Everyone has a fighting chance
Kamaru Usman may have vaulted himself to a welterweight title shot with back-to-back dominant victories over Rafael dos Anjos and Demian Maia, but the man he is looking to leapfrog, Colby Covington, is not impressed.
Kamaru Usman may have vaulted himself into the title picture last weekend, but there’s one last contender he wouldn’t mind taking out on his way to the top.
Say this much for Brian Ortega: he doesn’t shy away from the biggest challenges the sport has to offer.
The result may not have been what he had hoped for, but Chris Weidman isn’t second-guessing the process.
Tito Ortiz appeared to retire following his knockout victory against Chuck Liddell at Golden Boy MMA: Liddell vs. Ortiz 3 last month, claiming that he was “done” with MMA. Now, it seems he might have left one task undone.
While the Ultimate Fighting Championship seems to be considering having Kamaru Usman jump the line to a welterweight title shot, Tyron Woodley and Colby Covington remain fixated on each other.
Brian Ortega is set to lock horns with Max Holloway for the undisputed Ultimate Fighting Championship featherweight title on Saturday night in Toronto, but the man they call “T-City” has concerns over the bout in light of Holloway’s recent history.
Mauricio Rua wouldn’t mind getting another crack at the Ultimate Fighting Championship light heavyweight belt before he calls it a career, but for now he has a more personal goal in mind.
Ultimate Fighting Championship color commentator Joe Rogan didn’t like what he saw from Chuck Liddell at Golden Boy MMA last weekend, but he is just as concerned with the process as with the result.
Former Ultimate Fighting Championship heavyweight champion Junior dos Santos continues to push for another shot at the title with his impressive TKO victory over Tai Tuivasa at UFC Adelaide.