MMA fans have been quick to hit back at Conor McGregor following the UFC star’s attempt to downplay the achievements of rival Khabib Nurmagomedov. The Russian fighter, who recently confirmed his retirement with an unbeaten 29-0 record, has a long and bitter history with McGregor and took to Twitter to have his say on Nurmagomedov’s legacy. Former lightweight and featherweight […]

Conor McGregor’s eagerly anticipated trilogy fight with Dustin Poirier ‘is on the brink of being agreed for UFC 264 on July 10’, with the Irishman out for revenge after suffering brutal defeat in his comeback bout earlier this year Conor McGregor’s UFC comeback was ruined by Dustin Poirier back in January The Irishman will get another shot at the American […]

A pair of heavy hitters in MMA’s biggest division will square off once again Saturday night when Stipe Miocic defends his heavyweight title against the sport’s premier knockout artist, Francis Ngannou, at UFC 260 inside the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. The last time Miocic and Ngannou met, Miocic retained his title with a unanimous decision victory at UFC 220. […]

LAS VEGAS — The storyline going into Saturday’s UFC 260 main event at the Apex is how much has Francis Ngannou improved since he lost in his first bid to dethrone heavyweight champ Stipe Miocic three years ago. Miocic, though, wants to remind people that he hasn’t exactly rested on his laurels since winning that unanimous decision at UFC 220 […]

MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun Oftentimes, when a UFC champion has enjoyed the level of success that heavyweight Stipe Miocic has, the topic of motivation comes up. For instance, what keeps Miocic going, when he already has defended his title more times than any heavyweight in UFC history? What’s fueling that […]

The former champion in last-chance saloon, Khabib Nurmagomedov’s OTHER cousin on the hunt for first UFC win and the showman who told fans NOT to bet on him! The fighters looking to steal the show from Stipe Miocic and Francis Ngannou on UFC 260 undercard UFC fans will be tuning in to see Stipe Miocic vs Francis Ngannou at UFC […]

In just 162 SECONDS, Francis Ngannou has bounced back from Dana White’s ‘ego’ tirade to earn another shot at glory… beating Stipe Miocic will make him UFC’s biggest heavyweight star since Brock Lesnar and seal a mega-fight against Jon Jones Francis Ngannou faces Stipe Miocic again in a bid for the heavyweight crown  The Cameroonian, 34, lost to Miocic when […]

UFC chief Dana White hails Stipe Miocic as the ‘GREATEST heavyweight champion of all-time’ and a ‘great ambassador for the sport’ as he gears up for Francis Ngannou rematch Dana White was effusive in his praise of Stipe Miocic ahead of UFC 260 Miocic defends his heavyweight crown this weekend against Francis Ngannou Miocic has made four successful defences of […]

At UFC 260 Stipe Miocic defends his UFC heavyweight title in a rematch against the heavy-hitting Francis Ngannou at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. It will be a return bout between the man who is widely recognized as the greatest heavyweight in UFC history squaring off with a familiar foe who only needs one punch to alter the course of the […]

Khabib Nurmagomedov the coach? UFC legend fuels further talk of becoming a trainer by helping Luke Rockhold return to the Octagon while he gets set to be in the corner for his cousin Abubakar at UFC 260 this weekend after officially retiring It was recently confirmed that Khabib Nurmagomedov had retired from fighting  Many UFC fans are waiting to hear […]