MMA News
Dana White says Conor McGregor won't fight in 2020, but has been offered January fight
Tom Taylor - October 14, 2020
UFC President Dana White says Conor McGregor won’t be fighting in the year 2020, but claims the Irishman could fight in January of the new year. McGregor announced his retirement in June, but has since teased a return to the cage, most recently for a potential fight with Dustin Poirier.
Anderson Silva vs. Uriah Hall betting odds released
Adam Martin - October 14, 2020
The opening betting odds have been released for the upcoming middleweight bout on Halloween between strikers Anderson Silva and Uriah Hall. Silva and Hall will meet on October 31 in a five-round middleweight main event. The fight features two of the top strikers in the UFC middleweight division going at it, which should bring plenty of eyeballs to the fight despite taking place on Halloween. According to UFC president Dana White, this will be the last fight of Silva’s legendary Hall of Fame career.
Petr Yan, Aljamain Sterling react to UFC 256 title fight booking
Tom Taylor - October 14, 2020
Petr Yan and Aljamain Sterling were both quick to react to their long-rumored bantamweight title fight being made official. Yan, the UFC bantamweight champion, will attempt to defend his title against Sterling in the co-main event of UFC 256 on December 12. News of this fight was announced by UFC President Dana White through Kevin Iole of Yahoo Sports.
Khamzat Chimaev still without an opponent, but Neil Magny bout is possible
Tom Taylor - October 14, 2020
Khamzat Chimaev is still without an opponent for his next fight, but Neil Magny is reportedly interested in taking the bout. Chimaev was the breakout UFC star of summer, 2020. The Chechen-Swede first picked up two wins in the span of 10 days on Fight Island in July, defeating John Phillips by first-round submission and Rhys McKee by first-round TKO, then picked up his third win of the season when he knocked out Gerald Meerschaert at UFC Vegas 11, also in the first round.
UFC Fight Island 6 card loses co-main event
Tom Taylor - October 14, 2020
This Saturday’s UFC Fight Island 6 card has lost its originally scheduled co-main event: a heavyweight fight between Cyril Gane and Ante Delija. This bout’s cancelation stems from an issue on Delija’s side of things. According to report from La Sueuer, the Croatian heavyweight was plucked from the matchup due to some lingering contract issues with the PFL, where he used to fight. The UFC was unfortunately unable to find a replacement opponent for Gane.
Kanye West uses Joaquin Buckley KO to release new song
Tom Taylor - October 14, 2020
Kanye West has released a new song, and paired the music with footage from last weekend’s insane Joaquin Buckley knockout. Buckley was the star of last weekend’s UFC Fight Island 5 card, delivering what is widely considered one of the best knockouts in UFC history at the expense of Impa Kasanganay. This knockout win quickly went viral, reaching far outside the MMA bubble, and evidently made it onto one one of Kanye’s screens.
Full betting odds released for UFC on ESPN+ 38: Ortega vs. The Korean Zombie
Adam Martin - October 14, 2020
The full betting odds have been released for the 11 fights scheduled to take place at Saturday’s UFC on ESPN+ 38: Ortega vs. Korean Zombie event. The main event of UFC on ESPN+ 38 is a grudge match between former featherweight title challengers Brian Ortega and The Korean Zombie. These two do not like each other and the slapping incident at UFC 248 made this a grudge match. Ortega has not fought in nearly two years since suffering a TKO loss to Max Holloway at UFC 231, while The Korean Zombie is coming off of spectacular knockouts of Frankie Edgar and Renato Moicano.
Jessica Andrade wants to make UFC history and move up to 145lbs: "I'm glad to be a company woman"
Adam Martin - October 14, 2020
Former UFC women’s strawweight champion Jessica Andrade wants to make history and move up to 145lbs to fight at featherweight. Andrade formerly competed at 135lbs and 115lbs and this weekend at UFC Fight Island 5, she fights in a third weight class when she makes her UFC women’s flyweight debut against Katlyn Chookagian. With a win over Chookagian, Andrade could potentially be in line to fight UFC women’s flyweight champion Valentina Shevchenko sometime in 2021.
Daniel Cormier suggests Israel Adesanya “is a problem” for all but one of the UFC’s heavyweights
Tom Taylor - October 14, 2020
Daniel Cormier believes UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya is a problem for all but one of the promotions’s heavyweights. Adesanya currently rules over the middleweight division, but has made no secret of his plans to move up to the light heavyweight division in the future. He’s also teased a potential move all the way up to heavyweight before all is said and done.
