The concept of a ‘Personal Boogeyman’ is nothing new in combat sports. Be it Alexander Volkanovski to Max Holloway or Jon Jones to Daniel Cormier, it seems even the best fighters sometimes have opponents that they just can not beat. However, unlike the previous examples, Israel actually hasn’t given up on beating his long-time rival … Read more
CEO of Fighters Only, Rob Hewitt, announced that the 14th edition of the MMA World Awards would take place on Thursday, December 8, at SAHARA Las Vegas. Individuals were nominated for this award based on their performance between July 2021 and June 2022. UFC fighters and events have dominated the winning list. Alexander Volkanovski was … Read more
Hasbulla Magomedov isn’t happy about McGregor’s poor behavior. The social media sensation called McGregor a jerk for erasing the tweets and concluded by claiming that he would undoubtedly make up for it in the future. Maybe a sneak attack sometime in the future? The Notorious, after UFC 280, made some nasty tweets about Hasbulla and … Read more
Islam Makhachev is the current UFC lightweight champion. The Russian grabbed the title for the first time by defeating Charles Oliveira in the main event of UFC 280 last Saturday. Islam has won 23 fights out of the 24 bouts in his professional MMA career and is currently on an 11-fight winning streak. After a … Read more
The current UFC lightweight champion, Islam Makhachev, is the second Dagstani after Khabib Nurmagomedov, who has held the title. Islam has only lost once in his professional MMA career, against Adriano Martins in 2015, and he is currently on an 11-fight winning streak. The Russian fighter fought in 24 fights, winning 23 of them; in … Read more
Islam Makhachev dropped and submitted former champion Charles Oliveira to capture the vacant 155-pound lightweight title at Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi, with his coach, friends, and retired lightweight GOAT Khabib Nurmagomedov in his corner. Clearly the fan favorite, Makhachev was the first to emerge from the shadow of his legendary mentor Khabib Nurmagomedov and … Read more
Islam Makhachev mocks Alexander Volkanovski by calling him a “short guy” as the undefeated Dagestani discusses a backstage clash with the Australian prior to the UFC 280 lightweight title bout. However, the Russian seemed more eager in facing Charles Oliveira. Volkanovski (25-1 MMA, 12-0 UFC) is the official backup for Makhachev’s vacant lightweight title bout … Read more
For MMA fans, Khabib “the Eagle” Nurmagomedov has been an emotional experience. The UFC Hall of Famer holds a solid record of 29 wins out of 29 MMA appearances, with 8 knockout victories. This Russian legend left the UFC in 2021 and gave up the UFC lightweight title because Khabib couldn’t keep going after his … Read more
It appeared that Deiveson Figueiredo and Moreno would engage in an unusual fourth battle to decide the UFC flyweight championship. Due to an injury to the reigning champion, the UFC switched to an unexpected interim title bout between Moreno and Kara-France. Men’s flyweight is dominated by Moreno and Figueiredo; Kara-France is ready to make things … Read more
UFC 276 has just ended and it was a stacked fight card featuring the likes of Alexander Volkanovski, Max Holloway, and Israel “The Last Stylebender” Adesanya. Three of the biggest names in the organization were featured inside the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. But the paper review numbers did not reach the expected heights. The … Read more
