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Francis Ngannou successfully defended his heavyweight title after defeating former sparring partner and rival Ciryl Gane via decision in the headliner of UFC 270. Ngannou, 35, showed his championship mentality by refusing to pull out of the fight despite tearing his MCLs in both knees. Among the hardcore mixed martial arts fans the Cameroon native […]
Francis Ngannou (17W-3L-0D) retained his heavyweight belt by defeating former teammate and interim heavyweight champion Ciryl Gane (10W-1L-0D) -via unanimous decision. Ngannou, 35, shocked many when he entered the Octagon sporting two knee sleeves. The champion later confirmed he tore his MCL in both legs three weeks before the fight, but did not want to […]
MMA organisation Battle Arena marked its debut in Gloucester with a largely successful outing in spite of the cancellation of the main event. Battle Arena 64, which took place on Saturday night, saw 11 fights hosted at Gloucester’s GL1 Leisure centre in front of a packed-out crowd. The main event was due to be headlined […]
Ever since Conor McGregor defeated Eddie Alvarez to become the first simultaneous two-division UFC champion in 2016, many champions have taken their chances at achieving the same feat. McGregor’s flawless performance, which many hail as one of the greatest in a UFC title fight, saw him dispatch Alvarez in just two rounds to claim the […]
Dustin Poirier kickstarted 2021 with a huge win over Conor McGregor, becoming the first man to stop the Irishman via knockout. The former Interim lightweight champion implemented an excellent game plan in which he focused his attack on McGregor’s lead leg before using the damage he had done to secure a knockout. The two-fight series […]
Following a meeting with President Trump, Dana White announced that the UFC will be back in full force in May. 3 Events have been booked in for the month of May at the VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville behind closed doors. This follows Florida deeming ‘professional sports with a national audience’ as essential services […]
After Donald Trump held a meeting with all of the major US sport key individuals, the UFC are now commited to putting on shows behind closed doors to keep the public entertained. The first of these events scheduled is UFC 249 on May 9th and a full card has been announced to go with it. […]
The biggest event in the UK MMA calendar has been officially called off due to the coronavirus. After last weekend’s event in Brasilia playing out behind closed doors, there was some hope that the card would still take place at the O2 Arena. Dana White told the media following Saturday’s event that they were working […]
