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01 Jan UFC targeting Jan Blachowicz vs. Israel Adesanya light heavyweight title fight at UFC 259

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<figure> <img alt="" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/OukCXa8IP7P9wOWWqv1DWXNmzQ4=/0x0:2880x1920/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/68601236/124_Israel_Adesanya_x_Yoel_Romero.0.jpg"> <figcaption>Esther Lin, MMA Fighting</figcaption> </figure> <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/4366/israel-adesanya">Israel Adesanya</a> will get his chance to become a two-division UFC champion in March. UFC officials on Wednesday confirmed...

01 Jan Morning Report: Javier Mendez says if Khabib Nurmagomedov is retired, Dustin Poirier deserves first title shot

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<figure> <img alt="UFC 209 Open Workout Photos" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/kuM8E3KSWRg--XD0Lr1XnNNVDMs=/0x0:1920x1280/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/68597132/014_Khabib_Nurmagomedov.0.0.jpg"> <figcaption>Esther Lin, MMA Fighting</figcaption> </figure> Early this week, UFC lightweight champion <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/1480/khabib-nurmagomedov">Khabib Nurmagomedov</a> stated that he believes the winner of...

01 Jan Scott Coker happy to book Jake Paul vs. Dillon Danis as long as the trade-off is one boxing match and one MMA fight

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<figure> <img alt="" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/BjPQJQwbhsxibzq1j1NEw_Qlu-c=/0x0:1920x1280/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/68597327/064_Dillon_Danis_x_Max_Humphrey.0.jpg"> <figcaption>Esther Lin, MMA Fighting</figcaption> </figure> Despite just two professional fights on his record with one coming against an ex-NBA player with zero experience, Jake Paul...

01 Jan Owen Roddy: Dustin Poirier ‘gets rocked in every fight,’ past opponents ‘don’t punch like Conor McGregor’

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<figure> <img alt="Conor McGregor" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/MOY1TdzM1KuVLBJiTkrzGE344ec=/0x0:2000x1333/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/68597592/107_Conor_McGregor_Workout.0.jpg"> <figcaption>Esther Lin, Showtime</figcaption> </figure> <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/233/dustin-poirier">Dustin Poirier</a>’s run to the top of the lightweight division has come with numerous high profile wins over opponents...

01 Jan John Kavanagh: Dustin Poirier fighting a ‘tough, uphill battle’ in rematch with Conor McGregor

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<figure> <img alt="McGregor/Poirier (EL, MMA Fighting)" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/GzAjlYvHw-C3MFwII6SmW3I5gFA=/0x0:1920x1280/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/68593076/101_Poirier_and_McGregor.0.jpg"> <figcaption>Dustin Poirier and Conor McGregor | Esther Lin, MMA Fighting</figcaption> </figure> A lot has changed for <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/233/dustin-poirier">Dustin Poirier</a> since his first...

01 Jan Victor Ortiz believes Logan Paul is a bigger threat to Floyd Mayweather than Conor McGregor

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<figure> <img alt="" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/KENgLPTcoFoPc5jFkFALX5U60eo=/0x170:3024x2186/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/68593823/IMG_2397.0.jpg"> <figcaption>Photo courtesy of Victor Ortiz | Victor Ortiz</figcaption> </figure> One recent Sunday afternoon, former boxing champ Victor Ortiz went to Logan Paul’s house in Encino,...

01 Jan Kevin Holland, welterweight contenders line up to challenge Leon Edwards with Khamzat Chimaev out of UFC Fight Island 8

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<figure> <img alt="MMA: UFC Fight Night-San Antonio-Dos Anjos vs Edwards" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/A8_uXKNBBM0BwoBBD-XLmhb34zM=/0x0:3562x2375/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/68594172/usa_today_13077234.0.jpg"> <figcaption>Leon Edwards | Adam Hagy-USA TODAY Sports</figcaption> </figure> If the UFC matchmakers need a replacement for the promotion’s...

01 Jan Derek Brunson vs. Kevin Holland expected to headline UFC event on March 20

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<figure> <img alt="" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/f0KLBAB5jVxkOdTsQzJmfPWUFbY=/0x0:1920x1280/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/68595037/127_Derek_Brunson.0.jpg"> <figcaption>Esther Lin, MMA Fighting</figcaption> </figure> A war of words on social media between <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/925/derek-brunson">Derek Brunson</a> and <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/4384/kevin-holland">Kevin Holland</a> has resulted in the middleweights...

01 Jan Video: Watch Charles Oliveira’s lightning-fast submission in 2007 amateur MMA debut

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<figure> <img alt="" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/sOWRhthEwiiIctYfqp0rRxVMIs8=/0x0:1077x718/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/68595153/oliveirammy.0.jpg"> <figcaption>Charles Oliveira secures an armbar in his first amateur MMA fight from November 2007 | @CharlesDoBronxs, Twitter</figcaption> </figure> <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/175/charles-oliveira">Charles Oliveira</a> has been making opponents...

01 Jan Dalcha Lungiambula vs. Isi Fitikefu added to UFC Fight Island 8 card

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<figure> <img alt="" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/SLeD44o5Fn2HqURRfF-Juos1u2U=/0x0:5184x3456/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/68595519/IMG_4190.0.jpg"> <figcaption>The UFC will return to Abu Dhabi for another series of "Fight Island" cards in January 2021. | Guilherme Cruz, MMA Fighting</figcaption> </figure> <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/4920/dalcha-lungiambula">Dalcha...