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Covington (16-3, four KOs) was a two-time Pac-10 Conference wrestling champion and All-American. He made his pro MMA debut in 2012 and joined the UFC in 2014. A seven-fight winning streak starting in 2016 changed his career. When he beat Rafael dos Anjos for the interim UFC welterweight title, he debuted a persona many know him for now. He is 2-2 in his last four fights since then. He beat Robbie Lawler, got knocked out by champion Kamaru Usman at UFC 245, beat former champion Tyron Woodley, and lost a rematch to Usman at UFC 268 via unanimous decision....

At UFC 273 on April 9, two major titles will be on the line. Outside of the bantamweight and featherweight division, however, the welterweights will be spotlighted. A young fighter has taken the MMA world by storm, and he will look to continue his path of destruction against a veteran of the sport. Inside the VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Florida, Khamzat Chimaev faces Gilbert Burns. The Sporting News, with the help of Sports Interaction, looks into a bout that could have major implications when it comes to the welterweight rankings....

Charles Oliveira defends the UFC lightweight title against Justin Gaethje, while Rose Namajunas defends the UFC strawweight title against Carla Esparza. Right before that, Tony Ferguson faces Michael Chandler. UFC 274 takes place inside the Footprint Center in Phoenix. Oliveira is 20-8 with one no-contest in the UFC and is on a 10-fight win streak. 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....

In a nice touch, UFC introduced it’s Hall of Fame at this show and made UFC 1 veterans, Royce Gracie and Ken Shamrock it’s first two members. It made sense as those two were the biggest drawing cards of the early years of UFC, with Gracie winning the tournaments at UFC 1, 2 and 4 and Shamrock winning the inaugural “Superfight” Championship. Gracie and Shamrock both gave well-received acceptance speeches....

The first milestone marks a culmination of more than a year of planning and construction, as UFC celebrates the grand opening of the UFC Performance Institute Shanghai, the world’s largest, state-of-the-art MMA training and development facility. Nearly three times as large as the original UFC Performance Institute in Las Vegas, the 93,000 square-foot facility in Shanghai will serve as a training hub to develop and support the next generation of MMA athletes from mainland China and the greater Asia-Pacific region....

According to Nurmagomedov, Makhachev vs. Green is not a small fight even though it might not be as big as Dariush vs. Makhachev. ‘The Eagle’ believes that the UFC has landed themselves a “real main-event” for UFC Vegas 49. In a recent appearance on The Anatomy of a Fighter, the former UFC lightweight champion said: Watch the full video below: Currently ranked number four in the lightweight division, Islam Makhachev was originally expected to face No....

Nurmagomedov uploaded cage-side footage of Miller’s post-fight octagon interview, labeling him a legend. ‘The Eagle’ wrote on Twitter: One of the pioneers of leg kicks in MMA, Jim Miller, started chopping away at Nikolas Motta’s legs from the very first bell. After showing patience in the opening round, ‘A-10’ caught Motta with a flush right hand that sent him crashing into the canvas in round two. Miller immediately unleashed vicious ground and pound, forcing referee Keith Peterson to intervene at 01:58 of the round....

For a long time, Mark Hunt had been looking to make sure that he has a good run in the UFC, but he recently said that his contract with them was valid for only two more fights. He said that after those fights, he would let his contract expire, and move on from the company. Things might still work out that way, but Dana White’s recent statement, that UFC would look to offer Hunt a new contract based on his fight in Moscow meant that Hunt suddenly had a lot depending on his fight against Oleinik....

In the main event of the card, Light Heavyweight Jan Blachowicz will look to continue his winning run of form, as he faces down Thiago Santos. The co-main event will see another two fighters go at it, as Stefan Struve will take on Marcos Rogerio de Lima. Read on to know, how, when, and where to watch UFC Prague. UFC Fight Night 145 Location and Date Location: O2 Arena in Prague, Czech Republic....

Greg Hardy returned to Octagon for the first time since his controversial outing at UFC on ESPN 6 in October when his win was overturned to a no-decision after he was caught using an inhaler between rounds. The former NFL star took on Alexander Volkov in the co-main event of the evening. Top Russian talents from the UFC were also featured in a fight card that didn’t fail to disappoint the fight fanatics in Russia....

