Everyone has a fighting chance
Surging Ultimate Fighting Championship light heavyweight contender Anthony Smith believes he’s one win away from competing for UFC gold with a win over his next opponent, Volkan Oezdemir.
The official UFC 229 pre-fight press conference took place on Thursday with much fanfare although it could be considered an anti-climax as both fighters were not present at the same time.
Conor McGregor got tongues wagging earlier this week when he discussed potential future opponents inside the Octagon after his clash with Khabib Nurmagomedov this weekend at UFC 229. One name that stood out from his comments was Brazilian legend and former Ultimate Fighting Championship middleweight champion Anderson Silva.
Darren Till will look to get his title aspirations back on track after losing against Ultimate Fighting Championship welterweight champion Tyron Woodley last month at UFC 228, but appears his future endeavors will be in the heavier middleweight division.
Darren Till entered his title fight against Ultimate Fighting Championship welterweight king Tyron Woodley at UFC 228 last month full of confidence, and that confidence remains undiminished despite his in-cage setback.
This week, fight fans were surprised by the news that Bellator MMA bantamweight contender Michael McDonald was forced to retire from the sport at the age of 27 as a result of chronic injuries.
Fresh off his triumph at Bellator 206, middleweight champion Gegard Mousasi has called for a rematch against one of Bellator MMA’s newest acquisitions in Lyoto Machida.
In a disappointing blow for one of the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s brightest young talents, Sean O’Malley announced over the weekend he had been pulled from the UFC 229 card against Jose Quinonez after the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) flagged him for a failed drug test.
It’s now less than a week before UFC 229, headlined by Khabib Nurmagomedov and Conor McGregor.
Undefeated Ultimate Fighting Championship lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov was given a memorable farewell as his gym at American Kickboxing Academy in San Jose, California, ahead of this weekend’s much anticipated fight with former two divisional champion Conor McGregor at UFC 229.