🚨BREAKING🚨
Per sources, Chisanga Malata returns to the ring for another White Collar Muay Thai fight on March 16 after a new two-year hiatus.
Proceeds will go to
@theCALMzone
.
DM me if you want tix to see me 💨 out.
Time to shift this dad weight 😂
BREAKING: Khabib Nurmagomedov’s father, Abdulmanap, has passed away following a series of COVID-19 complications.
Abdulmanap was 57.
My sincere and heartfelt condolences go out to the entire Nurmagomedov family and team during this terrible tragedy.
#UFC
I asked Conor McGregor’s SBG Ireland team-mate James Gallagher (
@StrabanimalMMA
) to predict the outcome of his fight vs Donald Cerrone in November.
And when I say he was bang on the money, he was bang on the money!
#UFC246
JUST IN:
Days after announcing the
#UFC
are working on “something interesting” for Jorge Masvidal, Dana White has revealed ‘Gamebred’ could defend his BMF belt against Conor McGregor on Fight Island.🏝
“That’s a possibility.”
Masvidal vs McGregor on a remote Island. I’m in!🔥
Paul Craig (
@PCraigmma
) was awarded his Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt by coach Brian Gallagher (
@CoatbridgeMMA
) after his submission victory over Jamahal Hill at UFC 263.
And Hill was right next to Craig to congratulate him.
Quite the weekend in Arizona for the Bearjew.
🚨BREAKING🚨
Conor Benn and Chris Eubank Jr are on course to throw down in a historic fight on October 8.
Fight is on course to land at The O2.
Benn will be bulking up to around 156lbs.
#boxing
Okay, so following the cancellation of
#UFC249
, the UFC need to book two fights:
Khabib Nurmagomedov vs Tony Ferguson
Conor McGregor vs Justin Gaethje.
That’s all.
🚨FIGHT NEWS 🚨
A welterweight showdown between Khamzat Chimaev and Gilbert Burns is in the works.
Huge, huge fight for both men and one that could have serious implications for Kamaru Usman’s next title defence.
Shoutout to
@FrontkickOnline
for first reporting the news.
Say what you want about Colby Covington and his schtick, but you can't deny the man is a true fighter. He has the heart of a champion to carry on fighting with a broken jaw.
I, for one, am looking forward to seeing him fight again and hopefully have a rematch with Usman.
#UFC245
Per
@ArielHelwani
, Conor McGregor's representatives are in preliminary talks with the UFC over a summer showdown with Justin Gaethje.
Sign me the hell up!! 🔥🔥
#UFC
Abdulmanap Nurmagomedov only cornered Khabib once during his son’s UFC stint.
That came last September at UFC 242 in Abu Dhabi.
It meant a lot for Khabib to have his dad in his corner that day.
I’m glad they were able to share that moment together.
Here me out: Jake Paul vs Tyron Woodley.
The fight is a markedly more dangerous one for Paul as Woodley is a power puncher who is still fast and explosive.
Plus, you have the added story line of Woodley avenging his boy Ben Askren.
Thoughts?
#PaulAskren
🚨JUST IN🚨
Nate Diaz says Leon Edwards is the “coolest thing right now in the UFC”
Also says he’s got his sights set on a rematch with ‘Rocky’.
“He’s got better, he’s gotta good attitude and a good fighter.
“And I think he’s probably the best thing in the
#UFC
right now.”
Nick Diaz tells
@arielhelwani
he’d like to return in 2020 and that he’s set his sights on fighting Jorge Masvidal.
The UFC could sell the hell out of that fight. The big brother coming out of retirement to avenge his siblings’ loss.
Sign me the hell up. 🔥
#HelwaniShow
Abdulmanap has been responsible for the plethora of talent we’ve seen come out of Dagestan in recent years.
He deserves immense credit for that as well as his son’s success.
A great coach and a great role model.
Khabib Nurmagomedov officially announced the formation of Eagle Fighting Championship today.
The promotion's shows will be aired on
#UFC
Fight Pass.
Additionally, Khabib said he'll only end his retirement from MMA if his mother gives him her blessing.
🚨JUST IN🚨
Conor McGregor is being sued by Artem Lobov over a Euro deal for Proper 12.
