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Ryan Hall vs. Ricardo Lamas Rebooked For August 29

Ryan HallFeatherweight contenders Ryan Hall and Ricardo Lamas will face off on August 29 in Las Vegas according to reports. Combate initially reported the booking which has since been confirmed by MMA Fighting who wrote. “Multiple people with knowledge of the promotion’s plans confirmed to MMA Fighting that a fight between Ryan Hall and Ricardo Lamas will take place at […]

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Featherweight contenders Ryan Hall and Ricardo Lamas will face off on August 29 in Las Vegas according to reports. Combate initially reported the booking which has since been confirmed by MMA Fighting who wrote.

“Multiple people with knowledge of the promotion’s plans confirmed to MMA Fighting that a fight between Ryan Hall and Ricardo Lamas will take place at the UFC’s event on Aug. 29. The fight card will take place at the UFC APEX in Las Vegas.”

This news comes one day after the UFC announced they would be hosting nine shows in Las Vegas next month including UFC 252 and four Contender Series cards.

Hall and Lamas were originally booked to fight at UFC Oklahoma City in May before the ongoing global pandemic caused that card and many other to be scrapped. The Ultimate Fighter season 22 winner Hall has been perfect but inactive during his UFC career. Since winning TUF in 2015 he has competed just three times beating Gray Maynard, BJ Penn and Darren Elkins.

Lamas is looking to get back to winnings ways after being stopped by fellow featherweight contender Calvin Kattar last time out. Prior to that he snapped a two fight losing streak by beating Elkins by third round TKO.

The final UFC card of August doesn’t have a main event yet but several bouts have been announced including a light-heavyweight match-up between Anthony Smith and Aleksander Rakic. Featherweight contenders Zabit Magomedsharipov and Yair Rodriguez are also expected to face off on the card.

Who wins when Ryan Hall and Ricardo Lamas meet on August 29?

MMA Community Reacts To The Death Of Abdulmanap Nurmagomedov

Abdulmanap NurmagomedovAbulmanap Nurmagomedov, the father and trainer of UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov sadly passed away this morning. Nurmagomedov Sr. had been battling complications stemming from catching the coronavirus. After falling in April he was transported to a hospital in Moscow. There he underwent an operation on his heart and was later put into a coma. […]

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Abulmanap Nurmagomedov, the father and trainer of UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov sadly passed away this morning. Nurmagomedov Sr. had been battling complications stemming from catching the coronavirus.

After falling in April he was transported to a hospital in Moscow. There he underwent an operation on his heart and was later put into a coma. Abdulmanap awoke from the coma and was frequenly visted by Khabib who said his father recognized him but was unable to talk.

Russia Today sadly reported on Friday that Abdulmanp Nurmagomedov passed away aged 57. Since the news broke the MMA community have been paying their respects to him.

REPORT | Abdulmanap Nurmagomedov Has Died Aged 57

Abdulmanap NurmagomedovAbdulmanap Nurmagomedov, the father of UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov has died aged 57 due to complications stemming from catching the coronavirus according to reports. Russia Today reports Nurmagomedov Sr. died on Friday after being informed by Chechen Republic leader and friend of the family Ramzan Kadyrov. Nurmangomedov first fell ill in April with pneumonia-like symptoms […]

Abdulmanap Nurmagomedov

Abdulmanap Nurmagomedov, the father of UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov has died aged 57 due to complications stemming from catching the coronavirus according to reports. Russia Today reports Nurmagomedov Sr. died on Friday after being informed by Chechen Republic leader and friend of the family Ramzan Kadyrov.

Nurmangomedov first fell ill in April with pneumonia-like symptoms but COVID-19 was not confirmed. The renowned MMA coach told media he was feeling fine after his health scare but from his condition quickly deteriorated. Nurmagomedov was sent to a Russian military hospital for further treatment, it was there he tested positive for the coronavirus before suffering a heart attack brought on by the disease.

Abdulmanap underwent heart surgery and was placed into a medically-induced coma. The 57-year-old eventually awoke from the coma but was struggling to speak. On June 23 Khabib Nurmagomedov provided the following update on his father’s health, he said.

“I visit him, he recognizes me, but there’s no communication because he’s connected to [medical] devices. Every day they let me in, I spend half an hour [with him], I hold his hand. When I ask: ‘Father, do you recognize me?’ He gestures and lets me know.” 

“These are some of the best doctors in the world… I have no concerns [about my father’s care], many thanks to them. In that respect, all’s well. It takes time, because the consequences are very difficult, and the rehabilitation period will be long and tough.”

Unfortunately, despite signs of improvement Abdulmanap Nurmagomedov reportedly succumbed to the illness earlier today.

Everyone at LowKickMMA sends our condolences to the Nurmagomedov family at this difficult time.

One Championship Double Champ Aung La N Sang Has Tested Positive For COVID-19

Aung La N SangOne Championship’s two division champion Aung La N Sang has revealed that he has tested positive for COVID-19. In a post to his Instagram the fighter shared the news, stating that he and his family will be quarantining for the next 14 days. “Dear family and friends, I got tested for covid-19 on Monday and […]

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One Championship’s two division champion Aung La N Sang has revealed that he has tested positive for COVID-19.

