Very fresh off his main event win, Islam Makhachev has offered to save the UFC 272 co-main event, and Rafael dos Anjos accepted. Fiziev Out Earlier this morning, it was reported that Rafael Fiziev has tested positive for COVID and unfortunately, is out of his co-main event fight with Dos Anjos. The pair were supposed
Kevin Lee thinks Francis Ngannou will re-sign with the UFC. Resolutions The UFC has been at a nasty standstill with their heavyweight champion, Ngannou, for a minute now. With no end in sight, questions have arisen. Will he leave? Will he sit out? Will the UFC play ball? Will the UFC pay him like a superstar? Will
It started as an ambitious plan by UFC president Dana White but resulted in a legend: UFC Fight Island. In the midst of a global pandemic, the world was consumed by panic, and organized sports across the globe were forced to come to a complete halt. Not wanting to comply, Dana White decided to make
A former UFC light heavyweight champion comes to the aid of Joe Rogan, saying he is not racist. It would be no other than Rashad Evans. UFC commentator Rogan has been under fire for the past few months due to his guests and views on COVID. Last week a compilation video came out on social
Jake Paul hasn’t given up when it comes to his ‘fighter pay crusade’. Money Matters The boxing influencer isn’t just here to make money for himself. He wants better paychecks for every fighter across the board, whether it be boxing or the UFC. Paul has made his stance against the UFC more than known. He
Khabib Nurmagomedov is looking to make some big moves for his Eagle FC promotion. Nurmagomedov has gone from the most dominant lightweight in the history of MMA competition to running his own promotion. It’s uncharted territory for “The Eagle” but he hasn’t shown a single ounce of hesitancy. In fact, it looks like he’s on
According to Kamaru Usman, the most incredible fight in UFC history would be between himself and Khabib Nurmagomedov. While many consider Khabib to be the greatest of all time, Usman is steadily climbing the most excellent ranks. According to UFC President Dana White, Usman is already the greatest welterweight in UFC history. And that includes
One could say that 2020 represented the rise and fall of Justin ‘The Highlight’ Gaethje. The 155lb elite fighter stepped in on short notice to fight the near-unstoppable Tony Ferguson, defeating him in a manner that had never before been seen in the octagon. Facing ‘The Eagle’ This secured Gathje the interim lightweight title, setting
UFC Veteran Derek Brunson takes on a rising star in Kevin ‘Trailblazer’ Holland at UFC Vegas 22. Brunson looks to shut up ‘Big Mouth’ in the headliner, while Holland looks to blaze more trails, continuing his impressive win streak. Round 1: The fight starts. Holland takes center immediately. Holland tries a multitude of front kicks
Ever since Khabib Nurmagomedov retired from the UFC, organization President Dana White has been trying to lure him back to the cage. After every major event, it seems like Dana is heading to dinner with Khabib to talk about his return. This time, Khabib met with former UFC owner Lorenzo Fertitta. Is Khabib Nurmagomedov officially retired?
Khabib Nurmagomedov didn’t have the best camp for his last fight in mixed martial arts. Nurmagomedov successfully defended his lightweight title in October after a dominant performance over Justin Gaethje at UFC 254 which eventually led to a second-round submission win. “The Eagle” would retire soon after with many believing that his win over Gaethje
UFC president Dana White believes former light heavyweight champion Jon Jones is the promotion’s greatest fighter of all time. White appeared on TMZ recently and was answering some rapid fire questions. When asked who he thought was the greatest UFC fighter of all time, White didn’t take long to answer. “Jon Jones,” he replied. Of
Contrary to UFC president Dana White’s recent words, Khabib Nurmagomedov has no plans whatsoever on returning to the Octagon. Nurmagomedov met with White in their long-awaited meeting last week to discuss whether the former would come out of his retirement late last year for one more fight. White would then reveal on the broadcast of
Khabib Nurmagomedov expected more from Conor McGregor in their fight, at least, mentally. Nurmagomedov comfortably defeated McGregor with a fourth-round submission victory in their heated UFC 229 lightweight title clash back in October 2018. “The Eagle” would go on to defeat Dustin Poirier and Justin Gaethje since before announcing his retirement from the sport. Looking
It looks like Khabib Nurmagomedov may be returning to action a lot sooner than expected. Nurmagomedov last competed at UFC 254 last month when he submitted Justin Gaethje to successfully defend his title for the third time. He made headlines shortly afterwards by announcing his retirement from mixed martial arts. However, White has since remained
Khabib Nurmagomedov had a compromised training camp but still managed to put in a dominant performance against Justin Gaethje. Nurmagomedov successfully unified the lightweight titles following a second-round triangle choke submission win over Gaethje in the UFC 254 headliner this past weekend. “The Eagle” used relentless pressure and volume throughout the contest before taking Gaethje