Khabib Nurmagomedov has announced his retirement from mixed martial arts with immediate effect, following his second round win over Justin Gaethje at UFC 254. The Dagestani grappler moved to 29-0 on Saturday night in Abu Dhabi, choking Justin Gaethje unconscious with a triangle choke just 94 seconds into the second round. The win means he […]
EARLY PRELIMS Joel Alvarez def Alexander Yavkolev via Submission (Armbar), Round 1 (3:00) Fight starts with Alvarez throwing lots of leg kicks to stop Yavkolev’s forward motion. Yavkolev finds a moment to change levels and shoot for a takedown and falls straight into a guillotine. Alvarez squeezing tight but Yakvolev not panicking and eventually pops […]
After a month-long stay on UFC Fight Island, the grand finale is upon us as Khabib Nurmagomedov defends his UFC lightweight championship against interim champion Justin Gaethje at UFC 254. A stacked card, with a six-fight main card, has been put together for the fans’ viewing pleasure and should be one of the best events […]
UFC 254 is this weekend and for the first time ever, Khabib Nurmagomedov will headline the card against Justin Gaethje for the UFC lightweight championship. An undefeated 28-0 record, Khabib is arguably the most dominant fighter in UFC history. When he comes up against Gaethje though, it will be the toughest test of his entire […]
It’s finally fight week, where Khabib Nurmagomedov will defend his undefeated record and UFC lightweight championship against Justin Gaethje at UFC 254 this weekend. In anticipation of the card, I’ve had a look at the career of one of the greatest pound-for-pound fighters in MMA history and put together a short quiz about him. See […]
After seeing out his contract with Bellator with a win over long-time rival Benson Henderson, Michael Chandler has officially signed with the UFC. The former Bellator lightweight champion had long been linked with a move to the UFC and upon entering free agency, Dana White certainly was open to the idea. It’s now been revealed […]
When you think fantasy fights, you often think of the best to ever do it against the best of the current generation. What if the best of the current generation *is* is the best to ever do it? There is a very, very strong argument that Georges St-Pierre is the best mixed martial artist of […]
Think back to the start of 2020. No lockdown, no coronavirus, fans at every event and Conor McGregor was returning. He had set out a plan. Beat Donald Cerrone at UFC 246, step in for the lightweight title fight between Tony Ferguson and Khabib Nurmagomedov in April since he believed someone would drop out, then […]
It’s a question that gets asked far too much in the world of MMA for me. Immediately after a fight, one of the first questions asked about a fighter is what they want to do next. For Tony Ferguson though, the question is super relevant. After a crazy unbeaten streak that saw him crowned interim […]
Khabib Nurmagomedov will defend his UFC Lightweight title against Justin Gaethje on October 24th, Dana White has announced. The UFC president had recently told the press that there were no plans for the fight to happen anytime soon following the death of Nurmagomedov’s father last month after a battle with Covid-19. But in an exclusive […]
