Jon Jones comes in at #2 while Daniel Cormier - his arch-nemesis and the man who he has beaten twice before - takes the #1 spot above 14 other world-class fighters. ‘Bones’ took to his Instagram handle and was highly critical of UFC’s ranking system. Jones sensed politics at play and called for whoever was in charge of the P4P rankings to be slapped. In case you didn’t know… The Jones vs....
Robert Whittaker’s title loss at UFC 243 On October 6th, 2019, Robert Whittaker made his return to the Octagon for the first time since his rematch against Yoel Romero at UFC 225. Upon his return to the Octagon, Whittaker faced rising middleweight star Israel Adesanya in a title unification bout but things didn’t go according to the plan for ‘The Reaper’ as he ended up losing the fight via a second-round knockout....
In case you didn’t know… That fight at UFC 194 was contested for the Middleweight belt and saw Rockhold defeat Weidman to win the Championship. Both men have had mixed fortunes since that bout with Rockhold losing two of his next three fights, which saw him lose the Middleweight Championship to Britain’s Michael Bisping and most recently losing to 41-year-old veteran, Yoel Romero in disappointing fashion. For his part, after losing the Championship to Rockhold, Weidman began a three-fight losing streak which also saw him lose to Romero before tasting defeat against Gegard Mousasi....
No. 2-ranked UFC lightweight Tony Ferguson and No. 1-ranked Khabib Nurmagomedov will meet in the co-main event of UFC 209, to determine who the interim lightweight champion of the promotion will be. The UFC’s current undisputed lightweight champion, Conor McGregor, won the title just two months ago when he knocked out Eddie Alvarez in the second round of their meeting at UFC 205. Ferguson says that after he wins the interim title over Nurmagomedov, the UFC will strip McGregor of his title once again....
In their first fight, at UFC 243, Whittaker was eager to play Adesanya’s game. This time, Whittaker was patient with his offense — perhaps too patient, as each time he landed a shot he never took advantage. Meanwhile, Adesanya used leg kicks to swell Whittaker’s legs and multiple jabs to land a number of significant strikes. Adesanya opened Round 1 with multiple high leg kicks. Whittaker attempted multiple takedowns in the round but missed....
This was Cannonier’s third consecutive victory at middleweight after a hugely disappointing stint at light heavyweight. However, the decision to drop down to 185 pounds proved beneficial for him as he completely outclassed Hermansson on the feet with his sheer power. Closely contested opening round Hermansson came out firing at the very beginning of the contest; connecting with low kicks. Cannonier fought back; landing kicks of his own but was taken down by the Joker....
That wasn’t the only fight worth looking forward to as 3-time Olympian and Olympic silver medalist Mark Madsen made his UFC debut against Italian slugger Danilo Belluardo. Gunnar Nelson also featured as part of the card in a fight against Gilbert Burns in the Welterweight division. That wasn’t all, as Ion Cutelaba faced off against Muay Thai specialist Khalil Rountree in a mouth-watering contest. It was a fight fan’s card that didn’t disappoint when all was said and done....
Mendes completed step one of the road back, dispatching “The Bully” by TKO at 2:45 of round one. MORE: Former UFC fighter rescues driver | Conor McGregor stole Jose Aldo’s title belt Both combatants opened round one with a flurry of leg kicks. Lamas then connected on an uppercut that momentarily dropped Mendes. Lamas controlled the early action with a mix of kicks and punches, but then in a blink of eye, the fight turned for the worst for Lamas as Mendes lands a booming right hand sending him down to the mat....
The UFC and Del Rosario's family announced his death. Del Rosario had been hospitalized in his native Orange County since Nov. 26. MORE: Notable sports deaths of 2013 "It has been truly amazing to realize just how many lives Shane touched in such a positive way," Del Rosario's family said in a statement released to The Associated Press. "As always, Shane fought hard, but it was his time to go in peace....
Kevin Holland recently responded to a tweet where it was mentioned that his fight against Chimev is currently not on the horizon. Holland was alluding to Chimaev backing out of his fight with Leon Edwards on two occasions now. Chimaev was initially removed from his bout against Edwards at UFC Vegas 17 after testing positive for COVID-19. The fight was rescheduled for January 20th at UFC Fight Night 185. However, Chimaev pulled out of the fight again citing recovery from COVID-19....
