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Nurmagomedov retained his lightweight title by submitting McGregor, making his first UFC appearance since November 2016, by a rear-naked choke in the fourth round, but climbed out of the Octagon and ignited a melee by leaping at the Irishman’s team. MORE: Join DAZN and watch more than 80 fight nights a year McGregor was then attacked after two individuals climbed into the Octagon in Las Vegas, though UFC president Dana White stated the 30-year-old would not press charges....

The announcement made news worldwide and even the professional wrestling world chimed in with their 2 cents on the situation. All eyes are on UFC 232 and the ongoing situation. In case you didn’t know… Jon Jones and Alexander Gustafsson faced each other in UFC 165. The rematch was scheduled for UFC 178, but it never took place because of an injury that Gustafsson suffered. The event is now scheduled to take place from The Forum in Inglewood, California....

Whittaker, born in New Zealand but currently residing in Australia, last competed at UFC 225 in June of 2018 when he defeated Yoel Romero by split decision. He was set to return to fight at UFC 234 in Australia against Kelvin Gastelum. Hours before the bout, though, Whittaker (21-4) was forced to pull out as he had to have dual surgery to repair an abdominal hernia of the intestine and a twisted and collapsed bowel....

In an interview with Submission Radio, Dan Hardy said: Dan Hardy then addressed the element of “partying.” Much of the skepticism towards Nick Diaz’s return stems from his socially-shared party posts. Both Nick and Nate Diaz are cannabis promoters and users. Much of Nick Diaz’s personality in the MMA community is built around his antics and one-liners. Dan Hardy believes these are things Nick Diaz uses as coping mechanisms to handle the limelight....

The co-main event had a debatable result, and the main event ended with the light heavyweight title still without a holder. Jan Blachowicz and Magomed Ankalaev fought to a draw, with the judges scoring the fight 48-47 Blachowicz, 48-46 Ankalaev and 47-47. Sal D’Amato was the judge who scored it a draw. Blachowicz told Joe Rogan that he thought Ankalaev won. An upset Ankalaev was ready to walk out of the UFC....

In his first UFC main event, Tuivasa bought the house down with his walkout, and took the fight to the former heavyweight champion from the opening siren. Join DAZN and watch more than 100 fight nights a year “Bam Bam” had dos Santos in serious trouble in the first round, but was dropped with a right hand in the third round. Referee Herb Dean stopped the action two minutes and 30 seconds into the round....

He’s miles ahead of his competitors inside the octagon. He breaks their will and their spirit. Then he crushes their hopes and dreams of dethroning him to become the flyweight champion — whether it’s knocking out 2012 Olympic wrestler Henry Cejudo at UFC in April 2016, making top contender Joseph Benavidez crumble to the mat at UFC on Fox in December 2015, or submitting Brazilian Ji-Jitsu black belt Wilson Reis without breaking a sweat....

Those protests came after the police shooting of Black man Jacob Blake and marked a new level of athlete activism in response to racial disparities in the U.S. “Oh wow, you postponed your games?!” Covington tweeted. “Wanna prove you’re really about change? Quit your multi million dollar jobs and soft privileged lives playing a kids game, take a massive pay cut and perform the toughest job in America. Become cops!...

The UFC Hall of Famer is being investigated for threatening to kill his neighbor with a machete, according to an open records request obtained by MMA Junkie. Join DAZN and watch more than 100 fight nights a year Penn allegedly went to his neighbor’s house, yelled at the man from outside the home and “started to strike the ground with the machete and state that he was going to kill him....

The New York-based fighter was recently on UFC Unfiltered where he was asked about the change in the Bantamweight scenario following the additions of two legends in Jose Aldo and Frankie Edgar. He was critical of their decision to move down to 135, saying (H/T Credit MMA Junkie): This is when he added that it doesn’t make much sense to him: He said that he hopes both Edgar and Aldo have uninspiring performances so that the UFC can give a title shot to the 135-ers who have been working from the ground up....

