Everyone has a fighting chance
UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov puts his title on the line on Saturday at UFC 242 in Abu Dhabi when he takes on interim champ Dustin Poirier in a title unification bout. According to “The Eagle,” his patented game plan of taking his opponents down and tiring them out remains unchanged.
UFC interim lightweight champion Dustin Poirier will attempt to defy the odds this weekend when he faces off against undefeated champion Khabib Nurmagomedov for a unification title fight in the 155-pound division.
Jessica Andrade lost her strawweight title over the weekend when she was stopped in just 42 seconds by Weili Zhang, who became the first Chinese champion in UFC history. According to Andrade’s head coach Gilliard Parana, his fighter’s ill-fated decision to swing wildly at her opponent was an attempt to prove a point after people labeled her title win over Rose Namajunas a fluke.
Former UFC fighter turned comedian Brendan Schaub caused a stir on social media by blasting the UFC’s women’s 115-pound division after fans questioned him on his prediction for the strawweight title fight last weekend between Jessica Andrade and Weili Zhang.
UFC interim lightweight champion Dustin Poirier has brushed off suggestions that Khabib Nurmagomedov may suffer from ring rust when the pair meet this weekend at UFC 242 to unify the 155-pound title, expressing his belief that Nurmagomedov will be at the height of his powers come Saturday.
It’s been a while since Jason Miller was active on any social media platform, but it appears that things could be changing for the better for the troubled former fighter known as “Mayhem.”
A pivotal flyweight fight is going down on Dec. 21 in Busan, South Korea, at UFC Fight Night 165, as Alexandre Pantoja will take on Matt Schnell.
A bantamweight clash pitting Cody Stamann against Yadong Song has been added to the UFC on ESPN 7 lineup.
In recent months, B.J. Penn seems to have been involved in more incidents outside the Octagon than fights in it, but the UFC Hall of Famer claims that recent leaked videos don’t tell the entire story.
In recent months, Amanda Nunes has made a legitimate claim toward being regarded as the greatest female mixed martial artist of all-time. Now, she’s being recognized in a different way.