Khabib Nurmagomedov Expected To Return In September Or October By Ross Markey On April 18th. undisputed UFC lightweight champion, Khabib 'The Eagle' Nurmagomedov was scheduled to meet with former interim champion, Tony Ferguson, in a fifth-attempt pairing - a pairing which was ultimately axed, yet again. Nurmagomedov, who had returned to his native Dagestan after … Continue reading Khabib Nurmagomedov Expected To Return In September Or October →

UFC® RETURNS TO ACTION WITH STACKED CARD HEADLINED BY INTERIM LIGHTWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP UFC® returns with one of the most stacked cards in recent history, set to be headlined by a bout guaranteed to deliver fireworks as No. 1 ranked lightweight contender Tony Ferguson and No. 4 ranked Justin Gaethje battle for the interim championship. In … Continue reading UFC® RETURNS TO ACTION WITH STACKED CARD HEADLINED BY INTERIM LIGHTWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP →

UFC London Competitors Compensated $20,000 After Event's Cancellation By Ross Markey The cancelled UFC Fight Night London event, scheduled for March 21st resulted in some unsure financial implications for the partaking fighters. Twenty-four from twenty-six competitors were left without bouts due to complications surrounding the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, with Darren Stewart, and Bartosz Fabiński clashing … Continue reading UFC London Competitors Compensated $20,000 After Event’s Cancellation →

UFC 249 Targeted To Land In Jacksonville, Florida By Ross Markey Earlier this week, it was revealed that the UFC 249, take-two card, was headed for Florida on May 9th. Tonight, according to veteran reporter, Dave Meltzer, Jacksonville will play host city to the event in 'The Sunshine State'. Meltzer, a veteran, well-connected reporter, has … Continue reading UFC 249 Targeted To Land In Jacksonville, Florida →

Ilima-Lei Macfarlane Files Lawsuit Alleging Sexual Abuse Against Former Basketball Coach By Ross Markey Bellator MMA flyweight champion, Ilima-Lei Macfarlane, along with her older sister, Mahina Macfarlane Souza, and an unnamed third party, has filed a lawsuit alleging sexual abuse by a former Punahou School basketball coach. Macfarlane, her older sister, Mahina and the unnamed … Continue reading Ilima-Lei Macfarlane Files Lawsuit Alleging Sexual Abuse Against Former Basketball Coach →

Cage Warriors Postpone June Events & Begin Preparations For Future Schedule Following ongoing government measures relating to Covid-19 crisis, Cage Warriors have set new dates for their June Cardiff and London events, while also looking actively at building a busy potential schedule for later in the year. Cage Warriors’ Cardiff event, originally scheduled for June … Continue reading Cage Warriors Postpone June Events & Begin Preparations For Future Schedule →

MTK MMA Signs Irish Star Ward MTK Global is delighted to announce the signing of talented Irish mixed martial artist Charlie Ward to MTK MMA. Middleweight star Ward (8-4, 6 stoppages) is one of the best MMA fighters in Ireland, and currently fights for Bellator, winning five of his six bouts for the promotion, with … Continue reading MTK MMA Signs Irish Star Ward →

UFC 249 Set To Take Place In Florida By Ross Markey So it's take-two for this UFC 249 card. The event, originally scheduled to take place on April 18th. in first, Brooklyn, New York, then Lemoore, California - will now take place on location in Florida. News of the event's location was initially reported by … Continue reading UFC 249 Set To Take Place In Florida →

UFC Dublin Looking Unlikely To Take Place By Ross Markey The UFC's return to the Emerald Isle may have been put on ice for the time being. The promotion was scheduled to a host a 'Fight Night' event in the nation's capital on August 16th. - with the Irish government detailing how they will deny … Continue reading UFC Dublin Looking Unlikely To Take Place →

Anderson Silva Flirted With Retirement Before Title Defence Against Chris Weidman By Ross Markey For a period of seven years, Brazilian icon, Anderson 'The Spider' Silva, dominated the UFC's middleweight division, emerging unscathed occasion after occasion. In one fell swoop in 2013 - that was that. Silva had dropped the 185-pound crown and his first … Continue reading Anderson Silva Flirted With Retirement Before Title Defence Against Chris Weidman →