Sep 5, 2019 Saturday is a busy day in the MMA world. UFC 242 (2 p.m. ET, ESPN+) and its lightweight title headliner between Khabib Nurmagomedov and Dustin Poirier is getting the bulk of the attention. But Bellator has a compelling card Saturday night in San Jose, California, that won’t actually go head-to-head in terms
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12:56 PM ET KHABIB NURMAGOMEDOV WAS walking through an airport in Dagestan seven years ago, on his way to catch a flight to the United States for his UFC debut, when he noticed a store selling unique souvenirs. It was January 2012 and Nurmagomedov was about to board a flight from his homeland to Nashville,
7:25 AM ET ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates — It appears that BJ Penn‘s UFC tenure has finally come to an end. UFC president Dana White told ESPN on Thursday he will not offer the 40-year-old legend another bout in the Octagon, on the heels of two videos that were released of Penn fighting on
Sep 4, 2019 KHABIB NURMAGOMEDOV WAS walking through an airport in Dagestan seven years ago, on his way to catch a flight to the United States for his UFC debut, when he noticed a store selling unique souvenirs. It was January 2012 and Nurmagomedov was about to board a flight from his homeland to Nashville,
Sep 3, 2019 In the main event of Saturday’s UFC 242, Khabib Nurmagomedov will face Dustin Poirier with the lightweight title on the line. The 30-year-old Nurmagomedov — the sport’s dominant force, who is undefeated and unchallenged thus far in his career — hasn’t fought since defeating former champion Conor McGregor in October. UFC 242
3:39 PM ET On April 7, 2018, the night he became UFC lightweight champion, Khabib Nurmagomedov offered a clear message that the shenanigans that had plagued the 155-pound division for nearly two years were over. “I told you guys I’m gonna change this game,” Nurmagomedov said after beating Al Iaquinta to win the vacant belt.
8:29 PM ET One of the biggest names in the history of women’s mixed martial arts is making a move. Bellator announced Tuesday that it had signed Cris “Cyborg” Justino to a multi-year, multi-fight deal. Cyborg was done with the UFC after finishing her contract at UFC 240 with a fight against Felicia Spencer in
7:20 PM ET After a long Labor Day weekend, a special Tuesday edition of Ariel Helwani’s MMA Show set the tone for a massive week in the world of MMA. Dominick Cruz, Paul Felder and Joanne Calderwood all checked in from Abu Dhabi ahead of UFC 242, but the biggest news of the day arrived
4:17 PM ET Cris Cyborg has signed with Bellator MMA after a messy three-year run with the UFC. One of the best women’s fighters in the history of the sport is now under a multi-year, multi-bout contract with Bellator, promotion president Scott Coker announced Tuesday on Twitter. Coker wrote that it was the biggest contract
10:31 PM ET This weekend is an extremely busy one in MMA. Of course, the big story of the week is the much-anticipated return of Khabib Nurmagomedov against the surging Dustin Poirier Saturday at UFC 242 (2 p.m. ET, ESPN+). Hard to believe, but it really HAS been 10 months since we last saw Nurmagomedov