With just seven days to go until we see Khabib Nurmagomedov return to the octagon to face Conor McGregor, relive one of his most dominant wins to date. No matter which way you think the UFC 229 main-event is going to go, the worst-case scenario for Conor McGregor is pretty clear. Khabib Nurmagomedov, as it has been said on many …
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The SBG Ireland head-coach broke down exactly how he feels Tony Ferguson and Khabib Nurmagomedov stack up against each other ahead of their apparently confirmed matchup at UFC 223. For all of the talk of it probably being amongst the most talent-rich divisions in the UFC right now, lightweight is a bit of a mess as we move into the …
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The women’s featherweight champion of the world made a rather bizarre admission during a recent appearance on the MMA Hour with Ariel Helwani. It might not have been long since the UFC announced their plan to establish a women’s 145lb weight-class for their roster but despite the fact that the champ Cristiane ‘Cyborg’ Justino managed to bring in some pretty …
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UFC 219’s pay-per-view estimates have been released and it managed to rank surprisingly high on 2017’s list of most-watched events. Despite what Dana White and all of those others operating as representatives of the UFC would have you believe, 2017 will have to be remembered as something of an off-year for the promotion from a financial stand-point. Sure, there were a …
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On December 30th, at UFC 219, Holly Holm landed 44 significant strikes on Cris ‘Cyborg’ Justino according to FightMetric. 75% of those, or 33 significant strikes, were to the head of the Brazilian. However, while we have no doubt that those shots were slightly more venomous, none were any cleaner than the one that Justino’s own coach Jason Parillo landed …
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Tyron Woodley spoke to TMZ Sports recently and broke down exactly how he felt about Khabib Nurmagomedov after watching him fight for the very first time at UFC 219. It’s hard to imagine but the UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley has claimed that UFC 219 was the first time that he had ever witnessed a full Khabib Nurmagomedov fight. The Russian …
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Dana White has confirmed exactly what he has in store for the UFC women’s featherweight champ Cris Cyborg and it could well be an even better fight than her last. UFC 219 was an event that proved memorable for a lot of reasons. Of course, the return of the longtime lightweight contender Khabib Nurmagomedov in what was a stunning performance …
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The UFC’s light-heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier stressed his belief that it will take more than one well-placed left-hand to knock out his AKA teammate Khabib Nurmagomedov. Khabib Nurmagomedov extended his extraordinary unbeaten record to a nice even 25-0 last weekend with his dominant win over Edson Barboza but now, with two of his greatest rivals now directly in his cross-hairs, …
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By thoroughly mauling poor Edson Barboza en route to a gaping unanimous decision victory at UFC 219 in Las Vegas on Saturday night, Khabib Nurmagomedov brought an emphatic close to a frustrating chapter of his career. Over the fourteen months or so that Nurmagomedov was inactive prior to the Barboza fight, his detractors had plenty of ammunition with which to …
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Footage has surfaced that shows exactly what Khabib Nurmagomedov was saying to a rather bemused Dana White as he rested in between rounds while facing Edson Barboza last Saturday night. 25 fights, 25 wins and not a single loss. The record of the UFC’s terrifying sambo master Khabib Nurmagomedov is a testament to his impeccable skills as a grappler, yes, …
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Just hours after she made a successful first defence of her UFC women’s featherweight title against Holly Holm at UFC 219, Cris ‘Cyborg’ Justino was the victim of a rather surprising social media attack at the hands of an official representative of the JacksonWink fight team, of which her opponent Holly Holm is a part. The powerful Justino overcame Holm …
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UFC women’s featherweight champion Cris ‘Cyborg’ Justino topped the list of disclosed salaries for UFC 219 in Las Vegas on Saturday night, receiving a flat payout of $500,000 for her main event turn, while fellow headliner Holly Holm and three other fighters also earned six-figure sums. ‘Cyborg’, who showed patience, poise and characteristic power to overcome Holm via unanimous decision, …
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UFC 219 belonged to Khabib Nurmagomedov, but the spectre of Conor McGregor looms large over the lightweight division.
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Britain’s Marc Diakiese dropped his second defeat in a row after being submitted by the former featherweight Dan Hooker at UFC 219 last night. The formerly-unbeaten British prospect Marc Diakiese has seen his form of late take something of a dip following his original rise in the UFC. ‘Bonecrusher’ was 3-0 and had pulled off a genuine Knockout of the Year-contender …
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Having withdrawn from UFC 209 the day before he was finally due to lock horns with Tony Ferguson, 2017 became an odd year for Khabib Nurmagomedov… After a dominant performance against Michael Johnson at UFC 205 in November of 2016, ‘The Eagle’ was sitting pretty as the number one contender in the lightweight division and poised for a shot at …
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On Saturday night in Las Vegas, UFC women’s featherweight champion Cris ‘Cyborg’ Justino proved that she is far more than merely a mix of bullish aggression, power and strength, as she scored a unanimous decision win over crafty former bantamweight queen Holly Holm in the main event of UFC 219. Ahead of the fight, there seemed to be two main …
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Khabib Nurmagomedov moved to 25-0 in his MMA career with a devastating victory over Edson Barboza on Saturday night at UFC 219. The Russian well and truly stamped his authority as the most feared lightweight in the world with an incredibly dominant performance, taking the bout by unanimous decision. Barboza must be admired for the heart and courage he displayed …
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Top lightweight contender Khabib Nurmagomedov returned from a near 14-month layoff in Las Vegas on Saturday night, and reminded everybody of what a uniquely terrifying force he is by thoroughly dominating Edson Barboza over three rounds at UFC 219. Though he fought bravely and never stopped trying to turn the tide, Barboza looked physically and psychologically broken at the end …
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