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Video | Dana White drops PPV opener for UFC 254
Tom Taylor - October 19, 2020
UFC President Dana White has shared the opening video for UFC 254, which goes down this Saturday on Fight Island in Abu Dhabi, UAE. UFC 254 will be topped by a dynamite lightweight title fight, as undefeated lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov seeks to defend his title against the division’s interim titleholder, Justin Gaethje. The matchup is being hailed by many as Nurmagomedov’s toughest test to date.
Dustin Poirier on January 23 rematch with Conor McGregor: “25 minutes to make life fair”
Harry Kettle - October 19, 2020
Dustin Poirier is focused and ready to “make life fair” as he prepares for his proposed January 23 rematch against Conor McGregor. While the Ultimate Fighting Championship has yet to officially announce this bout is happening, both McGregor and Poirier seem to be gearing up for a rematch that is more than six years in the making.
Football legend Cristiano Ronaldo throws his support behind Khabib Nurmagomedov ahead of UFC 254
Harry Kettle - October 19, 2020
Football superstar Cristiano Ronaldo has thrown his support behind Khabib Nurmagomedov heading into UFC 254 this weekend. Khabib is gearing up for arguably the biggest fight of his career so far as he prepares to defend the UFC Lightweight Championship against Justin Gaethje. In the eyes of many, “The Highlight” serves as the biggest threat to the Russian’s title reign in the 155-pound division.
Benson Henderson sends heartfelt message to teammate The Korean Zombie: “Don’t dare be ashamed”
Adam Martin - October 18, 2020
Bellator lightweight contender Benson Henderson sent a heartfelt message to his teammate The Korean Zombie, calling TKZ “an inspiration.” Henderson and The Korean Zombie have trained together in Arizona the MMA Lab and Fight Ready so they are very familiar with each other, not to mention the fact they both fought together in the UFC and in the WEC. The two have become close friends over the years and so even when the other man is the one in the cage, it feels like the other is also in there.
Henry Cejudo sends a message to Teofimo Lopez Jr: “Be a good babysitter and watch over Daddy’s belts!”
Adam Martin - October 18, 2020
Former UFC double champion Henry Cejudo sent a message to boxing star Teofimo Lopez Jr., telling him to be a “good babysitter” for the belts. On Saturday night, Lopez Jr. shocked the boxing world when he defeated Vasiliy Lomachenko via unanimous decision in a massive upset. Lopez Jr. outboxed the pound-for-pound great Lomachenko for the majority of the rounds as he staved off a late comeback to earn the decision. With the win, Lopez Jr. retained the IBF lightweight title and picked up the WBA, WBO, and The Ring title belts as well.
Brian Ortega's massive jockstrap did not go unnoticed at UFC Fight Island 6
Chris Taylor - October 18, 2020
Brian Ortega had made a ton of changes ahead of his UFC Fight Island 6 main event bout with The Korean Zombie. ‘T-City’ was not only sporting a new look for the contest, but also revealed some new weapons in his arsenal while throwing down with ‘TKZ’ on Saturday night.
Brian Ortega explains why he cut his hair and why he will grow it back
Adam Martin - October 18, 2020
UFC featherweight contender Brian Ortega explained why he cut his hair before fighting The Korean Zombie and why he will grow it back. Ortega surprised fans and media when he stepped onto the scale Friday without any hair. Ortega is known for his luscious locks so seeing him shaved down to the bone was very surprising. Of course, Ortega’s lack of hair didn’t hurt him in the fight. Despite missing nearly two years of action with injuries, Ortega put on one of his best performances inside the Octagon yet as he defeated The Korean Zombie by decision.
Krzysztof Jotko announces he is out of his UFC on ESPN+ 39 fight against Makhmud Muradov, Kevin Holland fills in
Adam Martin - October 18, 2020
UFC middleweight contender Krzysztof Jotko announced he is out of his upcoming UFC on ESPN+ 39 fight against Makhmud Muradov. Jotko took to his social media on Sunday to announce that a broken toe will keep him out of action, knocking him out of his fight against Muradov in two weeks. Here’s what Jotko wrote on Twitter, noting that he had a rough time at training camp from the get-go.
Report | Nurmagomedov forced out of UFC 254 clash with Morozov
Adam D Martin - October 18, 2020
UFC bantamweight prospect Umar Nurmagomedov, the cousin of Khabib, has been forced out of his UFC 254 contest against Sergei Morozov. Nurmagomedov is a highly-touted prospect who was set to make his Octagon debut next weekend at UFC 254 fighting on the undercard of his cousin Khabib’s pay-per-view. Unfortunately, Nurmagomedov fell ill and is out of the fight. Khabib himself took to social media to post on Instagram updates on his cousin, confirming that he had staph infection. It was so bad that the younger Nurmagomedov had to be hospitalized in Dubai.
