UFC Abu Dhabi: Sandhagen vs. Nurmagomedov Weigh-In Results
The UFC returns to Abu Dhabi this week with a considerably stacked event taking place at the Etihad Arena on Yas Island. The main event sees bantamweight contender Cory Sandhagen taking on surging undefeated Dagestani Umar Nurmagomedov, in what has...
Michael Chiesa Expecting “Ferguson I was supposed to fight 8 years ago”
Abu Dhabi - UFC welterweight Michael Chiesa takes on Tony Ferguson at UFC Abu Dhabi on Saturday night, but it's to be seen which version of 'El Cucuy' he sees in the octagon. "I would be a fool to train...
Shara Magomedov Expects Tough Fight From Oleksiejczuk
Abu Dhabi - UFC middleweight Shara 'Bullet' Magomedov takes on Michal Oleksiejczuk at UFC Abu Dhabi this Saturday, but the fight wasn't originally on the card until another fight fell off. "I don't know the exact ins and out of...
Tony Ferguson Not Calling It A Career After Chiesa Fight
Abu Dhabi - UFC welterweight Tony Ferguson isn't ready to call it quits after taking on Michael Chiesa at UFC Abu Dhabi on Saturday. UFC CEO Dana White has said, for the last couple of Ferguson bouts, that he hopes...
Cory Sandhagen: “Weird that people are counting me out.”
Abu Dhabi - UFC bantamweight Cory Sandhagen may be the #2 135er in the world but he comes into UFC Abu Dhabi as the underdog in many eyes against Umar Nurmagomedov this Saturday. "Umar is a unique fighter. Stylistically he's...
Jose Aldo Lined Up to Fight Mario Bautista at UFC 307
The "King of Rio" is set to continue his UFC career, as Jose Aldo appears to have re-signed with the promotion, with a fight now targeted for UFC 307. Aldo (32-8), a former two-time featherweight champ and UFC Hall of...
Dan Ige vs. Lerone Murphy Targeted for UFC 308
Dan Ige didn't make it onto UFC 306 at the Sphere, but the Hawaiian star has another big fight in the works. Ige (18-8) is being targeted to face England's Lerone Murphy (14-0-1) at UFC 308 on October 26, 2024...
Brandon Royval vs. Tatsuro Taira Set to Headline UFC’s Oct. 12 Card
Fresh off the first UFC main event of his career, Japanese flyweight Tatsuro Taira has drawn another big assignment. Taira (16-0) will next face Brandon Royval (16-7) in the main event of the UFC's October 12, 2024 Fight Night card....
Conor McGregor Gets Suspended Sentence, Fine Following Dangerous Driving Charge
Conor McGregor won't be doing any time despite a conviction for dangerous driving in his native Ireland. But according to the judge that sentenced him, that's "only just." "The Notorious," who has notoriously been absent from MMA for three years...
Umar Nurmagomedov Says He’ll Do “Whatever I Want” With Sean O’Malley
UFC Abu Dhabi headliner Umar Nurmagomedov admitted this week that he's a little surprised - just a little, mind you - that he's a sizeable favorite in his bantamweight fight with Cory Sandhagen. "I don't know why it's happened. I'm...
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