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Both fighters landed big shots, and both fighters had some critical takedowns too. As a result, when the fight was over, neither man was able to stand tall as the winner. The fight ended in a rare majority draw. In case you didn’t know… Matt Frevola came into the fight after a loss saw his six-fight winning streak stop suddenly. He returned after his most recent encounter in January, where he didn’t perform to the best of his abilities....

UFC 231 brings the best featherweights on the planet and the evening’s main event is headlined by the highly anticipated Featherweight Title bout between champion Max Holloway and challenger Brian Ortega. The co-main event will feature the women’s bout between Valentina Shevchenko and Joanna Jedrzejczyk battling for the vacant flyweight strap. Featherweight Bout – Max Holloway vs Brain Ortega Fighter Profiles Max Holloway This much-anticipated bout was first scheduled for July but due to unforeseen circumstances got rescheduled to December 2018....

Headlining the event, Conor McGregor will be facing ‘Cowboy’ Donald Cerrone in a fight that will determine the future of the UFC Lightweight Division, although it is taking place in the Welterweight division. If McGregor gets a win in this returning fight, then the future of the Lightweight Division might be very different, with a possible rematch between Khabib Nurmagomedov and Conor McGregor. Without any further ado, let’s take a look at what’s waiting for us during this much-awaited UFC event....

White, who was sitting octagon side to witness the contest, was snapped watching the recently concluded boxing match between Canelo Alvarez and Caleb Plant. Paul shared the image on his Instagram story, calling out White for not paying attention to the UFC strawweight championship clash. He also congratulated Namajunas for retaining her title in the rematch with Zhang at UFC 268. Zhang Weili and Rose Namajunas went to war in a much-anticipated rematch at UFC 268....

Jon Jones and Israel Adesanya are known to never let any opportunity go for taking shots at each other. Jones used Alex Pereira’s spectacular UFC debut to take a subtle jab at Adesanya to further fuel their long-running feud. When a fan asked on Twitter if he is friends with Alex Pereira, ‘Bones’ replied that he is not yet, but would like to be. He also revealed that he recently exchanged DMs with Pereira and would love to support him in any way possible....

Adesanya retained his middleweight title with a dominant, yet uneventful performance against Cannonier that left fans at T-Mobile Arena unsatisfied. But it’s hard to blame Adesanya for what happened. Cannonier was reserved in his approach and tried to find an opening to land with his vaunted power. However, Adesanya’s movement, jabs, and leg kicks kept Cannonier from finding many opportunities to get in much offense. As the rounds progressed, it was clear that a knockout would be the only way Cannonier could win....

His opponent was debutant, Paul Creighton. The first round saw Penn control Creighton in his guard before Penn found better position in the mount in the second round. He rained down unanswered punches to achieve another notch in the win column and erase from memory his loss to Pulver, months earlier. Penn was on the title trail once again. The headline bout saw Middleweight Champion, Murilo Bustamante defend the title successfully versus Matt Lindland....

UFC 4 is the latest in Ultimate Fighting Championship games from EA, and is scheduled to release on August 14, less than a week away. For those players that simply don’t want to wait that long or that want to get ahead of the competition, the early access is a great option. RELATED: EA Sports UFC 4 Reveals Full Soundtrack Including Eminem, Run the Jewels, and More EA Access on UFC 4 began on August 7, a full week before the scheduled release date, and continues on until the 14....

Nurmagomedov, who now has several options lined up on the table for his next opponent, could potentially either step right back into the Octagon, or could try his luck inside the boxing ring. The Eagle’s manager Ali Abdelaziz shed some light on the situation. In case you didn’t know… At UFC 229, Khabib Nurmagomedov marked his first successful Lightweight Title defense when he defeated former two-division UFC Champion, Conor McGregor, in what was McGregor’s return to the Octagon for the first time in two and a half years....

UFC 206 now has a new main event. What was originally scheduled to be a rematch for the Light Heavyweight title between Daniel Cormier and Anthony Johnson had to be scrapped, with DC getting injured a few days ago. UFC quickly bumped the Pettis – Holloway Featherweight bout as the show headliner, and in an interesting, yet inevitable move, stripped Conor McGregor off the featherweight title. Pettis and Holloway will battle for the interim UFC Featherweight strap, while Jose Aldo has been named the new UFC Featherweight Champion....