Israel Adesanya explains why Jon Jones hasn't fought at heavyweight yet: "He's scared"
Adam D Martin - October 18, 2020
UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya explained why Jon Jones hasn’t fought at heavyweight, suggesting the MMA legend is “scared.” Adesanya and Jones do not like each other at all and a superfight between the two appears to be looming. UFC president Dana White recently said that Adesanya has numerous options for his next fight. One option is staying at middleweight to defend his belt against the winner of UFC 254’s Robert Whittaker vs. Jared Cannonier. Another option is moving up to 205lbs to fight either new champion Jan Blachowicz or Jones.
Jun Yong Park has an interesting offer for Khamzat Chimaev following win at UFC Fight Island 6
Adam D Martin - October 18, 2020
UFC middleweight Jun Yong Park made an interesting offer to Khamzat Chimaev following a beatdown over John Phillips at UFC Fight Island 6. Park had a tremendous performance on Fight Island as he utterly beat down Phillips for a record-breaking unanimous decision win as he landed 258 total strikes on the ground. It wasn’t long ago that Phillips was in the same Fight Island arena fighting Chimaev back in July, losing in a very similar fashion (although Chimaev was able to put him away). Naturally, the parallels between Park and Chimaev are easy to see in this case.
Paige VanZant sees her Bare Knuckle Fighting debut postponed
Adam D Martin - October 18, 2020
Women’s fighting star Paige VanZant will see her Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship (BKFC) debut postponed until the new year. VanZant was one of BKFC’s big free-agent signings along with other former UFC fighters such as Thiago Alves and Hector Lombard. But VanZant was by far the biggest name of the bunch. The former top prospect in the UFC women’s divisions shocked the combat sports world when she decided to make the move from mixed martial arts to BKFC. Despite the dangers of BKFC when it comes to cuts, VanZant says she’s not worried.
Brian Ortega explains why a rematch with Max Holloway would "go a lot different"
Adam D Martin - October 18, 2020
UFC featherweight contender Brian Ortega explained why he believes a Max Holloway rematch would “go a lot different” than the first fight. Ortega and Holloway first met back at UFC 231 in December 2018 for the UFC featherweight title. In one of the biggest beatdowns of the year, Holloway pieced up Ortega for the first round rounds before the doctor stopped the contest. That was nearly two years ago, but before Saturday’s fight pitting Ortega against his rival The Korean Zombie, that was the last time we had seen Ortega step into the Octagon and compete.
James Krause slams viral KO star Joaquin Buckley: "The dude's a clown"
Chris Taylor - October 17, 2020
UFC veteran James Krause (28-8 MMA) claims Joaquin Buckley is “a clown” and says that the viral KO star “can get it, too.” Krause, who has recently made a living off of short-notice fights, did so once again this evening when he squared off with Claudio Silva in a welterweight contest. The move proved to be a good decision as James went on to win the contest by unanimous decision.
The Korean Zombie issues statement following loss to Brian Ortega
Chris Taylor - October 17, 2020
A pivotal featherweight bout between The Korean Zombie and Brian Ortega headlined tonight’s UFC Fight Island 6 event. Saturday’s highly anticipated main event had huge high stakes as UFC President Dana White had recently revealed that the winner of tonight’s Zombie vs. Ortega fight would receive the next shot at current featherweight champ Alex Volkanovski.
UFC Fight Island 6 Bonus Report: Brian Ortega snubbed after dominant win over Korean Zombie
Chris Taylor - October 17, 2020
The octagon remained on Yas Island for tonight’s UFC Fight Island 6 event, an 11-bout fight card headlined by Brian Ortega vs. The Korean Zombie. The former featherweight title challengers, Zombie and Ortega, went toe-to-toe for twenty-five straight minutes this evening in Abu Dhabi. However, after five rounds of action it was clear that ‘T-City’ had done more than enough to earn a unanimous decision victory over ‘TKZ’.
Pros react after Brian Ortega defeats The Korean Zombie at UFC Fight Island 6
Chris Taylor - October 17, 2020
Tonight’s UFC Fight Island 6 event was headlined by a massive featherweight bout between former division title challengers The Korean Zombie and Brian Ortega. The highly anticipated headliner had huge high stakes as UFC President Dana White had recently revealed that the winner of tonight’s Zombie vs. Ortega fight would receive the next shot at current featherweight champ Alex Volkanovski.
UFC Fight Island 6 Results: Brian Ortega defeats The Korean Zombie (Highlights)
Chris Taylor - October 17, 2020
Tonight’s UFC Fight Island 6 event is headlined by a massive featherweight bout between former title challengers The Korean Zombie and Brian Ortega. The highly anticipated main event has high stakes as UFC President Dana White recently announced that the winner of tonight’s Zombie vs. Ortega fight will receive the next shot at current featherweight champ Alex Volkanovski.