Khabib Nurmagomedov will be in Islam Makhachev’s corner for his UFC Lightweight Title defence against Dustin Poirier at UFC 302. The clash takes place on June 1 as Makhachev makes the third defense of his title.
Alexander Volkanovki is now on a losing streak but was once the pound-for-pound king in the UFC. Before his loss against Ilia Topuria at UFC 299, Volkanovski had a thirteen-fight winning streak at featherweight.
Ronda Rousey rubbed many people the wrong way in the world of MMA, but Matt Brown believes there’s an easy fix to get her back to where she needs to be.
Sawyer Depee has served as a gatekeeper to the Bare Knuckle Fight Championships cruiserweight division. The last challenger who wanted to enter the division, Jonathan Miller, crashed viciously to the canvas at the end of the first round while attempting to break through in the rankings.
The PFL became the second-largest MMA promotion in the world after acquiring Bellator. They had vowed to espouse the fighter-first approach but recently garnered criticism for their treatment of Gegard Mousasi, Kayla Harrison, and Douglas Lima.
It looks like Ian Garry has repeatedly underestimated Michael Venom Page. He has constantly predicted MVP’s matchups and the Brit has proved him wrong time and time again.
Khabib Nurmagomedov took the reigns of Eagles MMA after the death of his father Abdulmanap. Eagles MMA is more than a team. Abdulmanap had taken care to raise his team like a family.
Dustin Poirier’s fighting future faces big questions as he prepares for UFC 302. He meets reigning champ Islam Makhachev in a lightweight title fight this weekend.
Islam Makhachev has a lot on his plate heading into his fight with Dustin Poirier this weekend. If he makes a successful defense at UFC 302, the Dagestani fighter would tie in for a longstanding record in the weight class.
When Dustin Poirier faces Islam Makhachev at UFC 302 on June 1, he'll be battling not just his opponent but also some overwhelming statistics. Ranking as high as +2200, Poirier's status as an underdog isn't made any easier by a so-called 'curse' which has befallen many fighters before him.
There has been a lot of turbulence lately between the PFL and some of the old guard from Bellator. As we all know, late last year, the Professional Fighters League purchased Bellator and rolled out a new Champions Series for the promotion which has already had it’s first few shows this year.
Jon Jones (27-1) isn’t underestimating Stipe Miocic (20-4) judging by the latter’s latest training video. Jones was originally scheduled to defend his heavyweight title against Miocic at UFC 295 in November 2023 before being forced out due to a pectoral injury.
Order Now! UFC 302 “Makhachev vs. Poirier” Saturday at 10 p.m. ET on ESPN+ Sean Strickland's head coach, Eric Nicksick, is confident in his student’s ability to recognize and address the issues that cost him the middleweight strap against Dricus Du Plessis at UFC 297 in January.
Expect Elle Brooke vs. Paige VanZant to be ran back ASAP. The femme fatale would headline Misfits Boxing 15 last weekend in Houston, Texas and it did not disappoint.
Conor McGregor is determined to prove his critics wrong as he gears up for his UFC fight against Michael Chandler. A recent video showing McGregor partying sparked doubts about his preparation, but the Irish fighter responded with intense training images, reported by Alex Pattle.
The Professional Fighters League knew there would be some hiccups when it purchased Bellator. Integrating an entire roster was going to be a process that took a few years to work itself out.
UFC 302 is live this weekend on Saturday, June 2nd at the Prudential Center in Newark, NJ. Headlining the event is the reigning and defending lightweight champion Islam Makhachev defending his title for a third time when he faces off against former interim lightweight champion Dustin “The Diamond” Poirier.
It’s safe to assume there’s no one in UFC that Conor McGregor (22-6) is afraid to talk smack about.
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