MMA veteran Jeff Monson announced his readiness to resume his career for a rematch with Fedor Emelianenko.
New UFC star Khamzat Chimayev may get retired indefinitely. The point is that Chimayev may need knee surgery. This is reported by a source close to the situation.
Legendary boxer Roy Jones spoke out about the fact that Khabib Nurmagomedov decided to end his fighting career.
Ali Abdel-Aziz, Khabib Nurmagomedov's manager, decided to play a trick on Conor McGregor. The functionary tweeted a post in which he stated that he was betting 1 million dollars that Kayla Harrison could defeat the Irishman.
Kamil Gadjiyev, president of the AMC Fight Nights Global promotion, posted on his Instagram a post in memory of Abdulmanap Nurmagomedov.
Former UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov posted on the network a post dedicated to the memory of his father Abdulmanap Nurmagomedov. Abdulmanap died from the complications of coronavirus on July 3 last year.
Former Bellator fighter Anastasia Yankova told how she sometimes receives offers of an intimate nature from girls.
UFC lightweight champion Charles Oliveira shared his predictions for the third fight of Dustin Poirier and Conor McGregor, which will take place on July 10 at UFC 264.
Russian Islam Makhachev, one of the top ten UFC lightweights, poked fun at his friend, former lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov. Makhachev hinted at the extra weight of Khabib. He posted a photo of a wrestling sparring on Instagram, adding the following text: "Take it easy, we are not in the same weight category anymore."
Former UFC bantamweight champion Petr Yan again entered into verbal conflict with Mohammad Kheibati, better known by the nickname "Persian Dagestani". It happened at the recent Hardcore tournament. Kheibati himself turned to Yan, stating that he would come to the UFC and would fight him at 145. In response, Yan stated that he was fighting at 135 and added the following: "Listen, when the dog licks his balls, the lion is watching."