Khabib Nurmagomedov suggested he may soon vacate his belt by reiterating he does not want to "hold up" the UFC's lightweight division. The Russian is still recognised as the 155lb champion despite retiring from the sport last October after a dominant victory over Justin Gaethje. Since then, leading lightweight contenders Conor McGregor and Dustin Poirier faced off at UFC 257 […]

UFC great Khabib Nurmagomedov reveals he has spoken to Cristiano Ronaldo and PSG president Nasser Al-Khelaifi about wanting to fulfil a ‘childhood dream’ by playing football professionally… before admitting his favourite club is Real Madrid Khabib Nurmagomedov is currently making the most of his retirement from UFC He is now weighing up his next move, with a return to the […]

Nate Diaz wants to stay active in 2021, and he has two opponents at the top of his wish list. Diaz, one of the most popular fighters in the UFC, told ESPN’s Ariel Helwani in a video interview published Tuesday that he wants to fight top lightweight contenders Dustin Poirier or Charles Oliveira next, but in the welterweight division or […]

Conor McGregor warned that he MUST change his style if he takes trilogy fight with Dustin Poirier next as team-mate says boxing stance limited the sharpness of the Notorious’ shots in UFC 257 defeat Conor McGregor has been told to change his style in a Dustin Poirier trilogy bout  The Notorious suffered a shock defeat to the Diamond at UFC […]

There’s a new threat to the UFC heavyweight division, and his name is Alexander Volkov.  The Russian striker scored the biggest win of his career in a dominant performance Saturday night that ended with a second-round knockout of Alistair Overeem. Although Overeem has earned significant accolades for his kickboxing, Volkov put together a master class of striking as he steamrolled Overeem from […]

Joe Rogan has urged Dustin Poirier to move on from Conor McGregor and search for "great fights" in the lightweight division. Poirier upset the odds emphatically by knocking out former 155lb champion McGregor at UFC 257 in January. Irishman McGregor has made no secret of his desire to face Poirier for a third time and the American is open to […]

Conor McGregor will continue to suffer if he ‘keeps pressing from the karate stance and fails to improve distance control’, warns former two-weight UFC champion Henry Cejudo Henry Cejudo is latest fighter to weigh in on Conor McGregor’s loss at UFC 157 Former flyweight and bantamweight champion offered up technical advice   He believes McGregor’s distance control needs to be […]

Conor McGregor has taken to Instagram to show the extent of the damage caused to his shins by Dustin Poirier. The Notorious was knocked out in the second round of his rematch with Poirier last month, with the American particularly targeting McGregor's legs. The Irishman required the use of a crutch in the immediate aftermath of the fight, and told […]

Tyson Fury has backed Conor McGregor’s explanation for losing to Dustin Poirier and insists you lose everything due to inactivity in the sport.  The Irishman claimed his knockout loss to the American at UFC 257 was due to a year outside the octagon, as well as just 40 seconds of action against Donald Cerrone in 27 months since the crushing […]

Dustin Poirier is open to fighting Conor McGregor for a third time – but doubts it would be for the UFC title. Poirier stopped McGregor in the second round of their rematch last month, more than six years after losing to the Irishman. McGregor now wants the UFC to strip Khabib Nurmagomedov of the title and put it on the […]