Everyone has a fighting chance
New body cam footage was released by TMZ Sports on Thursday showing Conor McGregor’s early morning arrest last month for allegedly taking and smashing the phone of a fan who was filming him as he was leaving a Miami hotel.
Controversial manager Ali Abdelaziz is back in the spotlight, this time offering former lightweight champion Conor McGregor a fight against Justin Gaethje in a post on Twitter.
Francis Ngannou may be only a fight away from another title shot after back-to-back finishes over Curtis Blaydes and Cain Velasquez. The former heavyweight title challenger now has his sights set on former champ Junior dos Santos, whom he’ll face on July 6 at UFC 239.
Former Ultimate Fighting Championship lightweight champion Frankie Edgar is confident he will be next to get the opportunity to attempt to dethrone featherweight kingpin Max Holloway later this year.
Talk of the introduction of a 165-pound division in the Ultimate Fighting Championship isn’t seeming to go away, and it was again brought up by reporters at the recent UFC seasonal press conference, where UFC President Dana White forced to cool down any speculation.
Tony Ferguson recently came out issuing a warning to the Ultimate Fighting Championship 155-pound division, declaring he had been cleared to fight after recent personal issues. However, UFC President Dana White is still unsure of his return to action.
Robbie Lawler’s return to the Octagon last month at UFC 235 didn’t go as planned, as he lost via submission to a bulldog choke against undefeated newcomer Ben Askren.
UFC President Dana White continues to receive criticism for the promotion’s insistence on handing out interim belts while a division’s champion is sidelined, but he’s perfectly willing to explain the thought process behind the practice.
Former middleweight champion Luke Rockhold has responded to comments made by Anthony Smith after the former light heavyweight title contender stated that he would “drill a hole” through Rockhold’s face during last week’s UFC seasonal press conference.
Alan Jouban was left infuriated with the referees scoring after his split decision loss to Dwight Grant at UFC 236, believing he had done enough in the fight to win.