Hence, it wasn’t surprising that nobody expected Tyron Woodley to secure the win. However, when the fight started the momentum quickly shifted and Woodley stunned the world by defeating the favorite Lawler by knockout in the very first round. The win ended the three-year reign of Robbie Lawler and thus began the journey of Tyron Woodley as the welterweight champion. He had one of the best welterweight runs since George St-Pierre....
Khabib Nurmagomedov announced his retirement after submitting Justin Gaethje in the main event of UFC 254. It was speculated that he would be the new pound for pound number 1 ranked fighter after the win. Jon Jones was less than impressed with the idea. Speaking on the topic, UFC Hall of Famer and former two-division champion Randy Couture had a word of advice for Jon Jones through TMZ. Randy also stated that while Jon Jones will get a shot at the HW crown in the future, it’s his Xtreme Couture MMA student Francis Ngannou who is next in line for the title shot....
In case you didn’t know… ‘Jacare’ Souza last competed in the UFC in a blood-thirsty war against former middleweight champion, Chris Weidman, at UFC 230. Closing in on three minutes of round number three, Souza managed to pull off a fabulous knockout victory over Weidman, making fight fans around the world to believe that he would be next in line for the title, after Robert Whittaker vs. Kelvin Gastelum at UFC 234....
Askren has revenge on his mind Askren hopes to return to winning ways in a main event welterweight clash against Demian Maia at UFC Fight Night 162 on 26th October in Singapore. As he gears up for the showdown, former Olympic wrestler ‘Funky’ remains confident about bouncing back from the disastrous defeat against Masvidal at UFC 239. Funky admits that the ‘BMF’ title bout is a marketing gem Although he is not fond of either of the two fighters headlining UFC 244, Askren does admit that the BMF title is a marketing gem....
Now, the two have finally come face-to-face with each other. In a behind the scenes video released on her YouTube channel from UFC 240 via MMA Junkie, Cris Cyborg was shown confronting the UFC President Dana White. The two exchanged words, and it appears that things might be coming down if their interaction is anything to judge by. In case you didn’t know… There have been weeks of back-and-forth in the media between Dana White and Cris Cyborg....
On Thursday night, as part of International Fight Week, Jon Jones will make his way into the UFC Hall of Fame thanks to his legendary fight against Alexander Gustafsson at UFC 165. That night in Toronto, we saw the two iconic light heavyweights write their names into the record books with one of the greatest bouts in UFC history. Since then, both men have been on very different paths. Fans are currently waiting to see if and when Jon Jones will return to the promotion and make the move up to heavyweight in the process....
The BMF Belt The BMF Belt is a one of a kind prize that has gone viral on social media ever since Nate Diaz challenged Jorge Masvidal at UFC 241, claiming he wanted to defend his ‘baddest motherf***er in the game belt’. The UFC have truly capitalised on the viral craze. Not only did they immediately book the fight to headline UFC 244 at Madison Square Garden, but Dana White has confirmed that they are getting a physical BMF Belt made to be awarded to the winner - and the belt will not come cheap either, when asked about how much the UFC paid to make the belt White had the following to say…...
Both men were in attendance this past weekend for the Los Angeles Chargers vs. Dallas Cowboys NFL game. In a post uploaded to his Instagram, O’Malley had a conversation with the former two-division UFC champion. However, the interaction had no sound and their discussion remained a mystery. Felder’s comment was in response to a post uploaded by ESPN MMA that paired a photo of McGregor and O’Malley with the caption:...
‘The Nigerian Nightmare’ became the 170-pound king in March 2019. At UFC 235, he dominated then-champion Tyron Woodley in a five-round fight. Usman won the contest via unanimous decision. The 34-year-old’s first title defense came against Colby Covington at UFC 245. The pair pushed each other to their limits and delivered a classic back-and-forth war. ‘The Nigerian Nightmare’ eventually secured a TKO victory with less than a minute left in the fight....
Abdelaziz felt that his client being smaller in comparison to McGregor would have no effect on the eventual outcome of the fight. He backed Edgar to not only come out on top against the Notorious One but also claimed that Edgar would ‘whoop McGregor’s a**". Conor McGregor vs. Franke Edgar - Will it happen? Frankie Edgar was quite honest about his desire to fight the Irishman in a recent interview with ESPN....
