MORE: The first time they met, Usman and Covington engaged in an absolute war that ended with Usman stopping Covington in the fifth round. But their rivalry hasn’t subsided and the two will meet again riding emotional highs as they attempt to prove who the better fighter is. Since beating Covington, Usman has ascended to the top of the UFC’s pound for pound list while riding a 14 fight winning streak....
MORE: Sign up to watch the UFC 277 PPV, exclusively on ESPN+ Pena shocked the world when she submitted Nunes last December, despite being a massive underdog against the woman who has victories over the likes of Ronda Rousey, Cris Cyborg, and Valentina Shevchenko (twice). Pena has her opportunity to prove she isn’t James “Buster” Douglas, while Nunes will look to show the world that her loss was merely a bump in the road, as she looks to reclaim her status as the GOAT of women’s MMA....
The entire card had some excellent fights, with the main cards containing possible fight of the year contenders. The ‘Korean Zombie’ Chan Sung Jung took on the late replacement to Frankie Edgar, Yair Rodriguez. On the other side of things, Raquel Pennington took on Germaine de Randamie, at a level where Randamie still has to get used to. The co-headliner between Donald Cerrone and Mike Perry was another brilliant fight on the card....
Ben Rothwell returned to the Octagon after almost 3 years in the other heavyweight fight on the main card. That and much more went down at the event that had the finishes and hard-fought decisions that kept the fans engaged. Let’s not waste any more time and jump right onto the results and highlights of the show: UFC Fight Night 146 Prelims Results: Anthony Rocco Martin def. Sergio Moraes via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)...
“To be quite honest, it was just one of those things where it was definitely a quick turnaround to fight, but at the same time its one of those things where you get complacent a little bit,” St. Preux told Sporting News. “I was on a five fight win streak and a lot of times when you train, you aren’t pushing yourself as much as you need to do when your drilling....
Bigfoot’s opponent Ivan Shtyrkov came into the fight with an undefeated record of 5-0, being relatively inexperienced compared to his opponent. Silva showed resilience in the fight but ultimately lost via unanimous decision. According to Mmafighting.com, the fight should have stopped when Shtyrkov was constantly striking Silva who didn’t defend well and stayed in a turtle position. Also read: UFC News: Big Foot Silva released from UFC But the fight went on as the referee decided to give the former UFC fighter a chance to continue....
Green, who stepped in as a late-notice replacement for Beneil Dariush, will come into UFC Fight Night 202 as a massive underdog. Currently, ‘King’ Bobby is listed as a +540 underdog on multiple betting sites, although he opened at +600. However, Sonnen believes Green is the “perfect candidate” to upset the streaking Russian contender. Sonnen, on his YouTube show, explained: ‘The American Gangster’ then went on to enumerate Green’s skills that could prove to be troublesome for the Russian....
Conor McGregor’s last fight in the UFC At UFC 229, Conor McGregor made his Octagon return for the first time since his UFC Lightweight Title win over Eddie Alvarez from UFC 205. Upon his return to the Octagon, The Notorious One lost a one-sided Lightweight Title bout to Khabib Nurmagomedov in Las Vegas. Following his defeat to The Eagle, McGregor seemingly announced his retirement from mixed martial arts, however, in a recent interview with ESPN’s Ariel Helwani, the former UFC Featherweight Champion revealed that he is open to another return to the UFC....
A win in this bout will possibly take him a step closer to the Heavyweight title shot. However, according to his interview with MMA Fighting, the titleholder Stipe Miocic pushing for a fight against boxing champion Tyson Fury is surely going to create some chaos in the division and delay his chances of fighting for the Championship. Curtis Blaydes: How long do I have to wait for a title shot?...
Holm, despite having lost more than she’s won in the last four years, has managed to get a lot of opportunities at UFC gold but hasn’t touched it since her loss to Meisha Tate 3 and a half years ago. When speaking to BJPenn.com, Holly Holm’s coach Mike Winkeljohn revealed that the former Champion is planning an early 2020 return. He revealed that Aspen Ladd is her targeted opponent. They were originally scheduled to face off at UFC 235 but the fight was quietly canceled because Holm had a title opportunity against Amanda Nunes....