The beef started when Nate Diaz’s elder brother Nick called out Masvidal for saying that he would baptize Nate ahead of their fight at UFC 244. Nick also proclaimed that he is the true “BMF” of the fight game. In response to the call-out, Masvidal said he was confused if the elder Diaz brother called him out for a fight or for going on a walk. Former UFC fighter Chael Sonnen has expressed the desire to witness the pair lock horns some time in the future....

Volkanovski is currently recovering from a hand injury he suffered during his fight against Max Holloway at UFC 245 and Jung wants to be the first one to face him when he returns. Speaking to MMA Fighting, Jung said that he would be a tougher nut to crack for the champion than Holloway. Jung revealed that he hadn’t premeditated the call-out of Volkanovski, but more of a spur of the moment thing....

In case you didn’t know… At UFC 231, over the weekend, UFC Featherweight Champion, Max Holloway successfully defended his UFC Featherweight Championship against Brian Ortega in one of the most dominant performances on the 145-pound division. Holloway, who won the UFC Featherweight Title by beating former champion Jose Aldo, overcame the undefeated challenger in Brian Ortega after putting up a clinical fight which saw Holloway win via fourth-round TKO. The heart of the matter Since making his UFC debut several years ago, former two-division UFC Champion, Conor McGregor initially started out in the UFC’s Featherweight Division, which he dominated for a long period of time defeating the likes of Max Holloway, Dustin Poirier, Chad Mendes, and eventually dethroning Featherweight King Jose Aldo in spectacular fashion....

For the Bruins’ rivalry game against the USC Trojans on Saturday, Mengel showed up looking like this. MORE: FSU survives | Nick Saban yells at Lane Kiffin | Melvin Gordon tops 2,000-yard rushing list It’s one thing to use eye black to reduce glare. It’s another to paint your face like you’re 12 years old and re-enacting “The Phantom Menace” in your back yard with your brother. At least Mengel didn’t look as bad as this dude:...

Udinese are fourteenth in the standings after losing eight out of 12 league games so far this season, including a 6-2 loss at home to Juventus. The 67-year-old Delneri joined the Udine-based club in October 2016 on a one-year contract which was later renewed for one more year. The club finished thirteenth last season. Oddo led Pescara to promotion in Serie A in 2015-2016 but was sacked last February after failing to keep the club out of the relegation zone....

Hotspur’s manager complained about Ajax’s “unfair advantage” of having rested a whole week before the game, while ten Hag responded saying, It seems like rather odd pre-match talk from both coaches, but that isn’t unexpected in itself. No one could have foreseen UCL semifinals that included two “lower classed” teams pitted against each other. But from Ajax trouncing Juventus and Real Madrid to Tottenham beating the formidable Manchester City in the quarterfinals, everything has turned on its head....

Juventus vs Bayern Munich (Juventus Stadium, Turin, 19:45) Juventus vs Bayern Munich Few would bet against Bayern Munich joining fellow German side Borussia Dortmund in the semi-finals this evening. Arriving in Turin with a two-goal lead over the Italian champions and on the back of sealing a 23rd league title with a record number of games to spare (6), the team from Bavaria would seem to have few problems to negotiate....

One day after the UEFA Champions League group stage was set, the Europa League took centre stage as 32 teams learned their fate. PSV were beaten in the Champions League playoffs by Rangers and Ruud van Nistelrooy’s side will take on Mikel Arteta’s in-form team in arguably the most eye-catching matchup of the round. Bodo/Glimt and Zurich complete Arsenal’s agenda for what will be a condensed group schedule due to the mid-season World Cup in Qatar....

After weeks of playing in their respective club leagues, the players will be back on the Nations League which features a total of 55 nations in four different groups. Some of the European football giants to clash in the Nations League are England against Spain, France with Germany, and Poland against Italy. We take a look at the top five players to watch out for this round of the Nations League matches....

Holm will be making her much-anticipated UFC debut. The three-time boxing world champion is undefeated in seven career MMA fights. The two-time RING magazine women’s Boxer of the Year left the sport because she had little left to prove in it and . MMA had become her new passion. MORE: 37 astonishing UFC photos | UFC 184 odds and picks | Watch former UFC fighter beat up Internet bully...