While the controversial Irishman is busy preparing for his highly-anticipated comeback, he is also looking beyond the Cowboy fight and intends on being more active in 2020. Ariel Helwani was on ESPN’s Sportscentre and the popular journalist revealed McGregor’s plans for next year. Helwani stated that the former UFC Champion plans on fighting thrice in 2020. The first one, of course, will be against Cowboy in January. McGregor also has his eyes set on fighting either Nate Diaz or Jorge Masvidal before finally pursuing a rematch against Khabib Nurmagomedov....

“Mighty Mouse” is the longest reigning UFC champion, by virtue of being the only Flyweight champion in the promotion’s history. He has proved himself light years ahead of the competition, so much so that the UFC decided to rally a legion of champions from various promotions and pit the last man standing against Demetrious Johnson. Former UFC fighter Tim Elliott has earned the coveted spot in the octagon against DJ....

In case you didn’t know… After an impressive Knockout win over Alexander Volkov at UFC 229, earlier in the month, Derrick Lewis now finds himself just one victory shy of making history, as he has now earned himself a shot at Daniel Cormier’s UFC Heavyweight Championship. Cormier, prior to his title win over Stipe Miocic at UFC 226, was the pioneer of the UFC Light Heavyweight Division alongside Jon Jones, who previously, on two different occasions had defeated DC inside the Octagon....

In a ‘Question and Answer’ session with his fans on Twitter, Dustin Poirier had words of praise to say about his former rival Conor McGregor. Poirier calls McGregor the hardest hitter Poirier has been answering his fans’ questions on social media for a while now. On November 25, a particular fan asked him to name the hardest hitter he has ever fought. Poirier had a clear answer to the question - it was “Conor by far”....

He didn’t sustain too much damage in the fight but he was visibly heartbroken over his defeat, though he had Nurmagomedov’s complete respect. Poirier is still in the mix, however, and could just be a couple of wins away from another title shot. He’s back to the drawing board and has no opponent as of yet. Dan “The Hangman” Hooker called him out for a fight at New Zealand in early 2020 but it appears as though Poirier turned him down....

After Volkov won the Heavyweight bout against Greg Hardy on Saturday’s co-main event at CSKA Arena in Moscow, Ngannou took to social media to make his intentions of fighting Volkov quite clear. Ngannou urges Volkov not to run this time Ever since the title fight has been tied to the Stipe Miocic vs. Daniel Cormier trilogy, Ngannou has been looking for a fight for himself. According to his tweet after the events of UFC Moscow, it is pretty evident who he wants - Alexander Volkov....

The Huskies (14-3, 2-2 American Athletic Conference) outscored Memphis 8-2 in the final minute to secure their third straight win. Daniels was 9 of 15 from the field and UConn shot 57 percent, including 61 percent after halftime. Lasan Kromah finished with 13 points, making all five attempts. Michael Dixon led Memphis (12-4, 3-2) with 16 points and Austin Nichols scored 13. Joe Jackson had 11 on 4-of-14 shooting, and Shaq Goodwin added 10....

Real then stuttered to a 2-2 home draw against Club Brugge in their next game before registering back-to-back wins over Galatasaray to go second in the group. Meanwhile, PSG built on their opening day success against Madrid with a victory at Galatasaray before away and home wins over Brugge in their next two games. They are one of only two clubs (Bayern Munich being the other) to have won on all four Matchdays of the 2019-20 Champions League....

The third-place teams did receive a consolation prize: passage to the Europa League knockout round playoffs, where they will face the Europa League group runners-up for a ticket to that competition’s Round of 16. If you’re familiar with international soccer, you know how the group stage worked: Each team faced the other three teams at home and on the road for a total of six group matches. Each match was a chance to pick up points (three for a win, one for a draw and none for a loss)....

Trouble erupted outside Anfield minutes before kick-off in the first leg of the tie on April 24, with Liverpool fan Sean Cox left in a critical condition following the incident . UEFA confirmed on Tuesday disciplinary proceedings have been opened against both clubs in connection with clashes between supporters. Liverpool are additionally under investigation for the throwing of objects and setting off of fireworks during the game. This case will be dealt with by the UEFA Control, Ethics and Disciplinary Body on May 31....