Islam Makhachev wants to fight Leon Edwards next for the UFC welterweight title after latter’s UFC 296 performance
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Islam Makhachev wants to fight Leon Edwards next for the UFC welterweight title after latter’s UFC 296 performance

Islam Makhachev renews call for Leon Edwards title shot after latter’s UFC 296 performance. On Saturday night, the UFC’s last event of 2023 ended, as Edwards retained his 170-pound throne in a lackluster fight against Colby Covington. There weren’t many discussions to be had about the UFC 296 main event, leading the MMA community to…

Michael Chandler hilariously mocks Colby Covington’s defeat at UFC 296
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Michael Chandler hilariously mocks Colby Covington’s defeat at UFC 296

UFC lightweight contender Michael Chandler is the latest to mock Colby Covington. ‘Chaos’ returned to the cage in the main event of UFC 296 over the weekend. For Colby Covington, the bout was his first since a unanimous decision win over Jorge Masvidal last March. In the pay-per-view headliner, he met Leon Edwards. In the…

Dana White has announced a few key fights scheduled for the UFC 299 card in Miami
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Dana White has announced a few key fights scheduled for the UFC 299 card in Miami

Dana White has announced four fights at UFC 299 in Miami. UFC 299 is scheduled to be held inside the Kaseya Center in Miami, Florida on March 9, 2024. The event will be headlined by a UFC Bantamweight Championship fight between titleholder Sean O’Malley and Marlon “Chito” Vera. Also set for the card is a…

Tony Ferguson made his first statement after his 7th consecutive defeat at UFC 296
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Tony Ferguson made his first statement after his 7th consecutive defeat at UFC 296

Tony Ferguson is calling for support. Former interim lightweight champion Tony Ferguson wants his fans to “keep the faith” after he fell to a seventh consecutive defeat at UFC 296 this past weekend. Following a submission setback at the hands of Bobby Green this past July in Salt Lake City, Tony Ferguson faced plenty of…

Shavkat Rakhmonov said he suffered a “serious ankle injury” while preparing for a fight at UFC 296
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Shavkat Rakhmonov said he suffered a “serious ankle injury” while preparing for a fight at UFC 296

Shavkat Rakhmonov confirmed he suffered a significant ankle injury while training for his latest fight at UFC 296. On Saturday night, December 16, ‘Nomad’ secured a second-round submission against Stephen ‘Wonderboy’ Thompson, extending his UFC record to 6-0. Some spectators wondered why Rakhmonov wasn’t showcasing his entire skill set. The reason was revealed shortly after…

Colby Covington blames biased refereeing for defeat to Leon Edwards at UFC 296
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Colby Covington blames biased refereeing for defeat to Leon Edwards at UFC 296

As expected, Colby Covington won’t accept defeat and thinks he was cheated from becoming UFC champion. The longtime welterweight contender and controversial figure said he thinks he did enough to dethrone champion Leon Edwards in the main event of UFC 296 on Saturday. Colby Covington (17-4 MMA, 12-4 UFC) lost a clear unanimous decision with all three judges scoring the fight…

Dana White evaluates the performance of “slow and old” Colby Covington at UFC 296
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Dana White evaluates the performance of “slow and old” Colby Covington at UFC 296

Dana White didn’t hold back in his reaction to Colby Covington’s loss at UFC 296. UFC President Dana White thinks time wasn’t on Colby Covington’s side in his loss to Leon Edwards at UFC 296. Colby Covington lost to Leon Edwards by unanimous decision in the UFC 296 headliner on Saturday in Las Vegas. He…

Dana White shares his thoughts on Tony Ferguson after his seventh consecutive defeat at UFC 296
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Dana White shares his thoughts on Tony Ferguson after his seventh consecutive defeat at UFC 296

Tony Ferguson dropped his seventh consecutive fight in a row when he lost a lopsided decision to Paddy Pimblett at UFC 296, but it remains to be seen what his future holds. If UFC CEO Dana White had his way, the former interim lightweight champion would call it a career because it’s pretty clear at this stage that Tony Ferguson’s best…

Colby Covington doubles down on his comments about Leon Edwards’ father in the wake of his UFC 296 loss
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Colby Covington doubles down on his comments about Leon Edwards’ father in the wake of his UFC 296 loss

Colby Covington has dismissed any notion that he should regret his comments about Leon Edwards’ late father in the wake of his UFC 296 defeat. ‘Chaos’ challenged Edwards for the welterweight title in the main event of this weekend’s pay-per-view card in what was a much-anticipated clash. According to UFC CEO Dana White’s post-fight media…

Israel Adesanya reacts to how the ugly fight of Sean Strickland and Drikus du Plessis spills out of the crowd at UFC 296 on social media
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Israel Adesanya reacts to how the ugly fight of Sean Strickland and Drikus du Plessis spills out of the crowd at UFC 296 on social media

Israel Adesanya has reacted to Sean Strickland and Dricus du Plessis’ brawl. Both Strickland and du Plessis were in attendance at UFC 296. After a heated back-and-forth at the UFC’s seasonal press conference earlier this week, the two got into a huge brawl at the recently concluded pay-per-view. The brawl was seemingly initiated by Sean…