Silva (18-4) hasn’t won a fight in over two years, and his last loss, in September 2014, was a first-round KO to veteran Andrei Arlovski in one of the poorest outings of his career. Before that, in December 2013, “Bigfoot” was involved in one of the most classic stand-up battles of all time against Mark Hunt in a fight that ended in a draw. Both fighters were in big trouble several times in that fight, but it went to the final bell....
Makhachev is set for a huge fight against Bobby Green at UFC Fight Night 202 on February 26. As the card’s headliner, the Dagestani fighter has had to deal with a lot of media and seems to be getting tired of all the attention. Meanwhile, Nurmagomedov has been supportive of his friend leading up to the fight. The former UFC lightweight champion wants Makhachev to brush off the pressure and cope with the media as it is part of his job....
Dariush, unfortunately, injured himself heading into the fight and was forced to withdraw at the last moment. UFC veteran Bobby Green has now stepped up on short notice to replace the American-Iranian fighter and will fight Makhachev on February 26. After news of Dariush’s ankle injury and his subsequent decision to pull out of the fight broke on social media, he received some criticism online for failing to go through with the bout....
In case you didn’t know… Conor McGregor and his rival Khabib Nurmagomedov had recently addressed the media together for the first time before UFC 229 in Radio City Music Hall, New York. The UFC Boss announced after the presser that McGregor has signed a new six-fight deal with the UFC. He stated that the deal could make McGregor the most money in the sport, especially given his pay-per-view appeal. The Irishman and his squad are literally in a war situation with the Dagestani fighting squad lead by Khabib....
But Lesnar then pulled out of the match and retired from MMA. UFC President Dana White has spoken about Lesnar and said that it was the right decision by Lesnar to quit UFC. In case you didn’t know… The Beast entered the UFC ring last year following Cormier’s match against Stipe Miocic and seemingly challenged him to a match. Lesnar entered the USADA testing pool and it was expected that he would have a match with Cormier in 2019....
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) President and Ronda Rousey’s close friend Dana White, recently gave his thoughts on the Floyd Mayweather vs Conor McGregor mega-fight as well as thoughts on his ‘Rowdy’ friend. White stated that a potential fight between Mayweather and McGregor is impossible without the permission of the UFC. White tried his best to be diplomatic on the Mayweather-McGregor fiasco but poured his heart out when the discussion progressed toward Rousey and her Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) future....
On the latest episode of UFC Unfiltered Podcast with Matt Serra and Jim Norton, White revealed that he had spoken to ‘Rowdy’ recently and did not get any indications that she wanted to fight again. He was quoted stating the following: In the video below he can be heard stating the above quote: In case you didn’t know… The former women’s Bantamweight champion was expected to make a successful return against Amanda Nunes at UFC 207....
In case you didn’t know… At UFC 229, former UFC Lightweight Champion Conor McGregor will make his return to Octagon competition for the first time in two and a half years, as he prepares himself for a tough test in the form of current 155-pound champion Khabib Nurmagomedov. McGregor, who last fought at UFC 205, scoring a historic win over then Lightweight Champion Eddie Alvarez, will challenge for the Lightweight Title this Saturday in Las Vegas, as Khabib gears up for his first title defense....
Sterling, through his Donald T. Sterling Charitable Foundation, had already sent UCLA $425,000 in donation to be used toward kidney research. MORE: David Stern considered ousting Sterling | Players react | Sterling’s lifetime ban The entire sum of that money will be returned to Sterling. “Mr. Sterling’s divisive and hurtful comments demonstrate that he does not share UCLA’s core values as a public university that fosters diversity, inclusion and respect....
Although the game did end 2-2 and could be labelled entertaining, the Gunners played the better football in the closing stages of the 1st half and the beginning of the second half while PSG missed a lot of chances and slightly edged the game in the opening exchanges and towards the end. Arsenal will be ruing the fact that they did lead in the second half but couldn’t shut out the Paris club....
You just never write Manchester United off. It was the stuff of dreams for the Red Devils at the Parc des Princes. A night after Ajax eliminated the defending champions, Manchester United scripted one of the greatest comebacks in Champions League history. Having lost the first leg 0-2 at Old Trafford, Manchester United required to net the ball a minimum of three times to go through to the round of 8....
