Saturday 3 December 2022
It was a memorable night for the Nigerian-born Kiwi in Melbourne.
Elsewhere on Saturday night, Gunnar Nelson was beaten in his welterweight clash with Gilbert Burns.
Danni Neilan made a successful debut in the pro ranks by finishing strong to beat Camila Rivarola.
Fans were left furious in Mexico City when Jeremy Stephens was deemed unable to continue.
“The Irishman’s retired, I want a real fighter. I want the winner of Tony and Khabib,” he said afterwards.
Limerick MMA fighter Catherine Costigan speaks to The42 about her mother’s battle with pancreatic cancer and her return to the Octagon.
Nurmagomedov won by rear naked choke after 2:06 of the third round.
UFC President Dana White confirmed the pair will meet in New York at the start of November.
‘Today, I want to dedicate this victory to the 70th anniversary of the motherland,’ said the home fighter.
The Liverpudlian will look to rebound from back-to-back losses.
The MMA star was speaking in an interview with ESPN.
James Haskell has signed for leading mixed martial arts promotion Bellator MMA.
Cormier, 40, lost his UFC heavyweight title to Stipe Miocic last night.
Nate Diaz defeated Anthony Pettis in his first fight since facing Conor McGregor in 2016.
The incident took place at a pub in Drimnagh in April.
The judges scored the fight unanimously in favour of the champion.
The promotion’s ‘super villain’ convincingly overcame former 170lbs champion Robbie Lawler to earn a second shot at gold.
Colby Covington was on fire against Robbie Lawler in New Jersey.
Members will receive a load of cool benefits but – relax, comment section – nothing will change on the site.
The 37-year-old dropped a unanimous decision loss to the Hawaiian on Saturday night.
The 27-year-old bounced back from his lightweight defeat to Dustin Poirier in April.
The UFC lightweight champion was saddened to hear of the death of his younger compatriot.
Leon Edwards beat Rafael dos Anjos after five rounds at the AT&T Center in San Antonio.
Jones defended his light heavyweight title last night while Holly Holm came up short against Amanda Nunes.
The promotion returns to the 3Arena on 27 September, with the Strabane native likely to headline the card.
The former heavyweight title contender wants the winner of Cormier v Miocic 2 later this year.
The Icelandic fighter will take on Thiago Alves, while the main event for the card is yet to be announced.
The pair are being targeted to headline the UFC on ESPN 5 card on 3 August.
MMA fans will be able to watch the promotion on Virgin Media Sport, starting with Bellator London later this month.
The UFC lightweight champion said that in the last three years, McGregor has won only once – in an amateur boxing match.
The reigning flyweight champion dethroned Marlon Moraes to become the promotion’s new bantamweight kingpin.
The lightweight champion has inked fresh terms with the UFC as he prepares to face Dustin Poirier.
The undefeated Russian will take on interim title-holder Dustin Poirier in a unification bout in Abu Dhabi.
The 34-year-old UFC star is due to return from a three-year lay-off to face Anthony Pettis in August.
The former lightweight champion returned to winning ways in last night’s UFC Fight Night 152 headliner.
Norman Parke chats to The42 about bare-knuckle boxing, life after the UFC and closing in on title glory ahead of his KSW bout this weekend.
Local media reported an out-of-court settlement.
The pair are facing lengthy lay-offs after they were knocked out at UFC 237 in Rio.
The Brazilian celebrated her win in front of a home crowd at UFC 237.
In his first bout since October, El Cucuy will take on one of the UFC’s most in-form fighters at 155lbs.
