Ahead of his UFC 258 welterweight title defence against Gilbert ‘Durinho’ Burns, dominant division pack leader, Kamaru ‘The Nigerian Nightmare’ Usman has welcomed the possibility of running back his most recent successful title knockback, in the form of a future re-run with Jorge ‘Gamebred’ Masvidal. Finally slated to match with Sanford MMA teammate, Burns after […]
Photo by Mike Roach/Zuffa LLC A recent positive Covid test for Chris Weidman has led to some changes for his next fight. Covid strikes again. A middleweight rematch between former champion Chris Weidman and Uriah Hall had been scheduled for UFC 258 on February 13th. However, according to a report from ESPN, that will no […]
Photo by Mike Roach/Zuffa LLC In the latest edition of “The Thrill and the Agony,” cameras take in the aftermath of UFC 257 this past Saturday in Abu Dhabi. The top-heavy event naturally focuses on the main and co-main events, Dustin Poirier vs. Conor McGregor and Michael Chandler vs. Dan Hooker, as the action comes […]
Anthony Rocco Martin‘s time with the UFC has come to an end. Martin made his UFC debut back in February 2014. During his time with the promotion, he had a record of 9-6 in the UFC. Martin hasn’t fought since his June 2020 loss to Neil Magny and it ended up being his last bout […]
The middleweight rematch between Chris Weidman and Uriah Hall will no longer be featured on the UFC 258 card. Weidman and Hall were scheduled to share the Octagon a second time on February 13. That plan has been derailed, reports ESPN’s Ariel Helwani. That’s because Weidman has tested positive for COVID-19. Sources told Helwani that […]
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One UFC welterweight is looking to join the broadcast booth. Since his amateur days back in 2010, Alan Jouban has been mixing it up inside the cage as an MMA fighter. He made his UFC debut back in August 2014. Jouban has gone 8-5 under the UFC banner and is coming off a unanimous decision […]
Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC Longtime UFC heavyweight contender Alistair Overeem is setting his sights on retirement, which probably doesn’t come as a surprise when you consider “Demolition Man” has registered more than 80 fights between MMA and kickboxing. But Overeem, who is inching closer to his 41st birthday, isn’t going to hang up the […]
UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov has the chance to forge a new career in football. The MMA superstar retired from the sport in October 2020 after beating Justin Gaethje via technical submission at UFC 254. Since then, UFC president Dana White has been consistent in his efforts to try to convince Nurmagomedov to fight on. […]
Photo by fupp/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images It looks like Tito Ortiz’s time as the Pro Tem Mayor of Huntington Beach may be coming to an end. It’s been an eventful couple months for Tito Ortiz in his role on the Huntington Beach City Council. The former UFC-Champion and unabashed Donald Trump supporter has clashed repeatedly with council […]