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UFC 249 Results: Greg Hardy vs. Yorgan de Castro (Highlights)
Chris Taylor - May 9, 2020
A heavyweight bout between Greg Hardy and Yorgan de Castro kicked off tonight’s UFC 249 main card pay-per-view from Jacksonville, Florida. The former Dallas Cowboy, Hardy (5-2 MMA) enters tonight’s event looking to rebound, this after suffering a unanimous decision loss to Alexander Volkov in his most recent effort. That setback snapped Hardy’s 3-fight unbeaten streak and sent the controversial fighter back to the drawing board.
Pros react to Aleksei Oleinik defeating Fabricio Werdum at UFC 249
Chris Taylor - May 9, 2020
Former UFC heavyweight champion Fabricio Werdum returned to the Octagon at tonight’s UFC 249 event for a bout with Aleksei Oleinik. Werdum (23-8-1 MMA) had not competed since suffering a knockout loss to Alexander Volkov in March of 2018. Following his setback to Volkov, the Brazilian submission specialist was flagged by USADA for the banned substance Trenbolone and received a two-year suspension.
Pros react to Anthony Pettis defeating Donald Cerrone at UFC 249
Chris Taylor - May 9, 2020
A welterweight scrap between fan favorites Anthony Pettis and Donald Cerrone served as the featured bout of tonight’s UFC 249 prelims from Florida. Cerrone (36-14 MMA) entered tonight’s highly anticipated event looking to snap a three-fight losing skid. In his most recent effort at UFC 246, ‘Cowboy’ had suffered a knockout loss to Conor McGregor in just 40-seconds.
UFC 249 Results: Anthony Pettis defeats Donald Cerrone (Highlights)
Chris Taylor - May 9, 2020
A welterweight scrap between fan favorites Anthony Pettis and Donald Cerrone serves as the featured bout of tonight’s UFC 249 prelims from Florida. Cerrone (36-14 MMA) will enter tonight’s highly anticipated event looking to snap a three-fight losing skid. In his most recent effort at UFC 246, ‘Cowboy’ suffered a knockout loss to Conor McGregor in just 40-seconds.
Conor McGregor to Nate Diaz: "Shut your eye lid and sign the contract!"
Chris Taylor - May 9, 2020
It appears that fight fans could soon be treated to a trilogy fight between UFC stars Conor McGregor and Nate Diaz. The fan favorites originally met in a welterweight contest at UFC 196 in March of 2016, with ‘The Stockton Slugger’ emerging victorious by way of a second round submission victory.
UFC 249: 'Gaethje vs Ferguson' Live Results and Highlights
Chris Taylor - May 9, 2020
The Octagon returns to Florida this evening for UFC 249, an 11-bout fight card headlined by a interim lightweight title fight between Justin Gaethje on Tony Ferguson. Ferguson was initially slated to compete against reigning UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov at the event. However, due to the Covid-19 outbreak, ‘The Eagle‘ was grounded in Russia forcing the UFC to turn to Gaethje.
Francis Ngannou admits he didn't know who Jairzinho Rozenstruik was when UFC 249 fight was made
Cole Shelton - May 8, 2020
Francis Ngannou admits he didn’t know who Jairzinho Rozenstruik was when their fight was originally booked. Ngannou and Rozenstruik were supposed to fight on UFC Columbus and were rescheduled for UFC 249 after the event was canceled. Although this will be the third time Ngannou accepted a scrap with “Bigi Boy” he says he doesn’t even know who he is.
Uriah Hall issues statement after UFC 249 fight with Jacare Souza gets cancelled
Christopher Taylor - May 8, 2020
Uriah Hall will no longer be fighting Jacare Souza at UFC 249, this after the former Strikeforce middleweight champion tested positive for Covid-19. The unfortunate news broke earlier this evening as ESPN‘s Brett Okamoto reported that a member of Jacare’s family had previously tested positive for Covid-19 and he disclosed this information when checking in with the UFC on Wednesday. Jacare was then administered the test and proceed to isolate. This evening the test results came back positive and he was pulled from the UFC 249 fight card.
