Rashad Evans finally has an opponent. According to ESPN, Gabriel Checco will face the former UFC fighter who is coming out of retirement to fight in the promotion owned and run by former UFC lightweight champion, Khabib Nurmagomedov. Evans announced he would be coming out of retirement some time ago but until now did not […]
Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC Cory Sandhagen’s year may have ended with back-to-back losses, but the 29-year-old bantamweight isn’t deterred. He knows how close he was to authoring a different story. “Coming off the two losses kind of sucks, but I’m a little bit more of a deeper thinker than just, ‘Yeah, my last two […]
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 […]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_4DP6Uyl0lE Light heavyweight and middleweight fighter Michael Bisping made his Octagon debut back in 2006 at UFC 66 where he secured the first-round win over Eric Schafer via knockout. Bisping would go on to hold the UFC middleweight title and retire from fighting in 2018. Subscribe to get all the latest UFC content: http://bit.ly/2uJRzRR Experience […]
Former light heavyweight champion Jon Jones last fought in February 2020, defeating Dominick Reyes at UFC 247 by unanimous decision. He later relinquished his title with intentions of moving up to the heavyweight division to pursue a second divisional championship. While away from the Octagon for the entire 2021 year, Jones had an eventual year […]
Aleksandar Rakić is looking forward to cementing his status as the top contender. Rakić talked about his next fight with Polish power Jan Blachowicz, his training with Khamzat Chimaev and his disagreement with previous opponent Anthony Smith. “I’m thinking that he’s gonna come with the extra motivation to our fight and to be a better […]
Two middleweights have reportedly agreed for a March UFC Fight Night event. Alex Pereira and Bruno Silva informally agreed for a UFC Fight Night card on March 12. The promotion has yet to formally announce the matchup. Pereira, a former Glory kickboxing world champion who joined the UFC this year, won his professional debut at […]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7z9OdJEKDF0 Jim and Matt are inviting pals of the show for the final episode of 2021 as they make their picks for their favorite moments of UFC action from the past year. Subscribe to get all the latest UFC content: http://bit.ly/2uJRzRR Experience UFC live with UFC FIGHT PASS, the digital subscription service of the UFC. […]
UFC President Dana White – once again – said that he doesn’t regret keeping the UFC open during the height of the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020. White boasted that the UFC’s fanbase has grown over 40%. In 2021, the promotion has put on sold-out pay-per-view shows in five different states. “Our fanbase has grown over […]
After Khamzat Chimaev’s noisy debut in 2020, it was hard for fighters to make an impression. But some fighters still made it. One of them was Chris Curtis. He signed in the UFC this year at 34 years old, but has lots of experience under his belt. His professional record before UFC was 26 victories […]