On December 13 in Moscow the ACA promotion held its 115th event. In the main event of the evening, Magomed Ismailov defeated Ivan Shtyrkov by unanimous decision. Here are all the results of the event.
Charles Oliveira commented on his convincing win over Tony Ferguson.
UFC promotion president Dana White noted that after the fight with Oliveira, Tony Ferguson is unlikely to be the same.
UFC President Dana White during a press conference at the 256th tournament of the promotion, answered a question about the cost of the promotion at the moment. According to the functionary, now the UFC is worth of $9-10 billion.
Former UFC flyweight champion Demetrious Johnson named ex-organization light heavyweight champion Jon Jones the best fighter in MMA history. Johnson noted that Bones managed to outperform his top rivals even when he wasn’t really preparing and was using drugs and alcohol.
Legendary MMA fighter Fedor Emelianenko spoke about military service and bullying.
Scott Coker, the President of Bellator, spoke about negotiations with Yoel Romero's agent. The functionary noted that his organization simply does not need the Cuban middleweight.
Tony Ferguson threatens to withdraw from UFC 256. El Cucuy is confident that his rival Charles Oliveira will not make weight at the weigh-in and will enter the fight with a weight advantage. Tony stated that if this happens, he will simply refuse to fight.
Alexander Shlemenko spoke about the possible arrival of Yoel Romero in the Russian promotion of AMC FN. The Storm noted that he would be ready to fight the Cuban.
During a press conference that took place after UFC On ESPN 19, UFC President Dana White was asked what weight category he thinks is the most dangerous in the promotion. And the functionary could not give an answer to this question.