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Whittaker vs. Gastelum was originally scheduled to take place at UFC 234 in February earlier this year, however, Whittaker was forced to pull out hours before the fight after suffering from an abdominal hernia. During a recent media interaction, Whittaker was asked about how he felt going into fight week. He was also asked about Chael Sonnen, who claimed that Adesanya vs. Whittaker was a fight to determine the greatest fighter currently in the UFC....

While “The Eagle” isn’t into reigniting his rivalry with McGregor, he’s all in for defending his lightweight world championship against a more than game Justin Gaethje in the headliner of UFC 254 on Saturday. The pay-per-view will take place at the Flash Forum on Yas Island in Abu Dhabi. There, the undefeated Nurmagomedov will look to make his third straight defense of the lightweight title after submitting both Dustin Poirier via rear-naked choke last September and McGregor by neck crank in October 2018....

ESPN’s Brett Okamoto reported this via Twitter. Okamoto noted that the delay in making this matchup official was due to a few last-minute logistical hurdles which had to be cleared. The hurdles have now seemingly been overcome, and the fight will take place at UFC 257. Former three-time Bellator lightweight champion Michael Chandler’s signing with the UFC was announced in September of 2020. Chandler is on a two-fight winning streak, with his last fight being a first-round KO win over former UFC lightweight champion Benson Henderson in August of 2020....

In the immediate aftermath of his victory, Giga Chikadze stated his desire to be the backup fighter for the upcoming featherweight title fight between Alexander Volkanovski and Brian Ortega. However, the Georgian recently revealed that it might no longer be an option. According to Giga Chikadze, he had already started cutting weight in preparation for the backup role at UFC 266. ‘Ninja’ did not even get to enjoy his native cuisine because he was preparing to be available for this weekend’s pay-per-view....

Chandler is coming off of a TKO loss to Charles Oliveira for the vacant UFC lightweight championship in May. It was Chandler’s second UFC fight with the first being a first-round stoppage of Dan Hooker in January. Prior to that, Chandler spent a majority of his career in Bellator as a three-time lightweight champion before finally getting the call to the UFC. MORE: UFC 268 PPV information, start time, full card Gaethje last outing saw him dominated and submitted by Khabib Nurmagomedov in his bid to become lightweight champion in October 2020....

“I’m not watching the #Olympics China is an enemy to the U.S.,” Kennedy tweeted. The former UFC middleweight contender is one of many people who will not be watching the event this year. In December 2021, the Biden administration announced a diplomatic boycott of Beijing’s Winter Games to protest China’s alleged human rights abuses. The Chinese government has flatly denied any crimes against humanity and labeled the U.S. boycott as “political posturing and manipulation....

First up, the heavyweight title is on the line in Mexico City on Nov. 15, when champion Cain Velasquez defends his title against Fabricio Werdum in UFC 180. Velasquez (13-1-0) is a -450 favorite to retain his title. His dominant performances in his last few fights will likely mean that this line will increase by fight night. The only negative for Velasquez is that he’ll step into the octagon to face Werdum (18-5-1) after having not fought for over a year....

After beating Kevin Holland in a dominant performance back in March, Derek Brunson opted to call out Paulo Costa as someone he could be interested in fighting next. After it didn’t quite come to fruition, BT Sport’s Adam Catterall wanted to know why fans didn’t get the chance to see it. Catch Brunson’s comments in his interview with BT Sport below: It’s no secret that Paulo Costa hasn’t been in the UFC’s good books for a while now, and if you’re Derek Brunson, all you can do is take the fights that are put in front of you....

In case you didn’t know… Israel Adesanya made his UFC debut recently at the UFC 221 pay-per-view, which was held in Perth, Australia. Adesanya locked horns with Rob Wilkinson and secured an impressive second-round TKO. The emphatic win earned the New Zealander a Performance of the Night bonus as well. Since then, many have compared him with the likes of Jon Jones and Anderson Silva. The heart of the matter The Nigerian-born Middleweight comes with a rather impressive resume in combat sports....

