Everyone has a fighting chance
After UFC President Dana White announced that Brock Lesnar would be retiring and no longer challenging current heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier for the heavyweight title, the promotion immediately announced plans for Cormier to take on Stipe Miocic in a rematch for the belt. The UFC is rumored to be looking at booking the fight on the UFC 241 card in August.
Donald Cerrone returns to the Octagon this weekend against Al Iaquinta at UFC Fight Night 151 in Ottawa, in a fight between two top contenders in the talent stacked 155-pound division.
Al Iaquinta has always been outspoken regarding his often strained relationship with the UFC and has never been shy about publicly challenging the promotion, especially regarding issues with his pay.
Elias Theodorou is currently preparing for this weekend’s bout against Derek Brunson when the Ultimate Fighting Championship returns to Ottawa for UFC Fight Night 151.
Ben Askren has only fought once in the Ultimate Fighting Championship but the man affectionately known as “Funky” is fast becoming one of the most popular fighters in the promotion.
The Ultimate Fighting Championship has a long-standing tradition of delivering loaded fight cards at the conclusion of International Fight Week each summer, and 2019 is shaping up to be no exception.
Controversial UFC heavyweight Greg Hardy has had an asterisk next to his name from the moment the former NFL star announced he would be taking up MMA.
Jack Hermansson is definitely the talk of the town as far as UFC middleweights go with his hugely impressive back-to-back wins over David Branch and now Ronaldo Souza.
Rory MacDonald escaped an early scare in his quest to defend his welterweight title when he took on Jon Fitch in the opening round of the Bellator Welterweight World Grand Prix.
UFC flyweight Ray Borg announced via Twitter this week that he will retire from MMA “forever” if he is forced to miss a fight again due to weight issues or something that is within his control.