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...
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...
PFL Nashville’s Oleg Popov Once Doubted He’d Make It This Far
Heavyweight Oleg Popov knows big things are ahead if he can keep winning, as he enters a PFL Nashville semifinal fight with Linton Vassell on Friday. At the same time, during Wednesday's media day, Popov (18-1) told media outlets including...
Raquel Pennington Excited to Punch Pena in the Face, Shut Down Harrison Train
Las Vegas — UFC bantamweight champ Raquel Pennington took the long road to title glory, finally earning her first world championship at UFC 297 this past January. Pennington (16-8) claimed the vacant belt by defeating Mayra Bueno Silva, and now...
Nate Landwehr: Max Holloway Got “Golden Ticket” After Gaethje Performance
One train that has been running full steam ahead of late has been Nate Landwehr, a featherweight fan favorite who is well aware of the exciting scene at 145lbs at the moment. Landwehr (18-5), a former M-1 champ hailing from...
PFL Nashville’s Linton Vassell: “Life Isn’t a Straight Journey”
Linton Vassell had gone back into training camp, helping a teammate prepare for his own fight when he got the call to replace Valentin Moldavsky against Oleg Popov in the 2024 PFL playoffs. 41-year old Vassell (24-9, 1NC) had actually...
Liz Carmouche Says Santos Fight Is The “True championship fight”
Nashville - PFL flyweight Liz Carmouche heads into her fight against Taila Santos at PFL Nashville on Friday night fully focused on her bout, but she took a minute to look back at the only women's MMA promotion, Invicta...
