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Colby Covington reacts to Kamaru Usman defeating Jorge Masvidal at UFC 251
Colby Covington was not impressed by the performances of Jorge Masvidal and Kamaru Usman in tonight’s UFC 251 main event. ‘Gamebred’ challenged ‘The Nigerian Nightmare’ for his coveted welterweight championship in the headliner of tonight’s UFC 251 event on Fight Island. Masvidal had taken the fight on extremely short-notice, this after Gilbert Burns was forced […]
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Pros react to Kamaru Usman defeating Jorge Masvidal at UFC 251
Kamaru Usman put his welterweight title on the line against Jorge Masvidal in the headliner of tonight’s UFC 251 event on Fight Island. Usman (16-1 MMA) was most previously seen in action at December’s UFC 245 event, where he scored a fifth round TKO victory over Colby Covington to retain his championship. Meanwhile, Jorge Masvidal […]
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UFC 251 Results: Kamaru Usman defeats Jorge Masvidal (Highlights)
Kamaru Usman will look to defend his welterweight title for the second time when he squares off with Jorge Masvidal in tonight’s UFC 251 event. Usman (16-1 MMA) was most recently seen in action at December’s UFC 245 event, where he scored a fifth round TKO victory over Colby Covington to retain his championship. Meanwhile, […]
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Pros react to Max Holloway vs. Alex Volkanovski 2 at UFC 251
Tonight’s UFC 251 pay-per-view event was co-headlined by a featherweight title fight rematch featuring Max Holloway challenging Alex Volkanovski. Holloway (21-5 MMA) and Volkanovski (21-1 MMA) had first met at December’s UFC 245 event in Toronto, where ‘The Great’ was able to dethrone ‘Blessed’ by way of a unanimous decision victory. That title-earning victory improved […]
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UFC 251 Results: Alex Volkanovski defeats Max Holloway (Highlights)
Tonight’s UFC 251 pay-per-view event is co-headlined by a featherweight title fight rematch featuring Max Holloway taking on Alex Volkanovski. Holloway (21-5 MMA) and Volkanovski (21-1 MMA) first met at December’s UFC 245 event in Toronto, where ‘The Great’ was able to dethrone ‘Blessed’ by way of a unanimous decision victory. The title-earning victory improved […]
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Pros react to Petr Yan stopping Jose Aldo at UFC 251
Former featherweight champion Jose Aldo squared off with Petr Yan for the promotions vacant bantamweight title on the main card of UFC 251. Aldo (28-6 MMA) actually enter tonight’s Fight Island event on a two-fight losing skid. The former featherweight kingpin had made his bantamweight debut at UFC 245, where he suffered a split decision […]
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UFC 251 Results: Petr Yan TKO’s Jose Aldo (Highlights)
Former featherweight champion Jose Aldo squares off with Petr Yan for the promotions vacant bantamweight title on the main card of UFC 251. Aldo (28-6 MMA) will actually enter tonight’s Fight Island event on a two-fight losing skid. The former featherweight kingpin made his bantamweight debut at UFC 245, where he suffered a split decision […]
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Pros react to Rose Namajunas vs. Jessica Andrade 2 at UFC 251
A rematch between women’s strawweight standouts Rose Namajunas and Jessica Andrade took place on tonight’s UFC 251 main card. The pair of former champions had first met back in May of 2019 at UFC 237, with Andrade emerging victorious by way of knockout from a viscous slam to claim the promotions strawweight title. Since then, […]
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UFC 251 Results: Rose Namajunas defeats Jessica Andrade (Highlights)
A rematch between women’s strawweight standouts Jessica Andrade and Rose Namajunas takes place on tonight’s UFC 251 main card. The pair of former champions first met back in May of 2019 at UFC 237, with Andrade emerging victorious by way of knockout from a viscous slam to claim the promotions strawweight title. Since then, Jessica […]
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Pros react to Amanda Ribas defeating Paige VanZant at UFC 251
A women’s flyweight bout between Amanda Ribas and Paige VanZant kicked off tonight’s UFC 251 main card from Fight Island. VanZant (8-4 MMA) was returning to action for the first time since January of 2019, where she had picked up a submission victory over Rachael Ostovich. That win had snapped a two-fight losing skid for […]
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UFC 251 Results: Amanda Ribas stops Paige VanZant in Round 1 (Video)
A women’s flyweight bout between Amanda Ribas and Paige VanZant kicks off tonight’s UFC 251 main card from Fight Island. VanZant (8-4 MMA) will be returning to action for the first time since January of 2019, where she scored a submission victory over Rachel Ostovich. That win snapped a two-fight losing skid for ‘PVZ‘, who […]
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UFC 251 | Kamaru Usman claps back at fight fans who say he’s not entertaining
Kamaru Usman will put his welterweight title on the line in against Jorge Masvidal in the headliner of tonight’s UFC 251 event. Usman was originally slated to face his teammate Gilbert Burns this evening in Abu Dhabi, however that bout was scrapped after ‘Durinho’ tested positive for Covid-19. Shortly after Burns was forced off the […]
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Ali Abdelaziz emphatically denies reports that Khabib Nurmagomedov has retired
Manager Ali Abdelaziz took to social media this afternoon to shutdown reports that his client Khabib Nurmagomedov has retired from MMA. The reigning and undefeated UFC lightweight champion, Nurmagomedov (28-0 MMA), recently lost his father due to complications from the Covid-19 virus. Shortly following that tragic news Russian Media outlets began reporting that ‘The Eagle’ […]
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UFC 251 ‘Masvidal vs. Usman’ Live Results and Highlights
The Octagon heads to Fight Island for tonight’s UFC 251 event, a 13-bout fight card headlined by Jorge Masvidal challenging Kamaru Usman. Usman (16-1 MMA) will be looking to defend his welterweight title for the second time when he squares off with ‘Gamebred’ this evening. In his most recent effort at UFC 245, ‘The Nigerian […]
