Contender Belal Muhammad will run things back with welterweight champion Leon Edwards at UFC 304. Their first encounter ended rather unceremoniously and unremarkably with an eye poke.
In recent times, Ian Garry has trained constantly under the guidance of coach Diego Lima and former champion Charles Oliveira. As such, many expect Garry to utilize grappling techniques when he faces Michael “Venom” Page at UFC 303.
Coach, Khabib Nurmagomedov might be the biggest nightmare for Islam Makhachev. Ahead of the title defense at UFC 302, the ‘Eagle’ has come back to help Makhachev during his fight camp.
Everybody who coaches against each other in The Ultimate Fighter TV Series ends up fighting once the season airs. Demetrious Johnson alluded to as much in his YouTube podcast.
Conor McGregor was partying with little over a month left before he faced Michael Chandler on June 29 at UFC 303. The Notorious is returning to the sport, having lost to Dustin Poirier at UFC 264 in 2021.
The European MMA market has grown exponentially in recent years. Ilia Topuria has made his mark, representing Georgia and Spain. There are two champions from the UK – Tom Aspinall and Leon Edwards.
Adrian Yanez may be his own harshest critic. Yanez (17-5) triumphantly rebounded from a skid of two straight knockout losses by blasting Vinicius Salvador at UFC Fight Night 241 on May 18.
According to his coach, Islam Makhachev’s skills have reached their zenith. Makhachev’s striking coach, Magomedgadzhi Bagandov, believes the champ can outstrike Dustin Poirier (30-8, 1 NC).
Kamaru Usman believes he is big enough to fight at light heavyweight. At UFC 276, then-welterweight champ Usman (20-4) squared off with Jan Blachowicz (29-10-1) in July 2022.
Order Now! UFC 302 “Makhachev vs. Poirier” Saturday at 10 p.m. ET on ESPN+ It has been commonly observed throughout history that a true warrior fights not for personal glory.
UFC 302 is right around the corner, and the main event for the evening features Dustin Poirier vs. Islam Makhachev. The fight could go either way, given the talent on display.
Dustin Poirier has fought the who’s who of the lightweight and featherweight divisions. However, his greatest career accomplishment is his interim lightweight title triumph against Max Holloway.
Ilia Topuria sent shockwaves across Europe with his featherweight title triumph over Alexander Volkanovski at UFC 298. The Georgian fighter recently got Spanish citizenship and has become a celebrity in both nations.
Former UFC and BKFC fighter Paige VanZant made her return to action Saturday night. VanZant met Elle Brooke for her Misfits boxing middleweight title in the main event of Misfits Boxing 15.
The Misfits & DAZN X Series will remain active with a huge card marking the promotion’s return to the United States this weekend. MF & DAZN X Series
It’s safe to assume there’s no one in UFC that Conor McGregor (22-6) is afraid to talk smack about.
It’s taken 12 years, but fight fans are finally getting the third fight in the Anderson Silva-Chael Sonnen trilogy, though not in the form you might expect.
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