Everyone has a fighting chance
Two-time Ultimate Fighting Championship welterweight title challenger Stephen Thompson believes his chances of earning another title shot in the immediate future hinge on whether Darren Till can defeat current champion Tyron Woodley this weekend at UFC 228.
Conor McGregor has not fought in the Octagon since capturing the Ultimate Fighting Championship lightweight belt from Eddie Alvarez in November 2016.
Since that fight, McGregor has taken on one of the greatest boxers of all-time in Floyd Mayweather Jr. Despite losing the bout, McGregor took home a purse estimated at over $100 million.
An exciting lightweight bout appears to be in the works, as Paul Felder and James Vick have agreed on Twitter to fight each other at the end of the year.
It seems as though Diego Sanchez has been with the Ultimate Fighting Championship forever. At 36 years of age one might think the former “Nightmare” would be ready to hang up the gloves. According to the veteran, the hunger still burns and he wants to make one last run at the welterweight belt before he retires.
It appears Sage Northcutt’s run in the Ultimate Fighting Championship could already be over, with the 22-year-old revealing that he is currently a free agent and could be tempted to sign for another promotion.
The latest season of “The Ultimate Fighter” kicked off last week with UFC middleweight champion Robert Whittaker featured alongside Kelvin Gastelum as rival coaches.
Arguably the biggest match up in MMA history takes place at UFC 229 in October, when current lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov takes on Irish superstar Conor McGregor for the undisputed 155-pound belt.
Heavy-handed Brazilian middleweight Thiago Santos will make his fourth appearance this year when he takes on fellow knockout artist Jimi Manuwa at light heavyweight at UFC Fight Night 137 on Sept. 22. Santos replaced Manuwa’s original opponent, Glover Teixeira, who was forced to pull out of the bout due to injury.
Former Ultimate Fighting Championship lightweight champion Anthony Pettis has been a main-card staple on free as well as pay-per-view events since he entered the organization in 2011. The same cannot be said for his younger brother Sergio Pettis, who despite some impressive performances, continues to miss out on the more lucrative main card.
The Ultimate Fighting Championship heads back down under in December for a Fight Night event in Adelaide. It will be the second time in three years the UFC has visited South Australia. It seems the main event for the card is set, with Australia’s own rising heavyweight Tai Tuivasa to take on the former heavyweight champion Junior dos Santos.