The UFC have announced some interesting changes to their upcoming cards. UFC 265 is due to take place next weekend, headlined by Derrick Lewis taking on Ciryl Gane for the interim heavyweight title after the company grew frustrated with the availability of champion Francis Ngannou. However the card was due to be co-headlined by ‘Lioness’ […]
It’s not often that a UFC card ends with an anti-climax in terms of what happens next, but that’s exactly what happened at UFC Vegas 21 between Leon Edwards and Belal Muhammad. The two met in a welterweight main event after Muhammad agreed to step in on short-notice following the withdrawal of Khamzat Chimaev due […]
After 602 days away from the octagon, Leon Edwards finally returned to fight in the UFC at UFC Vegas 21 and yet we were left with more questions than answers after his main event with Belal Muhammad. The 29-year-old Brummie started the fight well, rocking Muhammad with a head kick and his left-hand during the […]
It seemed so perfect for Leon Edwards just last week, when Khamzat Chimaev was forced to withdraw from their three-times scheduled bout and the UFC was talking about Colby Covington stepping in as a replacement. It would finally give him the big name he had been desperate for and someone above him in the rankings, […]
The third time wasn’t a charm for Leon Edwards and Khamzat Chimaev as their March 13th bout has been scrapped once again. The two were originally supposed to fight back in December, only for Edwards to withdraw following a bout of COVID-19 that saw him bed-bound for several weeks and unable to train. The fight […]
The second of UFC’s triple header to open the year lived up to the hype, with Michael Chiesa taking all the headlines at UFC Fight Island 8. ‘Maverick’ main evented the card in a contender clash with Neil Magny, as both men looked to make it four wins in a row on Fight Island in […]
Is there anything that fans in MMA love more than a true grudge match? Khabib Nurmagomedov vs Conor McGregor, Chuck Lidell vs Tito Ortiz, Rampage Jackson vs Rashad Evans. These are some of the biggest rivalries in MMA and UFC history, that all led to must-see fights during their careers. In the welterweight division, Kamaru […]
UFC has already been hit with a bomb for the opening week of 2021, as Dana White confirmed that Leon Edwards vs Khamzat Chimaev is once again scrapped while also confirming big plans for the first quarter. Reports emerged a few days ago that Chimaev had been forced to withdraw from his hotly anticipated fight […]
2020 has been a wild year for MMA. New champions, cancelled fights, new signings and some of the best fights have all happened despite the coronavirus wreaking havoc all over the world. The welterweight division is one of the weight classes that hasn’t been held hostage this year, as we’ve seen grudge matches, title fights […]
The most stacked card of the year from top to bottom didn’t fail to deliver as we saw 10 finishes and a competitive draw from 14 fights, including the main event between Colby Covington and Tyron Woodley. Despite promising to let his hands go and knock Covington out, it was more of the same from […]
