Brock Lesnar has re-entered the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) drug testing pool. Should he provide clean testing samples in the next few months, he will be eligible to return in January to fight for the UFC. He is expected to challenge UFC heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier upon his return. Lesnar appeared on RAW last […]
McGregor-Nurmagomedov may come to Las Vegas. No deal is yet in place for Conor McGregor’s return to the octagon, but White is hopeful it will take place at T-Mobile Arena on Oct. 6. “I hope so,” White said of booking the potential lightweight title fight for UFC 229. “We don’t have it done, but that’s […]
Manny Pacquiao on Saturday dismissed health issues and assured those concerned that he is not in harm’s way. Pacquiao’s comments about his health came on the heels of a report saying that the Filipino ring legend had been diagnosed with a serious heart ailment a week before his title fight with Lucas Matthysse. “I feel […]
After revealing earlier this week that he has not been paid for his services leading up to a cancelled title fight with champion Max Holloway at UFC 226, featherweight Brian Ortega now says he’s been compensated by the promotion. “T-City” had put in a full training camp, paid for coaching and travel expenses, endured a […]
Colby Covington is firing more shots at Conor McGregor. Covington is the interim Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) welterweight title holder. He earned the gold with a unanimous decision victory over Rafael dos Anjos. “Chaos” is now on his way to a unification bout with Tyron Woodley. That bout is expected to take place later this […]
Khabib Nurmagomedov is ready to get back inside the Octagon. Nurmagomedov is the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) lightweight title holder. He won the championship back in April against Al Iaquinta in the main event of UFC 223. His next title challenger is undecided, but many are hoping for Conor McGregor. “The Eagle” may very well […]
Conor McGregor's long-awaited return to UFC might be just around the corner. McGregor's head coach, John Kavanagh, confirmed to ESPN on Wednesday that talks between the fighter and UFC are “ongoing” and that McGregor and his agent are “working on” a potential matchup with Khabib Nurmagomedov for the lightweight title. Rumors of a bout between […]
Alexander Gustafsson was expected to welcome former middleweight champion Luke Rockhold to the light-heavyweight division at UFC 227 but Rockhold is out with a leg injury. Instead, Gustafsson will now face Volkan Oezdemir at the Aug. 4 event at Staples Center in Los Angeles, the promotion announced Thursday. Gustafsson (18-4) hasn’t competed since a devastating […]
Ray Moylette [11(4)-0] believes Gary O’Sullivan has shown the American Dream is possible and is keen to follow in the Cork fighter’s footsteps. Since teaming up with Murphys Boxing, ‘Spike’ has fought 10 times Stateside and once in Canada. After impressing on a number of Murphys shows and working his way on to American TV, […]
Khabib Nurmagomedov kept it brief but promising in a post made to his official Instagram account amid speculation over his first title defence. We are still very much in the early days of Khabib Nurmagomedov’s reign over the lightweight division, but even now, with us just under three months removed from his title-winning performance, already […]
