UFC 254: Incensed Lauren Murphy Says Maia Title Shot Makes Flyweight Division a Joke
Abu Dhabi, UAE — A fired up Lauren Murphy put the flyweight division, UFC matchmakers, and the official rankings panel on notice following UFC 254. Murphy (14-4) improved her current win streak to four with a rear-naked choke submission of...
UFC 254: Alexander Volkov Ready to Challenge Big Names, Go on a Run
Abu Dhabi, UAE — Former Bellator MMA heavyweight champion Alexander Volkov got back in the win column at UFC 254. For "Drago," the second-round TKO victory over Walt Harris keeps him in the title hunt, something he's been flirting...
UFC 254: Joel Alvarez on Weight Miss, Injuries
Abu Dhabi, UAE — As successful as the eventual outcome was, Spanish lightweight Joel Alvarez's trip to Fight Island for UFC 254 did not go as planned. Alvarez (18-2) picked up his third straight win, and third straight finish, at...
LFA 94’s Reena Norville Left Contracting Job For MMA Career
Reena Norville is set to make her professional MMA debut on October 10 and does so, leaving behind a well-paying job which put her health at risk. "I just wanted to get back in shape, I just wasn't happy with...
UFC 254: After Beating Brazil’s Cowboy, Shavkat Rakhmonov Wants Cerrone Next
Abu Dhabi, UAE — As far as octagon debuts go, Shavkat Rakhmonov drew a tough one at UFC 254. The Uzbekistan-born welterweight, fighting out of Kazakhstan, submitted Brazilian "Cowboy" Alex Oliveira on Saturday night in Abu Dhabi. That helped "Nomad"...
UFC 254’s Casey Kenney: Mentally, I’m Bulletproof
Abu Dhabi, UAE — At UFC 254 on Saturday, for the second time in a month, Casey Kenney had his hand raised. The bantamweight — fighting Nathaniel Wood at a 140lb catchweight — earned a unanimous decision win in a...
UFC 254: Despite Early Career Setbacks, It Was “UFC or Bust” for Phil Hawes
Abu Dhabi, UAE — Phil Hawes was expecting a tough three-round war against Jacob Malkoun at UFC 254. Instead, he spent all of 18 seconds in the cage on Saturday. At least in terms of official fight time. That's...
UFC 254’s Robert Whittaker Believes He Can “Play It Differently” in Second Adesanya Fight
Abu Dhabi, UAE — Securing his second win of 2020 on Saturday, former UFC middleweight champion Robert Whittaker has put himself at the top of the contender list for Israel Adesanya. It's a fight that UFC President Dana White believes...
UFC 254: Magomed Ankalaev Wants Shogun, Anthony Smith Next
Abu Dhabi, UAE — After months of waiting, Magomed Ankalaev and Ion Cutelaba finally had their rematch at UFC 254 on Saturday. And it was Ankalaev walking away with a thunderous knockout win. To recap, the pair first met at...
UFC 254: Dana White Believes Khabib Is Truly Retired
Abu Dhabi, UAE — Fighters retire and return like clockwork in MMA. But given the loss of Khabib Nurmagomedov's father, and his promise to his mother that UFC 254 would be his final fight, it feels like this one...
