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The unbeaten Dagestani is presently serving a nine-month suspension alongside a $500,000 fine after being withheld by the Nevada State Athletic Commission for his questionable behavior on the eventful night of UFC 229. In case you didn’t know.. On October 6th, 2018, after insurmountable amounts of build-up for a mega-fight against Conor McGregor for the UFC’s lightweight gold had settled, the 155-pound champion, Khabib Nurmagomedov, submitted the Irish superstar to a vicious neck-crank in round number four of their championship clash at UFC 229....

Speaking to the media at UFC 240 on Saturday night, Thompson made the following comments when addressing his imminent return to the octagon… In case you didn’t know… Thompson is coming off of two consecutive losses for the first time in his career which has caused the former number one contender to drop down to seventh in the current welterweight rankings. Wonderboy’s most recent loss came against Anthony Pettis in March and the popular South-Carolina born fighter has been taking some time to get back to full fitness during his time off....

See, I think we’re too reactive when it comes to this sport — we wait for the results before we talk about the impact they have — and that seems counter-intuitive to me, especially given how much most people seem to be concerned with declining television numbers and pay-per-view buy rates. MORE: February UFC pound-for-pound rankings — GSP, McGregor ousted Rather than come away from an event that was widely panned like UFC 221 talking about the breakthrough performances and new stars that emerged while very few people were watching, I figured why not break it all down before hand so that you’re not missing out on the emergence of a pair of Australian prospects or a heavyweight contender rising to the moment in the biggest fight of his career?...

Lawler (24-10) led comfortably throughout the fight and was never hit very hard until Brown landed four straight punches with just over two minutes remaining. Lawler, the top-ranked contender, smiled then landed a kick to Brown’s stomach. Lawler later absorbed a hard right from the bloodied Brown (21-12) before holding on for his fifth win in the last six fights. Two judges scored it 49-46 and the third had it 48-47....

Stefan Struve quite possibly announced his retirement on a night that saw him return to the win column. That was just one the major highlights of the show as a new Light Heavyweight title challenger rose to the occasion in the main event. Here are the UFC results of Fight Night 145: Blachowicz vs. Santos: Prelims Results: Welterweight: Dwight Grant def. Carlo Pedersoli Jr. via TKO (Punches) (4:59, Round One)...

“Luke Rockhold? By all accounts he and Lorenz Larkin should fight and the winner of that fight, if not both of them, go over to the UFC. Are they gonna come over and be No. 1 contenders? I don’t think so. You’re in Strikeforce, come over to the UFC and earn your place. Let me put it like this: I’ve sparred with Luke Rockhold recently and let’s just say I’m the unofficial Strikeforce champion....

Gustafsson hadn’t fought in 11 months since a razor-thin light heavyweight title fight loss to Daniel Cormier at UFC 192. “The Mauler” told Sporting News that he was going to beat Blachowitz by knockout or submission. MORE: CM Punk and September’s best fights | UFC on Fox 21 results He got something he wasn’t expecting — Blachowitz hanging around. But Gustafsson did enough, defeating Blachowitz by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) in Hamburg, Germany....

Whilst Johnson was busy streaming a playthrough of Bloodborne, the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) entered his home and demanded that he be tested for substance abuse. Amazingly, this entire situation was caught on Twitch. What’s more, the chat itself was busy talking about the strict anti-doping stance of the USADA, and speculating on whether Mighty Mouse would be on the receiving end of a random test any time soon....

According to the story, which was initially reported by Combate and picked up by MMA Fighting, a pilates instructor by the name of Camila Amado Ribeiro has filed a lawsuit against former UFC lightweight and welterweight champion BJ Penn, asking for paternity recognition and alimony. The 41-year old Penn reportedly met Amado in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil back in 2018, when he was training at Nova Uniao for his fight against Ryan Hall....

According to Pettis’ coach Duke Roufus, Showtime is in great shape ahead of his rumored match-up against Diego Ferreira which is reportedly set to co-headline UFC 246 where Conor McGregor goes up against Donald ‘Cowboy’ Cerrone. Pettis was earlier linked with a rematch with Cerrone but with the McGregor-Cerrone match-up announced, that goes out of the window. Speaking to MMA Fighting, Roufus claimed that the UFC didn’t want to book the fight between Cerrone and Pettis for the second time....

