The main card for the UFC’s September pay-per-view event has been revealed and return of Nick Diaz. During Saturday’s UFC Vegas 31 broadcast, the promotion announced the five-fight card that will air on ESPN+ PPV on Sept. 25. The event will take place at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas and will cap off the…
Khabib Nurmagomedov was incredibly delighted to see his longtime friend and teammate Islam Makhachev record a submission win at UFC Vegas 31. Challenging Thiago Moises in the main event, Makhachev put on a dominating show against the Brazilian. After three fairly comfortable rounds, the Dagestani took Moises’ back and choked him out viciously in the…
Rated Russian lightweight UFC Islam Makhachev after an early victory over Brazilian Thiago Moises in the main fight of UFC Vegas 31 said that the priority opponent for the next fight for him is the former interim champion of the lightweight division Tony Ferguson. “If I am given a choice, I would like to fight…
UFC Vegas 31 had eight finishes in 10 fights – including seven straight to close the show. So there was plenty of competition for post-fight bonus awards. So instead of giving a $50,000 “Fight of the Night” bonus and two “Performance of the Night” awards, the UFC upped the ante with four performance bonuses and…
A lightweight bout featuring Jeremy Stephens squaring off with Mateusz Gamrot took place on tonight’s UFC Vegas 31 main card. Stephens (28-18 MMA) will be returning to the promotions 155lbs division in hopes of ending his current four-fight losing skid. During the rough stretch, ‘Lil Heathen’ has suffered losses to Jose Aldo, Zabit Magomedsharipov, Yair Rodriguez and most…
UFC Vegas 31 co-headliner sees former women’s bantamweight champion Miesha Tate return against fellow veteran Marion Reneau. Miesha Tate (18-7 MMA) will be returning to the Octagon for the first time since UFC 205 in November of 2016, where she dropped a unanimous decision loss to Raquel Pennington. ‘Cupcake’ earned her most recent victory in…
UFC Vegas 31 event is headlined by a key lightweight bout between perennial division contenders Islam Makhachev and Thiago Moises. Makhachev (19-1 MMA) will be returning to action for the first time since UFC 259, where he scored a third round submission victory over Drew Dober. The Russian standout has gone a perfect 7-0 since suffering his…
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