Kamaru Usman needs some time to heal an injured hand but he’s certainly not sidelined indefinitely. The welterweight champion wore a cast when making an appearance in Las Vegas this past weekend one month after earning a fifth-round TKO to finish Colby Covington at UFC 245. According to Usman, the injury happened early in the fight but he kept throwing punches because he didn’t want Covington or anybody else to know his hand was bothering...
LAS VEGAS – Askar Askarov beat Tim Elliott with a unanimous decision Saturday on the preliminary card at UFC 246 in Las Vegas. Take a look inside the fight with Askarov, who stayed unbeaten and picked up his first win in the UFC after a draw in his promotional debut. Result: Askar Askarov def. Tim Elliott via unanimous decision (29-28, 30-27, 30-27)Updated records: Askar Askarov (10-0-1 MMA, 0-0-1 UFC) vs. Tim Elliott (15-9-1 MMA, 4-7...
LAS VEGAS — Manager Abraham Kawa doesn’t think there’s much need for his most famous MMA client, Jon Jones, to move up to heavyweight. The current UFC light heavyweight champion, Jones (25-1 MMA, 19-1 UFC) is widely regarded as one of the greatest fighters of all-time, and was recently named MMA Junkie’s No. 1 fighter of the decade. He has ran through competition, taking out one hungry contender after the other, to the degree many...
Let the games begin. On Saturday night, Conor McGregor knocked out Donald Cerrone at UFC 246, reasserting himself as a going concern in the UFC. The win set McGregor up for a number of other potential bouts, including a lightweight title shot against the winner of Khabib Nurmagomedov and Tony Ferguson, or a return to boxing for a rematch with Floyd Mayweather. But the most likely fight might be a battle with Jorge Masvidal who...
UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman says Jorge Masvidal doesn’t want to fight him. The history of bickering between the champion and contender is well-documented. During UFC 246 fight week, the duo were a part of the fight-week storyline without even being on the card. Usman (16-1 MMA, 11-0 UFC) and Masvidal (35-13 MMA, 11-4 UFC) were caught in the middle of nonstop chatter about potential 170-pound opponents for returning superstar Conor McGregor. When speaking to...
Welcome to Midnight Mania! Earlier in the year, UFC moved their pay-per-view (PPV) product exclusively behind the paywall that is ESPN+. Since ESPN+ is pretty much essential to being a UFC fan at this point in time, this did not affect dedicated fans who make it a point to watch every fight anyway. However, for those more casual fans who prefer to pick and choose which events to buy, this was a definite hassle and...
