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UFC 245 Results: Petr Yan KO's Urijah Faber (VIDEO)
Chris Taylor - December 14, 2019
A key bantamweight bout kicked off tonight’s UFC 245 main card as former WEC champion Urijah Faber squares off with surging contender Petr Yan. Urijah Faber (35-10 MMA) made his return to the Octagon at July’s UFC Fight Night event in his backyard Sacramento, where he scored sensational first round TKO victory over Ricky Simon. ‘The California Kid’ has gone 3-2 over his past five fights overall entering tonight’s event.
Pros react after Geoff Neal TKO's Mike Perry at UFC 245
Natasha Hooper - December 14, 2019
Tonight, Mike Perry and Geoff Neal lead the way on the preliminary card for UFC 245. The action-packed event was held at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas and was headlined by a welterweight title bout between Kamaru Usman and Colby Covington. The fellow welterweight fighter, Geoff Neal is currently ranked No 14 in the division. The heavy hitter has 6 back-to-back wins, finishing half of them with punches and resulting in TKO victories. He made his UFC debut in Dana White’s Tuesday Night Contender Series in 2017 where he set his own precedent by finishing Chase Waldon in under 2 minutes of the first round.
Pros react to Matt Brown's KO win over Ben Saunders at UFC 245
Cole Shelton - December 14, 2019
When the UFC 245 card was revealed, one fight many fans had circled for a potential fight of the night was Matt Brown vs. Ben Saunders. The fight was on the ESPN2 prelims and it surely didn’t disappoint as Brown won by second-round KO.
UFC 245: 'Covington vs. Usman' Results and Highlights
Chris Taylor - December 14, 2019
The Octagon returns to Las Vegas this evening for UFC 245, a thirteen-bout fight card headlined by a welterweight title fight between Colby Covington and Kamaru Usman. Kamaru Usman (15-1 MMA) claimed the promotions welterweight title back at UFC 235, where he earned a lopsided decision victory over Tyron Woodley.
Matt Hughes sends Colby Covington a message prior to UFC 245
Chris Taylor - December 14, 2019
Former UFC welterweight champion Matt Hughes sent an interesting message to Colby Covington earlier this afternoon. Covington is set to square off with Kamaru Usman for the promotions coveted welterweight title in tonight’s UFC 245 event headliner in Las Vegas.
Joe Rogan believes Colby Covington becomes a 'huge superstar' with UFC 245 win
Cole Shelton - December 14, 2019
Joe Rogan expects Colby Covington to be the UFC’s next big superstar. Covington is set to fight for the welterweight title in the main event of UFC 245. The lead up to the fight has been intense as “Chaos” has trash-talked Kamaru Usman a ton. His shtick has turned people against him which he wants. But, Rogan believes a win on Saturday makes him a massive superstar.
Jon Jones has some bold words for middleweight champ Israel Adesanya
Chris Taylor - December 14, 2019
The ongoing feud between UFC champions Jon Jones and Israel Adesanya continued earlier today, and this time it was ‘Bones’ dishing out the insults on ‘Stylebender’. The UFC’s reigning light heavyweight kingpin, Jones, responded to reporters questioning his desire to fight the newly crowned UFC middleweight title holder, Adesanya.
Dana White on Justin Gaethje: "He knows exactly what happened!"
Chris Taylor - December 13, 2019
Dana White recently made headlines when he suggested that a win for Conor McGregor over Donald Cerrone at UFC 246 could lead to a rematch between ‘Mystic Mac’ and Khabib Nurmagomedov. In order for that rematch to happen, the UFC President says that Khabib Nurmagomedov would also have to defeat Tony Ferguson at April’s UFC 249 event in Brooklyn.
Jon Jones reacts after Colby Covington claims his UFC persona is partially an act
Christopher Taylor - December 13, 2019
Current UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones is a former friend and training partner of UFC 245 headliner Colby Covington. Jones and Covington were roommates in College, so ‘Bones’ likely has a good idea what ‘Chaos’ is really like behind closed doors.
