The fight of UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov and former owner of the title Conor McGregor in Russia would lead to a loss of 2-3 million dollars due to the lack of a paid broadcast system in the country, the father and coach of the Dagestani sportsman Abdulmanap Nurmagomedov said.
A fight between Alexey Oleynik of Russia and the Brazilian Fabricio Werdum can take place at the UFC tournament in Moscow on September 15. Oleynik told to TASS about this.
Cameroonian heavyweight UFC Francis Ngannou does not doubt that he will defeat his closest rival Derrick Lewis and thereby prove to the leadership of the organization that he deserves another title chance.
UFC, the largest MMA-promotion in the world, officially announced the first ever tournament in Russia. The show will be on September 15 in Moscow. The official website of the organization informs this.
Former UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones congratulated the legendary Vitor Belfort on completing a career in mixed martial arts.
Owen Roddy, one of the coaches of the former UFC champion in two weight categories Conor McGregor, believes that the legendary boxer Floyd Mayweather does not need to try his hand at mixed martial arts.
Former light heavyweight champion and member of the UFC Hall of Fame Chuck Liddell announced of resuming his career in mixed martial arts.
UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov of Russia said he was not interested in a fight with American Nate Diaz.
UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov made it clear that he intends to defend his title and is not going to transfer to a heavier division.
UFC women's bantamweight champion Amanda Nunez has successfully defended her title for the third time with the stoppage of Raquel Pennington within the UFC 224 show.