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Whittaker will be entering a UFC Octagon almost after 16 months since he last fought and defeated Yoel Romero. A UFC Women’s Bantamweight Championship bout between Holly Holm and Raquel Pennington was expected to also be on the card, but Holm had to withdraw due to an undisclosed injury. UFC 243 location, date, and start time Location: Marvel Stadium, Melbourne, Australia. Date: 5th October 2019 (US), 6th October 2019 (UK), 6th October 2019 (India)...

Holly Holm appeared more motivated than ever as she entered the Octagon. Holly Holm began the charge while Raquel Penington’s corner called for her to move forward. Holm’s first moment came halfway into the first round when she had Pennington pressed against the fence. She began to dig with her left and her physical strength helped her keep Pennington there while she used her dirty boxing. The strength advantage was clear....

Werdum returned to the Octagon against Oleinik after a two-year gap, and from the get-go, the Russian pressured the former heavyweight champion. Oleinik stalked Werdum all over the Octagon and whenever he was in reach, unleashed a barrage of punches on the Brazilian fighter. Constant pressure did the trick for Oleinik Werdum repeatedly found himself with his back against the cage and Oleinik pounced on the openings he found, unleashing merciless punishment on the Brazilian....

Unlike the other times that UFC Fight Island took place in the United Arab Emirates, the triple-header week of 2021 will occur in the Etihad Arena instead of the Flash Forum. Both venues are located at Yas Island in Abu Dhabi. Although UFC president Dana White has said before that he was not interested in having events with a crowd if not with the venue’s full capacity, he also acknowledged that the promotion would have to concede to the wishes of the organizers and officials....

The Irish megastar took to Twitter after Garry’s win and said: Ian Garry’s fight with Jordan Williams closed the early prelims of the UFC’s Madison Square Garden card. Late in the first round, ‘The Future’ landed a massive right cross that wobbled Williams. He then dropped Williams with two right hands, securing the KO win. Watch the finish below: Garry’s knockout resembled a highlight reel finish from Conor McGregor himself....

UFC 279 received a last-minute shake-up after Diaz’s original opponent, Khamzat Chimaev, badly missed weight on Friday, resulting in a slew of changes to the pay-per-view. Instead of being a massive underdog against Chimaev, Diaz found himself facing former interim lightweight champion Tony Ferguson. It was perceived to be a winnable fight and Diaz managed to pull out the victory in front of a pro-Diaz contingent. As expected, Diaz was sharp with his standup and found the mark with combination punches....

Following the retirement of undefeated UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov at UFC 254, the MMA community began to discuss his place in the UFC’s all-time list, with some people claiming he deserves the top spot. Jon Jones took exception to that and has continued to make a case for why he is the actual GOAT of the UFC. Rampage, who held the UFC’s 205-pound title from 2007 to 2008, was the first challenger on Jones’ initial UFC light heavyweight championship run back in 2011....

The former UFC lightweight champion took to Instagram to announce the new partnership. Khabib Nurmagomedov’s teammates Umar Nurmagomedov, Islam Makhachev and Zubaira Tukhugov have also come aboard as global brand ambassadors for Wahed Inc. What is Wahed Inc., the new FinTech company Khabib Nurmagomedov has teamed up with? Wahed Inc. was founded by entrepreneur Junaid Wahedna in 2017 in New York. The idea for the company came up in 2015 when Wahedna found out that his cab driver was seeking financial advice from an imam instead of a qualified financial consultant....

After patching things up with Helwani over past problems, Green moved on to talk about his upcoming main event bout with the powerful and undeniable Islam Makhachev. ‘King’ was called upon to take the fight against Makhachev, which will take place just two weeks after he competed at UFC 271. However, the MMA veteran believes those ranked in the top 10 of the weight class refused to fight on short notice....

In case you didn’t know… At tonight’s UFC 232 Preliminary Card, Megan Anderson defeated Cat Zingano in brutal fashion in a bout which definitely had its ups and downs. Early in her Featherweight fight against Anderson, Cat Zingano was caught by a left high kick and one of Anderson’s toes poked Zingano in the eye. This eventually led to Zingano backing off almost immediately against the cage, as referee Marc Goddard didn’t allow further time for the eye poke, continuing the fight as usual....