His first fight of the year saw him make a change to the Welterweight Division, where he faced Stephen “Wonderboy” Thompson. He would beat Thompson decisively with a knockout punch, and after the fight, he claimed that he felt better than ever at Welterweight. He was, however, beaten by Nate Diaz later that year by unanimous decision, and as of now, we’re not sure whether Pettis plans to stick to 170 or go back down to 155....
McGregor also said he would go for gold in the welterweight division but at that time nobody paid much heed; now with the Irishman competing against Donald Cerrone in a welterweight clash on his return to the Octagon, it is believed that the Irishman may indeed embark upon a hunt for the Welterweight title. Rumors of McGregor facing Jorge Masvidal have been doing the rounds for a while now and though McGregor has absolutely no qualms in facing Masvidal, he made it clear that he will come for Kamaru Usman’s title....
During a recent episode of The Triple C & Schmo Show, Cejudo named his top five UFC fighters. According to him, former UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones is the best ever to do it inside the octagon. Meanwhile, Demetrious Johnson is at No. 2, while Anderson Silva is No. 3. He puts himself at No. 4 and below him is Georges St-Pierre at No. 5. However, one fan on Twitter noticed that Khabib Nurmagomedov’s name was missing from the list....
The UFC Middleweight Champion was interviewed by Ariel Helwani and the undefeated fighter shared his views on a range of topics. The most interesting quote from the interview was regarding the Last Stylebender comparing his ground-and-pound attack to Khabib Nurmagomedov’s style. Adesanya’s skills on the ground have not been highlighted enough throughout his career but the charismatic Middleweight is confident that he can maul anyone on the mat, something that Nurmagomedov has based his career on....
What’s the story? UFC president Dana White recently revealed that the former champion Jon ‘Bones’ Jones will likely get a title shot when he returns to the promotion following his suspension, while speaking on the UFC Unfiltered podcast. Jones is due to return in July and will fight the winner of Daniel Cormier and Anthony Johnson’s UFC 210 Championship showdown. In case you didn’t know… ‘Bones’ was stripped of his belt after he failed his drug tests leading up to UFC 200, where he was supposed to face Daniel Cormier....
In terms of his next fight, choices are aplenty but Masvidal wants to sit back and see how the scenario is after Conor McGregor’s comeback bout against Donald Cerrone at UFC 246. Masvidal has been recently linked to two huge fights - one for the Welterweight title against ‘The Nigerian Nightmare’ Kamaru Usman and the other, a probable defense of his newly acquired ‘BMF’ title against the Irishman in a money fight....
Gastelum realizes that he needs to make all the right noises and he did exactly that on Twitter by calling out Robert Whittaker. Gastelum was originally scheduled to take on Whittaker at UFC 234 in February, however, the Australian had to pull out of the fight hours before the event due to an emergency Hernia surgery. Gastelum has since gone on to face Israel Adesanya and Darren Till this year....
Nick believes had he been in his brother’s corner he would’ve worked out a strategy with his brother, while assessing the fight cage side, claiming his pointers and presence at the massive event would have made all the difference. The Nevada Athletic Commission suspended Diaz from cage side, the locker room, and the first six rows of the Octagon during the event. The suspension also meant that Nick could not communicate with his brother’s team during the event....
However, it appears that rising Bantamweight star Petr Yan wants Cejudo to be stripped off the 135-pound title as well because the former wants to face Aljamain Sterling for the real championship. Petr Yan’s last UFC outing At the recently concluded UFC 245 pay-per-view, Yan faced Bantamweight veteran Urijah Faber and defeated the latter via third-round knockout in order to secure a win that also earned him a Performance of the Night award....
While Adesanya’s next challenger is undoubtedly Paulo Costa, Whittaker is going to have sit out a little bit longer, perhaps due to not being medically cleared either. However, his return plan isn’t too far away and The Reaper is looking to get right back in the mix when talking on his podcast Grange TV “People may not know this, but I’ve lost before” The 28-year old former UFC Middleweight Champion spoke on his podcast about when he planned to return and stated that he’s not going to take a very long period off....
