The coach of Conor McGregor John Kavanagh expressed confidence that his fighter will be able to cope with the wrestling skills of Khabib Nurmagomedov and knock out the Russian in two rounds. The coach does not doubt that this fight will take place before the end of 2018.
The current UFC champion in the women's minimumweight division Rose Namajunas will fight former owner of her belt Joanna Jedrzejczyk at the UFC 223 on April 7 at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, USA.
Russian MMA heavyweight Alexey Oleynik, who is currently speaking on behalf of UFC, said that the organization signed a contract for the tournament in Russia.
UFC President Dana White confirmed that the battle between top lightweights Tony Ferguson and Khabib Nurmagomedov will take place at UFC 223 tournament scheduled for April 7th in Brooklyn, USA.
UFC President Dana White confirmed that the organization would strip Conor McGregor of the lightweight title if he is not ready to return to Octagon before September. The Irishman has won his belt in November 2016, but has not spent any defences.
A well-known nutritionist George Lockhart said that his star client Conor McGregor had not contacted him yet about preparations for returning to the octagon, but he would not be surprised if he received a call from the Irish superstar in the nearest future.
Speaking at FS1 during today's tournament in St. Louis, UFC president Dana White tried to tell fans about the organization's immediate actions regarding the intricate situation in the lightweight division.
Famous Russian UFC lightweight Khabib Nurmagomedov says that in February he flies to the US to prepare for his next fight scheduled for April.
At UFC Fight Nights 124 in St. Louis junior featherweight Jeremy Stephens got a convincing victory over Doo Ho Choi.
On the night of 14 January in St. Louis, USA, fight show UFC Fight Night 124 will take place, in the main event of which there will be two entertaining light featherweights - Jeremy Stephens and Doo Ho Choi.