Author: Ayobam Abdul-Azeez
UFC welterweight contender Colby Covington is clear about what he likes to see on a reality show: drama and entertainment. Something he doesn’t think the new season of The Ultimate Fighter with Alexander Volkanovski and Brian Ortega as coaches will have. The show will launch next week in the United States with Volkanovski and Ortega as coaches. There were originally rumors for months that UFC wanted Colby with Masvidal, or perhaps champion Kamaru Usman. However, neither of those possibilities came to fruition. Therefore, UFC decided to go with featherweight fighters instead. Colby Covington criticizes “midgets” Volkanovski and Ortega starring on…
Dana White is very fond of ‘TUF 1’ winner Diego Sanchez and says he is willing to help him if he needs it. Diego Sanchez was fired from UFC after the controversy with his former manager Joshua Fabia. ‘The Nightmare’ was going to fight the last fight of his career against Donald Cerrone at UFC Vegas 26, but a few days before the company decided to terminate his contract. The controversial statements made by Sanchez and his former manager to the UFC president seem to be behind him. White says that if Diego, or any of the TUF 1 participants, need…
Cody Garbrandt sent a message to his fans after being defeated for the fourth time in his career. Cody lost again, but this time by unanimous decision. The former bantamweight champion stepped into the octagon to face the division’s No. 3 contender, Rob Font, in the UFC Vegas 27 main event fight. For all five rounds, Font was clearly superior. He walked all over him and punished Garbrandt. He took the win on the judges’ scorecards, where complete domination was reflected. (50-45, 50-45, 48-46). Garbrandt now has four losses in his last five fights, while Font earns his fourth win…
Paul Felder, the ‘Irish Dragon’ lightweight contender, said goodbye to mixed martial arts. This past Saturday during the UFC Fight Night Vegas 27 broadcast, Paul broke the news. Felder, who currently serves as the promoter’s commentator, announced his retirement. With a record of 17 wins and 6 losses, 9-6 in UFC, he says goodbye to mixed martial arts. Felder admitted that he had been lacking that spark of excitement lately and that he didn’t see a starting opportunity nearby either, so he decided to step aside. Paul Felder announces his retirement from mixed martial arts “I don’t have a burning…
Rob Font signed what could be the most impressive win of his UFC career thus far. Font solidified himself as an eventual UFC bantamweight title contender after defeating former champion Cody Garbrandt. Rob used a strong jab to keep Cody at bay for five rounds and take a clear unanimous decision victory. The first two rounds were arguably competitive, although it would be Font who would land more punches and cause more damage. Almost from the start of the fight Garbrandt felt Rob’s punch and looked to take the fight to the ground. Rob Font gives brilliant striking clinic to…
Aleksandar Rakic wants to fight Prochazka in September: “Prochazka did great. He knocked out Reyes, so now he’s the main contender and a fight against him makes sense. It’s the best case scenario because it gets me motivated. Now I’m more motivated to get back in the gym and train harder and harder. Everybody talks about my last fights – they say they were boring, I didn’t knock out my opponents. In the fight with Santos we knew he was dangerous in counterattacks, so I had to hold back. That’s why this fight went the way it did, but a…
UFC veteran and TUF 1 winner Diego Sanchez parted ways with his coach Joshua Fabia, much to the delight of most observers. ‘The Nightmare’ has yet to talk about it and give his side of the situation, but Fabia already did so in a recent interview. The much-criticized ‘guru’ Fabia began the interview by making strong statements and highlighting what he calls “red flags” about Sanchez before they started working together. Joshua Fabia lashes out at Diego Sanchez: “He was a drug addict”. “Diego was definitely a celebrity. He had some nasty celebrity tendencies. He didn’t like to tip and…
Following the various matches that took place at UFC 262, a new UFC pound-for-pound rankings list has been released, seeing a huge figure in the UFC cut out and Charles Oliveira make the list for the first time in his career. The P4P ranking; a list of the top 15 fighters in the UFC welcomes the new lightweight division champion, who has never made the list before. Charles Oliveira is no doubt deserving of a spot in the P4P rankings, after all, he defeated Michael Chandler to claim the UFC lightweight division title at UFC 262 which had been left…
Former boxer, Oscar De La Hoya has a new beef with UFC president Dana White and he wants the world to know it. The former world boxing champion lashed out at the UFC president and challenged him to get in the ring to settle their differences. The ‘Golden Boy’ expressed his anger with Dana White on his Twitter account. Oscar’s annoyance comes after it was revealed that it was White who did not allow Georges St-Pierre to face him in a boxing match. Despite being retired, St-Pierre is still under contract with the promoter. Oscar De La Hoya blasts “the…
It could be said that the novel of the year in mixed martial arts has starred Jon Jones and Dana White. The fighter’s criticism to UFC started a series of cross statements that show the professional as a loser, since he walked away from his title shot against Francis Ngannou. This time it was the businessman who raised his voice to give his opinion about the American. UFC Saturday had Michael Chandler and Charles Oliveira as protagonists. After the end of the event, the president of the company participated in the press conference as usual. One of the main topics…