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).
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.
For the second time in his career, Ben Askren is retiring from mixed martial arts competition. “Funky” made the announcement on Monday’s episode of the Ariel Helwani MMA Show, citing a hip injury as one of the primary reasons.
The injury was unbeknownst to most of the MMA community, until Askren revealed it on the show. And apparently, he intended for it to be that way and not make it seem like an excuse for his recent losses in the UFC.
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.
So, the UFC’s latest trip to Sao Paulo didn’t exactly come off with a bang. Jacare vs. Blachowicz wasn’t necessarily booked to be an all-time thriller, but the hope was that they’d at least entertain. Add in a funky split draw in the co-main event and it made for a night of fights that left many fans feeling like they’re now really ready for the upcoming non-event weeks.
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.
A women’s flyweight fight between two fighters at opposite ends of their careers is being planned for UFC 246, as Maycee Barber is scheduled to fight Roxanne Modafferi.
A women’s flyweight matchup between rising prospect Maycee Barber and former title challenger Roxanne Modafferi is in the works for the UFC’s first PPV of 2020.
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.
Nick Diaz might just be angling for his shot at the BMF belt.
Diaz recently spoke with ESPN’s Ariel Helwani in what was a lengthy, rambling interview and told the veteran reporter that Jorge Masvidal’s commemorative strap belongs to the Stockton star.