Video | Relive The Korean Zombie’s TKO win over Frankie Edgar from UFC Busan
Harry Kettle - October 14, 2020
Ahead of his fight against Brian Ortega this weekend, the UFC has released the full video o Chan Sung Jung — better known as the Korean Zombie — Frankie Edgar last year. In front of his national fans in Busan, The Korean Zombie was able to dispatch of veteran Edgar in less than one round. It was the kind of win that really reminded the masses why TKZ is viewed as such a valid contender in the featherweight division and why it may not be long before he fights for the title once again.
Brian Ortega says he’s rediscovered his love for MMA after getting caught up “living life in the fast lane”
Harry Kettle - October 14, 2020
UFC featherweight contender Brian Ortega has rediscovered his love for mixed martial arts as he prepares to return this weekend. Ortega will be stepping back into the Octagon for the first time in almost two years when he fights The Korean Zombie in their Fight Island main event on Saturday night. Ortega will be attempting to return to winning ways after his devastating loss at the hands of Max Holloway when the two battled over the UFC Featherweight Championship back in December 2018.
UFC 254 could feature fans in the stands for Khabib Nurmagomedov vs. Justin Gaethje
Christopher Taylor - October 13, 2020
October’s highly anticipated UFC 254: ‘Khabib vs Gaethje’ pay-per-view event could feature a live fan audience for the first time in months. The blockbuster fight card is headlined by a lightweight title unification bout featuring undefeated division kingpin Khabib Nurmagomedov taking on current interim title holder Justin Gaethje.
Daniel Cormier believes it's in Jon Jones' best interest to fight Israel Adesanya “sooner than later”
Adam Martin - October 13, 2020
UFC legend Daniel Cormier believes it’s in long-time rival Jon Jones’ best interest to fight Israel Adesanya “sooner or later.” Cormier knows a thing-or-two about superfights, having been involved with two massive fights against Jones for the UFC light heavyweight title, not to mention three fights with UFC heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic. Cormier also knows a lot about timing and circumstance, something that has both helped and hurt him at times in his career. That’s why he thinks it’s in Jones’ best interest to go after the fight with Adesanya right now.
Jimmy Crute reveals personal sacrifices, including living in a van, to fight in the UFC
Adam Martin - October 13, 2020
UFC light heavyweight prospect Jimmy Crute reveals the personal sacrifices he makes, including sleeping in a van, to fight in the UFC. The 24-year-old Aussie is one of the best up-and-coming light heavyweights in the sport. After making his MMA debut in 2016, Crute won the first seven fights of his career in Australia before getting a chance to fight on Dana White’s Contender Series. He scored a knockout on the show to earn a UFC deal. Crute then scored back-to-back stoppage wins over Paul Craig and Sam Alvey before losing for the first time against Misha Cirkunov.
Photo | Derek Brunson pays back mother 16 years later with new ride
Adam Martin - October 13, 2020
UFC middleweight contender Derek Brunson repaid his mother for buying his first car in 2004, buying her a new set of wheels in 2020. Brunson is currently the No. 7 middleweight in the UFC and he is coming off of one of the best wins of his career, a third-round TKO victory over top prospect Edmen Shahbazyan. Brunson is currently looking to make a run for the UFC middleweight title and was most recently seen calling out former title contender Paulo Costa for his next fight. But before getting ready for his next fight, Brunson had some personal business to take care of.
Tony Ferguson shoots down lucrative offer from Ali Abdelaziz to fight at UFC 254
Cole Shelton - October 13, 2020
Tony Ferguson is not interested in Ali Abdelaziz’s offer to fight at UFC 254. After Rafael dos Anjos fell out of his fight against Islam Makhachev, Abdelaziz offered Ferguson 100k to show and 100k to win if he would fight and beat Makhachev. However, according to Ferguson, he is not interested in the offer.
Nate Diaz fires back at Dustin Poirier: “The offer wasn’t for you dumbass. Real fighters only”
Cole Shelton - October 13, 2020
Nate Diaz has fired back at Dustin Poirier. After Poirier and Conor McGregor agreed to fight one another, Diaz wasn’t happy. He has since been sending cryptic tweets seemingly calling out Dan Hooker and has now fired back at Poirier.
Jan Blachowicz says people need to start "believing in my legendary Polish power" after UFC 253 win
Cole Shelton - October 13, 2020
Jan Blachowicz is constantly a betting underdog and when he fought Dominick Reyes at UFC 253 for the vacant light heavyweight title, that was no different. Blachowicz was around a +210 underdog and pulled off the upset with a second-round knockout over Reyes. For the Pole, he says the fight went better than he even anticipated.