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In case you didn’t know… Covington became the first UFC fighter to ever be invited to the White House last year when he and UFC President Dana White visited President Trump in Washington. Since then there has been a mutual - and fairly public - admiration between Covington and the Trump family. Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump even attended last night’s event in support of Covington. The heart of the matter Trump has always had a fairly strong relationship with the UFC....

He gets caught punching old men in a bar but also indulges in noble causes which include donating his profits. McGregor recently took to Instagram to reveal the first anniversary of his popular whiskey brand, Proper No. 12. As one may know, McGregor’s Irish brand of whiskey has been a tremendous success ever since it was launched a year ago and it can currently be found in eight countries around the world....

Darren Till’s middleweight debut At the recently concluded UFC 244 pay-per-view, Darren Till made his debut in the middleweight division and for his first fight, Till faced Kelvin Gastelum in a highly awaited matchup in the co-main event of the evening. In a classic three-round fight between the pair, Till outdid Gastelum and won the fight via unanimous decision and bounced back from a disappointing loss against Jorge Masvidal, which he suffered earlier in the year....

Woodley spoke about possibly taking on Khabib while also opening up about his future during a Q&A with fans in Vancouver at the Rogers Arena. When asked about the complexities about cutting weight, Woodley admitted that he would not be able to make 155 lbs but is ready for a fight at Catchweight. He also revealed that he’s considered moving up to Middleweight. Woodley’s last fight took place in March earlier this year at UFC 235 when he lost the UFC Welterweight title to Kamaru Usman....

After a lot of speculation on the issue, it appears Islam Makhachev is not going to be cut from the UFC after all. UFC appears to have moved on from the incident of the post-fight brawl at the UFC 229 main event, and instead, has booked him for a fight. Thanks to MMA Junkie for the heads up. In case you didn’t know… At UFC 229, in the main event between Conor McGregor and Khabib Nurmagomedov, the Russian UFC Lightweight Champion emerged as the winner....

Tickets for the event are priced as low as AED 395 for the standard seats and go all the way up to AED 7,995 for the best VVIP seats. Check out the UFC 280 ticket prices below (Prices in Arab Emirates Dirham, Inc. VAT): VVIP: AED 7,995 VIP: AED 4,995 Diamond: AED 2,495 Platinum: AED 1,195 Gold: AED 995 Silver: AED 695 Bronze: AED 395 One can book their tickets by heading over to the official website of the Etihad Arena....

Although the journey included some unexpected twists and turns, the 32-year-old sits atop the bantamweight division as a two-time champion, fresh off consecutive knockout victories over former titleholder Cody Garbrandt and days away from venturing down to flyweight in hopes of becoming the fourth fighter in UFC history to hold two titles simultaneously. MORE: Join DAZN and watch 100+ fight nights per year “It’s all worked itself out the way it’s supposed to,” said Dillashaw, speaking with Sporting News on Monday prior to leaving for Brooklyn, where he’ll challenge Henry Cejudo for the flyweight title....

Hill blasted people for mocking Walker after the incredible KO. The UFC star also called those criticizing Walker as “cowards” who hide. ‘Sweet Dreams’ recently said in a Twitter video: Watch Jamahal Hill’s recent message below: Jamahal Hill also specifically warned his fans to stop bothering Johnny Walker. Hill believes it is weak of people to mock Walker when they readily enjoy him putting his body on the line for their entertainment....

It’s not a stacked card by any means but there’s definitely some intrigue in the main event between Derrick Lewis and Junior Dos Santos, and with names like Curtis Millender, Niko Price and Ben Rothwell on the card, we should be at least in for some wild action inside the Octagon. Here are the predicted outcomes for UFC Fight Night 146: Lewis vs. Dos Santos. #1 Junior Dos Santos vs....

Greg Hardy returns to the Octagon Greg Hardy last fought at UFC on ESPN: Reyes vs Weidman, and on that occasion for the first-ever time in his career had to go the full three rounds. Unfortunately for him, although he was able to win the fight, it would not end up counting for anything at all, as due to the use of an inhaler illegally, the fight was ruled as a ‘No Contest’ and turned over....

