Dustin Poirier is still ‘haunted’ by how close he came to submitting Khabib Nurmagomedov in 2019 but hails Russian’s ‘incredible understanding of balance and weight placement’ Dustin Poirier spoke about how close he was to beating Khabib Nurmagomedov  During UFC 242 showdown on Fight Island, Poirier had a choke in deep  Eventually, Khabib managed to escape and execute a submission […]

UFC 259 represents a milestone during a stretch of fights that will have major consequences for the rest of the year. Three title bouts will shape the future of four divisions, with the card in Las Vegas headlined by a champion-vs.-champion clash between light heavyweight Jan Blachowicz and middleweight Israel Adesanya. If Adesanya wins, his future is wide open and […]

Dana White insists Khamzat Chimaev was just ‘super emotional’, ‘felt like ‘s***’ and is NOT retiring from UFC after Russian-born Swede stunned fans by appearing to walk away from the Octagon amid his Covid-19 battle Khamzat Chimaev has rocked UFC after appearing to retire on Instagram The Russian-born Swede is currently receiving treatment for Covid-19 in Vegas  His fight with […]

UFC star Paulo Costa drank a bottle of wine the night before the biggest fight of his life – and was still drunk when he was KO'd. Costa challenged middleweight world champion Israel Adesanya in Abu Dhabi last September but was stopped in the second round. The fight, which headlined UFC 253, was scheduled for 9am local time to ensure […]

Khabib Nurmagomedov has jokingly claimed referee Herb Dean was paid to allow Conor McGregor to cheat during their clash in 2018. Nurmagomedov choked out McGregor in the fourth round of their grudge match to retain his lightweight title. But the Dagestani felt Dean allowed his rival to stretch the rules with footage emerging of McGregor being told to stop grabbing […]

Dustin Poirier reveals he wants trilogy bout with Conor McGregor to happen in June or July, while insisting it will be a ‘completely different fight’ following American’s stunning second-round knockout at UFC 257 Dustin Poirier wants trilogy fight with Conor McGregor to happen in June or July  The American secured a stunning second-round knockout at UFC 257 in January The […]

For the third time this month, heavyweights will take center stage at the UFC Apex. Jairzinho Rozenstruik and Ciryl Gane do battle in a clash of heavyweight contenders in the main event of UFC Fight Night on Saturday in Las Vegas. The winner will keep pace in a crowded contender field in the UFC’s largest division. ESPN has Rozenstruik ranked […]

UFC chief Dana White told to ‘let Khabib Nurmagomedov enjoy his retirement’ and allow the ‘lightweight division to move on’ by rising star Kevin Lee… despite clamour from fans for him to return to the octagon Kevin Lee has urged Dana White to let Khabib Nurmagomedov enjoy retirement  Lee says the lightweight division will benefit from a new champion be […]

Conor McGregor has been warned he will face another defeat if he agrees to a "stupid" trilogy fight with Dustin Poirier. Irish superstar McGregor won his first fight with Poirier in 2014 but suffered the first knockout of his career as the American triumphed in January's rematch. The former two-division champion is the most popular star in mixed martial arts […]

Tyron Woodley snubs Colby Covington and Kamaru Usman as the toughest opponents he’s ever faced and picks former team-mate Nathan Coy, saying: ‘I threw up so bad after this fight’ Tyron Woodley has picked out the toughest opponent he’s faced to date  The American insisted it was not Colby Covington or Kamaru Usman  He instead picked former American Top Team […]