Everyone has a fighting chance
Dustin Poirier is just one fight away from a lightweight title shot against the champion Khabib Nurmagomedov if he can get through arguably the biggest challenge of his career so far in the form of Max Holloway, who will meet him in the main event this Saturday night at UFC 236 for the interim 155-pound belt.
Alistair Overeem has spent well over a decade as a top-10 fighter across two weight classes, and attributes that longevity to periodic changes in scenery.
Cody Garbrandt has taken aim on social media at former Team Alpha Male training partner T.J. Dillashaw after Dillashaw accepted a two-year ban from the United States Anti-Doping Agency yesterday as a result of a positive drug test.
Former Ultimate Fighting Championship signee Artem Lobov made his bare-knuckle boxing debut this past weekend when he took on another former UFC fighter in Jason Knight at Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship 5 in Biloxi, Mississippi.
Former Ultimate Fighting Championship light heavyweight champion and current Bellator MMA middleweight contender Lyoto Machida has weighed in on his experience with the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA).
The Ultimate Fighting Championship has attempted to match Tony Ferguson and Khabib Nurmagomedov on four separate occasions without success, with a mix of injuries and failed weight cuts forcing the promotion to scrap the bout each time.
Anthony Pettis is fresh off his come-from-behind victory over former two-time welterweight title contender Stephen Thompson last month at UFC Nashville and his longtime coach is already eyeing another exciting stylistic match-up for his next fight.
Max Holloway faces Dustin Poirier at UFC 236 this weekend for the Ultimate Fighting Championship interim lightweight title, with the winner to face undisputed champion Khabib Nurmagomedov later in the year.
With Josh Barnett’s recent signing by Bellator MMA, fans speculation immediately ran to whether he will get an immediate title shot against current heavyweight champion Ryan Bader.
Colby Covington is back in the news as he waits for the Ultimate Fighting Championship to officially announce his welterweight title challenge against the newly-crowned champion Kamaru Usman later this year.