Walker’s devastating defeat at UFC Vegas 48 quickly became the talk of the town in the MMA community. The light heavyweight duo were guaging each another’s range in the opening two minutes of the fight. Hill then switched stance and landed a thunderous blow to his Brazilian counterpart’s temple, which saw him crumble to the canvas. Former MMA referee ‘Big’ John McCarthy raved about Hill’s devastating power during a recent episode of the Weighing In podcast....

Rumble has been vocal about wanting to fight Ngannou but said that it must be done under the right conditions. However, he’s still not ruling out a move back down to his last home in 205-pounds. “That’s the guy I want” When talking to Brendan Schaub on Below The Belt, Anthony ‘Rumble’ Johnson revealed that he plans to try to cut down to 235-lbs first. If that works out, he will try and make 205 pounds....

Triple C took to Instagram to declare himself the ‘Real King of Rio’ while also tagging undisputed MMA king of the Brazilian city, Jose Aldo. After dominating the Featherweight division for years during his prime, Jose Aldo will finally make his Bantamweight debut against Marlon Moraes at the upcoming UFC 245 event on December 14th, a card that will be headlined by a Welterweight title fight between Kamaru Usman and Colby Covington....

Now, it appears that Dana White has effectively confirmed that the UFC and Cris Cyborg are parting ways from here-on. He spoke about the matter extremely freely in an interview with Laura Sanko. In case you didn’t know… Disagreements and fights between promoters and talent have a history of going very bad, very fast. That was not the case here, as the apparent end of any relations between the two parties took a long time – in effect, it was a slow burn....

Dominick Reyes’ undefeated run in the UFC At UFC Fight Night 112 in 2017, Reyes made his promotional debut when he defeated Joachin Christensen via TKO in the opening round of the fight. Following his impressive debut, Reyes has compiled a winning streak of five in the UFC and has earned wins against the likes of Jared Cannonier, Volkan Oezdemir, and for his last Octagon outing, ‘The Devastator’ defeated Chris Weidman to earn a shot at the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship....

In case you didn’t know… Darren Till made his UFC debut in 2015 when he scored a massive win over Brazilian fighter Wendell de Oliveira Marques on nine days notice at UFC Fight Night: Condit vs Alves. Within the past three years, Till has cemented his place as one of the most talented Welterweights of all time, having previously scored a few impressive wins over the likes of Stephen Thompson and Donald Cerrone....

Here’s what ‘The Diamond’ wrote on Instagram: Check out the post where Dustin Poirier once again called out Nate Diaz: The duo have been vocal about the fight for a while. The pair have even taken to social media and exchanged words. Nate Diaz has also indicated that he wants to fight Dustin Poirier. Diaz has one fight remaining on his UFC contract, and it will be interesting to see who he faces....

In a statement Tuesday, the UEFA explained that while the intention of the request by Munich’s city council was to foster diversity and inclusion, the organization is also “politically and religiously neutral.” Munich Mayor Dieter Reiter sent the application on behalf of the city council, in a response to a law passed by the Hungarian national parliament last week that prohibits sharing any content containing homosexuality or sex reassignment to minors....

The players beat the likes of Salah, Mane, Alisson and Eden Hazard to the final nomination. Though three-time winner Ronaldo remains a favourite, UCL winner Van Dijk and Messi, both of whom had a fantastic season, make a strong case as well. In case you didn’t know… Ronaldo, Messi and Van Dijk have also been nominated for the UEFA Forward of the season and UEFA defender of the season respectively....

Atletico got off to a flying start when Diego Costa conjured a stunning finish from a very tight angle to give them the lead in just under 60 seconds from kick-off. Julen Lopetegui’s men grabbed the equalizer in the 27th minute when Karim Benzema leapt highest to find the back of the net following an inviting delivery into the area from Gareth Bale. The Los Blancos were handed a massive favour in the 63rd minute when Juanfran handled the ball inside the penalty area and Sergio Ramos, who stepped up to take the resulting penalty, making no mistake from 12 yards out to give them the lead....

It has been a mixed bag from fans and fighters. Some like the signing considering the attention he will draw, some don’t like due to the fact that it isn’t fair that someone who has never been in a fight is getting a shot in the biggest MMA organization in the world. A UFC debut hasn’t been set yet for the former WWE heavyweight champion who has never been in fight, but we could be inching closer to an announcement....