With no UFC card for fans to digest this past weekend, I look back at the five things we learned from May’s electric UFC 274 PPV card – where one championship was controversially stripped on the scale beforehand, another title fight changed hands and plenty more happened besides. Continue reading
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UFC Vegas 49: Out of his control, Islam Makhachev’s title aspirations muddied once more
Khabib Nurmagomedov’s protege, Islam Makhachev, has long been tipped to capture UFC lightweight gold. Yet this weekend while preparing for his second main event, it’ll be another instance where he’s fighting down to the level of short-notice competition in a bullish Bobby Green after the eighth withdrawal or cancellation since signing with the promotion in 2015. Continue reading
UFC 262: Oliveira overcomes adversity, beats Chandler to win lightweight gold
28 fights and eleven years after his UFC debut, Charles Oliveira made good on his promise to leave victorious – rallying from a knockdown and guillotine choke attempt to knock out Michael Chandler in the second round, winning UFC lightweight gold after Khabib Nurmagomedov’s retirement last October. Beforehand, there were big wins for Beneil Dariush and Edson Barboza. Continue reading
UFC 256: Figueiredo retains title with majority draw, after Charles Oliveira’s emphatic win
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Deiveson Figueiredo retained his flyweight title with a majority draw after an unforgettable five-round main event against relentless challenger Brandon Moreno (#1), after there were statement victories for lightweight contender Charles Oliveira and middleweight prospect Kevin Holland – who has now become the third modern UFC fighter with five wins in a calendar year. Continue reading
UFC 249: Henry Cejudo, Justin Gaethje record memorable championship wins
Henry Cejudo retained his bantamweight title vs. Dominick Cruz and announced his plans to retire post-fight, before Justin Gaethje snapped Tony Ferguson’s 12-fight winning streak with a brilliant R5 TKO victory in the UFC 249 main event – earning the interim lightweight belt.
This month’s UFC Fight Night event rundown, after UFC 249 on May 9
This past weekend, UFC president Dana White announced the official lineups for UFC Fight Night events on May 13 and May 16 in Jacksonville, Florida – which will follow this weekend’s heavily-modified and rescheduled UFC 249 card.
Dana’s determination was admirable, but this was inevitable from the first bell
Irresponsible or opportunist? Arrogant or defiant? Call it what you want but ultimately the correct decision has been made – what’s to come is a bigger question.
UFC 249 cancelled as ESPN, Disney convince Dana White to reconsider
UFC 249 was officially cancelled overnight, after ESPN and parent company Disney intervened to thwart Dana White’s defiant plan to continue fighting amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Continue reading
Dana White says he’s close to securing private island for UFC fights
UFC president Dana White said he’s ‘a day or two away’ from completing a deal for a private island that he can hold fights on, amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. The news comes as UFC 249 will go on as planned, in a secret location.
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