UFC announced Friday that a three-round lightweight bout between Michael Chandler and Tony Ferguson is being set for UFC 274 on May 7 and will take place at the Footprint Center in Phoenix, AZ. It’s a great match-up for both fighters, both very technical with unorthodox styles, especially Ferguson. Ferguson
Read moreEddie Bravo was in the corner for Tony Ferguson at UFC 249 as he is for most of El Cucuy’s fights and thanks to the event taking place in an entirely empty arena, we got to hear pretty much every word of his advice in the five round fight. As
Read moreTriangle Chokes are among the most fundamental submissions in BJJ and because of this, have been incredibly prevalent all throughout the history of MMA and the UFC. The very first Triangle Choke happened all the way back at UFC 2 and came to us courtesy of Pancrase veteran Jason DeLucia
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After weeks of painful uncertainty for all fight fans around the world, UFC 249 has taken shape in record time after the event was booked for Florida on May 9th just a few days ago and already the full card has been announced. Originally, the card was set to feature
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It seems like only days ago, UFC 249 was set to finally give us the most long-awaited match in MMA history, Khabib Nurmagomedov v Tony Ferguson, but sadly that was not to be. The blockbuster match up has been made and subsequently fallen apart on four separate occasions over the
Read moreIt might surprise you to learn that D’arce Chokes are actually pretty rare in MMA, especially at the highest levels of the UFC. Despite being a staple of submission grappling and BJJ tournaments, it took over fourteen years for the first D’arce Choke finish in the UFC, whereas the first
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It’s official, Khabib Nurmagomedov v Tony Ferguson is the most cursed fight in history. First, the pair were booked to fight all the way back in 2015 before Nurmagomedov had to withdraw due to an injury suffered in the lead up to the fight. When the fight was rescheduled for
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Dana White spoke to Kevin Iole and confirmed that UFC 249 will most definitely be going ahead and fans will get to see Khabib Nurmagomedov take on Tony Ferguson in an entirely new venue. The location change is understandable as the event was originally schedule to take place in The
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Khabib Nurmagomedov v Tony Ferguson is the single most cursed fight in history. After being booked and subsequently cancelled on an incredible four different occasions, things were finally looking up for the pair’s fifth scheduled bout at UFC 249. Then, the Coronavirus pandemic happened and all signs pointed to the
Read moreKhabib Nurmagomedov and Tony Ferguson will finally share the octagon. Khabib’s manager, Ali Abdelaziz recently posted the signed contract to Instagram to prove that things were a done deal, at least on Khabib’s side. Both fighters have reportedly signed a contract to fight in Brooklyn, on April 18. This is
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