Lobov alleges he “came up with the idea” & “was instrumental in developing the brand”
Lobov believes he’s entitled to “5pc of the proceeds McGregor got from the sale of the brand.”
Israel Adesanya will get trolled by some people after his loss. That’s a given.
But as he said, he dared to be great. For that, he deserves immense props.
It takes a special type of courage to step out of your comfort zone and put it all on the line as he did. Respect.
#UFC259
Conor McGregor has revealed he’s purchasing €1million (£914,853) worth of protective equipment to be distributed to hospitals in the Leinster region of Ireland that are being overwhelmed with coronavirus paitients.
Fair play to the man.
#UFC
Been told the UFC have had a replacement on standby in case of injury or unforeseen circumstances scuppering Jorge Masvidal vs Nate Diaz.
That man is none other than Leon Edwards.
He’s been paid to be in training camp and is likely the front runner to replace Nate.
#UFC244
Conor McGregor certainly appears to be lighter on his feet than in the training footage we saw before the Dustin Poirier rematch.
Thoughts, folks?
🎥 via
@TheNotoriousMMA
on Instagram
I don’t care what anyone says, Jorge Masvidal is still a BMF.
Taking the biggest fight of his career on six days notice epitomises that.
Many would’ve wilted under Usman’s pressure. Jorge didn’t.
He gave it his all & gave a good account of himself.
Props to Gamebred.
#UFC251
Just putting it out there: Dustin Poirier has the most impressive body of work in the LW division.
Pettis ✅
Gaethje✅
Alvarez✅
Holloway✅
Hooker✅
With the exception of Hooker, the rest are former/current champs.
The 💎 is most definitely shining bright.
#UFC
🚨BREAKING🚨
Ian Garry says he’s accepted an offer to face Michael ‘Venom’ Page at UFC 303.
“I’ve said yes (to a fight with MVP) I’ve said yes to that name. Him & his coaches are deciding because he seems a bit heavy to make weight in 7 week’s time.”
Thoughts?
Via
@talkSPORT
Tyson Fury has not only defended his WBC title with that huge KO of Deontay Wilder, he's also gone and broke the 'Versace Robe curse'!
The 'curse' began in 2017 and has hit Conor McGregor, Jorge Masvidal, Israel Adesanya & BJS.
Special lad, that Fury.
#FuryWilder3
Former UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov has signed professional ⚽️ contract with FC Legion Dynamo.
They play in the third tier of Russian football.
Thoughts, folks. Will the Eagle make a good footballer?
🚨 BREAKING 🚨
Jon Jones' advisor Richard Schaefer will meet the UFC brass this weekend.
Topics of discussion:
A return this year.
Facing HW champ Francis Ngannou (should he recover in time).
Potentially facing Stipe Miocic for the interim title.
Story coming to
@TheSunMMA
.
Deontay Wilder on his costume: "He didn’t hurt me at all, but the simple fact is, Kevin, that my uniform was way too heavy for me. 😲
“I didn’t have no legs from the beginning of the fight.
“In the 3rd round, my legs were just shot all the way through." via
@KevinI
#WilderFury2
I'm by no means a superstitious person, but I can't help but fear for Jon Jones after seeing this photo again.
Mad that THREE of these four gents have suffered leg breaks.
🤯
#UFC
The bashing of Conor McGregor for pulling out of
#UFC303
is truly unwarranted.
He's coming back from a potentially life-changing injury & entering his late 30s.
At this stage of his career, self-preservation is paramount.
It sucks, but he's earned the right to withdraw.
🚨JUST IN🚨
Conor McGregor has just dropped a boatload of training & sparring footage for his
#UFC303
return against Michael Chandler.
Unlike like years gone by, we’ve hardly seen any from this training camp.
How do you think he looks?
📹 via
@TheNotoriousMMA
on Instagram
“Let's go nigga. What's up, bitch? Let's go, nigga.”
"I'm African, but I'm no brother of yours, son.”
The build-up to Israel Adesanya vs Dricus Du Plessis will be super dark.
It’ll be worse than Conor McGregor’s fried with Khabib, IMO.
#UFC290
After two postponements, a pandemic and months of uncertainty, my other half finally became Mrs. Malata last week.
To say I’m over the moon would be an understatement.
