Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images Michael Bisping recently went under the knife for anterior cervical discectomy. So you want to be a fighter? Michael Bisping has been retired for almost three years, but the former UFC middleweight champion still finds himself in and out of surgery due to serious long-term injuries […]
YouTube celebrity turned professional boxer Jake Paul has revealed he will train with UFC superstar Jorge Masvidal in preparation for his fight with former Bellator and ONE Championship titleholder Ben Askren. On Tuesday it was announced Paul will box retired UFC fighter Askren on April 17. The fight will take place on Triller pay-per-view. It […]
Kamaru Usman | Esther Lin, MMA Fighting Kamaru Usman and former teammate Gilbert Burns will have their day in the cage next month. After seeing their first booking in July derailed by a positive COVID-19 test for Burns (and a rumored rebooking in December also nixed), the welterweight stars are set for UFC 258 on […]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2B_obMlIlI4 Take a closer look in slow motion at some of the most exciting moments from UFC 257: Poirier vs McGregor 2 this past weekend in this edition of 'Fight Motion.' 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. Visit […]
Dustin Poirier’s knockout of Conor McGregor in the UFC 257 main event pushed the event to be one of the promotion’s top selling pay-per-views of all time. According to John Ourand of The Sports Journal, UFC 257: Poirier vs. McGregor 2 has topped 1.6 million pay-per-view buys, which would put it in line with UFC […]
It appears UFC 257 was a home run in terms of PPV buys. UFC 257 took place on January 23. The action was held inside Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi. In the main event, Dustin Poirier and Conor McGregor did battle in a rematch from their September 2014 collision. McGregor emerged victorious in their first […]
As the biggest star in combat sports, Conor McGregor is always blessed with a plethora of options when considering his next career move. But those avenues may have reduced a little following his second-round TKO loss to Dustin Poirier at UFC 257. That defeat means that McGregor has now gone 3-3 in his past six […]
BJ Penn is in trouble with the law once again. As per MMA Fighting, the UFC Hall of Famer was arrested January 23 in Honokaa, Hawaii, on suspicion of DUI. The arrest came after a complaint towards Penn for reckless driving, Hawaii County Police Department spokesperson Denise Laitinen confirmed. Penn’s arrest came to light after […]
Esther Lin, MMA Fighting Nate Diaz is definitely not impressed by the top fighters in the UFC lightweight division. At UFC 257, Dustin Poirier knocked out Conor McGregor in the main event to solidify his status as one of the best fighters in the world at 155 pounds. Poirier, though, didn’t get to leave Abu […]
Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC Unless things go really, really wrong, even a loss as bad as his TKO at the hands of Dustin Poirier won’t diminish his drawing power for long. There’s no doubt that Conor McGregor’s stock took a serious hit on Saturday night at UFC 257. The ‘Notorious’ Irishman has molded himself […]