Not only the Cowboy vs. McGregor fight, fight fans are hyped up for the action in store for them in 2020, per the UFC Schedule. We will witness three high-profile title fights in the coming months starting with a clash for the light heavyweight title between Jon ‘Bones’ Jones and Dominick Reyes at UFC 247 in February, followed by another spectacular bout for the strawweight title between Weili Zhand and Joanna Jedrzejczyk at UFC 248 in March and finally, the fight the world is eagerly awaiting - Khabib Nurmagomedov vs....
Arash Markazi uploaded a picture of White watching Canelo vs. Plant on a screen while Rose Namajunas and Zhang Weili were competing for the strawweight title in the co-main event of UFC 268 at Madison Square Garden. The fight was being telecast at the same time as the UFC pay-per-view event. Canelo Alvarez emerged victorious in his fight against Caleb Plant. The Mexican knocked out ‘Sweethands’ in the 11th round to retain his WBC, WBO, WBA (Super), and The Ring super middleweight titles....
Three years and two weeks later, the duo will throw down once again. Right after their first matchup, Marvin Vettori fought a new UFC talent named Israel Adesanya. And the future middleweight champion won a split decision that night. Since then “The Italian Dream” has won three in a row. Omari Akhmedov on the other hand since that draw had his own three-fight winning streak. Which was then ended by Chris Weidman in his return to the 185-pound division last month....
The third Fight Night in eight days - UFC on ESPN 8 - was a special event as it was built around Walt Harris’ first fight since the tragic death of his daughter Aniah Blanchard. ‘The Big Ticket’ faced heavyweight veteran Alistair Overeem in the main event of the show. UFC on ESPN 8 emanated from the Jacksonville arena and it had many other fights worth looking forward to. Claudia Gadelha took on Angela Hill in a Strawweight clash in the co-main event....
Here are the results from the night’s action at Ottawa. Main card Welterweight Bout:Stephen Thompson def. Rory MacDonald via unanimous decision (50-45, 50-45, 48-47) Welterweight Bout:Donald Cerrone def. Patrick Cote via TKO(punches) in 2:35 of Round 3Light Heavyweight Bout:Steve Bosse def. Sean O’Connell via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-27)Welterweight Bout:Olivier Aubin-Mercier def. Thibault Gouti via submission (rear-naked choke) in 2:28 of Round 3Women’s Flyweight Bout:Joanne Calderwood def. Valerie Letourneau via TKO(punches) in 2:51 of Round 3...
Rodriguez defeated Ortega via TKO in the main event of UFC Long Island after Ortega dislocated his arm while defending an armbar attempt by Rodriguez. If the injury requires surgery, it would be the third operation for Ortega over the past few years. “We can run it back anytime,” Rodriguez said after the fight. “We can do this, but I’d rather do it for a championship rather than a situation like this....
Speaking to submission radio, Adesanya was asked what he thought of Hall’s win. Israel Adesanya was cage-side for the bout in Las Vegas. In what is believed to be Anderson Silva’s last fight, former TUF finalist Uriah Hall finished the former divisional champion and perhaps the greatest middleweight of all time in the fourth round. Silva had his moments in the fight but Hall was dominant once he got going and forced a stoppage in the fourth round....
Adesanya, a big Anime and comic book fan, compared the Performance Institute to Professor Xavier’s Institute for Gifted Youngsters in Marvel’s X-Men comic book series. Speaking on Twitter, he said: Israel Adesanya impressed by UFC Performance Institute The UFC Performance Institute in Las Vegas, Nevada is undoubtedly one of the best state-of-the-art gyms in the world. The 15-acre, 184,000 square-foot campus has been hosting all the UFC fights in America since the pandemic began....
Since then, Cris Cyborg has talked about a rematch to get a chance to win her belt back, but unfortunately for her, it appears that may not be happening soon. Nunes’ coach, Conan Silveira opined regarding a rematch between Nunes and Cyborg in the near future according to reports by Sherdog. In case you didn’t know… Cris Cyborg is well known for being one of the most dominating women in the world of Mixed Martial Arts....
What’s the story? Amanda ‘The Lioness’ Nunes became the first openly lesbian champion in the history of UFC, when she defeated Miesha Tate for the women’s bantamweight title at UFC 200.She then moved on and demolished the former champion Ronda Rousey in her first title defense in just 48 seconds at UFC 207. Rousey was regarded as the most dominant fighter in the division, but that didn’t worry ‘The Lioness’ as she ripped Rousey apart in her comeback fight....
