Khabib Nurmagomedov has denied that his last outing at UFC 229 will be his last, despite there being some indication that his days in MMA were numbered. At 27-0 and with the biggest fight of his professional career now behind him, Nurmagomedov would be forgiven if he decided to hang up his gloves and call it a day. His star-power is …
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James Gallagher: “The Contract Is Signed, The Jimmy Show Is Back”
SBG Ireland’s James Gallagher has announced that he has signed his next fight contract with Bellator as he looks to rebound from his first career loss. The Strabanimal is close to his return it seems! The highly-touted young fighter suffered his first setback on the road of championship glory in the form of a first-round TKO loss to Ricky Bandejas …
Read More »Alistair Overeem Calls Out Derrick Lewis Following UFC Beijing Victory
Alistair Overeem already has his eyes on another heavyweight opponent after dismantling Sergei Pavlovich at UFC Beijing over the weekend. Overeem had a fairly easy night out in China when he managed to ground-and-pound the formerly-unbeaten behemoth Sergei Pavlovich in the show’s co-main event. Y aquí el TKO de Alistair Overeem a Sergey Pavlovich en #UFCBeijing pic.twitter.com/vlA9svuIbK — Mundo MMA …
Read More »Conor McGregor Hints At A Return To Competition Next Year
Conor McGregor hasn’t been too vocal about his plans for the future since losing out to Khabib Nurmagomedov at UFC 229 last month. It’s understandable, though. He might have lost out in brutal fashion to the unbeaten Dagestani champion but in doing so, he managed to net an unprecedented sum of money for a mixed martial arts contest and is …
Read More »Watch: José Aldo Vs. Max Holloway I Ahead Of UFC 231
Relive Max Holloway’s signature victory ahead of his featherweight title defense against Brian Ortega at UFC 231 next month. Holloway came into this fight as the interim-champion of the featherweight division following his UFC 206 TKO victory over Anthony Pettis. And while the champion José Aldo managed to bounce back from his shocking UFC 194 loss to Conor McGregor with …
Read More »Watch: Tito Ortiz KO’s Chuck Liddell In Third (And Hopefully Final) Matchup
Tito Ortiz managed to close out the long and storied rivalry he shared with Chuck Liddell with a first-round KO in their third and final matchup last night. Both men deserve credit for making the walk to the cage, no matter what the circumstances that surround it are. With that being said, the finish that came during the main-event of …
Read More »Israel Adesanya Vs. Anderson Silva Reportedly In The Works For UFC 234
ESPN reported today that the UFC are looking at setting up a middleweight clash between rising phenom Israel Adesanya and the former champ, Anderson Silva. Brett Okamoto reported first that UFC 234 could well host a 185lb clash between Adesanya and Silva, a fight that would mark the Brazilian legend’s first outing since February 2017. Breaking: Anderson Silva vs. Israel …
Read More »Watch: Francis Ngannou Obliterates Curtis Blaydes In 42 Seconds
Francis Ngannou shut down his critics in ridiculously quick fashion, blasting through top-contender Curtis Blaydes in 42 seconds. Oh my god, Francis! What a way to get the job done, eh? Ngannou had the weight of the world on his shoulders as he stepped into the UFC octagon in China. Two bad losses against Stipe Miocic and Derrick Lewis saw …
Read More »Watch: Alistair Overeem Destroys Sergei Pavlovich In UFC Beijing Co-Main Event
Alistair Overeem shut down the hype-train that followed the hulking Russian in dominant fashion, finishing his opponent with some brutal ground-and-pound. You just cannot ever count The Reem out it seems. Just when the man looks to be on the way out of the UFC heavyweight title-picture, he finds a way to keep his name relevant. Sergei Pavlovich came into …
Read More »SBG Ireland’s John Phillips Submitted By Kevin Holland At UFC Beijing
John Phillips had a tough night at UFC Beijing today, coming up short against hotly-tipped prospect Kevin Holland by way of third-round submission. Phillips moved to 0-2 inside the octagon after coming up against another very promising up-and-comer in the form of Kevin Holland. Making his UFC debut against Charles Byrd would have been a tough task for anyone but …
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