Longtime referee Herb Dean says the days of leniency on eye-poke fouls are ending. Appearing on Believe You Me, Dean explained that officials intend to enforce existing rules and begin taking points proactively after the fallout from UFC 321’s Tom Aspinall vs.
For months, it felt like a fantasy. A matchup created on social media and fueled by fan hype. Islam Makhachev versus Ilia Topuria. One is a methodical Dagestani who dismantles opponents with surgical precision, while the other is a fiery Spaniard-Georgian who demolishes names once thought invincible.
Former interim UFC lightweight champion Dustin Poirier is the proud owner of one of the most bizarre submission wins in the history of the sport. Honing his analyst skills since his retirement this summer, Dustin Poirier has weighed in on this weekend’s UFC 322 headliner between former opponent Islam Makhachev and champion Jack Della Maddalena.
Despite the fight ending in the first round, there have been several big talking points from the main event of UFC 321. It doesn’t look like any permanent damage was done to Tom Aspinall after his first undisputed title defense ended due to simultaneous eye pokes.
Returning to the flyweight division for the first time in nearly a decade, previous strawweight queen Zhang Weili moves up for the first time in her UFC tenure to challenge for both a second championship, and a special spot in the sport’s history.
UFC 321 main event between Tom Aspinall and Cyril Gane ended in a no-contest after Gane poked Aspinall’s eyes Referee Herb Dean announced officials will
In one of the most anticipated fights of the year, former lightweight champion Islam Makhachev moves up to the welterweight division to challenge 170-pound titleholder Jack Della Maddalena in the UFC 322 main event.
Khabib Nurmagomedov believes the UFC have a bigger fight on the horizon than a massive pairing of Jon Jones and Alex Pereira. Seemingly going against the grain, former lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov will be in attendance at UFC 322 this weekend, watching on as his close teammate Islam Makhachev headlines.
As the year winds down, UFC fans are feeling a mix of excitement and nostalgia, especially as it also marks the final chapter of the UFC-ESPN partnership.
Islam Makhachev already has an opponent in mind for his first defence of the welterweight title, should he get through Jack Della Maddalena on Saturday.
Paddy Pimblett has been told by one of the greatest lightweights of all time that he will definitely lose to Ilia Topuria when they eventually square off.
Since the announcement of the UFC White House, Jon Jones has been interested in returning to the octagon. While it's unclear who his dance partner will be, an unlikely challenger in Francis Ngannou has made a blockbuster proposal for June 14.
There’s little arguing that what was supposed to be a statement win for Tom Aspinall The post Alistair Overeem Stands Up for Tom Aspinall After UFC 321 Eye Poke Controversy first appeared on My MMA News.
Khabib Nurmagomedov and Daniel Cormier recently caught up in a video, looking back on their legendary UFC journeys. Cormier, a former double champion, and Nurmagomedov, the undefeated lightweight great, have stayed close since retiring.
Fight week intensity builds ahead of UFC 322 at Madison Square Garden. Lightweight champion prepares for a historic double-champ opportunity. Another glimpse into the mindset behind one of MMA’s most disciplined fighters.
Few UFC moments have captured the crowd quite like the intense stare-down between Alex Pereira and Jiri Prochazka. The two light heavyweights have faced off twice in the Octagon, with Pereira coming out on top both times by TKO.
Islam Makhachev already knows who he wants to face in his first welterweight title defense. The former lightweight champion will fight at 170lbs for the first time at UFC 322 in New York on Saturday night.
The UFC 322 main card delivers one of the most intriguing welterweight matchups of the year as former champion Leon “Rocky” Edwards faces the surging Brazilian knockout specialist Carlos Prates.
The UFC 322 co-main event in Madison Square Garden brings fans a true superfight in the women’s divisions as flyweight queen Valentina “Bullet” Shevchenko takes on strawweight champion Weili Zhang.
Islam Makhachev has admitted that he is still not happy about how the UFC pound-for-pound rankings have played out. The former lightweight champion used to be the consensus number one on a list meant to sort out the best fighters in the sport, regardless of division.
UFC 205, the November 2016 pay-per-view from the No. 1 MMA promotion in the world was, without a doubt, a most-historic evening of action in New York City.
It’s been more than six years since Khabib Nurmagomedov mauled Conor McGregor at UFC 229, but “The Eagle” still speaks about that night with a surprising sense of calm even joy.