Новости за 30.09.2017

The recognition isn’t coming around fast enough for UFC welterweight contender Kamaru Usman.

Earlier this year, during a mid-spring episode of The MMA Hour, UFC lightweight contender Kevin Lee let his opinion be known about Mickey Gall. To put it lightly, Lee wasn’t a fan of the media push Mickey Gall was receiving from his early Octagon wins over CM Punk and Sage Northcutt, and he felt that push would be better served on other fighters who had put in the time.

INGLEWOOD, Calif. — Rory MacDonald gave a four-word answer last month when he was asked on a Reddit AMA if he thinks Robbie Lawler was on performance-enhancing drugs when the two met at UFC 189 for the UFC welterweight title in 2015.

After a whirlwind week that saw her highly anticipated UFC debut announced and then canceled within a span of 12 hours, Andrea Lee has issued a statement shedding some light on the situation.

Nate Diaz would be proud.

Cannabidiol will be removed from the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) prohibited list beginning in 2018, WADA announced Friday. Cannabidiol, most commonly known as CBD, is a cannabinoid contained in cannabis. Currently, all cannabinoids are prohibited in-competition by WADA.

CBD was brought to light for MMA fans by Diaz in 2016. After falling to Conor McGregor by majority decision in the main event of UFC 202, Diaz was seen using a vape pen at the post-fight press conference. Читать дальше...

It would seem all’s quiet on the western front this weekend, as there are no UFC or Bellator events on the schedule.

Lyoto Machida will return to the Octagon for the first time in over two years on Oct. 28.

GLASGOW - Although he alluded to all types of scenarios in terms of his next challenge, Conor McGregor seems determined to defend his lightweight title rather than contest another “money fight” the next time we see him in action.

The UFC has addressed Fabricio Werdum’s homophobic outburst during a media lunch Thursday.

At The Ultimate Fighter 23 Finale back in July 8, 2016, Kevin Lee took on fellow prospect Jake Matthews in a lightweight contest that was part of the UFC Fight Pass preliminary card. That night in Las Vegas, Lee earned his first UFC technical knockout victory, stopping Mathews in the first round.

GLASGOW – Conor McGregor believes he would beat Floyd Mayweather in a rematch based on the lessons he learned in their first bout last month.

GLASGOW – Conor McGregor laid out all of his options for his next fight on Friday night in Glasgow, just four weeks after his groundbreaking boxing bout with Floyd Mayweather.

With so many top MMA fighters — from Conor McGregor to Cris Cyborg to Stipe Miocic — entering the world of boxing or exploring the idea, that potential transition has become a major fad. Perhaps even one of the stories of 2017 in mixed martial arts.