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Cormier: It’s going to take more than money for Dana White to convince Khabib to make UFC return Share this story Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) President, Dana White, is set to meet with Khabib Nurmagomedov — who is still technically the promotion’s Lightweight champion despite retiring at UFC 254 — to talk about his fighting future. According to “The Eagle,” there is no more future for him in the fighting world, though the outspoken head honch...

An exciting lightweight bout between Michael Chandler and Dan Hooker is the latest addition to January’s UFC 257 pay-per-view. Stuff.co.nz confirmed on Tuesday that Chandler vs. Hooker has been verbally agreed to for UFC 257 by both parties and both men have begun their training camps already, according to reporter Jackson Thomas. The UFC is expected to make this fight official in the next couple of days, according to the report. Chandler vs. Hooker will likely be the co-main event behind the...

Stuff Sports 24 December, 2020, 10:18 am Dan Hooker of New Zealand punches Dustin Poirier in their lightweight UFC fight in Las Vegas last June. Picture: STUFF SPORTS Dan Hooker looks set to make his octagon return against highly-touted UFC newcomer Michael Chandler, at UFC 257 in January. Stuff understands both camps have already agreed to the bout and are now in training, with a formal announcement expected in the coming days. It’s an event headlined by Irish superstar Conor McGregor takin...

Dan Hooker And Michael Chandler Look Set To Clash At UFC 257 Dec 22, 2020 After a long wait, it appears that Kiwi lightweight Dan Hooker will formally welcome former Bellator Lightweight Champion Michael Chandler to the Octagon. The news was reported today by Jackson Thomas at Stuff, which is the largest news site in New Zealand. “Dan Hooker looks set to make his octagon return against highly-touted UFC newcomer Michael Chandler, at UFC 257 in January.Stuff understands both camps have alread...

Harry How / Getty Images Sport / Getty Another year has passed featuring tons of fights in the UFC, Bellator, and beyond, and a few stood out from the rest. Here are theScores top five bouts of 2020. 5. Dan Hooker def. Paul Felder Event: UFC Auckland Date: Feb. 22 Hooker and Felder made their first UFC main event count. As soon as the five-round clash wrapped up in New Zealand, fans knew it would be in the "Fight of the Year" conversation. Were trading early! �� The lightweight contenders b...

5 Best MMA Fights Of 2020 KEY POINTS Deiveson Figueiredo insisted he won against Brandon Moreno Joanna Jedrzejczyk was almost unrecognizable after her Weili Zhang fight Mixed martial arts (MMA) is one of the sports drastically affected by the pandemic. Nevertheless, some of the biggest promotions in the world still managed to pull off epic fights which made 2020 a year to remember in combat sports. Below are five of the best matches that happened this year. 5. Rose Namajunas vs. Jessica Andr...

Dec 21, 2020 Six years after beating Dustin Poirier at UFC 178, Conor McGregor looks to make a victorious comeback to the octagon as he once again takes on the Diamond. The first bout, fought at 145 pounds, represented a one-way street for the legendary Irishman who showcased his peculiar and raw talent by forcing a first-round stoppage. The second clash between the two will be held at 155 pounds. The rematch is scheduled for January 27 th, at UFC 257. We’ll take a look at Conor’s chances o...

Conor McGregor set for January return in Abu Dhabi Updated / Tuesday, 22 Dec 2020 18:07 Conor McGregor Conor McGregors non-title lightweight fight against Dustin Poirier will headline UFC 257 at Yas Island, Abu Dhabi on 23 January. UFC president Dana White announced the location and date for the Dubliners return to the octagon. McGregor owns a 22-4 record in mixed martial arts. Poirier, 31, owns a 26-6 record with one no-contest. In his lone fight of 2020, he beat Dan Hooker by unanimous decis...

“Do I rate him? Nah. I don’t know, I’m only one man, I only have my opinion. My opinion is that Charles Oliveira is still a p***y… I’m just having a bit of a laugh. He’s just not like, he’s a bit whatever to me,” Hooker said to Submission Radio. “Like, he didn’t do anything amazing. He just did some basic like fundamental stuff to Tony Ferguson, and Tony Ferguson had no real answer for it. To me, he just hadn’t been drilling his fundamentals for a while, and it’s a game ...

Dan Hooker: Lack Of Crowd Led To Tony Ferguson Losing At UFC 256 ‘El Cucuy’ looked way off the pace as he tried to rebound from his UFC 249 loss to Justin Gaethje this past weekend. Oliveira was able to dominate the grappling exchanges for 15 minutes to pick up a decision victory but Dan Hooker believes the fight would’ve been very different with a crowd. “It’s pretty obvious to me what’s happened… (Tony)’s a crowd fighter, he draws energy from the crowd,” Hooker told Submissi...