The lightweight division takes centre stage once again for the UFC this weekend as the highly rated Islam Makhachev headlines his first card against Tiago Moises at UFC Vegas 31. Makhachev is hotly anticipated to make a run for the lightweight title in the future but takes on arguably his biggest test so far in […]
It’s not been long since the UFC were finally able to move their 155lbs weight division on from Khabib Nurmagomedov at the top, but now the top ten is open to a new move too after Paul Felder announced his retirement. ‘The Irish Dragon’ was the last man to beat the new lightweight champion Charles […]
EARLY PRELIMS Trevin Jones def Mario Bautista via Knockout, Round 2 (0:47) Tentative start to the card as Bautista and Jones trade leg kicks and feints to feel each other out for the first minute or so of the bout. Bautista pushes forward with a flurry that Jones avoids and the two clinch up, with […]
The biggest and best card of 2021 is finally upon as as a title fight triple header takes place at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. Petr Yan will defend his bantamweight title against Aljamain Sterling in potentially the best 135lbs title fight ever, before Amanda Nunes returns to the octagon to fight Megan Anderson […]
It’s been nearly 18 months since Islam Makhachev was last in the octagon and he’ll be eager to remind everyone why many tip him to become a champion in the lightweight division, including the man who still holds the belt. Following in the footsteps of his training partner, friend and fellow countryman Khabib Nurmagomedov is […]
The UFC lightweight division is still up in the air after Dana White’s latest comments about the title picture following UFC 258. After Dustin Poirier knocked out Conor McGregor at UFC 257 and Michael Chandler knocked out Dan Hooker at the same event, it was believed the title picture was down to four men – […]
After years of the same names at the top of the world in the mixed martial arts, 2021 is set to spark the start of a new era. 2020 will end with all the same champions as it started with except for three. Deiveson Figueiredo, Petr Yan and Jan Blachowicz are now the reigning champions […]
