With just under a month before the fight between Robert Whittaker and Paulo Costa was supposed to happen, Costa came down with a serious flu that sidelined him. He had already suffered through Covid-19 and had continued to train. This may have caused the flu to take a more major effect on him. So in […]
Author Archives: Jeff Smith
Stepping Up: Holland Volunteers to Fight Vettori on Short Notice
Another quick replacement headliner was needed for the upcoming UFC on April 10 on ABC. Marvin Vettori was scheduled to fight Darren Till in an all European match-up. That was until Till sustained a broken collar-bone during training with less than 2 weeks to the fight. The number 6th ranked Vettori has had a run […]
Round 2: Usman vs Masvidal at UFC 261
With the return of UFC to a full capacity live event in Jacksonville, FL, on April the 24th, the company has decided to put three championship bouts on the card. The main event, however, will be the rematch of Kamaru Usman vs Jorge Masvidal for the welterweight championship. Usman took on Masvidal just under a […]
UFC 262: The Surprise Welterweight Match-up Edwards vs Diaz
There was a bit of a surprise on Monday as it was announced that Leon Edwards would be taking on Nate Diaz. Most people and betting sites had the odds that Diaz would be fighting Jorge Masvidal sometime later in the year. By the time the UFC 262 rolls around on May 15th, it will […]
UFC 260: Miocic VS Ngannou 2: The Ngannou Era Has Started
As Miocic faced Ngannou’s hard punches on Saturday night’s rematch at UFC 260 and was brutally knocked down, the Ngannou era has definitely arrived. Ngannou waited for 3 years to finally get his revenge on Stipe Miocic after missing out on his chance in 2018. Everybody is talking about the second-round knockout that gave Ngannou […]