UFC 294’s Muhammad Naimov: “Nathaniel, This is Going to Be Fun”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Trxuo84DNBo After starching Jamie Mullarkey on short notice, up a weight class in his UFC debut, big things had to be next for Tajikistan's Muhammad Naimov. Not only did the UFC find him a fight on the biggest card of...
Canadian Mike Malott Lands Neil Magny for UFC 297 Welterweight Scrap
Canada's own Mike Malott will be coming home — or just about as close to it as he can get in the UFC — this January. Malott (10-1-1) will face veteran Neil Magny (28-11) in a welterweight match-up as part...
Kamaru Usman Says He’s ‘Nightmare Matchup’ Strickland Ahead Of Chimaev Bout
Kamaru Usman will look to end the hype of Khamzat Chimaev this coming Saturday at UFC 294. This will mark "The Nigerian Nightmare's" middleweight debut in what feels like a well overdue move up from welterweight. The opportunity came in unpredictable...
The Weight Cutting Chronicles: UFC 294 — Kamaru Usman
Like it or not, weight-cutting is deeply rooted in mixed martial arts. MMA adopted its weight-cutting from the sport of wrestling, where it is presumed to be very advantageous to be the biggest and strongest in your...
UFC 294: “My Dream is to Be Double Champ” — Islam Makhachev Outlines Future...
Islam Makhachev will look to make his second successive title defence this coming Saturday, as he takes on Alexander Volkanovski in the UFC 294 main event. Originally, Makhachev was preparing for a different rematch, a rematch with the man whom...
“I Can’t Afford to Show Him Respect” — Alexander Volkanovski Claims Short Notice Could...
Alexander Volkanovski stepped in to save the day and will be granted his wish to rematch Islam Makhachev at UFC 294 this weekend. The featherweight champion fought back in July at International Fight Week, where he successfully defended his 145lb...
Justin Gathje, Kamaru Usman Deny Injury During UFC 294 Open Workouts
Nothing popped. That seems to be the takeaway from the UFC 294 open workouts, which transpired on Wednesday and saw Justin Gaethje working with Kamaru Usman, the latter of whom has a co-main event fight with Khamzat Chimaev booked. Usman is...
Sexual Assault Investigation Involving UFC’s Conor McGregor Dropped Due to Insufficient, Contradictory Evidence
Allegations of sexual assault made by a woman pictured alongside UFC star Conor McGregor at an NBA finals game earlier this year will not be moving forward. While McGregor was not charged in the incident, which allegedly transpired at a...
Showtime Exiting Boxing, MMA Space at End of 2023
Showtime Sports will no longer provide boxing and MMA coverage following the end of 2023 — leaving Bellator, already in limbo, in an even more perilous situation. Per an internal e-mail sent to Showtime Sports staffers, the network will focus...
TTP Ep. 400 with Chris Leben, Muhammad Naimov, and UFC 294
TopTurtleMMA · Episode 400: Chris Leben, Muhammad Naimov and UFC 294 Chris Leben Interview (2:20) Kicking off this edition of TTP is our interview with former UFC middleweight turned referee and judge, Chris Leben. Leben discusses his decision to start refereeing...
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