Conor McGregor has given fans a look at his training at the
#UFC
PI ahead of his clash with Donald Cerrone.
He’s hitting pads with his old boxing coach Phil Sutcliffe & Owen Roddy.
Interesting to see that they worked a lot of body shots. 👀
Full vid:
If I’m the
#UFC
, I stack the deck in the summer do a card the likes of which we’ve never seen before.
McGregor vs Gaethje
Khabib vs Tony
DC vs Stipe
Usman vs Masvidal
Adesanya vs Costa
It’d do ridiculous PPV numbers and would get the balling rolling again. How many buys, folks?
JUST IN: Dana White has revealed he’s secured a location for Khabib Nurmagomedov’s
#UFC
249 bout with Tony Ferguson.
“I do (know where it is). But I’m not ready to tell you yet. I know lots of things. There’s not going to be any fans there. It’s going to be a closed event.”
🚨BREAKING🚨
Conor McGregor says his clash with Michael Chandler will likely happen at the end of the summer.
He told
@InsideFighting_
: “Sometime end of summer.”
It’s not yet known if The Notorious is back in the USADA testing pool.
Thoughts, folks?
#UFC
It all worked out in the end & we’ve got the fight we wanted.
Jorge Masvidal is stepping up on six days notice to face Kamaru Usman. Six days!!
That’s some real BMF stuff right there.
‘The Nigerian Nightmare’ vs ‘Gamebred’.💉 it into my veins.
I can’t bloody wait!!🔥
#UFC251
🚨JUST IN🚨
Former UFC MW champ Israel Adesanya has revealed he’ll “soon” return to the octagon.
“Life has forced me to take some time off and I will.
“But you will see me soon. I said 2027 and the r*****s out there actually thought I meant that.
“But you’ll see.”
Khabib Nurmagomedov has released footage of his weight cut for
#UFC
254.
We’ve known for a long time that the cut is absolutely gruelling for him.
Seeing it, however, really rams it home. It’s difficult viewing.
🎥 via
@TeamKhabib
on YouTube
Jon Jones protecting Albuquerque from rioters and vandals.
Good on him. We need more influential people to rein in those looking to destroy.
Can you imagine how terrified the guys were when he said give me the spray can?
#UFC
Are we not gonna talk about how effortlessly Jose Aldo checked/negated Pedro Munhoz’s calf kicks?
Pedro tore up Jimmie Rivera’s lead leg with the same kicks and Aldo dealt with them like they were nothing.
Think a few fighters will be following suit.
Khabib Nurmagomedov has refuted Dana White’s assertion he’ll end his retirement and pursue 30-0:
“You can fight until you're 40 but there should be a goal.
“I had a goal to reach the summit and I got there. Further, I have no competitive interest.
#UFC
1/2
🚨BARNBURNER ALERT 🚨
Marlon Moraes has revealed he’s accepted a fight with Cody Garbrandt.
I hope it serves as a main event so we get to see these two go five rounds.
If the bout does come together, who takes it and how?
#UFC
🚨 JUST IN 🚨
Bellator have announced a new deal with the BBC.
BBC Three and BBC IPlayer will live broadcast all the promotion's events outside of the USA.
All their USA shows will be able to watch live on iPlayer.
Great news.
BREAKING NEWS: Nate Diaz vs Jorge Masvidal will headline
#UFC
244 at Madison Square Garden. Per
@bokamotoESPN
.
The ”Baddest Motherf****r in the Game” belt will be on the line at MSG.
Just 👀 that Conor McGregor had a Brazil mouthguard in for his trilogy fight with Dustin Poirier.
No doubt he was gonna cut a promo and call out the cageside Charles Oliveira had he got the better of Dustin.
This photo of Israel Adesanya shooting a fallen Alex Pereira with an air bow will go down as one of the coldest 🥶 pictures in mixed martial arts history.
It hits ridiculously hard.
#UFC287
Powerful speech from unified heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua at a
#BlackLiveMatter
rally in New York.
Inspiring words from AJ. Continue to say it out loud, champ ✊🏾✊🏾
Current state of the men’s
#UFC
titles / champions:
125: Vacant
135: Vacant
145: Unable to enter US
155: Unable to enter US
170: Eligible to fight
185: Unable to enter US
205: Potentially vacant
265: Champ being a key worker during pandemic
Tough times for the promotion.
