MMA News

Natasha Hooper - July 27, 2020

Khabib Nurmagomedov has returned to training following the death of his father Abdulmanap Nurmagomedov. Nurmagomedov’s return to the Octagon still remains in question following the death of his father and long-time coach on July 3, but the UFC lightweight champion is taking steps to get back to doing what he does best.

Christopher Taylor - July 26, 2020

John McCarthy has shared his thoughts on referee Herb Dean’s controversial stoppage in Saturday’s Francisco Trinaldo vs. Jai Herbert fight. The lightweight contest, which served as the featured prelim of UFC Fight Island 3, was called off shortly after Trinaldo landed a hard punch that sent Herbert crashing to the canvas.

Adam Martin - July 26, 2020

UFC middleweight contender Robert Whittaker has released a statement following his unanimous decision win over Darren Till at UFC Fight Island 3. In a highly-technical striking battle that went the full five rounds, Whittaker outstruck Till in three of the rounds according to the judges to win unanimously 48-47 on all three scorecards. For Whittaker, it’s a much-needed victory after suffering a devastating KO loss to Israel Adesanya at UFC 243 where he dropped the UFC middleweight title.

Adam Martin - July 26, 2020

An important women’s bantamweight bout between top contenders Julianna Pena and Germaine de Randamie has been added to an upcoming UFC event this fall. MMAjunkie.com was the first to report the matchup between Pena and de Randamie. The fight will take place on October 3 at an event that is not yet official. The location and venue of the event are not yet known, but the report says that either the UFC Apex in Las Vegas or Fight Island in Abu Dhabi could play host to the event and therefore the fight.

Adam Martin - July 26, 2020

A light heavyweight bout between top prospects Johnny Walker and Ryan Spann has been added to the undercard of this fall’s UFC 253 event. ESPN’s Brett Okamoto was the first to report the Walker vs. Spann matchup. The fight will take place at UFC 253, which is set for September 19 at a location and venue yet to be determined. The main event of that card is scheduled to see UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya put his title on the line against top contender Paulo Costa. There is also still a chance UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov could fight interim champ Justin Gaethje on the event, according to UFC president Dana White in a recent interview.

Tom Taylor - July 26, 2020

Fabricio Werdum plans on leaving the UFC and setting up a rematch with fellow heavyweight legend Fedor Emelianenko. Werdum, the former UFC heavyweight champion, competed on the main card of Saturday’s UFC Fight Island 3 event, defeating three-time light heavyweight title challenger Alexander Gustafsson by first-round submission.

Tom Taylor - July 26, 2020

The UFC will investigate an on-air confrontation between referee Herb Dean and commentator Dan Hardy, which occured at UFC Fight Island 3 on Saturday. The controversy occurred in a lightweight contest between Francisco Trinaldo and Jai Herbert. In the third round, Trinaldo leveled Herbert with an overhand left. The impact clearly left Herbert unconcious, but Dean neglected to stop the action, leaving Trinaldo to land two additional and concussive strikes.

Tom Taylor - July 26, 2020

German welterweight Peter Sobotta has announced his retirement from MMA after a tough loss to Alex “Cowboy” Oliveira at UFC Fight Island 3. Sobotta, who represents Jamaica when he fights, made his announcement on Instagram in his native German. The welterweight conceded that he still loves the sport, but after 17 years, feels he no longer has the toughness and willingness to take risks required to thrive at the highest level of the sport.

Tom Taylor - July 26, 2020

Robert Whittaker plans to be ready to step in if Israel Adesanya or Paulo Costa is forced out of their UFC 253 middleweight title fight. Whittaker fought in the main event of UFC Fight Island 3 on Saturday night in Abu Dhabi, picking up a crucial decision victory over Darren Till. The win marked Whittaker’s emergence from a brief hiatus, and his first fight since losing the UFC middleweight title to Adesanya in October.

Tom Taylor - July 26, 2020

UFC commentator Dan Hardy was livid about a UFC Fight Island 3 officiating blunder from referee Herb Dean, and he wasn’t afraid to show it. The controversy occurred in a lightweight contest between Francisco Trinaldo and Jai Herbert. In the third round, Trinaldo leveled Herbert with an overhand left. The impact clearly left Herbert unconcious, but Dean neglected to stop the action, leaving Trinaldo to land two additional and concussive strikes.

Tom Taylor - July 26, 2020

UFC Fight Island 3, which went down Saturday night on Yas Island in Abu Dhabi, was packed to the edges with finishes. In fact, the card was so rife with finishes that the promotion opted to give out six performance of the night bonus checks instead of the traditional two performance of the night bonus checks and two fight of the night bonus checks.

Tom Taylor - July 26, 2020

UFC President Dana White is very impressed by Sweden’s Khamzat Chimaev, and is hoping to get the undefeated welterweight prospect back into the Octagon soon. Chimaev competed on last night’s UFC on ESPN 14 card, wiping out the debuting former BAMMA champion Rhys McKee inside the first round. Amazingly, Chimaev made his own UFC debut just 10 days’ earlier, submitting John Phillips in the first round of a middleweight fight on July 15.

Christopher Taylor - July 25, 2020

Despite tonight’s loss to Robert Whittaker, Darren Till is still confident that he has what it takes to defeat reigning middleweight champion Israel Adesanya. The Liverpool native squared off with Whittaker in the headliner of tonight’s UFC Fight Island 3 event in Abu Dhabi.

Christopher Taylor - July 25, 2020

Darren Till entered tonight’s UFC Fight Island 3 headliner against Robert Whittaker with hopes of earning a middleweight shot. Despite having gone just 1-2 over his past three Octagon appearances, the Liverpool native knew that a win over the former middleweight title holder in Whittaker would set himself up nicely for a second crack at UFC gold.

Christopher Taylor - July 25, 2020

Former UFC middleweight champion Robert Whittaker slugged it out with Darren Till for twenty-five straight minutes in tonight’s UFC Fight Island 3 main event. The contest marked Whittaker’s first since surrendering his middleweight title to Israel Adesanya at UFC 243 this past October. Despite the lengthy layoff, ‘The Reaper’ proved to be as durable as ever in tonight’s event headliner.

Chris Taylor - July 25, 2020

Darren Till squared off with Robert Whittaker in the headliner of tonight’s UFC Fight Island 3 event with hopes of earning a middleweight title shot. The Liverpool native, Till (18-3-1 MMA), had made his middleweight debut against Kelvin Gastelum this past November at UFC 244, emerging victorious by way of split-decision.

Chris Taylor - July 25, 2020

Tonight’s UFC Fight Island 3 event was headlined by a key middleweight matchup featuring former champ Robert Whittaker taking on Darren Till. The promotions former middleweight champion, Whittaker (20-5 MMA), was returning to action this evening for the first time since surrendering his title to Israel Adesanya at UFC 243.

Chris Taylor - July 25, 2020

Tonight’s UFC Fight Island 3 event is headlined by a key middleweight matchup featuring former champ Robert Whittaker taking on Darren Till. The UFC’s former middleweight champion, Whittaker (20-5 MMA), will be returning to action this evening for the first time since surrendering his title to Israel Adesanya at UFC 243.