UFC 280 sees a lightweight title fight between Charles Oliveira and Islam Makhachev, and Conor McGregor thinks it will be one-way traffic. While McGregor has confirmed that his return to the UFC Octagon will be in a bout at welterweight, he still has reason to keep an interest in what is happening at lightweight, the
Month: October 2022
Conor McGregor talked with Joe Rogan in the Octagon after injuring his ankle near the conclusion of the first round of his UFC 264 main event bout with Dustin Poirier. Subscribe to get all the latest UFC content: http://bit.ly/2uJRzRR Experience UFC live with UFC FIGHT PASS, the digital subscription service of the UFC. Visit https://ufcfightpass.com/
Khamzat Chimaev versus Bo Nickal is already starting to feel like an inevitable match up. New Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) roster member, Nickal, has made it clear that he believes he’s ready for Chimaev as soon as possible despite only having three professional mixed martial arts (MMA) fights. The Middleweight uber-prospect will make his debut
11:05 AM ET One week after being released by the UFC, Aspen Ladd has a new home with the PFL. Ladd (9-3) has signed on to compete in PFL’s 2023 regular season as a featherweight, she and the promotion announced Tuesday. The PFL’s season format has not previously included a female featherweight division, only lightweight.
Conor McGregor sees UFC 280’s main event as an easy call. The former two-division UFC champion made his prediction known for the Oct. 22 showdown on Tuesday during a Twitter Q&A session, replying to a fan who asked him to pick between Charles Oliveira and Islam Makhachev with a simple answer: “Olly and easily.” Oliveira
“Honestly, I don’t foresee it being the most exciting fight in the world because I think O’Malley is going to leave so much space, like how he did against Munhoz,” continued Sandhagen, who went five rounds with Yan last October in Abu Dhabi. “I don’t think he’s high-level enough to pull things out of Yan
Khamzat Chimaev had passport confiscated in Russia, unable to leave country According to a report from Brazilian outlet Combate, Khamzat Chimaev is stuck in Russia. Khamzat Chimaev had passport confiscated in Russia, unable to leave country The outlet says that the Russian government seized the passport of Chimaev while he was traveling to visit family.
Pound For Pound Rankings Volkanovski defeated Max Holloway for the third time, this was his fourth defense of his UFC featherweight title. Usman suffers his first loss in the UFC, after getting knocked out in his title fight vs. Leon Edwards at UFC 278. Johnson captures another major belt to add to his collection, this
UFC star Conor McGregor has launched a third bid to trademark his name after a Dutch company blocked his last application. McGregor has been at odds with a Dutch firm, McGregor IP BV, after the company acquired the ‘McGregor’ trademark portfolio back in 2017. He is trying to acquire the trademark to sell clothing, footwear,
Charles Oliveira will attempt to recapture the title he lost on the scale when he collides with lightweight contender Islam Makhachev atop the UFC 280 pay-per-view (PPV) later this month in Abu Dhabi. Not long after that, Michael Chandler and Dustin Poirier will hook ‘em up at UFC 281 in New York to see which
10:19 PM ET The first-ever quadrilogy fight in UFC history will take place early next year in South America. Deiveson Figueiredo will defend his flyweight belt against former champion and current interim champ Brandon Moreno at UFC 283 on Jan. 21 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, multiple sources confirmed to ESPN on Monday. Figueiredo, who
Now that Ben Rothwell is out of the UFC, and no longer having to wear a promotionally sponsored uniform, that meant the return of his cloak at BKFC 30. Rothwell made the most of his BKFC debut when he steamrolled Bobo O’Bannon in just 19 seconds this past Saturday. The cloak — which he wore
Oleinik and Latifi were originally scheduled to face each other in March, but the day of the event, Latifi withdrew from the fight due to illness, so the bout was rescheduled two weeks later at UFC 273. However, Latifi withdrew again, and Oleinik faced Jared Vanderaa, winning via scarf hold at 3:39 of the first
It’s no secret that former UFC light heavyweight champion Tito Ortiz and UFC president Dana White had a bit of a rocky relationship through the years. At one point, White was Ortiz’ manager. The falling out came after White became the president of the fight promotion. The UFC was purchased by White’s childhood friends Frank
Beneil Dariush thinks it would be a joke if Michael Chandler emerges as the next lightweight title challenger after UFC 281. Chandler (23-7 MMA, 2-2 UFC) takes on Dustin Poirier on Nov. 12 and expects to be next in line for a shot at gold with a win. But having already lost to Charles Oliveira
Fresh off the heels of this weekend’s reports that Daniel Cormier will serve as a guest referee at WWE Extreme Rules, DC appeared on Monday Night Raw to make it official and put both of the bout’s combatants on notice. During the latest installment of WWE Monday Night Raw, the former champ-champ appeared during a
An altercation between Khamzat Chimaev and Kevin Holland occurs backstage resulting in Dana cutting the UFC 279 Pre Fight Press Conference short. Kevin Holland, Tony Ferguson, Nate Diaz make weight but Khamzat Chimaev does not. Dana White announces a new fight card. The new matchups of UFC 279 face off: Nate Diaz vs Tony Ferguson,
Tito Ortiz versus Dana White in a boxing match is on the long list of fights that got away. Despite the working relationship they once had as Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Light Heavyweight champion and promotional president, Ortiz and White weren’t the fondest of each other back in the day. The pair disliked each other