Everyone has a fighting chance
Love him or hate him, Colby Covington has transformed himself from a relatively unknown wrestler into one of the most talked-about fighters on the Ultimate Fighting Championship roster.
Fellow wrestler turned MMA heel Chael Sonnen claims Covington may be the wave of the future.
Ultimate Fighting Championship President Dana White has a history of criticizing fighters he feels don’t perform, especially if they’re on high profile pay-per-views like at UFC 226, when a hugely-anticipated heavyweight clash between two of the biggest hitters in the division in Francis Ngannou and Derrick Lewis took place in the co-main event.
Ultimate Fighting Championship bantamweight king T.J. Dillashaw is confident that a win in his rematch with former champion Cody Garbrandt puts him at the top of the list as the greatest bantamweight of all time in MMA.
Arguably the biggest sporting event outside of the United States, the FIFA World Cup concluded Sunday in Russia at the Luzhniki Stadium where France were eventual 4-2 winners over Croatia.
Returning former Ultimate Fighting Championship featherweight challenger Chad Mendes took on the dangerous Myles Jury on Saturday night at UFC Fight Night 133 in Boise, Idaho.
Last weekend’s co-main event at UFC 226 was supposed to feature a 145-pound championship bout between Ultimate Fighting Championship featherweight champion Max Holloway and Brian Ortega.
Ultimate Fighting Championship women’s strawweight Claudia Gadelha took on Carla Esparza at UFC 225 in June winning via split decision, although it was marred by controversy as Esparza claimed Gadelha “greased up” before their bout, making her difficult to get a hold of.
Former Ultimate Fighting Championship bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz has opened up about his frustration with his most recent injury and the fact he’s only now fit for a return to Octagon after being out for so long.
Daniel Cormier became only the second fighter in Ultimate Fighting Championship history behind Conor McGregor to hold two UFC titles simultaneously after his knockout of former heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic last Saturday night at UFC 226.
The Ultimate Fighting Championship has not provided an official diagnosis on why current featherweight champion Max Holloway was forced to pull out of last Saturday’s co-main event at UFC 226 other than to say the Hawaiian had “concussion-like symptoms.”