Being granted a license came with a set of rules for Jones. Join DAZN and watch more than 100 fight nights a year The 31-year-old has to submit and pay for added drug testing by the NSAC leading up to UFC 235. The commission will then reconvene in February and decided whether Jones will need additional testing from them, the Voluntary Anti-Doping Agency (VADA) and the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA)....
Whittaker pulled out of the bout citing personal reasons. Dana White, when asked about it, got emotional and praised the Australian for being “selfless” in pulling out of the contest. Whittaker then apologized to the fans and Cannonier and said that he hopes to cross paths with him. The UFC intends to keep Jared Cannonier on the card and the frontrunner as of a few days ago was Darren “The Gorilla” Till, who is coming off a successful Middleweight debut at Madison Square Garden this past November against Kelvin Gastelum....
Cejudo retires on a 6 fight win streak. His game plan against arguably the best at 135 in Cruz worked from the get-go chopping his legs slowing the quicker man down. Dominick still came at him from every angle. Once Cruz started to figure Cejudo out he was able to land a little more effective strikes. The duo clashed heads which opened up a cut along Cejudo’s hairline on the right side of his head....
How focused is Conor McGregor going into the fight? When it comes to Conor McGregor, his focus was never up for debate until he faced Khabib and got dominated. After that fight, the narrative changed to Conor not being motivated enough during the campaign and not training regularly during the camp. It’s hard to fault the guy either as he had just bagged a $100 million payday fighting Floyd Mayweather. He would indeed find it tough to motivate himself fighting for much less....
‘The Last Stylebender’ posted a UFC 268 reaction video to his official YouTube channel. Among the fights that Israel Adesanya reacted to in the video was the main event – a welterweight title match between Kamaru Usman and archrival Colby Covington. The Nigerian-born mma stalwart expressed support for Usman’s composure. ‘The Last Stylebender’ also cheered when the 170-pound king scored a pair of knockdowns against brash Covington. Adesanya was quick to note Covington was hurt, which caused him to shoot for takedowns....
With the win, Oliveira is the number one contender for the UFC lightweight title. The fight started off hot right away, as expected. Gaethje did drop Oliveira down a few times with some hard shots, but Oliveira was able to recover. Oliveira ended up landing a few big shots of his own that dropped Gaethje. Bleeding by the eye, Oliveira was struggling at first to avoid any of Gaethje’s shots....
Name: Maycee Barber Record: 5-0 overall, UFC debut Division: Strawweight Team: Fort Collins Martial Arts Academy Carrying around the nickname “The Future” is an easy way to put pressure on yourself to succeed — or set yourself up for ridicule — but Maycee Barber has every intention of proving it’s an apt moniker. The Fort Collins, Colorado resident has made her intentions clear: she wants to break Jon Jones’s record for being the youngest fighter to ever win gold in UFC history....
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In case you didn’t know… Having made his MMA debut in the year 2013, Jordan Johnson started-off his Amateur MMA career compiling an impressive record of 3-0 as a Heavyweight fighter, before eventually turning into a Professional in 2014. As a Pro, Johnson compiled an outstanding record of 6-0 and thanks to his amazing performances in the Octagon, the American fighter was able to become the final RFA Champion in the process, as well....
Angela Hill, a longtime contender in the UFC women’s Strawweight division, had words of high praise for Claressa Shields. The 35-year-old UFC fighter sent out a tweet that read as follows – At just 25 years of age, Claressa Shields is considered to be one of the most decorated boxers in the world. Shields captured gold medals at the 2012 and 2016 Olympics. Claressa Shields is one of the most decorated professional boxers to cross over to MMA Holly Holm is widely regarded as one of the most successful combat sports athletes, given her tremendous success in the sports of professional boxing and MMA....
During an edition of Michael Bisping’s Believe You Me podcast, Fitzgerald and Bisping addressed reigning UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman’s impressive rematch win against Colby Covington at UFC 268. Praising ‘The Nigerian Nightmare’ for his achievements, Bisping indicated that Kamaru Usman is gradually reaching mma lightweight legend Khabib Nurmagomedov’s level. Brendan Fitzgerald responded to Michael Bisping by comparing Kamaru Usman to one of the greatest golfers of all time, Tiger Woods....
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....
UConn learned that the hard way today, falling 9-6 on the road against Missouri Saturday. The Huskies had the Tigers, back-to-back SEC runner-ups, right where they wanted them to with a chance to kick a 42-yard field-goal, tie the game and possibly force overtime. But, instead of trusting kicker Bobby Puyol’s leg, they decided to fake a field goal, and try to pick up a first down. The play was nearly doomed from the start....
Play was stopped twice during the first half of the fixture after visiting players were subjected to racist chants, England debutant Tyrone Mings highlighted the problem to the referee’s assistant and the initial break included an announcement over the public address system at Vasil Levski National Stadium, urging offending fans to desist. England were 3-0 up when boss Gareth Southgate was seen in discussion with the fourth official, preceding another stoppage that saw a group of Bulgaria supporters ejected from the ground....
A record-breaking night of Champions League football saw Erling Braut Haaland became the first teenager to score in each of his first five games in the competition. Meanwhile, Robert Lewandowski and Lionel Messi created new milestones. With qualification for the knockout round at stake, several players put in standout performances for their clubs on Matchday 5. Let us look at the five players who stood out the most: #5 Karim Benzema (Real Madrid) By scoring a brace on Matchday 4 against Galatasaray, the Frenchman became the only player other than Lionel Messi to score in 15 consecutive seasons in the UEFA Champions League....
A total of 142 different clubs from 32 different nations have graced the group-stage of the competition. The 2019-20 UEFA Champions League features 32 teams from 16 different nations. After four matchdays of group-stage action, Bayern Munich, Juventus and Paris Saint-Germain are the three clubs that have qualified for the knockout round. On matchday-5 (26 and 27 November 2019), all but three clubs (Galatasaray, Genk and LOSC Lille) remain in contention for a place in the Round of 16....
After a frustrating 90 minutes on the clock, the game entered stoppage time with United bombing forward with all their might. Luke Shaw’s long ball from halfway line found Romelu Lukaku whose flick-on header found his fellow Belgian, who found the bottom corner of the net ending the away side’s run in Europe this season. The goal meant that the home side did not make an unwanted record of going three straight European matches at home without a goal....
In case you didn’t know… Portugal established a 3-1 win over Switzerland at the Estadio do Dragao courtesy of a hat-trick by the ever-motivated Ronaldo. The Juventus talisman gave the hosts the lead by converting a spectacular free-kick in the 25th minute of the game. However, an equalizer came in the form of a penalty awarded to Ricardo Rodriguez by the video assistant referee after the break. As the two nations were struggling to find the net, the game appeared to be heading to extra-time but Ronaldo secured the win by scoring two goals within two minutes to complete his hat-trick....
Rousey hasn’t competed since UFC 175 last July defeating Alexis Davis in just 16 seconds. “Rowdy” will be looking to make her fifth straight title defense. Zingano returned in September at UFC 178 after a 17 month absence and beat Amanda Nunes by third round TKO. Both girls were supposed to be the coaches on the all women’s season of The Ultimate Fighter season 18 in 2013 and then fight each other at UFC 168 at the end of the year, but Zingano suffered a torn ACL days before filming....
All hell broke loose inside the Barclays Center, once McGregor and his teammates trespassed into the building to retaliate Khabib, and within no time, there was the destruction of public property, vandalizing of fighters van, injured fighters, canceled fights and rumors of an arrest warrant. We all love a big drama show, it’s a part and parcel of combat sport. But, it should not be at the expense of other people’s safety....
