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In case you didn’t know… In 2011, Khabib Nurmagomedov signed a deal with the UFC and started competing in the promotion’s Lightweight Division. In his Octagon debut for the UFC, Nurmagomedov defeated Kamal Shalorus via third-round submission. Following wins over Rafael Dos Anjos, Darrell Horcher, Michael Johnson, and Edson Barboza, Nurmagomedov finally challenged for the vacant UFC Lightweight Championship at UFC 223. At the PPV, Nurmagomedov won the UFC Lightweight Championship by beating Al Iaquinta in a one-sided fight, as ‘The Eagle’ controlled the latter from start to finish....

Covington and Masvidal are ready to compete in a grudge fight at welterweight inside the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The pair were teammates at American Top Team but have called one another out since Covington left for MMA Masters. Both have their reasons for having animosity towards one another. Their rivalry got so bad that they had to be removed from American Top Team at some point. MORE: UFC 272: How a Jorge Masvidal-Colby Covington fight came to be, from a war of words to the Octagon...

For the last several months, the 29-year-old welterweight contender has used his social media platform to declare himself the best fighter in the 170-pound weight class and wage a verbal assault on everyone from fellow American Top Team rep and reigning champ Tyron Woodley, former titleholder Robbie Lawler and the man he faces this weekend in Sao Paulo, Demian Maia. Along the way, he’s criticized Woodley’s approach and called him a fake champion, suggested he and best friend/teammate Jorge Masvidal are the top talents in the loaded welterweight division and declared he was going to knockout Maia and make the UFC rethink its decision to position the upcoming clash between Lawler and Rafael dos Anjos as a No....

Whoever wins this fight might be getting a shot at the title next. In the co-main event of the night, Cub Swanson will be taking on none other than Kron Gracie. Gracie is yet to suffer a loss in his professional MMA career, as he has a 5-0 win record at the moment. He won his UFC debut fight. To find out when, where, and how to watch UFC on ESPN+ 19 aka UFC Fight Night 161, read on!...

Now, he is looking for a way to get another title shot, and he may have that in front of him. With Jose Aldo talking about making the move to Bantamweight, a fight between Aldo and Moraes does not seem inconceivable. In fact, it’s the fight that Moraes is challenging Aldo to. Marlon Moraes’ quest for the UFC Bantamweight title He had been trying to get the UFC Bantamweight title that had avoided him for so long, but he was unable to do so even when the title became vacant after TJ Dillashaw’s suspension....

When talking to MMAFighting, Askren was honest about the defeat and revealed why hiding was the worst possible option, an approach that Ronda Rousey took. Askren takes a positive approach Ahead of his big main event fight against former title challenger Demian Maia at Singapore, Askren spoke to MMAFighting about his loss and was very candid about it, saying: He admitted that hiding was the worst thing that can happen, referring to Ronda Rousey’s approach after being knocked out by Holly Holm in November 2015....

Amanda Nunes recently issued a public apology to Ronda Rousey and all her fans. In an interview with FOX Sports, ‘The Lioness’ admitted to having been angry before her bout. But now looking back, Nunes regrets some of the things she said, considering all the respect she has for Rousey and her contribution to the sport. This is the public apology released by the champion Amanda Nunes on Instagram:...

In a recent video uploaded to his YouTube channel, the 32-year-old Kiwi claimed the New Zealand government tried to disrupt his teammate Dan Hooker’s fight at UFC 266. Hooker and City Kickboxing head coach Eugene Bareman were questioned by Auckland police after a journalist spotted them leaving a gym. As per the city’s Alert Level 4 restrictions, individuals are not allowed to train at indoor facilities like gyms, even if it’s empty....

However, the video has now been removed from Instagram, and Masvidal is not happy about it. He put up a post on Twitter calling out whoever reported the video and made it get taken off social media. (h/t MMA Mania) Most fans are eagerly awaiting the chance to see Masvidal square off against the ‘Nigerian Nightmare’ in a title bout of epic proportions, but ‘Gamebred’ has other ideas. He is of the view that he can fight for the title later but at this stage of his career, where his popularity is sky-rocketing, he would much rather opt for a huge pay-day in the form of a mega-fight against UFC’s former poster-boy Conor McGregor....

Lia Thomas stunned the sporting world after winning several titles at the Ivy League women’s swimming and diving championships. The transgender woman was the victor of the competition’s 100-yard freestyle on Saturday. Thomas had also won the 500-yard freestyle and 200-yard freestyle earlier. UFC welterweight contender Jorge Masvidal was quizzed on Thomas’ recent accolades. According to ‘Gamebred’, he’s not underestimating women’s athletic abilities in general, but he thinks “girls should compete against girls....

