Retired UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov believes that old rival Conor McGregor will never return to the top of his game after the Irishman was defeated in emphatic fashion by Dustin Poirier last month. McGregor took to the Octagon for the first time in a year at UFC 257 in Abu Dhabi, and would have been hoping to dispose of […]

A UFC fighter missed weight Friday by a record amount. Rafael Alves weighed in at 157.5 pounds for a scheduled featherweight bout against Patrick Sabatini. The limit for a non-title featherweight fight in MMA is 146 pounds, so Alves weighed 11.5 pounds over the contracted mark. It was the biggest weight miss in UFC history. Alves vs. Sabatini was removed […]

MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun Fresh off his third UFC welterweight title defense last weekend, Kamaru Usman is keen on booking his next bout against Jorge Masvidal — and has already discussed the idea with UFC president Dana White. Usman (18-1) told ESPN on Wednesday he believes he has earned the […]

Kamaru Usman clinches record THIRTEENTH-straight UFC welterweight victory after recovering from first-round knock-down to stop Gilbert Burns with a devastating barrage of punches Georges St Pierre’s record for consecutive welterweight wins fell on Sunday Kamaru Usman took a 13th-straight victory via a stoppage win over Gilbert Burns The Texan was knocked-down in the first but recovered to win in the […]

UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman puts his belt on the line against friend and former team-mate Gilbert Burns in the main event of UFC 258 on Saturday evening. A win for Usman (17-1) would see the ‘Nigerian Nightmare’ break the record for most consecutive victories in the UFC’s welterweight division (12), a record he currently shares with former titleholder Georges […]

Kamaru Usman and Gilbert Burns have faced off hundreds of times with each other in practice. On Saturday, they’ll do it for real. Usman will defend his UFC welterweight title against Burns, his former sparring partner, in the main event of UFC 258 in Las Vegas. Purchase UFC 258 here. “I know a lot about Kamaru,” Burns told ESPN. “I […]

MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun The first heavyweight fight of Jon Jones’ storied MMA career will have a UFC championship on the line. UFC president Dana White told TMZ this week that Jones (26-1) will face the winner of a heavyweight title fight between Stipe Miocic and Francis Ngannou, which is […]

Kamaru Usman aims for the third defense of his welterweight title against former teammate Gilbert Burns in the main event of UFC 258, which will take place at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. It’s the UFC’s second pay-per-view event of 2021 following Dustin Poirier’s stunning knockout of Conor McGregor at UFC 257 last month.  Usman was set to face […]

UFC president Dana White has revealed he hands out 'secret' bonuses to fighters who impress him. The promotion gives out 'Fight of the Night' and 'Performance of the Night' prizes worth $50,000 after each event. But White also gives out bonuses worth between £10,000 and $25,000 to other fighters who miss out on the main prize. He told the New […]

Umar Nurmagomedov will emulate his cousin and become a UFC champion ‘five fights from now’, claims Khabib’s former coach Javier Mendez, as he heaps praise on Russian following his winning debut over Sergey Morozov Javier Mendez has high expectations for Khabib Nurmagomedov’s cousin, Umar The MMA coach believes Umar will become UFC champion in the next few years Umar got […]