Igor Severino and Andre Lima, UFC Vegas 89

Igor Severino Suspended 9-Months For Biting Andre Lima At UFC Vegas 89

Former UFC flyweight Igor Severino has been handed a 9-month suspension as a result of him biting Andre Lima at UFC Vegas 89 back in March. The Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC) made the announcement on Tuesday. They also fined...
Arman Tsarukyan, UFC 300

Arman Tsarukyan Suspended 9 Months, Fined 25k

UFC lightweight Arman Tsarukyan was handed a 9-month suspension and a 25k fine stemming from an altercation with a fan at UFC 300. The Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC) made the announcement on Tuesday. The suspension would take Tsarukyan out of...
Robert Whittaker, UFC

Robert Whittaker Had Emergency Surgery Prior To UFC Saudi Arabia

Former UFC middleweight champion Robert Whittaker underwent emergency surgery for an abscess he suffered through just 24 hours prior to flying out to Saudi Arabia. "Rob had a really bad abscess that flared up a week before flying out," Whittaker's...
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Women on the Next UFC Saudi Arabia Card? Saudi Minister Wants Just That

Extremely noticeable on this past Saturday's UFC Saudi Arabia card was the lack of any sort of female talent, but that may soon change. The UFC made its debut in the Kingdom in Riyadh on June 22, with a card...
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What’s Next: UFC Saudi Arabia Winners

Saturday's UFC Saudi Arabia marked the promotion's debut in the Kingdom, and the event did not go off without a hitch. Far from it. After being bumped back several months (reports at the time claimed the Saudis were unhappy...
Ikram Aliskerov, UFC 288

What’s Next: UFC Saudi Arabia Losers

UFC Saudi Arabia was an action-packed main card where three of the five fights ended in thrilling finishes on the feet. In the middleweight main event, Robert Whittaker made quick work of high-level prospect, Ikram Aliskerov. Several veterans need...
Robert Whittaker, UFC 290

UFC’s Debut in Saudi Arabia Proves Profitable for Whittaker, Oezdemir

Four fighters including contenders Robert Whittaker (middleweight) and Volkan Oezdemir (light heavyweight) found Saturday's UFC Saudi Arabia card to be a profitable endeavor. The promotion's debut in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia was first pushed back, then hit with numerous...
Jason Jackson and Ramazad Kuramagomedov, Bellator Dublin

Bellator Dublin: Ramazan Kuramagomedov Weathers Late Surge by Jason Jackson, Claims Welterweight Gold

Jason Jackson looked to make the first defense of his Bellator welterweight title at the 3Arena in Dublin, Ireland on Saturday. "The Ass-Kicking Machine" was paired up with a credible threat in Ramazan Kuramagomedov, and it wasn't long before the...
Robert Whittaker and Ikram Aliskerov, UFC Saudi Arabia

UFC Saudi Arabia: Robert Whittaker Makes Quick Work of Ikram Aliskerov

Robert Whittaker and Ikram Aliskerov threw down in a makeshift main event at UFC Saudi Arabia on Saturday. The five-round middleweight affair had originally featured ex-champ Whittaker opposite Khamzat Chimaev, but with Chimaev falling ill, it was Aliskerov, in just...
Sergei Pavlovich and Alexander Volkov, UFC Saudi Arabia

UFC Saudi Arabia: After Alexander Volkov Wins Battle of Friends-Turned-Foe, Sergei Pavlovich Pushes Him...

Top heavyweight contenders Sergei Pavlovich and Alexander Volkov co-main evented UFC Saudi Arabia on Saturday. Although controversy followed the fights announcement because the pair are friends and training partners who did not want to fight, the bout still went down....