Author: Nathan Zur

At UFC 165 in September 2013, Ultimate Fighting Championship light heavyweights Jon Jones and Alexander Gustafsson put on one of the greatest wars ever inside the Octagon. That night, “Bones” won via unanimous decision and notched his sixth title defense to surpass the record set by Tito Ortiz.

Despite his one-sided loss at UFC 229 against Khabib Nurmagomedov, Conor McGregor immediately called for a rematch, leaving some fans perplexed.

As is the new tradition in modern mixed martial arts, if you want someone’s attention then there’s no better way than to post your intentions on Twitter.

Ultimate Fighting Championship welterweight Gunnar Nelson is finally eyeing a return to the Octagon by the end of the year according to ESPN’s Ariel Helwani who reported the news on Sunday.

At UFC 229, Khabib Nurmagomedov continued to showcase just how effective his wrestling and top control game is, especially against a striker of the caliber of his opponent, Conor McGregor.
Nurmagomedov controlled the fight from start to finish, smothering his opponent before eventually securing a neck crank in the fourth round to retain his Ultimate Fighting Championship lightweight belt.

Ultimate Fighting Championship welterweight king Tyron Woodley recently opened up on the details of the hand injury he sustained at UFC 228, which ultimately forced him out of a potential title defense against Colby Covington at UFC 230 in New York.

Artem Lobov, who was originally scheduled to face Zubaira Tukhugov later this month at UFC Moncton, may have a new opponent in Michael Johnson. ESPN’s Ariel Helwani announced the pending matchup on Sunday, but noted that Johnson had not yet signed the bout agreement.

The announcement of the main event heavyweight title fight next month at UFC 230 in New York between Daniel Cormier and Derrick Lewis definitely surprised a few fans, given the short notice.
Cormier had announced previously that he would retire from MMA for good by March 2019 and a fight with World Wrestling Entertainment super star Brock Lesnar had been pencilled in for “early 2019.”

Rory MacDonald’s move up to 185 pounds to take on Bellator MMA middleweight champion Gegard Mousasi at Bellator 206 on Sept. 29 didn’t go as planned, as the “Red King” got manhandled by his larger opponent before losing by a brutal second round TKO and suffering another nose break in the process.

The Ultimate Fighting Championship was all set for a barn burner of a fight between Dustin Poirier and Nate Diaz at UFC 230 on Nov. 3rd in New York City. However, the bout will not go ahead due to an injury suffered by Poirier in the lead up to the fight.