UEFA President Aleksander Ceferin was in Shanghai on Friday to announce to the eight-year deal with Alipay to sponsor men’s national team competitions, including the European Championship in 2020 and 2024 and the new Nations League . The company is controlled by Jack Ma, the founder of e-commerce giant Alibaba Group. World soccer’s governing body, FIFA, has a tie-up with Alibaba, which was founded by Ma in 1999. Car manufacturing brand Alibaba E-Auto is the title sponsor of the Club World Cup through 2022....
Let’s be honest nobody expected a nil-nil match between the two star-studded teams, but their keepers did a fantastic job. Here is the approach to the game from Joachim Low. Germany went for a new system. It was a rumour that Low wanted to change his system, but the story was confirmed when the lineup was out. The critical point that you missed here is that Germany are playing with five defenders, including Kimmich....
DEFENCE Despite Ter Stegen’s brilliant form, Manuel Neuer was preferred to the Barcelona stopper at the World Cup. Things are expected to be no different with the Bayern Munich keeper the most likely to step up between the sticks. The absences of Marvin Plattenhardt and Jonas Hector have paved the way for the call up of Nico Schulz. The Hoffenheim left back is expected to take his position on the left side of defense with the formidable Joshua Kimmich likely to play down the right....
Sporting News has confirmed that UFC 197 will feature two blockbuster championship fights: featherweight champion Conor McGregor vs. lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos and women’s bantamweight champion Holly Holm vs. No. 2-ranked Miesha Tate. Bleacher Report’s Jeremy Botter first reported the news. MORE: January’s best fights | Rousey in body paint? According to a source close to the situation who spoke on the condition of anonymity, verbal agreements are in place but the bout agreements have not been signed....
On Saturday night, in the co-main event of UFC 216, Demetrious Johnson (26-2-1) has a chance to make history for most consecutive title defenses in UFC history when he finally gets to defend the flyweight championship for the 11th time against Ray Borg. Johnson shares the record with Anderson Silva. Johnson and Borg were originally set to battle at last month’s UFC 215, but that didn’t come to pass; two days before the fight, Borg was pulled because of an illness....
She did that and then some, battering Holm to win by unanimous decision (49-46, 48-47, 48-47) to retain the UFC women’s featherweight championship. Sporting News scored the fight 49-46 for Cyborg. “Thank you, Holly Holm,” Cyborg told Joe Rogan in her post-fight interview. “She’s an amazing fighter.” UFC 219: What did we learn from the UFC’s final 2017 event? The magnitude of the moment didn’t faze Cyborg. Except for a period in the second round — which one judge scored for Holm — Cyborg didn’t get frustrated....
“I felt in my heart that if I smashed whoever the UFC put in front of me, you couldn’t deny me being the pound-for-pound best fighter,” Holloway told Sporting News as he prepares to defend his title against Brian Ortega at UFC 231 on December 8 in Toronto. “No doubt about it.” Join DAZN and watch Canelo Alvarez vs. Rocky Fielding on Dec. 15 Holloway (19-3) was set to face Frankie Edgar at UFC 222, but couldn’t compete because of an injury....
In case you didn’t know… UFC 232 has been marred with enough controversy this week as the card itself had to be moved from Las Vegas, Nevada to California’s The Forum arena. Jon Jones tested positive for traces of Turnibol which were said to be minute residues from his failed test in 2017. The Nevada State Athletic Commision may not have given Jones the permission to fight in Las Vegas but the California State Athletic Commision thankfully stepped in to save the day by giving him the clean chit....
Speaking after the fight, Kelleher said that he knew he had to win this one to stay afloat. Osbourne missed narrowly with the superman punch as Kelleher countered and took him down, grabbing hold of Osbourne’s neck and locking in the guillotine choke, forcing him to submit on his Octagon debut. Kelleher is now 4-3 in the UFC and he has managed to save his career with this big win and things are bound to get interesting for him in the Bantamweight division as we move forward after this impressive performance in front of a jam packed T-Mobile Arena....