Tweeted and deleted tweets from Conor McGregor. These are very, very concerning, to say the least.
Regardless of what he’s allegedly recently done, you hope he’s okay and is getting the help he needs.
#UFC
JUST IN: Belarus have offered to host Khabib Nurmagomedov’s
#UFC
249 fight with Tony Ferguson.
Quotes from their director of combat & MMA federation Maxim Korolkov.
“We offered specific arenas which could host the UFC.
"One of them is the Minsk Arena which can hold 15K people”
JUST IN: Colby Covington has revealed a grudge match with Jorge Masvidal is in the works:
“It’s looking like, hopefully, around December. And we’re going to settle a Miami beef. Who’s gonna find out who is the king of the 305. 1/3
#UFC
BREAKING: Scottish
#UFC
lightweight Stevie Ray has announced his retirement from MMA.
Ray has been dealing with a serious knee injury for his last few years.
Sad to see him go out on these terms and after the biggest win of his career.
I wish him all the best for the future.
Here’s footage of Dan Hardy giving Herb Dean a piece of his mind last night after the late stoppage of the Francisco Trinaldo x Jai Herbert fight.
Thoughts, folks?
🎥 via
@themmapursuit
on Twitter and Insta.
#UFCFightIsland3
Ali Abdelaziz has revealed Khabib Nurmagomedov told him to tell Justin Gaethje to face Conor McGregor during his hiatus. Gaethje said no.
“Justin said no. Khabib told me to tell Justin to go fight Conor. Justin said no.”
#UFC
1/2
True Geordie isn't my cup of tea, but his line of questioning was completely fair.
Tyson Fury couldn't handle it and proceeded to insult him over his appearance.
All while about to release a single to promote men speaking about their mental health.
Dream
#UFCLondon
card:
Darren Till vs Robert Whittaker
Leon Edwards vs Tyron Woodley
Nathaniel Wood vs Cody Garbrandt
Molly McCann vs Antonina Shevchenko
Nicholas Dalby vs Ross Houston II
“I am irate and putting out a warning loud and clear: Conor McGregor is not and will not be a target for those seeking to score a headline or a payday.”
Conor McGregor’s manager has issued a statement on reports the
#UFC
star “attempted sexual assault”.
Via
@DamonMartin
Prime Anderson Silva was a force of nature the likes of which we’ve never seen.
We’ve seen imperious champions before, but none with the mystique and aura Silva had in his pomp.
He may go out on a loss, but his legacy & standing in the sport has long been cemented.
#UFCVegas12
BREAKING NEWS: Khabib Nurmagomedov and Tony Ferguson is the works for April 18 in Brooklyn.
They’ve been scheduled to fight four times already, let’s hope fifth time is the charm.
I’m crossing absolutely everything and praying to all the MMA gods for this to happen.🙏🏽
#UFC
Damn, Nate Diaz says he’s out of his
#UFC
244 bout with Jorge Masvidal due to testing positive for ‘elevated levels’ for a substance which he believes to be from a tainted supplement.
To say this is heartbreaking for fight fans is an understatement. 😢
I truly can’t fathom Bryce Mitchell’s comments on the Uvalde shooting.
They’re truly bordering on insanity.
Bryce is one hell of a fighter and I love to watch him do his thing as I’m a big fan of his style.
But he’s well and truly down the rabbit hole with this one.🤦🏾♂️
#UFC
BREAKING: Jon Jones has pled guilty to his aggravated DWI offence last week.
He’s struck a deal with prosecutors that will see him have a 1-year supervised probation period.
He’ll have to wear an ankle monitor so his movements can be tracked can be tracked. 1/2
#UFC
@Newmansa94
@dc_mma
UFC heavyweight champion calls out former UFC heavyweight champion in attendance to try land biggest payday of his career.
Your respective callouts are very much apples and oranges 🤷🏾♂️
“Next year I will graduate. I'd like to [build on] my thesis, do a masters course, dedicate more time to studying.
"I've bought sheep, I tend to my farm. I'd like to develop in this field a little. I have the bull calves out to feed, I have cows." 2/2
Via @
@tassagency_en