The planned UFC Fight Night main event between Khamzat Chimaev and Leon Edwards has been postponed for a second time. Chimaev (9-0) has been forced to withdraw from the Jan. 20 contest, though the exact reasons remain unknown for the time being. The news was first...
It looks like Du Plessis’ next opponent will be against Sean Strickland, setting up a rematch from UFC 297. SportsBetting.agset lines for DDP versus multiple opponents, including a potential megafight against Alex Pereira. He’s only an underdog to Khamzat Chimaev. If you are able to use...
Mike Tyson’s next fight: 3 fight options for the legendary ‘Iron Mike’As the months went by and Diaz continuously used Twitter as his dissatisfaction bullhorn to no avail, it seemed that White would eventually get his way. In spite of the fact that Chimaev is now a top-three ranked ...
In the interview, Chimaev is asked how he first got into fighting. Khamzat Chimaev explains that the fight between Conor McGregor and Jose Aldo is what really sparked his desire to compete at a high level. Chimaev says, “I see the guys like knock him out. I was thinking if that light ...
This is the second time in two months a fight between Edwards and Chimaev has fallen through. Edwards was forced to pull out of a meeting on Dec. 19 due to a positive COVID-19 test. Edwards (18-3) has had some poor scheduling luck as of late. The British welterweight was scheduled...
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Khamzat Chimaev turned down UFC 300 vs Leon Edwards To those who know about the religion of Islam, any athlete in the world has their energy depleted during Ramadan. Which is a long period of fasting that every practicing muslim goes through. The UFC is filled with muslim fighters who practi...
Sean Strickland fight The expectation, of course, is that it’ll be a pretty close fight. Strickland is of the belief that he should get a title shot at some point in the future but with Robert Whittaker ...
Up Next! Chimaev Vs. Diaz In Vegas! 145 lbs.: Norma Dumont vs. Danyelle Wolf After suffering a knockout loss to Megan Anderson in her UFC debut, Norma Dumont (7-2) got back on track by winning three straight, including a five-round main event against Aspen Ladd. ...
— Alex Pereira stepping into a potential "trap" fight on Saturday — Matt explains how Khalil Rountree could pull off the upset against Pereira — Are we about to enter the Kayla Harrison era in the women's bantamweight division? All this and more on the latest episode of The Fighter vs...