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Khabib Nurmagomedov may be best known for his title-run and subsequent defense of that title against Conor McGregor, but his most brutal display was one that came far sooner in his UFC career. There are certain fights that teeter on the edge of being difficult to watch and at this point, I think it’s fair to say that a lot …

Kenny Florian has given his take on the immediate future of the former light-heavyweight and heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier. Cormier, of course, lost out by way of fourth-round TKO to Stipe Miocic in the UFC 241 main-event last month, signalling the end of his run as the champion of the UFC heavyweight division and in many ways, leaving his future …

Khabib Nurmagomedov spoke to the media in a recent exchange and explained exactly why the idea of switching between weight-classes isn’t as appealing as a run at lightweight. To his credit, staying unbeaten in the most stacked weight-class in the sport is something that should be commended but in the modern-day landscape of MMA, where super-fights are paramount, the idea …

UFC 242 is now just a few hours away and with that in mind, here are three under-the-radar showdowns that you should be excited for. Mairbek Taisumov vs. Carlos Diego Ferreira  Taisumov is one of the most underrated up-and-comers in the sport. Perhaps this has been in some ways due to his stuttering run in the UFC – not in …

Chael Sonnen believes that the MMA community are omitting several key points from their analysis of the UFC 242 headliner between Khabib Nurmagomedov and Dustin Poirier. Nurmagomedov is a massive global superstar at this point. To those who don’t believe that to be the case, I would simply urge you to look at his social media metrics, his post-UFC 229 …

The official YouTube account of the UFC has once again come through with an absolute gift, this time uploading the UFC 229 clash between Khabib Nurmagomedov and Conor McGregor. It says a lot about the dominance of the Russian that his performance was still the biggest talking point of the night even with his post-fight attack on the team of …

The newly-dethroned former UFC strawweight champion Jessica Andrade has released a lengthy statement in the wake of her first-round TKO defeat to Weili Zhang. And it truly was one of the most impressive title-winning victories we have seen inside the octagon in some time. Those in-the-know were perhaps not surprised to see the Chinese strawweight’s hand raised at the end …

The original EFN, which was also spearheaded by Kavanagh, took place back in 2013 in The Red Cow Inn and featured a ten-bout lineup of showdowns including the headlining matchup between Anthony Burger and Johnny Dargan. Kavanagh announced that he would be re-entering the promotional game in a June interview with ESPN‘s Ariel Helwani and earlier today, he took to his …

Khabib Nurmagomedov has challenged Conor McGregor to recapture his form and momentum before he considers granting him a rematch.  Khabib made his intense hatred of the Irishman clear – telling ESPN that he would ‘go to jail’ if it came to it in order to lash out at him, claiming that their beef ‘will never be finished’. Citing fighters like his UFC …

UFC president Dana White has given praise to the newly-crowned champion of the strawweight division Weili Zhang – citing her as a huge star. It truly was a star-making performance from Magnum – one that saw her annihilate the betting favourite Jessica Andrade in under a minute to clinch the 115lb title. Taking to her official Instagram, the former UFC …

The newly-crowned women’s strawweight champion of the world Weili Zhang has made her wish to fight the dominant 125lb queen Valentina Shevchenko known. As the first Chinese UFC champion, Zhang was able to absolutely run through Jessica Andrade in under a minute to score one of the most impressive title-winning finishes we have ever seen – beating Bate Estaca down …

Khabib Nurmagomedov took a moment during a recent conference call to give his thoughts on his eventual retirement from the sport.  At 27-0, Nurmagomedov holds one of the most impressive records in the sport and in the time since his fourth-round submission victory over Conor McGregor – his status as one of the UFC’s biggest global superstars has been solidified. …

Will Fleury spoke to us here at Pundit Arena ahead of his return to the Bellator cage this month to face Nobert Novenyi Jr. at Bellator Dublin. Nothing has ever been simple when it comes to the career of Will Fleury. If he had been able to navigate his way through the turbulent waters of the fight-game half as easily …

Chael Sonnen is backing women’s strawweight contender Weili Zhang to defeat divisional champion Jessica Andrade in her home-country of China this weekend. And to be honest, had these comments come directly after the Brazilian’s incredible one-punch KO of Karolina Kowalkiewicz at UFC 228, they would have likely bordered on sensationalism. But given the fact that the former 115lbs queen Rose …

Videos have emerged showing the former UFC lightweight and welterweight champion BJ Penn involved in a pair of street fights.  Without a win in nine years, Penn’s status as a legend of a sport – though in many ways untouchable – has certainly been damaged to a certain extent through the performances he has turned in in the latter half …

The former England international James Haskell was unveiled by Bellator MMA today after announcing that he will be dipping into the world of MMA under their promotional banner. Signed to fight within the heavyweight division, Haskell took questions from the media ahead of his professional debut at some point in the near future. Describing the moment he was approached, he …