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Cat Zingano and Megan Anderson express interest in potential fight
Drake Riggs - October 10, 2018
There aren’t too many fighters out there that are clamoring for title shots against Cris Cyborg that are already in the UFC. But there is one who recently spoke out. That being none other than the former bantamweight title challenger “Alpha” Cat Zingano.
VIDEO | Vladimir Putin congratulates Khabib Nurmagomedov on his win at UFC 229
Drake Riggs - October 10, 2018
#Putin meets and congratulates #KhabibNurmagomedov on #UFC229 win over #ConorMcGregor https://t.co/GVe5meQroN pic.twitter.com/Xy3wTM3vhP — RT (@RT_com) October 10, 2018
Fantasy Warfare: 5 Fantasy ONE Championship Cross-Promotional Bouts
BJPENN.COM Staff - October 10, 2018
There are a plethora of intriguing bouts to make within the ONE Championship promotion, but sometimes it’s fun to think about what would happen if the best martial artists from ONE competed against some of the top competition from other organizations. Let’s look at five of the most intriguing fantasy matchups that we’d love to see.
Kevin Lee vs Al Iaquinta 2 to headline UFC on Fox 31 in Milwaukee on Dec. 15
Drake Riggs - October 10, 2018
The last big Fox show for the UFC will take place on December 15 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. As the card takes shape, we now know the headliner. In February 2014, at UFC 169 a young prospect by the name of Kevin Lee (17-3) made his UFC debut with a perfect 7-0 record. Standing across from him would be The Ultimate Fighter season 15 finalist, “Ragin'” Al Iaquinta (13-4-1).
BREAKING | Jon Jones and Alexander Gustafsson set to rematch for light heavyweight title at UFC 232
Tom Taylor - October 10, 2018
UFC 232, which is scheduled for December 29 in Las Vegas, Nevada, just got a whole lot bigger. The card will now officially feature a light heavyweight rematch between former champion Jon Jones and long-time contender Alexander Gustafsson. The bout will be for the vacant light heavyweight title, which implies that divisional champ Daniel Cormier, who also owns the heavyweight title, will soon be stripped. All of this per ESPN.
Khabib Nurmagomedov jokes that he would have smashed Dana White's car if he didn't receive lightweight belt
Tom Taylor - October 10, 2018
Shortly after Khabib Nurmagomedov defended the UFC lightweight title with a fourth-round submission of Conor McGregor, he leapt over the side of the Octagon and attacked McGregor’s training partner Dillon Danis, inciting a riot between his and McGregor’s teams. As you can probably imagine, UFC President Dana White was not too impressed by this chaotic scene. In fact, the UFC boss was so upset with Khabib Nurmagomedov that he did not initially put the UFC lightweight title around the champ’s waist.
Daniel Cormier, Stipe Miocic get heated over talk of potential rematch
Tom Taylor - October 10, 2018
Daniel Cormier will attempt his first defense of the UFC heavyweight title against hulking knockout artist Derrick Lewis at UFC 230 on November 3. That’s thanks to some last-minute scrambling from the UFC brass, who had been struggling to create a fan-friendly main event for the card for weeks. While fans seem to be pretty excited about this undeniably surprising Daniel Cormier vs. Derrick Lewis fight, former UFC heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic is not. Ever since he surrendered the heavyweight title to Cormier in July, he’s been adamant that he deserves a rematch on the basis of his record-breaking three-straight title defenses.
Luke Rockhold: Khabib Nurmagomedov will demand "record-breaking" payday for Conor McGregor rematch
Tom Taylor - October 10, 2018
Khabib Nurmagomedov’s Saturday night victory over Conor McGregor wasn’t exactly close. The Russian champion dominated his Irish adversary for the vast majority of the fight, and submitted him in the fourth round. That being said, there have already been calls for a rematch between the two stars. After their post-fight brawl, there’s still plenty of lingering animus between them. Furthermore, many fans feel the long-absent McGregor would perform better in a do-over. And finally, there’s the fact that, even in defeat, McGregor remains the sport’s biggest attraction.
After UFC 230 withdrawal, Nate Diaz says he'll "just fight Khabib when he's ready"
Tom Taylor - October 10, 2018
Last night, we were hit by the unfortunate news that Dustin Poirier has been forced out of his anticipated lightweight contender bout with Nate Diaz, which was scheduled for UFC 230 this November 3 in New York City. From there, the MMA community quickly began brainstorming potential replacement opponents for Diaz. Apparently, however, we can call off the search.
Jorge Masvidal offers to step in against Nate Diaz at UFC 230
Thomas Taylor - October 9, 2018
Earlier this evening the MMA community was rocked by the unfortunate news that Dustin Poirier has been forced out of his anticipated lightweight contender bout with Nate Diaz, which was scheduled for UFC 230 this November 3 in New York City. It did not take long for the MMA community to start brainstorming potential replacement opponents for Nate Diaz.
EXCLUSIVE | Colby Covington to Tyron Woodley: 'get out there and promote yourself'
Cole Shelton - October 9, 2018
Interim UFC welterweight champion, Colby Covington has had a feud going on with the current welterweight champion, Tyron Woodley for quite some time. Covington believes Woodley is ‘ducking him’ and faking injuries to get out of fighting him.
Sergio Pettis moving up to bantamweight following UFC 229 loss, hopes to get on UFC on Fox 31
Cole Shelton - October 9, 2018
Sergio Pettis was one of the top flyweight prospects and considered a future title challenger. Was is the keyword. Pettis took on Jussier Formiga at UFC 229, where Formiga simply dominated the fight. Pettis lost by unanimous decision. The younger Pettis brother was looking like a real title contender at flyweight where he has wins over Joseph Benavidez and Brandon Moreno. However, Pettis but does have a loss to the current champion Henry Cejudo which could impact his title chances.