Author: Ayobam Abdul-Azeez
Despite holding multiple UFC records and riding a tremendous nine-fight win streak in a row, newly crowned 155-pound champion Charles Oliveira of Brazil still somehow finds himself underdog in the lightweight division. Charles Oliveira recently defeated Michael Chandler by TKO at UFC 262, making him the UFC lightweight champion. But, that wasn’t enough to change the odds in his favor against Dustin Poirier and Conor McGregor. The two fighters will meet on July 10 at UFC 264 to decide the winner of the Poirier-McGregor trilogy. Charles Oliveira enjoys being underestimated against Poirier or McGregor Brazilian champion Oliveira has opened the…
Former featherweight champion Max Holloway has decided not to wait for the winner between Alexander Volkanovski and Brian Ortega. This Wednesday it was confirmed that Max Holloway will face Yair Rodriguez in the main event of the July 17 card. The information was announced by ESPN, the UFC’s television network partner, citing Dana White as a source. At the moment the promoter has not yet made the official announcement, but the fight is a fact. Max Holloway vs. Yair Rodriguez will be the main fight on July 17. The venue for the event is not yet known, but considering it…
Luke Rockhold is confident he has the style to dethrone UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya. Rockhold, who hasn’t competed since his knockout loss to current light heavyweight champion Jan Blachowicz in July 2019, hopes to make his return to the octagon in 2021. Luke Rockhold sees Israel Adesanya as an easy opponent for him The former middleweight champion is finally healthy and says he’s having difficulty landing a ranked opponent. Rockhold would like to face Adesanya, who is coming off his first career blemish against Blachowicz, where he was knocked down several times in the fight. “I know what Israel…
Some extra spark has been added to UFC 264 in terms of the fights slated for the event, as Niko Price “The Hybrid” goes head-to-head with Michel Pereira “Demolidor” in the Octagon on Saturday, July 10th. Niko Price who stands at 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) has a mixed martial arts record of a total of 20 matches of which he has recorded 14 wins, 4 losses and 2 no contests. Price definitely packs a punch in his fists as 10 of his 14 victories have come by knockouts, 3 being by submissions, while winning only 1 by decision.…
Stipe Miocic, former heavyweight champion, spoke out regarding Derrick Lewis’ statements that Miocic’s best days are in the past. The Black Beast’ in a recent interview on ‘The Schmo’ referred to the circumstance in which Stipe Miocic’s career is in. He stated that this could be the end for him, furthermore, he said that the former champion seems to be ‘punch drunk’. Stipe Miocic responds to the words of Derrick Lewis Punch Drunk’ is a term used to refer to those people who, due to having received multiple blows to the head, suffer from brain damage. Miocic in an interview…
A few weeks ago, during a live video on Instagram, Khamzat Chimaev threw some words against Khabib Nurmagomedov and his team. This took the MMA world by surprise and also the Russian community. Part of the problem is attributed to a deteriorating relationship between Khabib and Chechen politician Ramzan Kadyrov. During the live video posted by the politician, Chimaev commented “we’ll tear him to pieces, if he wants,” referring to Nurmagomedov. Khabib talks about Khamzat Chimaev and his controversial statements against him This provoked the annoyance of Khabib’s circle. In fact, his cousin Abubakar Nurmagomedov responded at length to Chimaev’s…
Cory Sandhagen and T.J. Dillashaw “Lieutenant Dan” are going to be main eventers at the UFC fight night on July 24th in the Bantamweight division. As the both of them face off in a fight that promises to be ecstatic and entertaining. Dillashaw who stands at 5 ft 6 in (168 cm) last had a fight in January 2019 in a loss against Henry Cejudo, last recorded a victory in 2018 at UFC 227 in a victory against Cody Garbrandt. Dillashaw has a mixed martial arts record of 20 matches, recording 16 wins and 4 losses. He has won 8…
Promising Brazilian MMA fighter Istela Nunes was scheduled to make her UFC debut on September 21, 2019, right against Angela Hill, when surprising news took her off the floor. She was caught in an out-of-competition doping test with metabolites of stanozolol, an anabolic agent, and received a two-year suspension. More shocking than having a dream deferred was the positive result for doping from an athlete who swears she has never used prohibited substances in her career. With her time on the hook about to expire on July 22, Istela still can’t explain how she was caught for something she says…
UFC lightweight contender Michael Chandler welcomes the possibility of a fight against Justin Gaethje, promising a standout finish either way. Chandler was recently defeated in his bid to become the new UFC lightweight champion when he was defeated by Charles Oliveira in the UFC 262 main event fight. Although Michael was defeated in the second round of the fight, it was a sensational bout while it lasted. Chandler responds to Eddie Alvarez’s comments and talks about fighting Gaethje Chandler was very successful in the first round, just short of finishing Oliveira. So, despite the fact that he was defeated in…
New UFC lightweight champion Charles Oliveira admits he thought about leaving MMA at one point, but is glad he decided to stay the course. It took Oliveira 11 years to reach the top of the mountain in UFC, and along the way, he admits he thought about retiring from the sport. While he is clearly one of the most talented fighters in the game, that wasn’t always the case. In fact, at many points, he questioned his ability to succeed as a fighter in one of the toughest sports in the world. Charles Oliveira confesses he thought about retiring from…