Current UFC Lightweight Champion Islam Makhachev attended the Formula 1 Grand Prix, which was held in Abu Dhabi. Then he wrote a short post on Instagram, in which he shared his impressions of what he saw with subscribers.
british middleweight Darren Till spoke about a potential fight between the champion in his division Alex Pereira and undefeated welterweight Khamzat Chimaev.
Scott Cocker, head of Bellator, at a press conference that took place after the 288th tournament of the promotion, answered the question whether Usman Nurmagomedov can be compared with his brother Khabib.
A fighter from Kazakhstan, Zhaglas Zhumagulov, announced his retirement after losing at UFC Fight Night 215.
One of the main UFC prospects, Khamzat Chimaev, reacted to the words of the organization's heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou. He criticized the promotion because of the low fees of the fighters. Chimaev said that not so long ago he had nothing, and now, thanks to the UFC and Dana White, he does not need anything.
Derrick Lewis was withdrawn from the fight against Sergei Spivak due to stomach problems. This is reported by the MMAJunkie portal, referring to Dr. Jeff Davidson, who collaborates with the UFC. Derrick was hospitalized and then discharged, but the fight was canceled anyway. At the moment, it is not known whether this confrontation will take place in the future.
UFC Fight Night 215 was held this morning in Las Vegas. As a result of this event, 4 fighters received bonuses of $50,000 each at once. Thus, Muslim Salikhov, Kennedy Nzechukwu, Jack Della Maddalena and Natalia Silva received bonuses. It is worth noting that all these fighters won in the "Performance of the Night" nomination. But none of the fights of the event was recognized as the "Fight of the Night".
We present the results of the UFC Fight Night 215 tournament, which took place on the night of November 20 in Las Vegas. The light heavyweight bout between Ion Kutselaba and Kennedy Nzechukwu led the event.
Former UFC heavyweight title challenger Derrick Lewis withdrew from the fight against Sergei Spivak, who was supposed to head the UFC Fight Night 215 tournament, taking place these minutes in Las Vegas.
Not so long ago, information appeared on the network that his next fight Paulo Costa will hold against Robert Whittaker. It was expected that the confrontation between the two top middleweights would take place on February 11 in the United States, as part of UFC 283. However, today the Brazilian said that he did not sign a contract to fight Whittaker.
