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In the following article published on this day four years ago, Khabib Nurmagomedov‘s manager shot a $50 million shot on his client’s behalf, and the following story shares Dana White‘s response. Today, it is Khabib Nurmagomedov who is in a position to pay fighters as the head of his own Eagle FC promotion. Two years

Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) returns to its APEX facility in Las Vegas, Nevada, for the UFC Vegas 64 mixed martial arts (MMA) event TONIGHT (Sat., Nov. 5, 2022), streaming LIVE on ESPN+. UFC Vegas 64 will be headlined by the 115-pound showdown between Top 10 strawweight contenders Marina Rodriguez and Amanda Lemos. Before that five-round

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UFC superstar Conor McGregor has been hitting the gym hard in anticipation of his Octagon return next year. McGregor continues to enjoy life away from MMA since his doctor’s stoppage loss to Dustin Poirier at UFC 264. He continues to work his way back into peak physical shape as well as making his film debut

Muay Thai ace, Marina Rodriguez, will throw down opposite knockout artist, Amanda Lemos, this Saturday (Nov. 5, 2022) at UFC Vegas 64 inside UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada. It really feels like UFC isn’t quite sure what to do with Rodriguez. The 35-year-old Brazilian is ranked at No. 3 in UFC’s rankings, and she’s

Former UFC strawweight champion Rose Namajunas has a vested interest in the upcoming title fight. Namajunas (11-5 MMA, 9-4 UFC) recently lost her 115-pound title to Carla Esparza by split decision in a lackluster affair this past May. The fight had little to no action, but Esparza was slightly more active to secure the win. Esparza

Ariel Helwani has weighed-in on the recent controversy regarding Kyrie Irving’s apparent endorsement of a strongly anti-Semitic film. The NBA star has established himself as an outspoken and occasionally controversial figure during his basketball career, and most recently Irving made headlines for posting a link to the 2018 film Hebrews to Negroes: Wake Up Black

Welcome to Midnight Mania! “Let’s go, we won.” As is often the case, Team Nate Diaz instigated a bit of chaos at a public event last weekend. The Jake Paul vs. Anderson Silva boxing event was scene of the latest scuffle Diaz and his camp have started, and per usual, Diaz walked off claiming himself

Thursday’s edition of MMA Junkie Radio with “Gorgeous” George and “Goze” is here. On Episode 3,308, the guys chat with Ron Gallagher, a physical therapist in Vegas who has worked with many professional athletes. He gave the 411 on some of the injuries that have been occurring lately in MMA like Aaron Pico, Calvin Kattar

UFC featherweight contender Bryce Mitchell wasn’t happy to hear that Sean O’Malley referred to him as an inbred after a recent fight pick. Mitchell will return to the Octagon at UFC 282 against Ilia Topuria. He returns to the cage after a long hiatus stemming from his most recent win over Edson Barboza at UFC

Bryce Mitchell’s challenge to Joe Rogan has been denied. Chatting conspiracy theories is nothing new for Rogan and his guests on the Joe Rogan Experience podcast. According to rising Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Featherweight contender, Mitchell, however, the longtime color commentator of the promotion didn’t bite on the challenge. Mitchell recently took to social media,

Rising Japanese flyweight Tatsuro Taira has passed both of his UFC tests with flying colors and now he’ll have a chance to make it three for three. Standing in the way of Taira (12-0 MMA, 2-0 UFC) will be Dana White’s Contender Series signee Jesus Santos Aguilar (8-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC). The bout is scheduled

UFC middleweight Paulo Costa’s latest notable social media post has seen him tease an exit from the promotion and a venture into boxing. Costa, a one-time title challenger and the current #6-ranked 185lber, has long appeared keen on testing out free agency. Prior to August’s UFC 278 pay-per-view, where he outpointed former champion Luke Rockhold,

Welcome to Midnight Mania! For about ten or 15 minutes, TJ Dillashaw earned some goodwill in his UFC 280 loss to Aljamain Sterling. Fans watched the former champion try his damnedest to fight the best Bantamweight on the planet with a single functional arm, and when the fight inevitably turned against him, he didn’t look

4:11 PM ET The younger of the fighting Pereira siblings will be making a transition to MMA, much like her brother. Aline Pereira, a former Glory kickboxer, has signed a mixed martial arts deal with Legacy Fighting Alliance (LFA), the promotion announced Wednesday. Pereira will make her MMA debut Nov. 18 against Ultimate Fighter veteran

LAS VEGAS – While UFC heavyweight Chase Sherman has a lot of respect for his upcoming opponent, he believes there will be a point of no return. Sherman (16-10 MMA, 4-9 UFC) will look to make it two wins in a row as he takes on Josh Parisian at UFC Fight Night 214. The event

UFC Bantamweight Champion Aljamain Sterling has added another name into the mix for his next title fight. Sterling defeated former champion TJ Dillashaw in the UFC 280 co-main event just weeks ago. He earned a second-round TKO finish in his second career title defense. Sterling has hinted at taking some time off after his latest

Rose Namajunas has come to terms with the result of her last fight. At UFC 274 in May 2022, Namajunas suffered a second career defeat to Carla Esparza in the evening’s co-main event (watch highlights). The split decision loss for “Thug” saw her lose her UFC Strawweight title in the process. Since then, Namajunas has