UFC 245 salaries revealed: Kamaru Usman, Colby Covington lead the pack
Thomas Taylor - December 13, 2019
The salaries for Saturday night’s UFC 245 card in Las Vegas have been revealed, and as expected, main event stars Kamaru Usman and Colby Covington will be the biggest earners. Usman, the UFC welterweight champion, will pocket a flat rate of $500,000, without a win bonus. His opponent, former interim welterweight champ Colby Covington, will earn the same amount. These sums do not include pay-per-view points or Reebok sponsorship amounts.
Khabib Nurmagomedov reacts to Dana White's plans for Conor McGregor rematch
Tom Taylor - December 13, 2019
UFC President Dana White recently opened the door to a blockbuster rematch between UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov and former two-division champion Conor McGregor. The catch, the UFC boss explained, is that Nurmagomedov will have to successfully defend his belt against Tony Ferguson in April, and McGregor will have to defeat Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone at UFC 246 in January.
Amanda Nunes reveals gameplan for Germaine de Randamie rematch
Tom Taylor - December 13, 2019
In the first of three title fights on the UFC 245 bill, two-division champion Amanda Nunes will attempt to defend her bantamweight belt against Germaine de Randamie. Nunes has bested de Randamie once before, and with a carefully constructed gameplan, intends to do so again.
MMA community reacts to Jose Aldo making bantamweight limit
Tom Taylor - December 13, 2019
This morning, former UFC featherweight champion Jose Aldo successfully made the 136-limit for his UFC 245 bantamweight fight with Marlon Moraes. Unsurprisingly, Aldo’s successful steps onto the scale generated some interesting reactions from the combat sports world on social media.
Conor McGregor reacts to Jose Aldo hitting bantamweight limit
Tom Taylor - December 13, 2019
On Friday morning, Jose Aldo stepped onto the scale and successfully hit the 136-pound limit for his UFC 245 fight with Marlon Moraes. In doing so, Aldo silenced his hordes of doubters, all of whom worried he could safely hit 136 — or even hit it at all.
UFC 245 weigh-in results: Jose Aldo hits bantamweight limit, 3 title fights official
Tom Taylor - December 13, 2019
On Saturday night, the UFC will return to the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada with the absolutely stacked UFC 245 card. The main card, which will air on pay-per-view, will topped by a trio of title fights.
Dana White: Conor McGregor wants Masvidal fight if Khabib rematch doesn't materialize
Tom Taylor - December 13, 2019
Conor McGregor is headed back to the Octagon in the main event of UFC 246 on January 18. The Irish superstar will meet fan favorite Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone in a welterweight bout. While this fight with Cerrone will not be a cakewalk, fans are already looking ahead to what might be next for McGregor if he wins.
Ben Askren roasts Colby Covington over failed Kamaru Usman diss
Harry Kettle - December 13, 2019
Ben Askren may not be competing inside the Octagon anymore, but he can certainly give his views on what’s happening in the current landscape of the sport – and as you can imagine, he’s quite interested in the headliner at UFC 245 this Saturday night. Askren is a known critic of both Colby Covington and Kamaru Usman, the two of whom will meet for the UFC Welterweight Championship tomorrow night in Las Vegas, Nevada. At one stage it even looked like Askren’s trajectory was taking him towards a fight against one of these two men, but Jorge Masvidal had other ideas.
Dana White responds to criticism over Conor McGregor fighting amid sexual assault allegations
Harry Kettle - December 13, 2019
UFC president Dana White has responded to criticism that suggests Conor McGregor should not be fighting in the midst of ongoing sexual assault allegations. The New York Times broke the story on two separate allegations of sexual assault earlier this year, and while some fans chose to turn a blind eye to it or immediately jump to defending McGregor, plenty of others wanted to see justice take its course in one way or the other before McGregor made his return.