This year, MMA fans saw a chunk of upset victories. Israel Adesanya suffered his first UFC loss against Jan Blachowicz, Blachowicz then lost to underdog Glover Teixeira, the oldest fighter of the division, who is now the champion. Conor McGregor suffered two TKO losses this year. Tony Ferguson got dominated by Beneil Dariush for three […]
Justin Gaethje versus Michael Chandler was bloody, brutal and aggressive. Chandler (22-7) survived the fight while Gaethje (23-3) broke down his opponent slowly and strategically. The constant ruthless action made its own case for UFC’s Fight of the Year. Gaethje and Chandler faced each other in Madison Square Garden on the undercard of UFC 268: […]
Rashad Evans is making his return. According to ESPN, Evans, the former UFC light heavyweight champion, will battle Gabriel Checco on the Eagle FC United States premiere program on January 28 in Miami. Khabib Nurmagomedov, a former UFC lightweight champion, owns the MMA promotion Eagle FC. Evans (19-8-1) announced his retirement in June 2018 after […]
Khabib Nurmagomedov is diving into a new career. Nurmagomedov will soon launch his Eagle FC promotion in the United States for the first time in 2022. Eagle FC 44, which takes place on January 28 in Miami, features MMA legends like Tyrone Spong, Sergei Kharitonov, and Rashad Evans. The lineup and the practicalities of running […]
Derrick Lewis closed out the year with a bang. Former title challenger Lewis (26-8, 1 NC) faced newly rising contender Chris Daukaus (12-4) in the heavyweight main event. Lewis proved that he is one of the most dangerous strikers of the division and served Daukaus his first-ever loss in the UFC. In the very first […]
Derrick Lewis is back in the octagon. Lewis will meet Chris Daukaus in a heavyweight main event Saturday night. Lewis is returning after a loss to Ciryl Gane in the interim heavyweight fight in August. The loss ended a four-fight winning streak. Lewis has 12 knockouts in the UFC, tying with Matt Brown for the […]
Something about Francis Ngannou seems different. Fans on social media pointed out the change on Tuesday when Mike Bohn, of MMA Junkie, posted a picture of the current heavyweight king. . @Francis_Ngannou is ready for #UFC270. pic.twitter.com/PCtrAeC1Iw — Mike Bohn (@MikeBohnMMA) December 15, 2021 Ngannou is preparing for his unification fight against interim heavyweight champion […]
Charles Oliveira has no intentions of ending his lightweight reign yet. Oliveira submitted Dustin Poirier with a standing rear naked choke just over a minute into the third round in the main event of UFC 269 in Las Vegas. The fight started great for Poirier. He won in the first round when both fighters were […]
Two of the top contenders are fighting for the title Saturday night. Lightweight king Charles Oliveira makes his first title defense against former interim lightweight champ Dustin Poirier in the headliner of UFC 269 in Las Vegas. One of the greatest female fighters of the UFC, Amanda Nunes, also makes her return to take on […]
Conor McGregor is displaying his gains. McGregor posted photos of his weight transformation on Twitter, claiming to be “190 lbs of granite” ahead of his projected return to the octagon in the first half of 2022. 190lbs of granite. @McGregorFast pic.twitter.com/k8HeRZaKRg — Conor McGregor (@TheNotoriousMMA) December 4, 2021 The 33-year-old has reportedly resumed training as […]