However, he has recently gotten the itch to return and from the look of things, will be getting ready for a fight again. The biggest return fight in-demand for Rumble Johnson is the next man in line for a Heavyweight Championship shot - Francis Ngannou. However, there are conditions for this. During Dominance MMA’s media day, Anthony Rumble Johnson revealed what it will take for him to fight The Predator....

In case you didn’t know… Ben Askren made his professional MMA debut on the 7th of February, 2009 in a winning effort against Josh Flowers, who was defeated via TKO very early into the first round of the fight. Askren, who is also undefeated as a Professional fighter, shortly afterward made his remarkable debut for Bellator MMA, defeating Ryan Thomas via Technical Submission at Bellator 14 on the 15th of April, 2010....

‘Big Brown’ went on to explain that while some fighters get deterred after suffering a loss inside the octagon, Hill is of a different breed. The former UFC heavyweight believes ‘Sweet Dreams’ won’t let failures affect his goal of becoming one of the best fighters in the world. During an episode of The Schaub Show podcast, Schaub said: He added: Watch the latest episode of The Schaub Show below:...

Speaking to the Mac Life, McGregor’s coach Kavanagh revealed his approach towards the camp ahead of the Irishman’s comeback fight. (h/t MMA Fighting) Kavanagh said that the former two-division champion is happy because he doesn’t have to go through a grueling weight-cut ahead of his upcoming fight on 18th January against Cerrone. He explained why he believes the fight will be decided in the later rounds and said that they are preparing for that possibility....

Back in September, the former UFC champ-champ McGregor sent MMA fans as well as the media into a frenzy with a tweet that appeared to announce the date of his much-awaited comeback. Following this, while acknowledging that the Irish superstar McGregor is indeed set to return, White was quick to clear the air around all the speculation by saying that UFC has an event slated for the same date in Las Vegas....

Immediately after, Barboza’s manager appealed to the UFC to have the loss overturned, while Felder made a post on Instagram offering a main event trilogy fight against the Brazillian. In an interview with MMAFighting, Barboza’s manager Alex Davis revealed that the UFC rejected their appeal to have the Felder fight overturned. “He also agrees that the scorecards were absurd” The controversy came from the scorecards and Felder’s split decision victory....

Now, exclusive footage of CM Punk’s first role as the lead in the horror film, “Girl on the Third Floor”, has been released through Chicago’s WGN9 television news o. In case you didn’t know… “Girl on the Third Floor” stars CM Punk as Don Koch, a husband looking for redemption in his marriage after making countless mistakes that have damaged his wife’s trust. With his wife pregnant, Don buys an old house and views fixing it up as a way to show her that he’s truly sorry for the pain he’s caused in their relationship....

As it happens, Jake Paul was asked about those comments during a press conference for his upcoming fight with the undefeated 7-0 professional puglisit, Tommy Fury. Speaking at the presser, Jake Paul had the following response to White’s challenge: Jake Paul went on to claim that Dana White does not want people to succeed unless they are affiliated with him in some way. The YouTube sensation cited that as the reason why the UFC president has such a vendetta against him....

‘Big Brown’ made the aforementioned statement in the presence of his friend and UFC Commentator Joe Rogan, during the latest episode of the JRE MMA Show In case you didn’t know… Conor McGregor and his rival Khabib Nurmagomedov will face each other on October 6, 2018, at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The Irishman and his squad are literally in a war situation with the Dagestani fighting squad led by Khabib....

There was no bad blood between the two men before or after the fight, but Kron’s response on Instagram has had some people turn against him as he hasn’t accepted the defeat. All of Gracie’s wins have come by submission but his grappling and ground game proved ineffective against Cub Swanson, who is a Brazillian Jiu-Jitsu black belt in his own right. On a post on Instagram, Kron Gracie posted a screenshot of UFC’s picture of the two fighting and simply stated “I won that fight”...