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Former Ultimate Fighting Championship middleweight king Robert Whittaker says he feels like the pressure valve has been released after losing his belt to Israel Adesanya at UFC 243 in October.
Ultimate Fighting Championship light heavyweight prospect Johnny Walker went into his fight against Corey Anderson at UFC 244 as a favorite and was touted as a potential title challenger due to his raw athletic ability and flashy skill set.
It looks like the long-awaited title fight between current Ultimate Fighting Championship lightweight king Khabib Nurmagomedov and former interim champ Tony Ferguson is edging closer to becoming a reality after UFC President Dana White confirmed with ESPN that the promotion is looking at their April card in Brooklyn as a possible host.
Ultimate Fighting Championship light heavyweight kingpin Jon Jones will take on the surging Dominick Reyes at UFC 247 in February, with Jones’ long-time coach Mike Winkeljohn claiming his fighter loves the matchup. Jones believes Reyes’ skillset will offer a stiff challenge.
Darren Till is back in the winner’s circle after his impressive victory over top-ranked Ultimate Fighting Championship middleweight contender Kelvin Gastelum at UFC 244. The win has seemingly returned the 26-year-old’s swagger.
Former Ultimate Fighting Championship middleweight champion Chris Weidman was full of confidence ahead of his light heavyweight debut against Dominick Reyes at UFC Boston before suffering a first-round knockout. The loss dropped the “All-American” to 1-5 in his last six, with all losses ending via knockout or TKO.
Former Ultimate Fighting Championship bantamweight champion T.J. Dillashaw said he’s had time to assess his decision after taking a prohibited substance ahead of his title fight against Henry Cejudo back in January and says he just wants to put the incident behind him now and focus on the future.
In November 2018, the Ultimate Fighting Championship announced they had signed former One Championship and Bellator MMA welterweight king Ben Askren
Newly-crowned Ultimate Fighting Championship strawweight champion Zhang Weili is rumored to be making her first title defense against former champion Joanna Jedrzejczyk sometime next year and the pair have already engaged in a war-of-words ahead of the potential fight.
Randy Couture sent shockwaves throughout the mixed martial arts community last month when news broke the former Ultimate Fighting Championship champion and hall-of-famer had suffered a heart attack.