakes happen, and that the former UFC Double Champion is human after all. Holloway explained how McGregor understood the business aspect of selling fights and how fighters sometimes tend to cross the line while promoting events. He also stressed on how McGregor never went overboard....

He mocked the sentence that then UFC Light Heavyweight Title holder Jon Jones had been given by USADA for his violation, comparing it to the punishments handed out to other fighters. In case you didn’t know… Jon Jones and Daniel Cormier have had quite the run of fights in their career, but when they have met each other in the Octagon, things have always had a higher stake. In both the fights, it was Cormier who ended up getting knocked out by Jones....

Darren Till says he is willing to fight Yoel Romero While speaking to BT Sport recently, Darren Till claimed that he usually doesn’t take himself too seriously and completely understands and recognizes the type of fighter and human Yoel Romero is. Till added that his initial comments were just jokes and advised everyone to not take them seriously and added that its all fun and games for ‘The Gorilla’, who is currently coming of a huge win over Kelvin Gastelum upon his debut at middleweight....

Ahead of the fight, Cerrone’s coach Jafari Vanier called the Irishman a ‘one-trick pony’ and stated that Cowboy only needs to be aware of McGregor’s iconic left hand and his potency in the first round of the fight to emerge victorious when the pair finally meet on 18th January in the headliner of UFC 246. (h/t MMA Fighting) Vanier also went on to question McGregor’s gas tank and doubts whether ‘The Notorious One’ will be able to last too long once the fight goes past the second round....

Dustin Poirier’s 2019 In 2019, Dustin Poirier competed twice inside the Octagon in two high-profile fights, the first of which took place at UFC 236 when he faced former UFC Featherweight Champion Max Holloway for the interim UFC Lightweight Championship. Poirier won the bout via unanimous decision and the win also earned him his first title in the UFC and a Fight of the Night award as well. By September, Poirier was back in the Octagon, as he faced the returning Khabib Nurmagomedov in a UFC Lightweight Title unification bout at UFC 242....

In case you didn’t know… At UFC 169, Kevin Lee made his promotional debut for the Ultimate Fighting Championship and in his first fight for the top MMA Organization, The Motown Phenom was unfortunately defeated by Al Iaquinta via split decision. Lee, however, eventually bounced back from that loss and went on to establish himself as one of the most decorated fighters to step foot into the Octagon, as he went on to pick up vital Octagon wins over the likes of Magomed Mustafaev, Jake Matthews, and very recently defeated Edson Barboza as well....

Recently, Rockhold joined Submission Radio (courtesy of LowKickMMA) to discuss his injury, and detailed his plans for a return early next year, to give ‘Jacare’ the rematch he so desperately desires: “I’m not looking to fight another guy and have there be a question mark about who gets the next shot. I’m gonna go straight down the throat. I’m gonna get Jacare, finish my business with Jacare, and make no ifs, ands, or buts who’s the next in line to get that shot, whether it’s Bisping or Yoel,” he added....

Following McGregor’s victory over Eddie Alvarez at UFC 205, he once again issued a challenge to Mayweather. The undefeated boxing icon responded by saying that The Notorious one isn’t in his league and also contradicted any claims that McGregor was the ‘Mayweather of MMA’. When asked by TMZ what he thought of Mayweather comparing Mcgregor to an ant, the Irish Champion said, “Tell him to say it to my face!...

Although Bader admits that the UFC attempted to sign him to a new deal before the bout, ‘Darth’ admits he wants to test the free agency waters because, as he put it,‘Why not?’ Here’s what he said, (courtesy LowKickMMA): The bout with Nogueira will be a rematch of the pair’s initial match-up at UFC 119 in 2010, where Bader took home a unanimous decision win over ‘Little Nog’ for the victory....