UFC 302 will serve as a full circle moment for Dustin Poirier, win or lose. The 35 year-old UFC showstopper gets his third opportunity at gold this weekend when he takes on UFC Lightweight Champion Islam Makhachev this weekend from Newark, New Jersey where Poirier hopes to finally hear the words, “And New” for the first time in his career.
The UFC returns to Newark, NJ this Saturday night for UFC 302, and MMA KO’s Drew Beaupré is here to provide predictions for all 7 fights from the preliminary and early preliminary portions of the card.
Douglas Lima won’t be joining his former foe Gegard Mousasi in free agency. The PFL’s acquisition of Bellator MMA hasn’t gone without some problems. The PFL purchased their rival promotion last year and are currently handling around 200 fighter contracts, plotting their next move.
UFC veteran Nick Diaz will be making his return for the first time in nearly three years when he fights Vicente Luque at UFC Abu Dhabi on August 3, but he…
Dustin Poirier knows a few things about Conor McGregor and Michael Chandler having beaten both UFC stars. While Poirier goes for the lightweight title against Islam Makhachev Saturday at UFC 302, McGregor and Chandler square off at 170 pounds in the main event of UFC 303.
UFC Abu Dhabi is shaping up quite nicely. The upcoming UFC Fight Night event is going down on Aug. 3 with Cory Sandhagen defending his top spot in the rankings against the undefeated Umar Nurmagomedov in the headliner.
2024 has been a massive year for Dana White and the UFC. They had a milestone PPV with UFC 300 that featured headlining bouts up and down the card. Several of the undercard fights and preliminary bouts could have been main events for other cards.
The Diaz Army can rejoice as their boy Nick Diaz is finally back inside the Octagon on August 3rd when he takes on “The Silent Assassin” Vicente Luque in a 5-round co-main event in Abu Dhabi, Dana White announces.
Dana White announced the loaded event set for Aug. 3 on Wednesday
Kamaru Usman is one of the best UFC fighters ever. In fact, Dana White just called him the greatest welterweight fighter of all time. At UFC 294, he fought as a middleweight in one of the biggest fights of the year against Khamzat Chimaev.
There is plenty of intriguing options to keep an eye on this weekend in New Jersey
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.
Action Network's Bryan Fonseca breaks down Randy Brown vs. Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos, Saturday's UFC 302 main-card opener on ESPN+ PPV.
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.
Nick Diaz will always remain a legend in the eyes of most MMA fans. During his prime, Diaz fought a lot of tough opponents and is a true veteran of the sport.
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.
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.
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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