When did Kamaru Usman win the UFC Welterweight Championship? On 2 March, 2019, Kamaru Usman won the UFC Welterweight Championship when he defeated Tyron Woodley in the co-main event of UFC 235. With the win, The Nigerian Nightmare won the bout via unanimous decision and it also marked his first title win in the UFC. Colby Covington’s return to the octagon After being stripped of the interim UFC Welterweight Championship, Colby Covington made his promotional return in the main event of UFC on ESPN 5 on August 3rd, 2019....

The Eagle subsequently faced and defeated Al Iaquinta to become the undisputed Lightweight Champion and half a year later, he defeated former Champion Conor McGregor in the most highly-watched fight in UFC and MMA history. Less than a year later, he defeated a very difficult challenger in Dustin Poirier within three rounds after going through a bit of adversity, something that people haven’t seen Nurmagomedov face. His next challenger, however, is believed to be his toughest one yet and the only man who many believe has a slight chance in defeating the dominant champion - Tony Ferguson....

The 27-year-old UFC star took to his official Twitter account to post a pair of tweets aimed at the Paul brothers. One of Khamzat Chimaev’s tweets featured an image of himself juxtaposed with an image of Jake Paul and Logan Paul. Chimaev’s statement in the tweet read as follows: Khamzat Chimaev also posted a follow-up tweet that comprised a photo of himself with his teammates, purportedly at the Allstars Gym in Stockholm, Sweden, which is where ‘Borz’ trains....

There’s a whole lot of buzz surrounding Muhammad Mokaev following confirmation that he had been signed by the Ultimate Fighting Championship at the age of just 21. The Dagestani fighter, who is competing out of Manchester, England, has a perfect pro record after making his way up through the ranks of BRAVE. His aim is clearly to take the bantamweight division by storm. Based on what we’ve seen of him up to this point, it wouldn’t be at all surprising to see that come to fruition....

However, all the claims to run it back were purely based on the controversial finish as Diaz said he was fine, but the doctor refused to let him continue. While there was outrage at first, once things calmed down, Dana White said that he saw Diaz backstage and realized that the cut was way worse than what was shown on television. As a result of this, there doesn’t seem to be too much interest from management to run the fight back, likely because Masvidal is next in line for a title shot following finishes over Darren Till, Ben Askren and Diaz....

In the main event, Charles Oliveira was meant to defend the UFC lightweight title against Justin Gaethje. Oliveira beat Michael Chandler at UFC 262 to win the UFC lightweight title. At UFC 269 in December, he beat Dustin Poirier via submission to defend the belt. Oliveira joined the UFC in 2010 after making his MMA debut in 2008. He is 20-8 with one no-contest in the UFC and is on a 10-fight winning streak....

UFC president Dana White announced on Twitter that former middleweight champion and arugably the greatest fighter in MMA history Anderson Silva will return to face Michael Bisping in the main event of UFC Fight Night 83 on Feb. 27 in London. The entire card will air on UFC Fight Pass, the UFC’s digital subscription service. MORE: January’s best fights Silva (33-6, 1 NC) will return to The Octagon after serving a one-year suspension for failing numerous drug tests for steroids before and after his UFC 183 win against Nick Diaz in January....

Cowboy returned to the win column in an impressive way; showcasing much-improved boxing skills. On the other hand, the co-headliner of the evening saw a lackluster fight turn on its head; ending in a brutal KO. Several other intriguing matchups also transpired on the card—the complete results of which have been noted as follows- Indian fans can watch UFC events Live & Exclusive on SONY ESPN & SONY ESPN HD #Main Card (FOX Sports 1) #1 Donald Cerrone vs....

The event is headlined by an electrifying bout between featherweights Zabit Magomedsharipov and Calvin Kattar. The co-headliner of the night will see to explosive heavyweights Alexander Volkov and Greg Hardy go head to head. Featherweight Title Bout (Main Event) - Zabit Magomedsharipov and Calvin Kattar The main event at UFC Fight Night 163 will see ‘The Boston Finisher’ Calvin Kattar travel to enemy territory in Moscow, Russia to face the Dagestani, Zabit ‘ZaBeast’ Magomedsharipov in a featherweight bout of epic proportions....

Her coaches convinced her to go back out for the fifth and final round. UFC 224 results: Amanda Nunes stops Raquel Pennington to retain title “I’m done," Pennington told her coaches. “I want to be done.” “No, no, no,” the coaches told the 29-year-old. “Let’s power through this. Let’s believe. Change your mind-set. Change your mind-set. Let’s just throw everything we got. We’ll recover later. Throw everything we got.”...