Speaking on an episode of his Beyond the Fight YouTube series, ‘The American Gangster’ praised Gaethje’s athleticism. He also talked about how ‘The Highlight’ used the “leg pass” to get in the head of Chandler. Catch Chael Sonnen breaking down Justin Gaethje vs. Michael Chandler in the video below: What’s next for Justin Gaethje? After over a year away from the octagon, Justin Gaethje returned to action and went to war with Michael Chandler at UFC 268....

Poirier was quick to shut down the call-out, stating that he’s fighting “The Irishman” [Conor McGregor] next. Hooker was quick to respond as well, telling him not to “chase a leprechaun” and face a “real fighter”. The Kiwi Lightweight was on Ariel Helwani’s MMA Show on ESPN and revealed why either Poirier or Justin Gaethje will “have” to fight him. “One of you have to fight me” Justin Gaethje is another contender who is likely the next in line for a Lightweight Championship shot after Tony Ferguson....

White claimed he doesn’t think there’ll ever be another Conor McGregor in the UFC. He said Garry must create his own identity in the sport and said that if he keeps winning, the Irish fans will definitely get behind him. Watch the post-UFC 268 press conference below: Ian Garry stepped inside the octagon for the first time at UFC 268 to take on Jordan Williams in a welterweight encounter. The highly rated prospect seemed to be in trouble early in the fight but remarkably recovered to pick up a knockout victory with just a second remaining in the first round....

UCLA owns 19 Final Four appearances in its glorious basketball history, and nearly all of them were led by some extraordinary combination of elite talent. There were Hall of Famers, All-Americans, future NBA All-Stars. When UCLA gets this far into the tournament, it’s because the Bruins were better. So what, exactly, just happened? MORE MARCH MADNESS: Live scores | Updated bracket | TV schedule In just his second year as coach, short three regular players he was expecting to fill essential roles, Mick Cronin put himself in the same category as Ben Howland, Jim Harrick, Larry Brown, Gene Bartow, John Wooden....

The defending champions were held to a 1-1 draw by Fiorentina last time out, while the hosts claimed an impressive win away to Benevento. Udinese continued their resurgence when they claimed a 4-2 win against relegation-threatened Benevento last Sunday. Luca Gotti’s men have now picked up two wins from their last three games after going on a three-game losing streak. This run of results has seen Udinese move up to 11th place in the league table, one point above Bologna....

Elsewhere, Ajax were dumped out of the Europa League as a 1-1 draw against group toppers Molde FK was not enough for the Eredivisie side to stay in the tournament. Also, Ukrainian side FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk, who were one of the finalists last season crashed out of the Europa League despite winning 3-0 at home against Rosenborg BK. Group A Dutch giants Ajax were eliminated from the Europa League as they were held to 1-1 against Norwegian side Molde at the Amsterdam Arena....

McGregor had won the interim title back at UFC 189 in July and was focused on winning the belt from Aldo, who had been champion for four years, since the UFC created the new title for him when the company bought out WEC, wherein he had reigned as Featherweight Champion for two years before that. Aldo had not been defeated since November 2005, an entire decade of combat which encompassed 18 fights....

Werdum, 38, has had quite a career but seems to have hit his best stride late. He has won six in a row coming into Saturday’s fight and his confidence level has never been higher. The streak started in February 2012 with a decision win over the always tough Roy Nelson. Werdum won the interim heavyweight title in November 2014 with a second-round KO win over Mark Hunt. In June 2015 he unified the title, defeating former champion Cain Velasquez by third-round submission....

This main card doesn’t have the OMG buzz of the next two pay-per-view shows, but it’s strong from top to bottom and there is a lot to unpack in each of these five fights. Here’s a look at what’s at stake this weekend at UFC 224. Vitor Belfort vs. Lyoto Machida On the Belfort side of things, this one is really just about whether he’s going out on a win or a loss and how good or bad he looks in the final bout of his 21-year, 41-fight career....