Adesanya recently claimed that he would not park his McLaren 720s Spider supercar in front of his gym to avoid attention. Despite these actions, Adesanya was unsure about showing off his new car. This planted some doubts in his mind and Adesanya stopped driving the car for a week. According to ‘The Last Stylebender’, he started believing that other people were more deserving of the luxuries he has access to....
The much-awaited bout ended abruptly and with no result after Duffee went down with an alleged poke in his left eye. However, Hughes later expressed his doubts regarding the eye-poke and his dissatisfaction with the disappointing end of the fight. MMA Junkie reported on what “Lights Out” had to say about it. What happened at the Hughes vs. Duffee fight The two Heavyweight fighters were going toe-to-toe in the main card clash at Rogers Arena, Vancouver, from the very beginning of the bout....
In case you didn’t know… At UFC 229, Khabib Nurmagomedov marked his first successful Lightweight Championship defense after winning the title at UFC 223 by beating Al Iaquinta, against former division champion Conor McGregor, who made his return to Octagon competition for the first time in almost two and a half years. Nurmagomedov, who pretty much dominated the fight from the get-go, had control of McGregor on the ground and didn’t allow the Irishman to create any particular opening, as The Eagle eventually won via submission when McGregor tapped out in the fourth round of the fight....
The doctor intervened and didn’t permit Nate Diaz to continue after the third round as the Stockton Slugger suffered a nasty cut over his right eye. During an interview with MMAFighing’s Steven Marrocco, MMA pioneer Ken Shamrock expressed his belief that the doctor should have allowed Diaz to continue. He backed up his opinion with the argument that veterans of the sport should be given some leeway in such situations....
In case you didn’t know… Having won the UFC Welterweight Championship in 2016 by beating Robbie Lawler, Tyron Woodley has defended his strap four times in total within the past two years. His last successful defence came three months ago against Liverpool upstart Darren Till and his title defenses against the likes of Demian Maia and Stephen Thompson have already cemented Woodley as one of the greatest Welterweights of all time....
Noke announced his decision via Twitter after the event. Here’s what he tweeted out: Growing up in New South Wales, “KO” played many sports, with rugby being his favourite, before finding his place in MMA. He fought fellow Aussie and future UFC star George Sotiropoulos in their homeland before making his United States MMA debut with erstwhile promotion EliteXC. As a middleweight, Noke won his qualification fight to earn a spot in the UFC’s reality show The Ultimate Fighter, namely season 11, Team Liddell vs....
Chandler may have lost the fight but he gained the admiration of fans after putting his heart on display. Always classy in defeat, Chandler aired a live video on Instagram as he was taking an ambulance ride to the hospital. Chandler said: In an attempt to conceal the damage on his face, the former Michael Chandler put on what appears to be a filter that makes him look like Grogu, a character from the hit Disney+ show The Mandalorian....
Ivanov and friends went out to a club in Bulgaria to celebrate a group of friends winning a boxing tournament in February 2012. A fight ensued between his group and another group Ivanov said was looking for trouble. As he tried to break up the fight, Ivanov was stabbed under his left armpit. He immediately started losing large amounts of blood and passed out on the way to the hospital....
Bellator analyst and Lightweight fighter Josh Thomson was interviewed by BJPenn’s Natasha Hooper and during the conversation, he opened up on why the fighters in Bellator are just as good as the top-tier fighters in the UFC. Thomson even quoted Nick Diaz while stating the reason why Dana White has been apprehensive to engage in a war between promotions. The former UFC fighter opined that Bellator Welterweight Champion Douglas Lima could knock out both Kamaru Usman and Colby Covington if given the chance before putting Lima as the best Welterweight in the world....
Although Nunes rejected the idea of boxing Shields, she welcomed the boxing champ to face her inside the Octagon. American Top Team owner Dan Lambert isn’t among those buying into the hype of a first-ever female cross-over fight. Speaking to MMA Fighting, Lambert explained how Shields does not stand a chance against Nunes inside the Octagon. Lambert also agrees that Shields will be the overwhelming favorite to beat Nunes but he gave the UFC two-division champion a puncher’s chance....
