Veteran referee Marc Goddard chose to keep quiet when former UFC interim champ Colby Covington attacked him, even after two weeks’ worth of “incalculable” abuse from the public.
The Texas commission is standing by a judge at the center of controversy after UFC 247.
Up until the end, it was one of those nights for Diego Sanchez. Nothing he tried offensively worked. His defense was a sieve. Michel Pereira was too young, too powerful, too innovative. Time was ticking away on Sanchez with nothing but a prayer left. But Sanchez has built a reputation on a connection to the metaphysical, and so of course he could find a way to leverage the inexplicable to extend his already-legendary career longevity. Of course, he was destined for a bizarre victory in front of his home state.
Dominick Reyes knows without a single doubt in his mind that he should be the light heavyweight champion right now.
Jan Blachowicz knows how much is riding on his main event fight against Corey Anderson this weekend in New Mexico.
Jon Jones will tell you that he planned it all just as it happened—the meteoric rise, the indisputable coronation, the indestructible aura. It was a quick yet transcendent kind of dominance that was equal parts unambiguous yet baffling. No one had ever seen a fighter so truly mastermind such dangerous attacks that married unique physical advantages with competitive execution.
Last night, the best fighter on the planet fought at UFC 247. No, not Jon Jones. I’m talking about Valentina Shevchenko.
Six months after a lackluster title defense in Uruguay, Valentina Shevchenko went back to “gangster” mode at Saturday night’s UFC 247, dominating and finishing Katlyn Chookagian by technical knockout in the third round in Houston.
Although the sports of wushu hasn’t earned yet recognition as a medal event in the Olympic Games, this doesn’t stop the Wushu Federation of the Philippines from sending its athletes to the coming several international competitions.
