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UFC welterweight contender Jorge Masvidal has given us an update on the current standing of his ongoing negotiations with the UFC. Upon being asked by a member of the press about the promotion’s business relationship with Masvidal, UFC president Dana White was characteristically blunt in his response, playing down rumours linking Jorge to a showdown with the superstar Conor McGregor. …

UFC president Dana White told the press recently that he is about to make an offer to the in-form 170lb contender Jorge Masvidal after his five-second KO of Ben Askren at UFC 239. The question now, is who exactly Dana is about to offer. Speaking to the media after this week’s edition of Dana White’s Contender Series, he explained how Masvidal …

Ben Askren spoke to ESPN’s Ariel Helwani about his UFC 239 defeat at the hands of Jorge Masvidal and how it compares to his shortcomings in the past. If another knockout comes along in 2019 that can keep Masvidal’s five-second flying-knee from winning the Knockout Of The Year award, this writer will eat his hat. It truly was one of those outlier …

Jorge Masvidal has surprised quite a few people after coming through with a lengthy message of respect and admiration for the superstar Conor McGregor. The idea of a matchup between the powerful welterweight and the former two-weight world champion has been steadily gaining momentum ever since Jorge was able to earn himself a spot in the UFC record books with …

Chael Sonnen might just have figured out exactly why UFC president Dana White was quick to shut down talk of a matchup between Jorge Masvidal and Conor McGregor. White managed to catch quite a few headlines when he told TMZ that he had no interest in setting up a fight between these two men – citing the size difference between them as …

Kevin Lee spoke during a recent interview with Submission Radio about his hopes to secure a showdown with Ben Askren in the future.  Lee’s start to life in the welterweight division didn’t exactly get off the smoothest of starts as he found himself on the losing side upon facing Rafael dos Anjos in his debut. Speaking during a recent appearance …

Gunnar Nelson has recently spoken about the possibility of a showdown with the former Bellator and ONE Championship welterweight king Ben Askren. Nelson’s last outing saw him turn in a pretty underwhelming effort against streaking contender Leon Edwards in a fight that saw his lack of versatility and aggression prove to be the difference at UFC London. Now, with a …

Jorge Masvidal had a very interesting response to those who criticised him for his follow-up shots and subsequent taunting of his opponent Ben Askren. Masvidal, who is now the owner of the fastest KO in UFC history, vaulted towards Funky as soon as the opening bell rang, his knee colliding directly with the dome of the famed wrestler, ending his …

Ben Askren has given his thoughts on his stunning first-round defeat at the hands of Jorge Masvidal on the UFC 239 main-card. The word ‘stunning’ is one that is thrown around a lot of in this sport but once Jorge Masvidal put on one of the year’s most anticipated fights to bed before we’d even caught our breath, there were …

UFC 239 was one of the best fight-cards we’ll have the pleasure of witnessing for quite some time and with that in mind, here are fifteen things we learned after all was said and done in the T-Mobile Arena last night. Jon Jones is still very much human  Jones did just enough to edge out the decision over the powerful …

Israel Adesanya was in the middle of doing some backstage media work when he witnessed Jorge Masvidal’s incredible five-second KO of Ben Askren at UFC 239. All things considered, UFC 239 lived up to its billing in every sense of the word. With a main-card that produced some soon-to-be-iconic moments, by far the biggest shock of the night came about …

Jorge Masvidal scored the fastest knockout in the history of the UFC with an absolutely stunning flying knee KO of Ben Askren. And what an incredible finish it was. The previous holder of the record for the fastest KO time in the UFC Duane Ludwig had every reason to believe that his own six-second record would be safe for quite …

UFC 239 is now just a matter of hours away and at the event’s media day, the fighters involved faced off for the penultimate time before fight-night. UFC 239 is shaping up to be one of the year’s finest events, with a mixture of certified action fighters, upper-tier talents, and elite prospects on display from start-to-finish. Today’s weigh-ins will stand …

Jorge Masvidal and Ben Askren will collide on the UFC 239 main-card in a matchup that could well single out one as the next challenger to Kamaru Usman’s throne. And while it would have perhaps seemed like Colby Covington’s shot at the belt was set in stone given his status as the division’s one-time interim-champ, I don’t think anyone is …

Ben Askren’s UFC debut against the former UFC champion Robbie Lawler was one of the most remarkable fights of the year for many reasons. The meeting of the former Bellator and ONE champion Askren and the legendary former UFC champ Lawler was a fight that delivered on its intrigue with one of the most memorable fights we’ve seen in some …

Ben Askren seems completely unconcerned about the threats that his UFC 239 opponent Jorge Masvidal will be able to present to him this weekend. And to be honest, he has every reason to be confident. Unbeaten and relatively unscathed in his stellar career before joining the UFC, Askren’s first taste of major danger, of course, came during his UFC 235 …