At UFC 249, which will be held on May 10 in Jacksonville, MMA veteran Ronaldo Souza will fight against Uriah Hall. According to Souza, his wife helped him to prepare for the battle.
UFC heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic said he would not fight during the coronavirus pandemic and general quarantine. According to the fighter, in such conditions it is simply impossible to conduct a full training camp.
On May 13 UFC will stage Fight Night series tournament in Jacksonville. To date, the entire card of the event has become known.
UFC will hold a virtual media day dedicated to its 249th tournament. This was announced on Twitter by the journalist Greg Rosenstein. The first ever media meeting will take place on May 7.
UFC veteran Donald Cerrone announced his desire to conduct three fights in a week. The fighter wants to beat Anthony Pettis at the UFC 249 tournament, which will be held on May 10, and then perform at the events on May 14 and 17.
Former UFC champion Cain Velazquez was left without work. Cain, who recently performed at the top WWE pro-wrestling organization, was fired as part of a budget-cutting program. Even such a powerful organization was hit by the crisis associated with the coronavirus pandemic and subsequent quarantine.
The current UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov has posted on his Instagram a series of photos from the training camp before the fight against Tony Ferguson, calling this camp the best in his career.
Ali Abdel-Aziz, the manager of Khabib Nurmagomedov, said that the father and coach of Khabib Abdulmanap Nurmagomedov is the real boss in their team. And if he wants, a rematch with Conor McGregor will take place.
Former UFC fighter, as well as actor Oleg Taktarov, told on how he could not find a common language with the cult director Quentin Tarantino. According to Taktarov, Quentin was on drugs.
The UFC Fight Night 172 tournament, which will take place on May 16, has replenished with another fight. It's a fight between Edson Barboza and Dan Ige. The event will be headlined by a bout of Alistair Overeem and Walt Harris. The tournament itself will be held in Jacksonville, ...
