Dana White has still not addressed the elephant in the room: Conor McGregor's status at UFC 303. There isn't a fighter in the company who moves the needle as McGregor does.
Dana White recently announced a blockbuster fight night event in UAE Abu Dhabi on August 3rd. Headlined by Umar Nurmagomedov and Cory Sandhagen, the event has a surprising co-main event between Nick Diaz and Vicente Luque.
Islam Makhachev stayed true to his resolve on Saturday at UFC 302 with a hell of a performance. Solidifying his position as the #1 pound-for-pound fighter or standing ground for others who consequently didn’t already have him there.
Islam Makhachev defended the lightweight title and his pound-for-pound status in the main event of UFC 302 against Dustin Poirier. Controversy erupted after the press conference of UFC 302 as CEO Dana White argued Jon Jones was the best.
Valentina Shevchenko looked unbeatable at women’s flyweight before UFC 285 at the T-Mobile Arena. At UFC 285, Alexa Grasso secured an upset submission victory over the long-reigning champion.
Dustin Poirier could not make it past Islam Makhachev at UFC 302. With his next step in his MMA career unclear, Kamaru Usman has chipped in an interesting offer.
The UFC has allegedly been exploring the idea of a replacement for the main event featuring Conor McGregor and Michael Chandler. The two are expected to face off on June 29 at UFC 303.
Linton Vassell just knew he was going to see Valentin Moldavsky again. “I just had a feeling and then it was funny, as you saw, Valentin called me out,” Vassell said during a PFL media call.
Things seem to be happening quickly for Dakota Ditcheva. A few months removed from winning a Professional Fighters League Europe title, the British flyweight prospect will square off against Chelsea Hackett in the co-main event of PFL 4 on June 13 at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut.
Even though he is no longer the UFC lightweight champion, Charles Oliveira remains the most popular MMA fighter in Brazil. With 7.6 million followers on
McGregor makes his return at UFC International Fight Week
UFC 303 already took a massive hit yesterday when the UFC 303 press conference was canceled the morning of the event. However, Conor McGregor revealed that he had to cancel the event “due to a series of obstacles outside our control” and that he looks forward to putting on a show for the fans at UFC 303 at International Fight Week.
Dustin Poirier apparently had no grappling practice for over two weeks leading up to his UFC 302 title challenge against Islam Makhachev. Poirier made his third career lightweight gold bid against Makhachev in the main event at UFC 302 on Saturday.
On the prelims of UFC 302, we saw a matchup between ranked heavyweights that was originally supposed to be on the PPV main card. Top heavyweight contender Jailton Almeida (21-3) returned as he took on fellow grappler Alexandr Romanov (17-3).
This past Saturday night in the co-main event of UFC 302, we saw a five-round battle in the middleweight division. Former champion Sean Strickland (29-6) returned to take on former title challenger Paulo Costa (14-4).
Jared Cannonier is in danger of falling behind. The UFC’s middleweight division is deep with contenders for Dricus du Plessis’ belt. The No. 1 contender, Sean Strickland, won a fight against a lower-ranked fighter to stake his claim to a title shot.
A packed weekend of combat sports begins on Friday with another day-night doubleheader from ONE Championship. Following ONE Friday Fights 66 in the morning hours (USA time), primetime brings with it another marquee event.
With UFC lightweight champion Islam Makhachev (26-1) running through most of his 155-pound challengers, some have called for former champ Conor McGregor (22-6) to be the next challenger for the 32-year-old Russian should he get past Michael Chandler on June 29.
Following his fifth-round submission win over Dustin Poirier at UFC 302 over the weekend, UFC lightweight champion Islam Makhachev (26-1) was widely compared to his mentor Khabib Nurmagomedov (29-0).
At ONE 167: Tawanchai vs. Nattawut II, Mikey Musumeci gets a shot at redemption. The talented ONE Championship grappler will square off against Gabriel Sousa, the last man to defeat him.
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