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Dwayne Johnson details the legend of Jorge Masvidal in Miami
Dwayne Johnson, aka ‘The Rock’, recently spoke of the legend of Jorge Masvidal in Miami during a recent interview with the UFC’s Megan Olivi. ‘Gamebred’, who made his name in backyard fighting, will get the chance to stake his claim as the best welterweight in the world when he challenges reigning division champion Kamaru Usman […]
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VIDEO | EOW presents “The Real Fight Island” and it is glorious
The Octagon is setup on Fight Island for tonight’s UFC 251 pay-per-view event which features a jaw-dropping three title fights. Although the highly anticipated event is reportedly trending to do Conor McGregor like numbers, many fight fans were disappointed to learn of Fight Island’s actual location. The UFC is holding the pay-per-view event on Yas […]
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Sean O’Malley books Octagon return for UFC 252
UFC bantamweight standout Sean O’Malley has booked his Octagon return for UFC 252, a quick rebound following his sensation KO victory over Eddie Wineland. The undefeated bantamweight prospect, O’Malley (12-0 MMA), squared off with former WEC title holder Eddie Wineland at last month’s UFC 250 event in Las Vegas. The result was a first round […]
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Dana White believes a potential Conor McGregor vs. Jorge Masvidal “could be” the biggest fight in history
Dana White knows a potential Conor McGregor vs. Jorge Masvidal fight would be massive for the promotion. In the main event of UFC 251, Jorge Masvidal is stepping in on six days’ notice to battle Kamaru Usman for the welterweight title. Many believe if “Gamebred” wins, he would become the second-biggest star in MMA behind […]
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Deiveson Figueiredo vs. Joseph Benavidez in jeopardy, Pantoja on standby as short notice replacement
Deiveson Figueiredo may not get a chance to run things back with Joseph Benavidez. In the main event of a UFC Fight Island card on July 18, Figueiredo is set to rematch Benavidez for the vacant flyweight title. The two fought back at UFC Norfolk in February where the Brazilian won but he also missed […]
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Tyron Woodley explains why we need to give Mike Perry a second chance
UFC welterweight contender Tyron Woodley believes that we need to give Mike Perry a second chance after a recent video of ‘Platinum’ caused major controversy. Perry was caught on video punching a man at a bar and saying the N-word numerous times. The video went viral on social media soon after and many fans were […]
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Korean Zombie wants “revenge” against Brian Ortega, but could face winner of Volkanovski-Holloway says Eric Albarracin
Eric Albarracin believes Korean Zombie wants to get revenge against Brian Ortega for slapping his friend, Jay Park. At UFC 248, Ortega was caught slapping Jay Park, a Korean singer, and friend of Chan Sung Jung’s. It immediately made Zombie mad and the two have gone back-and-forth at one another. Many fans were hoping a […]
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Santiago Ponzinibbio tests positive for COVID-19
UFC welterweight contender Santiago Ponzinibbio has become the latest mixed martial arts fighter to test positive for COVID-19. Ponzibbio is a member of American Top Team in Florida, which has seen a number of its team members including coach Mike Brown and bantamweight Pedro Munhoz test positive for the novel coronavirus. According to AG Fight, […]
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Leon Edwards wants to fight “little weasel” Colby Covington or Gilbert Burns next
Leon Edwards is looking to get a fight with Colby Covington or Gilbert Burns next, this in hopes of earning a title shot. Edwards was supposed to headline UFC London against Tyron Woodley, where many were assuming he won, he would get a title shot. Yet, the event was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic […]
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Kamaru Usman hoping to fight Georges St-Pierre with win over Jorge Masvidal: “I would love GSP”
UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman says he is hoping to fight George St-Pierre next should he get by Jorge Masvidal in the main event of UFC 251. Usman takes on Masvidal in a megafight on Fight Island this Saturday night. The UFC 251 pay-per-view is trending to do massive numbers for the UFC, so a […]
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Dana White claims UFC 251 is “trending higher than a Conor McGregor fight”
UFC President Dana White claims Saturday’s UFC 251 card is trending to be a massive success—perhaps an even bigger blockbuster than a Conor McGregor fight. UFC 251 will be headlined by a welterweight title fight between dominating champion Kamaru Usman and streaking challenger Jorge Masvidal. Usman was originally expected to defend his title agains Gilbert Burns, […]
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Jorge Masvidal shares advice for young fighters after resolving UFC contract dispute
Until last week, surging welterweight contender Jorge Masvidal was involved in a heated contract dispute with the UFC. When Gilbert Burns withdrew from his welterweight title fight with Kamaru Usman due to a positive COVID-19 test, Masvidal was offered the opportunity to step in. Miraculously, he and the UFC were able to squash their differences […]
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Gilbert Burns reacts to Dana White’s announcement he will fight winner of Kamaru Usman vs. Jorge Masvidal
UFC welterweight contender Gilbert Burns reacted to the news from UFC president Dana White that he will fight the winner of Kamaru Usman vs. Jorge Masvidal. Burns was set to fight Usman for the UFC welterweight title in the main event of Saturday’s UFC 251 pay-per-view, but he was pulled from the fight last Friday […]
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Jorge Masvidal admits 20-pound weight cut for UFC 251 was “rough”
Jorge Masvidal admits his weight-cut for his short-notice UFC 251 title fight with Kamaru Usman was a taxing experience. Usman was originally scheduled to defend his title against Gilbert Burns in the UFC 241 main event. When Burns tested positive for COVID-19 just six days’ out from the fight, however, Masvidal got the call to […]