UFC rankings got some news changes following UFC 226 PPV event from T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. Thanks to Daniel Cormier who scores the first-round knockout over Stipe Miocic in the main event of UFC 226, becomes the second fighter in promotion’s history to hold titles in two divisions simultaneously. That historic win increase
Undefeated Brian Ortega was getting ready for the biggest fight of his life against featherweight champion Max Holloway at UFC 226, but Holloway pulled out of the fight due to concussion-like symptoms. It’s still unclear of Holloway’s diagnosis of what went wrong, yet many speculating a grueling weight cut, which may have resulted due to
UFC featherweight champion, Max Holloway, was supposed to defend his title at UFC 226 pay-per-view (PPV) event against undefeated Brian Ortega scheduled for (July 7, 2018) inside T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, but Holloway pulled out due to concussion-like symptoms last Wednesday. It left Ortega without dancing partner. At the pre-fight press conference UFC
UFC President Dana White Still Unsure What Happened To Max Holloway On Wednesday night UFC 226 card saw a huge blow when UFC featherweight champion Max Holloway forced to pull out of his scheduled title defense against Brian Ortega because of concussion-like symptoms. White also had a word with UFC vice president of health and
It’s well known now that Max Holloway, the reigning featherweight champion, and top-ten ranked pound-for-pound fighter withdrew from his scheduled fight against undefeated Brian Ortega due to ‘concussion-like symptoms‘ on Wednesday after open workouts and was immediately rushed to the hospital. On Thursday at UFC 226 press conference, White said medical staff still unclear what
UFC featherweight champion Max Holloway has been Pulled out of his title defense bout at UFC 226 PPV event against undefeated Brian Ortega, scheduled for this Saturday, July 7 from inside T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. ESPN first reported the news on Wednesday night. Holloway was hospitalized on Monday night with concussion-like symptoms and
UFC featherweight champion Max Holloway was scheduled to meet undefeated Brian Ortega in the co-main of UFC 226 on Saturday, July 7 from T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Unfortunately on Wednesday night news broke that rocked the MMA World that Holloway was pulled out of his title fight against Ortega due to a health scare.
Max Holloway and Brian Ortega will cross their gloves at the co-main event of UFC 226. Max Holloway is on the road of becoming the best Featherweight of all time. He is on a hot streak and undefeated for a very long period of time! We believe this will be the most popular Featherweight collision
Everyone knows that Brazilian jiu-jitsu is only relevant because the “unified rules of MMA” have outlawed the Achilles Heel of BJJ. The lethal and deadly upkick. Back in the Dark Ages of MMA, the legendary Renzo Gracie took Oleg Taktarov’s soul with a perfectly timed upkick. In more modern times, Anderson Silva knocked out the immovable force
Getting cauliflower ear as a combat sports athlete is considered a badge of honor. Yet some instances can be worse than others, and today we take a look at some of them. There is something of a proverb that goes around, which says that if you want to pick a fight with someone, don’t mess
Rising featherweight star Yair Rodriguez, who declined the fight offer against Russia’s Zabit Magomedsharipov on Aug. 4 UFC 227, after that promotion president Dana White cut Yair from the organization. The 25-year-old Mexican fighter disagrees with promotion saying he was trying to negotiate to get any top 10 opponents like Lamas or contract renegotiation to
Utica, New York; a place most famous for being the location of one of the branches of the fictional Dunder Mifflin. A town where everyone knows each other and most definitely knows when you’re an outsider. I know this because walking into the Utica Applebee’s felt like walking into a family party of a family
UFC bantamweight contender Marlon Moraes made a massive statement on Friday night in Utica by knocking out Jimmie Rivera in 33 seconds into the first round. Rivera hadn’t lost a fight since 2008, and Moraes put him away in mere seconds into the first round, uncorking a huge head kick after a very short feeling
Featherweight contender Yair Rodriguez hailed as one of the premier rising talents at 145 pounds since he entered the UFC in 2014. UFC abruptly cut “El Pantera” from the organization after refusing to fight Zabit Magomedsharipov and Ricardo Lamas. It looks like both Yair and UFC reconcile on the matter, as news came from ESPN’s
The UFC rankings have been recently updated, and there were a couple of key changes in the welterweight, middleweight, and heavyweight divisions. Fresh off his controversial five-round decision win over Stephen Thompson, and despite scale disaster, rising star Darren Till has climbed into the No. 2 position in the latest UFC welterweight rankings. Elsewhere in
UFC officials have made few changes in the rankings this week. Looks like the biggest jiu-jitsu sensation, Mackenzie Dern, is removed from the rankings! The recent weight issues have a deep background… and it is not good for Brazilian jiu-jitsu expert. Take a look at the current rankings. WOMEN’S STRAWWEIGHT Champion: Rose Namajunas 1 Joanna