Everyone has a fighting chance
Anticipation for Thursday’s UFC 229 press conference, where fans will get to see the first encounter between Ultimate Fighting Championship lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov and his opponent, Irish superstar and former champ Conor McGregor, is already at fever pitch.
MMA legend Chuck Liddell will come out of retirement on Nov. 24 for a trilogy fight with bitter rival Tito Ortiz under the banner of Golden Boy Promotions.
Conor McGregor faces arguably the toughest test in his MMA career next month when he takes on undefeated Ultimate Fighting Championship lightweight king Khabib Nurmagomedov on Oct. 6 at UFC 229.
Hawaii native Ilima-Lei Macfarlane will help Bellator MMA break ground in her home state when she defends her flyweight crown against Valerie Letourneau on Dec. 15.
Recently crowned flyweight champion Henry Cejudo was separated from his championship hardware during a flight to UFC Fight Night Moscow last week. After eight days apart, Cejudo and the belt were reunited.
A bantamweight No. 1 contender clash pitting Erik Perez against John Castaneda will headline Combate Americas “Mexico vs. USA” on Oct. 13.
Jimi Manuwa feels “gutted” that he won’t be able to compete at UFC Fight Night Sao Paulo this Saturday.
Jimi Manuwa feels “gutted” that he won’t be able to compete at UFC Fight Night Sao Paulo this Saturday.
Lyoto Machida is enjoying life at Bellator MMA and has a good close working relationship with the executive team, something that he wishes he had with his former employer, the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
Tony Ferguson makes his long awaited return to the Octagon next month against Anthony Pettis as part of the co-main event at UFC 229. “El Cucuy” injured his knee in April, tripping over a cable in a television studio while shooting a promotional piece in the lead-up to his scheduled bout against Khabib Nurmagomedov for the then-vacant Ultimate Fighting Championship lightweight belt.