Middleweight champ Israel Adesanya recently made some comments that he was the best light heavyweight in the world. Newly crowned 205lb king, Jan Blachowicz has a thing or two to say about that. Adesanya and Blachowicz both fought at UFC 253, each in their own championship bouts. While Izzy scored his second title defense against
As Conor McGregor awaits a return to mixed martial arts action, his spending habits haven’t changed all too much. The Irishman, after all, is the wealthiest fighter in mixed martial arts thanks to his many lucrative bouts and business ventures such as his Proper No. 12 whiskey. And having always had an eye for the
Mike Perry believes it is destiny that him and Darren TIll will eventually fight. What started off as a friendly banter between the two a few years ago has now developed into a heated rivalry following the actions of Till such as making a parody website of Perry and making derogatory comments about his girlfriend
Although it got delayed a little bit, Jorge Masvidal still joined President Donald Trump on a bus tour around Florida. This event saw him making an impassioned speech in favor of reelecting the Republican candidate. Colby Covington may be getting phone calls from the President after big wins and attending debates, but Masvidal has been
A lot of people in the MMA community were unhappy with the way Israel Adesanya celebrated his win over Paulo Costa. Now the middleweight champ fires back at those critics, unfazed by their comments. Adesanya had one of the best performances of his career at UFC 253, easily picking apart Costa to earn the second
It has been a long road for Jan Blachowicz to make it to a UFC championship. Apparently on step in that journey involved him taking on 20 people in a fight, while working as a bouncer. In terms of championship wins in the UFC, few have been as hard fought as the one Blachowicz earned
Khabib Nurmagomedov’s return to action is just under two weeks away and fans can now watch his preparation. Nurmagomedov faces Justin Gaethje in a lightweight title unification fight in the UFC 254 headliner on October 24 in Yas Island, Abu Dhabi. It will be his first fight since September last year when he defended his
Cory Sandhagen believes he is just one win away from a bantamweight title shot. Sandhagen bounced back from his first-round submission defeat to Aljamain Sterling by emphatically finishing Marlon Moraes with a spinning heel kick in the second round of their UFC Fight Island 5 headliner last night. That victory made it six wins in
Joaquin Buckley entered the Fight Island cage with relatively little to no hype around his name last night. Then, he performed one of the greatest knockouts in the history of the UFC, immediately raising awareness of his name. While the overnight glitz and the glamor alongside a $50k bonus are great for Buckley, there’s an
UFC Fight Island 5 was arguably one of the greatest “Fight Night” cards in UFC plus. Additionally, the card now serves as the home for one of, if not, the greatest knockouts in the history of the sport. So much so, that Joaquin Buckley walked out of Abu Dhabi $50k richer. Subsequently, Buckley was able
UFC Fight Island 5 UFC Fight Island 5 was arguably one of the greatest “Fight Night” cards in UFC plus. Additionally, the card now serves as the home for one of, if not, the greatest knockouts in the history of the sport. So much so, that Joaquin Buckley walked out of Abu Dhabi $50k richer.
The main event of the evening is upon us! The lights are on two elite bantamweight fighters. “Magic” Marlon Moraes (23-6) looks to get another shot at the title, but the young and dangerous Cory Sandhagen (12-2) stands in his way. UFC Fight Island is live on ESPN+ from Yas Island, Abu Dhabi. Round 1
Up next is the co-main event of the evening. In the featherweight division, Edson Barboza looks to get back to the win column after his controversial loss to Dan Ige. But he faces one of the best grapplers in the division in Makwan Amirkhani. Round 1 Barboza comes out orthodox and Amirkhani comes out in
The UFC is back in action tonight for UFC Fight Island 5. Up next a heavyweight showdown draws near. UFC legend Ben Rothwell (38-12) faces off against fellow veteran Marcin Tybura (19-6). Live on ESPN+ from Yas Island in Abu Dhabi. Round 1 Rothwell takes the center of the octagon and unleashes a rally of
With three months still to go until the end of the year, we might already have the best knockout of 2020. During tonight’s UFC Fight Island 5 event live from Yas Island Abu Dhabi, history was made. The then-undefeated Impa Kasanganay (now 8-1), was set to face the up and coming Joaquim Buckley in the
Darren Till has offered to step up and become the first ranked opponent Khamzat Chimaev faces in the UFC. Chimaev — who has been on a 3-0 tear since debuting for the UFC in July — has been struggling to land a ranked opponent in recent weeks. Most recently, “The Wolf” revealed that he was