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Jorge Masvidal and Ben Askren are reportedly being looked at for the UFC 239 main-card, an event that is scheduled to take place on July 6. UFC 239 is set for a spot on the annual International Fight Week and as of right now, features headlining showdowns between Jon Jones and Thiago Santos for the light-heavyweight belt and Amanda Nunes and Holly …

Dana White has revealed that the UFC are now focussing on making a matchup between welterweights Ben Askren and Jorge Masvidal. For a while, it really did look as though the promotion would have their way and book a rematch between Askren and his UFC 235 opponent Robbie Lawler. Their first fight ended under somewhat controversial circumstances as the famed …

Darren Till suffered a brutal loss at the hands of Jorge Masvidal in the UFC London headliner on Saturday night and now, his future at 170lb is as unclear as ever. And it truly was as ugly a KO as you’re likely to see this year. Masvidal peppered the chin of Till with increasing regularity as the fight went on …

UFC welterweight Leon Edwards had a very interesting night in London on Saturday as he picked up the biggest win of his career and potentially found out the identity of a future opponent post-fight. His victory over Gunnar Nelson displayed a pretty confident performance from the Englishman, all things considered. For the most part, he was able to successfully nullify …

Jorge Masvidal attacked his fellow welterweight Leon Edwards following his second-round destruction of Darren Till in the UFC London main-event. Masvidal was no doubt in the best of spirits after definitely beating the English star Darren Till in a major shock second-round KO victory. Not that we were doubting the skillset possessed by Gamebred but to do it in the …

Jorge Masvidal absolutely flattened Darren Till in the UFC London main-event after one of the best rounds you will see all year. The fight lived up to and surpassed all of the expectations we had going in and as soon as the action began, Masvidal lept at his adversary with a side kick that unfortunately caught Till low. When the …

UFC London’s main-event headliner between Darren Till and Jorge Masvidal could well cause a shakeup in the welterweight division’s title picture. Whether that comes in the form of the reintroduction of the Liverpudlian Till or a long-awaited final push by the veteran Masvidal, 170lbs will see a new entry into its already-packed championship discussion by Sunday morning. Even on the …

Relive the moment that the entire MMA world collectively sat up and took notice of Liverpool’s unbeaten welterweight challenger, Darren Till. For those in the know, the slick muay-thai stylings of next weekend’s UFC London headliner were no secret. Still though, when Till was matched up against the tried and tested veteran Donald Cerrone, there was an overwhelming majority of …

UFC London’s headliner will see welterweights Darren Till and Jorge Masvidal collide over five-rounds in a matchup that should be an absolute cracker. With Colby Covington supposedly the next in line for a crack at Kamaru Usman’s newly-won title, the winner of this matchup could well find himself on a collision course with the champion – whoever that may be …

UFC London headliners Darren Till and Jorge Masvidal faced off for the first time ahead of their welterweight showcase on March 16. And what a fight it will be! Till is looking to rebound from his brutal loss to divisional champion Tyron Woodley at UFC 228 with a win over one of the game’s toughest competitors. Linked with a move …

Jorge Masvidal has offered to take on his fellow welterweight contender Darren Till in his home-country of England at UFC London in March. And given the reception he received for his first headlining booking at UFC Liverpool, it’s not a stretch to imagine that the former welterweight title-challenger will be a shoo-in to take the top slot on the card. …

It remains completely up in the air to a certain exent but it does appear as though Nick Diaz is set to return to the octagon for the first time in over four years. Here’s why you should care. Brett Okamoto of ESPN provided the MMA world with the pretty surprising revelation in November when he confirmed the UFC were close to setting …

Nick Diaz, the legendary former Strikeforce welterweight champion, is reportedly set to make his long-awaited return to the octagon in March. And it has been a long time coming. Not seen since his unanimous decision loss to Anderson Silva, Nick has been lingering in a state of semi-retirement for quite some time now – content to rest on his laurels …

Ben Askren isn’t taking too long to settle into the UFC roster, foreshadowing his official unveiling by calling out several of the promotion’s biggest stars. Yesterday came the news that the UFC and ONE FC were close to setting up an unprecedented trade deal that would see the former UFC flyweight champion Demetrious Johnson and the semi-retired unbeaten former ONE and Bellator …

One of the most electric competitors at 170lbs right now, Jorge Masvidal, has agreed to step up and face Neil Magny at UFC Liverpool next month. Fighter nicknames, in the vast majority of cases, are used to fill the otherwise awkward little gap between first and surname and if you’re lucky, they might have just a tiny bit of relevance to …