Gilbert Burns offers to step up to 185lbs and fight Uriah Hall on short notice at UFC 249
Adam Martin - May 8, 2020
UFC welterweight contender Gilbert Burns has offered to step up on short notice at 185lbs and take on Uriah Hall at UFC 249 after Ronaldo Souza was pulled from the event. Souza was forced off the card on Friday night after he tested positive for coronavirus. He was set to fight Hall on the ESPN portion of the preliminary card. The UFC has not said if Hall will stay on the card against a short-notice opponent or if he will be pulled from it. In the event he stays on the card, the UFC matchmakers have a willing opponent in Burns.
Report | Jacare Souza was the only UFC 249 athlete to test positive for COVID-19
Cole Shelton - May 8, 2020
The worst-case scenario happened for the UFC as it was revealed Jacare Souza has tested positive for COVID-19. The good news is that the other 23 fighters had their tests come back negative. ESPN’s Ariel Helwani reported on social media that Souza has left the fighter hotel after testing positive but no other fighters have the virus.
UFC 249 | New details emerge on Jacare Souza's positive test for Covid-19
Chris Taylor - May 8, 2020
Shocking news rocked the mixed martial arts world this evening as it was announced that Jacare Souza had tested positive for Covid-19 ahead of UFC 249. The announcement came from ESPN’s Brett Okamoto, who reported that Jacare Souza had tested positive for the virus and that his fight with Uriah Hall at UFC 249 was now cancelled.
Breaking! Jacare Souza tests positive for Covid-19, UFC 249 fight with Uriah Hall cancelled
Chris Taylor - May 8, 2020
UFC middleweight contender Jacare Souza has tested positive for Covid-19 and will no longer be fighting Uriah Hall tomorrow night at UFC 249. The shocking news comes from ESPN’s Brett Okamoto who reported the following on Twitter:
Conor McGregor "doesn’t like the idea of fighting without a crowd" according to Dana White
Cole Shelton - May 8, 2020
Conor McGregor doesn’t appear to be too interested in fighting without a crowd. McGregor has been adamant of having three fights in 2020, but due to the COVID-19 pandemic that may not happen. Although the Irishman has hinted at a summertime return, according to UFC president, Dana White, the former champ-champ doesn’t like the idea of competing without a crowd but would understand if that’s what he had to do.
Videos | Top 5 Knockouts: UFC 31 - UFC 40
Christopher Taylor - May 8, 2020
In our newest segment “Top 5 Knockouts” we take a look back at some of the most brutal finishes that have occurred during numbered UFC events. In this the fourth edition of “Top 5 Knockouts”, we reflect back on UFC events 31 – 40, which occurred between the years of 2001 to 2002.
Anthony Pettis looking to become "invincible" again starting with UFC 249
Cole Shelton - May 8, 2020
Anthony Pettis is looking to become invisible once again. Pettis is the former WEC and UFC lightweight champion who started his career out 18-2 with a UFC title defense under his record. Since then, “Showtime” has gone just 4-8 fighting at featherweight, lightweight, and welterweight.
Khabib Nurmagomedov will fight the winner of Tony Ferguson vs. Justin Gaethje, says Dana White
Adam Martin - May 8, 2020
UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov will next fight against the winner of the UFC 249 interim title bout between Tony Ferguson and Justin Gaethje. Nurmagomedov was set to fight Ferguson at the original UFC 249 card in April before the event was canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic. The UFC then called upon Gaethje to fill in on short notice against Ferguson after Nurmagomedov went home to Russia and was then unable to leave the country due to global travel restrictions.
TJ Dillashaw believes Dominick Cruz is "kind of a one-trick pony"
Mike Pendleton - May 8, 2020
The co-main event at UFC 249 will be for the bantamweight title as the former champion Dominick Cruz challenges the reigning champion Henry Cejudo. While the bantamweight division continues on, former champion TJ Dillashaw is keeping his eyes on the action. Cruz and Cejudo share one similarity, as they have both faced Dillashaw. Cejudo defeated Dillashaw in a flyweight fight last year, winning with a first-round knockout. Cruz and Dillashaw have also faced off one time against each other, with Cruz getting the win in that matchup by way of split decision.
Dana White guarantees excitement in Ferguson vs. Gaethje fight
Tom Taylor - May 8, 2020
UFC President Dana White is guaranteeing excitement when Tony Ferguson and Justin Gaethje step into the cage together in the UFC 249 main event. Speaking on ESPN’s Get Up! this morning, White claimed that, while he’s generally reluctant to ever promise excitement from a particular matchup, he’s absolutely confident he can do so with respect to Ferguson vs. Gaethje.