One man who has been full of praise for Till is none other than the former champion Robert Whittaker, who complimented his performance against Gastelum and called it ‘beautiful’. Whittaker even said that Till will eventually adjust to Middleweight a lot better since he doesn’t have to make that extra 15-pound cut. Till has gone on record stating that he’s willing to fight anybody (sarcastically refusing to face Yoel Romero)....
After the expiry of her current contract, in all likelihood, VanZant will be open to offers from other promotions such as Bellator and the Singapore based promotion ONE Championship. VanZant’s former teammate Cynthia Calvillo, who also happens to be a UFC strawweight doesn’t sound like she will be too unhappy to see the former leave UFC and in an interview with MMA Fighting, Calvillo blasted VanZant for calling her out on Instagram and then deleting her replies....
In case you didn’t know.. After having defended his welterweight belt 9 consecutive times, Georges St-Pierre took a break from the sport and went away for a long lay-off in 2013. After nearly 4 years later, GSP returned to face the Middleweight Champion Michael Bisping at one of the biggest events ever hosted by the UFC in UFC 217, on Nov 4, 2017. St-Pierre returned to the sport in vintage form and showed no signs of ring rust as he out-classed the bigger man Bisping to get the submission victory in the 3rd round of the fight....
In case you didn’t know.. Israel ‘The Last Stylebender’ Adesanya, is Nigerian by origin, and a former kickboxer from New Zealand. As on November 7th, 2018, following his win over Derek Brunson, he is officially ranked number 6 in the UFC middleweight rankings. Adesanya holds the record for the most titles held in King in the Ring history, which happens to be a highly competitive kickboxing tournament in Auckland, New Zealand....
He’s been open about the fact that his next fight needs to be the one with the “most zeroes” on his paycheque and two names who could give him what he wants are Conor McGregor and Nick Diaz. McGregor’s situation, however, all depends on his upcoming fight against Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone. However, one of the biggest surprises for many fans is the fact that Masvidal showed less interest in a title fight despite being the rightful, next-in-line contender for Kamaru Usman and the Welterweight Championship....
In case you didn’t know… At UFC 229, former UFC Two-Division Champion Conor McGregor suffered just his second defeat in the Octagon after losing out to current UFC Lightweight Champion Khabib Nurmagomedov via submission in the fourth round of their title fight. Khabib, who prior to this fight won the 155-pound title at UFC 223, dominated The Notorious One from start to finish, thanks to his outstanding ground game as The Eagle eventually made McGregor tap out to a neck-crank submission....
During the Q&A segment of a livestream on his YouTube channel, ‘The Count’ was asked about his thoughts on sharing identical punching power with Covington on UFC 4. In addition to expressing surprise, Bisping argued that Covington has never one-punch KO’d anyone. Here’s what the former UFC middleweight champion had to say: Check out Michael Bisping’s full video right here: The video game developers offered ‘Chaos’ a 3-star punching power of 89 in the welterweight division....
Moments after Usman’s fourth successful title defense in the main event of UFC 268, Diaz put forth a fun matchmaking idea. On Twitter, Diaz, who has only one fight remaining in his current UFC deal, wrote: In theory, a Usman-Chimaev matchup would be a tremendous fight to make at the top of the division. However, it isn’t realistic, as Chimaev only has a single win against ranked UFC welterweights. Not only that, Leon Edwards is all but guaranteed a title shot if he beats Jorge Masvidal at UFC 269 in December....
Dillashaw revealed that he took the substance a month before the fight against Cejudo when he felt that the struggle to make weight was getting too difficult for him. Although he said he had his reasons to do what he did, Dillashaw admitted that he made a mistake and there are no excuses for using banned substances. He also said that he regrets what he did and can’t wait to get back inside the Octagon again....
The road back to the championship gold continues on Saturday, as dos Santos squares off with Tai Tuivasa in the headliner at UFC Adelaide. But there’s a roadblock standing in the way of the former titleholder and another shot at glory should he get by Tuivasa; former heavyweight champion and current WWE star Brock Lesnar. Join DAZN and watch Canelo plus more than 100 fight nights a year Heavyweight kingpin Daniel Cormier and Lesnar had a confrontation after the former captured the belt from Miocic at UFC 226 back in July....
Unfortunately, he won’t be able to delete his latest video. MORE: Ronda Rousey gets physical at pro wrestling show | UFC announcer gets pulled from NFL broadcast In a four second Snapchat video released by Bordering On Hubris, Jones said the following: “I can be such a pervert sometimes,’ Jones said to whoever he was talking too. The New York native then scrolls the camera phone and asks, “You mean like that?...
In the main event of UFC Fight Night 81, Cruz lived up to those words defeating TJ Dillashaw by split decision (46-49, 49-46, 48-47) to once again become the UFC bantamweight champion. “There’s no such thing as rust,” Cruz told Joe Rogan. “Rust does not exist unless you don’t train hard enough.” MORE: Greatest boxing, MMA upsets of the past 25 years The first round started out with both fighters coming right at each other exchanging shots....
Diego Sanchez debuted in the UFC in 2005 and, over a 15 year period, was involved in some classic fights – as well as some crazy moments. One of the most eccentric characters in UFC history, The Nightmare, has left fans scratching their heads on numerous occasions – but never failed to entertain. With that in mind, here are UFC legend Diego Sanchez’s five craziest moments. #1 Diego Sanchez embraces Tony Robbins and the “YES!...
After all, “Wonderboy” fights at welterweight and although he took a quick, two-fight trip down to featherweight a few years back, “Showtime” has spent the two years back at lightweight, where he’d re-established himself as a dangerous veteran in the upper tier of the UFC’s most deep and talented division. Join DAZN and watch more than 100 fight nights a year It’s one of those fights that sounds tremendous when you’re cycling through a collection of names to stick next to either one of these tenured stars, but not something that was ever going to come together inside the Octagon....
According to Sonnen, both Covington and Masvidal should not carry any confidence they might have gained from their past training sessions with one another into their upcoming bout. ‘Chaos’ and ‘Gamebred’ trained together for many years before their feud broke out and are likely well aware of each other’s strengths and weaknesses. In a video posted to his YouTube channel, Sonnen weighed in on the upcoming welterweight scrap. He said:...
Rockhold and Smith went back and forth in the media when the former middleweight champion was preparing to move up to 205 lbs. There was plenty of bad blood between the two. During a recent episode of the Believe You Me podcast, ‘Lionheart’ revealed that his stance towards Rockhold hasn’t softened. While analyzing his game, Smith opined that the 37-year-old is still extremely skillful but doesn’t have the defensive chops to overcome the top-ranked fighters in the UFC....
Diego Sanchez’s previous fights in the Octagon Diego Sanchez last competed in the Octagon at UFC 239 when his two-fight winning streak was demolished by division newcomer Michael Chiesa. Sanchez’s fight against Chiesa was also the last bout of his previous contract with the promotion and now that the former is once again booked for a fight, it indicates that Sanchez might have signed a new deal with the UFC....
Two of the division’s top stars in the form of Dustin Poirier and former Interim Lightweight Champion, Tony Ferguson have seemingly ignited a fresh rivalry on Twitter, going back-and-forth with one another. In case you didn’t know… After an absence of two and a half years from the Octagon, Tony Ferguson made his return to the cage at UFC 229 in spectacular fashion against Anthony Pettis. Dustin Poirier, meanwhile, was scheduled to face off against Nate Diaz at UFC 230 but due to an unfortunate injury to the former, that fight was eventually scrapped....
