After a scare, it seems former featherweight champion Jose Aldo will still perform at UFC 237 just as planned. According to Combate’s report, Aldo was released from the hospital today after staying in since Wednesday with a case of a bacterial infection that originated from a small cut in his knee.
Anthony Pettis saved UFC Nashville. After a largely forgettable card that featured a couple of downright awful fights, Showtime brought it against Stephen Thompson and knocked out a top-level welterweight with a superman punch, after probably dropping the first two rounds.
Tony Ferguson sounds like he wants to return to action ASAP, but the UFC president appears to have a few reservations about putting him back in the cage soon, in light of recent events.
Even amid the recent turmoil in his personal life, it’s clear that top ranked UFC lightweight Tony Ferguson is still firmly focused on his MMA career. The California based fighter recently made headlines with the news that he had been served a restraining order by his wife. That legal action came on the heels of what was reportedly a series of bizarre incidents – involving several calls to the police – over the last year.
Former UFC lightweight champion Anthony Pettis isn’t someone would who would back down from a challenge. His decision to jump up in weight and challenge himself against Stephen Thompson is in itself a good enough statement to prove that.
The bare-knuckle boxing promotion that recently signed former two-division champion boxer Paulie Malignaggi to a deal is looking for more than a bout between him and a teammate of Conor McGregor. They want McGregor himself to step in there with the Magic Man.
Now that T.J. Dillashaw is without a UFC title and suspended for one year, reigning flyweight champion Henry Cejudo believes he is the new king of the flyweight and bantamweight divisions.
Speaking to ESPN’s Ariel Helwani in a recent interview, ‘The Messenger’ said he now holds all the cards and joked that the UFC should create a new weight class in his name - ‘the Cejudoweight division.’
Jorge Masvidal would have no issue fighting for the UFC welterweight title before his teammate and friend Colby Covington.
Count UFC president Dana White among those upset with referee Kevin Sataki.
Sataki came under fire Saturday for his questionable stoppage in the welterweight contest between Claudio Silva and Danny Roberts at UFC London. In a controversial sequence, Sataki deemed Silva the winner via verbal submission at 2:37 of the third round after Roberts was caught in an armbar attempt.
The Golden State Warriors whooped the Oklahoma City Thunder on Saturday night, controlling the game from opening tip until final buzzer, and winning by a score of 110-88.
Just a few days ago, it seemed like the mood was that the sky was falling, and that the Warriors couldn’t find a rhythm.
