Henry Cejudo is excluded from all UFC rankings; his bantamweight belt has become vacant. Thus, Cejudo announcement of his retirement was not a joke. It is worth noting that Ali Abdelaziz the manager of Henry previously stated that Cejudo joked about his retirement and will hold the next fight in the summer.
Former UFC middleweight champion Michael Bisping believes Justin Gaethje could be the first to defeat Khabib Nurmagomedov. Bisping explains this by the fact that Gaethje fights at a high level, and he has good defence from takedowns. And also, according to Michael, Justin is more effective standing than Khabib.
Former UFC champion Frankie Edgar will hold his next fight against Pedro Muñoz. The battle will take place on July 11. At the moment, the venue of the event remains unknown. However, a number of sources informs that the tournament will be held on UFC's Fight Island.
Representatives of former interim UFC lightweight champion Dustin Poirier and Dan Hooker are negotiating on a meeting on June 27 at UFC event, Combate.com reports. The meeting was originally scheduled for May 16 in San Diego, but was canceled due to an outbreak of coronavirus. Now the promotion plans to organize this meeting as the main event of the evening in Las Vegas at UFC Apex.
Kamil Gadzhiev, head of the Fight Nights Global promotion, spoke about the condition of Abdulmanap Nurmagomedov. According to Gadzhiev, he keeps in touch with Khabib and constantly inquires about the condition of Nurmagomedov Sr.
UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones intends to stop his career for 1-2 years. This will happen if the UFC leadership does not increase his purse for a possible fight with top heavyweight Francis Ngannou.
Oleg Raevsky, the former promoter of MMA fighter Alexander Emelianenko of Russia, was detained in the Leningrad Region for a drug case. Earlier, the functionary was put on the wanted list.
On May 30 the UFC will hold its next event, which will be the fourth in May already. It was previously reported that the tournament will be held in Las Vegas. Today, the president of the organization, Dana White, confirmed this information. It is worth noting that the three previous tournaments were held in Jacksonville.
The renowned Russian specialist, father and coach of UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov, Abdulmanap Nurmagomedov, has again been put into a state of medical coma. This was reported by the telegram channel "Mutko against."
Today, a duel of former UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley and Gilbert Burns was officially announced. A poster for this fight appeared on the web. It is scheduled for May 30 and will headline UFC Fight Night tournament.
