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Ultimate Fighting Championship color commentator Joe Rogan has been open in his admiration of both Nate Diaz and Jorge Masvidal, so when the UFC announced the pair would be headlining UFC 244 later this year in New York he was unsurprisingly ecstatic.
Khabib Nurmagomedov continued to make his case as the best MMA lightweight of all time with another dominant display inside the Octagon, this time over Dustin Poirier on Saturday at UFC 242 in Abu Dhabi. After the win, many questioned who, if anyone, can stop “The Eagle.”
UFC President Dana White has denied that former champion Conor McGregor will be in attendance this weekend for the highly-anticipated 155-pound title unification bout between Khabib Nurmagomedov and interim champion Dustin Poirier.
UFC interim lightweight champion Dustin Poirier steps into hostile territory this weekend when he tries to dethrone undefeated champion Khabib Nurmagomedov at UFC 242 in Abu Dhabi.
UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov puts his title on the line on Saturday at UFC 242 in Abu Dhabi when he takes on interim champ Dustin Poirier in a title unification bout. According to “The Eagle,” his patented game plan of taking his opponents down and tiring them out remains unchanged.
UFC interim lightweight champion Dustin Poirier will attempt to defy the odds this weekend when he faces off against undefeated champion Khabib Nurmagomedov for a unification title fight in the 155-pound division.
Jessica Andrade lost her strawweight title over the weekend when she was stopped in just 42 seconds by Weili Zhang, who became the first Chinese champion in UFC history. According to Andrade’s head coach Gilliard Parana, his fighter’s ill-fated decision to swing wildly at her opponent was an attempt to prove a point after people labeled her title win over Rose Namajunas a fluke.
Former UFC fighter turned comedian Brendan Schaub caused a stir on social media by blasting the UFC’s women’s 115-pound division after fans questioned him on his prediction for the strawweight title fight last weekend between Jessica Andrade and Weili Zhang.
UFC interim lightweight champion Dustin Poirier has brushed off suggestions that Khabib Nurmagomedov may suffer from ring rust when the pair meet this weekend at UFC 242 to unify the 155-pound title, expressing his belief that Nurmagomedov will be at the height of his powers come Saturday.
Former UFC interim lightweight champion Tony Ferguson hopes Dustin Poirier can get the job done over the champion Khabib Nurmagomedov on Saturday at UFC 242 in Abu Dhabi to set up an all-American title fight in the 155-pound division at the end of the year.