Bellator President Scott Coker said that Usman Nurmagomedov will fight on October 23 in Moscow at the debut promotion tournament in Russia.
UFC commentator Joe Rogan has expressed confidence that former two-division champion Conor McGregor will face Nate Diaz in his next fight.
UFC commentator Joe Rogan speculated on who is the greatest fighter in mixed martial arts history - John Jones or Khabib Nurmagomedov.
Javier Mendez, the head coach of AKA gym, noted that the former UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov did not reveal his full fighting potential. According to Mendez, if Khabib had not ended his career, he would have shown more and more interesting things in his next battles.
Former WBO light heavyweight champion Sergei Kovalev of Russia announced his readiness for a rematch with Mexican superstar Saul Alvarez for free.
Dmitry Bivol (18-0, 11 KOs) assures that he is training and will be ready for the fight against Saul Alvarez (56-1-2, 38 KOs) on September 18. The fight can take place in the super middleweight division.
Andy Lee shares the opinion of many boxers, including Shannon Briggs, that Deontay Wilder (42-1-1, 41 KOs) will benefit from postponing of his fight against Tyson Fury (30-0-1, 21 KOs) from July 24 to October 9.
On October 9 Joe Joyce (13-0, 12 KOs) will have his next professional bout at an event organized in Manchester. The name of the rival of the 35-year-old athlete is not yet known.
Former UFC two-weight champion Daniel Cormier condemned Conor McGregor for his dirty trash talk at Dustin Poirier's wife and the late father Khabib Nurmagomedov's Abdulmanap.
Conor Benn (18-0, 12 KOs) tested positive for Covid-19, and his scheduled WBA continental welterweight title fight on Saturday against Adrian Granados (21-8-3, 15 KOs) has been canceled.
