The promotion officially announced Tuesday that UFC 267 will take place at Etihad Arena on Oct. 30, part of an “Abu Dhabi Showdown Week” that coincides with activities including “fan events and much more,” per a press release. No bouts have been officially announced for the Oct. 30 event, but previously reported bouts include a…
Former UFC champion in two weight categories Conor McGregor did not ignore the performance of his ex-rival Jose Aldo in a fight against the rated lightweight fighter Pedro Munhoz at the UFC 265 tournament. The Irishman laconically admired the Brazilian, calling him a legend. “Jose Aldo is a true legend,” Conor McGregor wrote on his…
The current UFC lightweight champion Aljamain Sterling has finally returned to a full-fledged training process after surgery to replace an intervertebral disc. The other day, the fighter published a post on social networks, in which he shared his impressions of the first full-fledged training day, simultaneously giving the word to throw a real war in…
Former UFC bantamweight champion Petr Yan obviously tuned in to watch TJ Dillashaw make his Octagon return against Cory Sandhagen this evening. Dillashaw (17-4 MMA), the UFC’s former bantamweight champion, was returning to the Octagon for the first time since suffering a knockout loss to Henry Cejudo in January of 2019. Shortly after falling short in his…
Number 2 ranked UFC bantamweight Cory Sandhagen believes his main event against former teammate and two-time UFC bantamweight champion TJ Dillashaw at UFC Vegas 32 is a no. 1 contender fight. “I think it’s definitely got to be or at least on my end it is,” Sandhagen said at UFC Vegas 32 media day. “So…
UFC lightweight prospect Sean O’Malley shared his opinion about the former champion of his division, Petr Yan, and expressed a desire to share the octagon with the Russian fighter. “Petr Yan is a cool kid, I like him. He looked good at press conferences, by the way. Funny kid. He is very good, he has…
Aljamain Sterling became the UFC bantamweight champion back in March 2021 at UFC 259 after an illegal knee strike from Petr Yan left him disqualified from the bout. Sterling’s championship was not short of controversy with many fans divided between blaming Yan for the strike which seemed deliberate and of course Sterling for his ‘questionable’…
Aljamain Sterling isn’t keen on the idea of going overseas to defend his UFC bantamweight title against Petr Yan. Anyway, he’s not going to make a stink about it. According to UFC president Dana White, the promotion is targeting the Aljamain Sterling (20-3 MMA, 12-3 UFC) vs. Yan (15-2 MMA, 7-1 UFC) rematch for October, which would…
Petr Yan‘s manager, Sayat Abdrakhmanov, commented on the information that his fighter’s title rematch against Aljamain Sterling may take place as part of the October UFC number event. “On October 30, the UFC tournament will be held in Abu Dhabi,” the press service of the Archangel Michael club quotes the manager. “We have long told…
The current UFC bantamweight title holder, Aljamain Sterling, who is recovering from an intervertebral disc replacement surgery, has another attack on Petr Yan and Henry Сejudo. First, the American demonstrated his Photoshop skills by posting a joint photo with the Russian fighter, and then laughed at a joke about the two former champions of the…
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