Coach of the year? Don’t call Khabib Nurmagomedov that. Among Nurmagomedov’s many activities since announcing his retirement from mixed martial arts in October last year has been coaching. I feel that last week of October will soak out lot of energy from us, cause me and coach @akajav have to corner lot of guys till
After causing a major stir in his first three UFC fights, Khamzat Chimaev is set to return at UFC 267, against Li Jingliang. He says that he plans on staying at welterweight moving forward, and plans on taking out everyone in his path. Chimaev exploded into the UFC with three finishes in the span of
Dan Hooker is urging Islam Makhachev to accept his offer to make their bout five rounds. Hooker and Makhachev will be sharing the Octagon this Saturday (Oct. 30). The lightweight tilt will be featured on the main card of UFC 267. Hooker has stepped up after Rafael dos Anjos was forced out of the bout
With the two being 1-1, Corey Anderson has suggested that he is better than UFC light heavyweight champ Jan Blachowicz. After trading barbs on social media, the Polish fighter completely buried the Bellator fighter. Anderson left the UFC after losing in a rematch to Blachowicz, eventually signing with Bellator. Since then he has gone on
Jan Blachowicz and Corey Anderson have gone back and forth on social media. Blachowicz is the reigning UFC Light Heavyweight Champion, while Anderson is one win away from capturing the Bellator Light Heavyweight Title. Blachowicz has a title defense coming up on Oct. 30. He’ll be going one-on-one with Glover Teixeira in the main event
Dan Hooker feels he’s left no stone unturned in case he can’t make it home before 2021 comes to a close. Hooker has been in the United States as he took on Nasrat Haqparast on Sept. 25 in Las Vegas. While Hooker was set to return home on Saturday, he ended up taking a fight
Georges St-Pierre and Khabib Nurmagomedov shared a cool moment during the Arnold Sports Festival in the UK. For many, St-Pierre vs. Khabib is the fight that got away. The two had long expressed interest in sharing the Octagon. UFC President Dana White wasn’t enamored with the idea as he still wasn’t happy that GSP vacating
Dan Hooker isn’t afraid to step inside of the octagon against Islam Makhachev. Islam Makhachev has built up an online reputation as one of the most feared fighters in the UFC’s lightweight division. With a nearly perfect MMA record of 20 wins and one loss, it’s easy to understand how the rumors of people being
UFC color commentator Joe Rogan couldn’t believe what he was seeing with Alex Volkanovski vs. Brian Ortega. Volkanovski put the UFC Featherweight Championship on the line against Brian Ortega in the main event of UFC 267 this past Saturday night (Sept. 25). In the third round, Volkanovski somehow escaped a nasty mounted guillotine choke. He
Johnny Walker doesn’t believe UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Jan Blachowicz is a very skillful fighter. Walker is scheduled to do battle with Thiago Santos this Saturday night (Oct. 2). The bout will headline UFC Vegas 38. It’s a pivotal bout at 205 pounds. At the end of October, we’ll see Blachowicz put his gold on
Amanda Ribas is looking to get back in the win column after suffering her first UFC loss, by taking on Virna Jandiroba at UFC 267. She feels like if she gets a big win here, it will put her back in consideration for the title picture at 115lb. After winning her first four UFC bouts
Khabib Nurmagomedov obviously has a ton of faith in his protege Islam Makhachev. He says if his teammate can finish Rafael Dos Anjos on the ground, it would be a massive statement for the fellow Dagestani. Khabib has been singing the praises of Makhachev long before he got an arguably undeserved top five ranking in
Luke Rockhold has kind of come out of his shell, hasn’t he? The former Strikeforce champ that we watched rear naked choke dudes in San Jose when he was just a surfing lad now has a full blown chip on his shoulder. Maybe that chip is part of the shell that he broke out of?
Dana White left Howie Mandel’s podcast about 30 seconds into the episode The epic clip got some online fans talking and speculating about the subject UFC president Dana White got some online MMA fans buzzing after he left Howie Mandel’s podcast roughly 30 seconds after it began airing. The boss was tired In a short
Daniel Cormier responded to Jon Jones after the reigning UFC heavyweight champion took offense to being labeled as a “bad employee” by his former rival. Earlier this month, a series of text messages between Dana White and Lorenzo Fertitta were leaked as part of the promotion’s ongoing antitrust lawsuit. The current and former UFC CEOs
Former UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley still hasn’t given up on his dream of sharing the cage with Georges St-Pierre. Though most modern fight fans often link Woodley to his back-to-back losses against Jake Paul in the squared circle, ‘The Chosen One’ is undeniably one of the best 170-pound fighters in the history of the