If there was ever a chink in Donald Cerrone’s armor, it’s probably his defensive boxing.
‘Cowboy’ has fantastic kicks, knees and elbows, but the UFC veteran has struggled against boxers in the past, losing fights to Nate Diaz, Jorge Masvidal and Robbie Lawler to name but a few.
“As long as my goal and his goal is the same, we’re gonna run into each other some time, and that’s being the greatest fighter of all time.”
Despite suffering a major setback in his UFC lightweight debut against Dustin Poirier at UFC 236, Max Holloway is still confident he will one day cross paths with undefeated lightweight champ Khabib Nurmagomedov.
Despite a rash of legal problems outside the Octagon, featherweight champion Max Holloway still sounds like he has a lot of respect for Conor McGregor.
During Conor McGregor’s latest hiatus from MMA competition, much of the focus on the MMA superstar has turned away from his performances in the Octagon, and instead to a string of troubling legal issues.
The UFC DC main card is underway and the promotion’s #9 ranked strawweight, Marina Rodriguez, and the #10 ranked Cynthia Calvillo went the distance in a competitive affair, resulting in a majority draw. Rodriguez had a strong first-two rounds, but Calvillo came on strong in the final act, landing all sorts of ground strikes.
The UFC’s first show of 2020 will mark a return to the Octagon for Conor McGregor. Dana White revealed on Thanksgiving Day that McGregor is lined up for a welterweight bout against Donald Cerrone, which will headline UFC 246 on January 18th in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Just four months after fighting for the women’s flyweight title against Valentina Shevchenko, Liz Carmouche has been released from the UFC.
ESPN first reported the news. The outlet added that Carmouche was made aware of her release while in Washington D.C., to promote the UFC on ESPN 7 card that takes place in the capital this Saturday, December 7th.
Let the games begin. With confirmation that Conor McGregor will indeed return in a headlining bout at UFC 246 against Donald Cerrone, you can expect more than a few fighters to try to talk their way onto that lucrative card. And the first to do so is middleweight contender Darren Till.
UFC 248 may have just received its second high-profile booking following a bout announcement earlier this week pitting Weili Zhang against Joanna Jedrzejczyk.
ESPN’s Ariel Helwani spoke to Jared Cannonier’s manager, who revealed that his fighter had signed his side of the bout agreement to fight the former undisputed middleweight champion - Robert Whittaker (20-5).
Two impressive lightweights at the height of their careers will look to truly establish themselves as contenders when Paul Felder fights Dan Hooker at UFC Auckland.
