Category: Sherdog News

After he submitted Conor McGregor at UFC 229, Khabib Nurmagomedov revealed that he received a congratulatory call from Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Ultimate Fighting Championship welterweight Ryan LaFlare is calling it a career.

As expected, Jon Jones and Alexander Gustafsson will square off in the main event of UFC 232 with the vacant light heavyweight title on the line.

It appears that UFC 230 is down a fight, as Nate Diaz will not compete on the Madison Square Garden card following Dustin Poirier’s injury-related exit.

Ryan Bader is set to continue his run in the heavyweight grand prix when he meets Matt Mitrione at Bellator 207 on Friday in a fight that many think will determine the future winner of the tournament. Bader comes into the fight as the promotion’s light heavyweight champion and boasts a KO win over Muhammed Lawal in his last fight.

On Saturday Bellator’s man of many talents, Chael Sonnen, takes on Fedor Emelianenko in Bellator 208’s main event at Nassau Veteran’s Memorial Coliseum in Uniondale, N.Y.

The official announcement that Ultimate Fighting Championship heavyweight and light heavyweight champ Daniel Cormier will defend his heavyweight title against Derrick Lewis on Nov. 3 in New York has been met with mixed reactions amongst fans as well as at least one notable fighter

Khabib Nurmagomedov is still waiting to learn his fate for inciting an all-out brawl after submitting Conor McGregor at UFC 229 on Oct. 6, but for the moment he retains both the belt and a dry sense of humor.

Just when things were looking up for UFC 230, some bad news has hit the Nov. 3 card scheduled for Madison Square Garden.

Sijara Eubanks is upset, and justifiably so, after being spurned by the UFC for a title shot.