At the end of it all, Cruz backed up his words by putting a stop to a dominant TJ Dillashaw reign to edge out a split decision victory in a 5-round battle. Dominick Cruz, who now holds a 20-1 record, has only competed twice since 2011, and put to rest all doubts surrounding his comeback to claim the bantamweight title. The first round saw both the bantamweight standouts get a fair amount of strikes in to even out the score....

The judges at Octagonside scored the contest 29-28, 28-29 and 29-28 in favor of Simon. The fight turned out to be a very engaging one as the fighters were seen indulging in a bit of verbal banter throughout the three-round bout. Simon’s well-rounded striking and grappling game was too much for Borg to handle The fight kicked off in blistering pace, with Simon proving to be the aggressor in the initial exchanges courtesy a well rounded striking and grappling game that seemed to cause Borg a fair bit of trouble....

Ronda Rousey’s star power and a possible run in pro wrestling: “Not anytime soon. I am focused on this fight [against Fabricio Werdum on June 13]. Let’s see what happens on my career in fighting… I can never say never. We will just have to wait.” Werdum’s fight against Mark Hunt last year in Mexico: “The whole fight I thought Mark Hunt was winning the fight. But what impressed me is that Fabricio is always dangerous....

UFC middleweight contender Eryk Anders reacted to a proposed boxing match between YouTuber Jake Paul and former UFC middleweight title contender Yoel Romero. Jake Paul has been one of the most talked about personalities in the combat sports world as of late. Paul went viral after he knocked out former NBA player Nate Robinson in his second professional bout, and he has since been calling out some of the biggest names in combat sports, including Conor McGregor, even going as far as to say that they are in the same level when it comes to boxing....

Waterson recently faced Joanna Jędrzejczyk in October and a win against the former Strawweight Champion would have forced the UFC to hand her a title fight. She was, however, defeated via unanimous decision in the five-round main event. Waterson’s coach Mike Winkeljohn spoke to BJPenn.com and revealed his thoughts about her future. While he believed that Waterson can be a legit title contender in the 115-pound division, Winkeljohn opined that a 105-pound Atomweight division suits her the best and he had no doubts that Waterson would become a UFC Champion in the proposed new weight class....

White said that if McGregor managed to get past Donald Cerrone in their upcoming bout at UFC 246, the Irishman would get a rematch against Nurmagomedov if the Russian also manages to retain his title against Tony Ferguson at UFC 249. However, there seems to be a slight change in plans. Per White, McGregor wants Jorge Masvidal’s ‘BMF’ title. Speaking to ESPN.com, White said McGregor has three fights on his agenda for 2020....

Ahead of the bout, Souza is happy about the fact that for the first time in his life, he does not have to cut down on a large amount of weight for his fight. Souza also said that he is wary of talking too much ahead of the fight like Luke Rockhold, who got knocked out of his wits with a vicious left hook by Blachowicz at UFC 239....

During a recent conversation on MMA Fighting’s EuroBash Podcast, Felder was asked about the possibility of facing Conor McGregor in his next fight and was unsurprisingly open to the idea of stepping into the cage with The Notorious… Felder’s other options While Felder is clearly open to the idea of taking one of the biggest fights in the game against McGregor, he also took a moment to outline several other fighters he would like to throw down against in the coming months…...

Gane recently won the interim UFC heavyweight title after defeating Derrick Lewis in July. Ngannou, meanwhile, captured the heavyweight belt earlier this year against Stipe Miocic at UFC 260. A unification bout between the two men will ideally take place in the near future. However, as of yet, there has been no official announcement. Former UFC light heavyweight and heavyweight champion Randy Couture recently spoke with MMA journalist James Lynch....

Couture opened up about the incident in detail for the first time in an interview on Ariel Helwani’s MMA Show. Couture walked himself to the ER Usually, someone in need of visiting the Emergency Room drives themselves there or calls an ambulance; but not Randy Couture. The former UFC walked himself to the hospital when he realized something was wrong with him after he returned from the gym. The doctors did some initial ECG tests and soon realized that their patient was, in fact, going through a heart attack....