Askren was thrown right into the shark tank, first defeating Robbie Lawler controversially before succumbing to a 5-second knockout at the hands of Jorge Masvidal. Following that, he headlined UFC Singapore against Demian Maia but was finished after putting on a competitive fight. Following that, he announced his retirement from MMA and has been praised for the way he handled his defeats. His ability on the mic and natural charisma has made many believe that he would be a great on-air personality, whether it’s as an analyst or a commentator....

According to ‘The American Gangster,’ Mendez shouldn’t have “exposed his own industry” by claiming that the UFC values entertainment over the integrity of rankings. He also claims that it’s not just about popularity but Conor McGregor’s achievements. Sonnen pointed out that although the promotion does value entertainment and popular fighters, McGregor is also more accomplished in comparison to Makhachev. He explained that while the Irishman has won three titles in the UFC already (including the interim title at UFC 189), Makhachev is yet to reach those heights of success....

‘From best friends to bitter rivals’ is the tagline associated with the American Top Team implosion between Jorge Masvidal and Colby Covington. They’ve been wanting to settle the score for well over a year now ever since the friendship between them broke down. They’ll get the chance to do just that at UFC 272 in Las Vegas. Both men are coming off the back of defeats to Kamaru Usman and both are hungry to get back in the win column....

Being knocked out by Ngannou is a pain that Blaydes knows all too well as it happened to him around this time a year ago - and it wasn’t even the first time that happened. However, Dos Santos will look to get back to winning ways as the two Heavyweights meet on January 25th in the headliner of UFC Fight Night Raleigh. The announcement was made by UFC and it’s the event that will happen a week after Conor McGregor’s expected PPV return (January 18th)....

Speaking to Joe Rogan on the latter’s podcast, Zahabi said that GSP is the world’s greatest martial artist and he is ready to step in if either Colby Covington or Kamaru Usman get injured ahead of their bout at UFC 245. Zahabi further revealed that he thinks the prospect of a mega-fight can bring GSP back inside the Octagon. Zahabi could be hinting at a fight against the reigning UFC lightweight champion, Khabib Nurmagomedov or the former UFC ‘champ-champ’ Conor McGregor....

Oezdemir, currently ranked No.8 in the light heavyweight division, claimed he is still doubting Hill after his performance this past weekend. ‘Sweet Dreams’ lashed back at him on Twitter, saying the former title challenger’s doubts were understandable considering the brain damage he must have taken in recent fights. Hill also took a dig at ‘No Time’ for suffering a knockout loss to UFC debutant Jiri Prochazka at UFC 251. Replying to Oezedmir, the rising 205 lbs star wrote on Twitter:...

Schaefer was recently interviewed by Ariel Helwani on The MMA Hour. The Swiss boxing promoter, who produced boxing events featuring stars like Canelo Alvarez, Bernard Hopkins and Oscar De La Hoya, compared the former light heavyweight champion to boxing legend Floyd Mayweather in terms of professionalism. Catch Richard Schaefer’s full appearance on The MMA Hour below: After parting ways with First Round Management, Jones declared on social media that he had hired Schaefer as his new advisor....

In case you didn’t know… Following a 15-month suspension from the UFC, Jones was deemed eligible for a return to the Octagon on the UFC 232 fight card, scheduled for December 29th, 2018. The former light heavyweight champion fought for the vacant title against arch-rival, Alexander Gustafsson, soon after Daniel Cormier parted ways from his 205-pound belt. Jones managed to finish Gustafsson in round number three after a barrage of ground and pound strikes proved to be a little in excess for the big Swede....

In case you didn’t know… From the year 2015 to the late stages of 2017, Michael Bisping was at the peak of his game in the UFC Octagon where he successfully managed to defeat the likes of Anderson Silva, Dan Henderson, and Luke Rockhold, whom Bisping defeated to win the UFC Middleweight Title at UFC 199 in 2016. However, in November of 2017, Bisping suffered a devastating loss to the returning Georges St....

According to Paige VanZant, J.J. Watt got hold of her phone number while she was on Dancing With The Stars. The Arizona Cardinals defensive end supposedly arrived home to pick her up, but she stood him up. Paige VanZant recently said on an episode of the ‘Punchin’ In’ podcast: Austin Vanderford then revealed that he also beat Nick Jonas in the run to get Paige VanZant. VanZant agreed that Jonas also approached her in a similar manner and was meted out with the same treatment....