In a post to his Instagram the fighter shared the news, stating that he and his family will be quarantining for the next 14 days.

“Dear family and friends, I got tested for covid-19 on Monday and the result came back today and I am positive. So my family and I will be quarantining ourselves for the next 14 days. I had a slight fever, congestion, body ache and fatigue on the first two days. Besides that I am blessed that my whole family is doing well. We are really in this together and we will get over this.”

The double champion most recently defended his light heavyweight title against Heavyweight champion Brandon Vera in October of 2019.

Since then it has been rumored he would defend his middleweight title in a trilogy bout against Vitaly Bigdash.

One Championship held an event with no crowd in Singapore back in February and planned to continue this with all the events they had scheduled. The organization decided against continuing this after COVID-19 began spreading at a rapid rate around the globe and has since held off holding any events.

Recently the promotion announced their return on July 31st in Bangkok with events to be held in the months following.

The announced event on July 31st will be held without any crowd in attendance and will feature no MMA bouts on the line-up. This card is instead to be headlined by two championship Muay Thai matchups, a trilogy bout, Rodtang vs Petchdam III, and Petchmorakot vs Yodsanklai.

 There has been no announcement made by the organization on when Aung La N Sang will make his return, however, due to his recent positive test it is not likely to be anytime soon.

Dustin Poirier Says Conor McGregor Loss Helped Him Evolve As A Fighter

Dustin PoirierLightweight contender Dustin Poirier says his knockout loss to former dual weight UFC champion Conor McGregor helped him evolve into the mentally and physically tough fighter we see today. Poirier returned to the win column this past weekend by outlasting Dan Hooker in the UFC on ESPN 12 main event. Both men went to war […]

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Lightweight contender Dustin Poirier says his knockout loss to former dual weight UFC champion Conor McGregor helped him evolve into the mentally and physically tough fighter we see today.

Poirier returned to the win column this past weekend by outlasting Dan Hooker in the UFC on ESPN 12 main event. Both men went to war for five rounds but ‘The Diamond’ was the unanimous winner on the judge’s scorecards.

Speaking to Ariel Helwani Poirier revealed he become more comfortable in his own skin after losing to McGregor in 2014 and it has helped go from a fun featherweight to one of the best 155lb fighters in the game, he said.

“It definitely started happening after the Conor McGregor loss. That was the start of it. It’s been a long process, being a father, losing again, winning some and losing again, and winning another one. It’s just a long evolution of stop caring so much. You just stop caring about the noise and stuff that doesn’t matter.”

Poirier explained that as a younger man he took everything too seriously including criticism from fans or journalists. Today, he is able to block out all of the noise, be happy and it shows in his fights.

“A lot of times in my younger career, I felt like it was life or death,” Poirier said. “Every comment on Instagram and Twitter, every journalist who said something, I felt like everybody was against me. I felt like if I lost I would be written off, it’s the end of my career. I’m a bum if I lose this fight. And then you lose a few times and you’re like, ‘Oh sh*t, I can still put this back together. Oh man, I’m still providing for my family. I’m still loving what I do.’ It’s like you’ve been bent but not broken a lot of times and I feel like it made me stronger and it made me the man I am today. I’m happy. I’m genuinely happy.” (Transcribed by MMA Fighting)

Do you think this evolved version of Dustin Poirier will beat Conor McGregor in a rematch?

UFC Will Hold Nine Events In August Including UFC 242

UFCThe UFC will be hosting nine events in August. On Wednesday, the Nevada State Athletic Commission approved five regular UFC events as well as four dates for Dana White’s Contender Series. The first fight card will go ahead on August 1. In the main event, former bantamweight champion Holly Holm will take on rising star […]

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The UFC will be hosting nine events in August. On Wednesday, the Nevada State Athletic Commission approved five regular UFC events as well as four dates for Dana White’s Contender Series.

The first fight card will go ahead on August 1. In the main event, former bantamweight champion Holly Holm will take on rising star Irene Aldana. The winner will likely be next in line for a shot at dual weight UFC champion Amanda Nunes, should she decided to fight again.

On August 8 the UFC will host another event headlined by heavyweight contenders Derrick Lewis and Aleksei Oleinik. Former middleweight champion Chris Weidman is also expected to return on the card against Omari Akhmedov.

Next up, UFC 252 which is set to be headlined by Stipe Miocic vs. Daniel Cormier III on August 15. The heavyweight duo currently hold one win each in the series and will settle the rivalry before ‘DC’ calls time on his all-time great career. Elsewhere on the card heavyweight contender, Jairzinho Rozenstruik will look to get back to winning ways after his devasting KO loss to Francis Ngannou. He takes on former champion Junior Dos Santos on the UFC 252 undercard.

Following that the UFC will host an event on August 22. As of yet, the card has no main event, but three fights have been announced. Mariya Agapova will take on Shana Dobson. Mizuki Inoue faces Amanda Lemos and Angela Hill squares off against Michelle Waterson.

The final UFC card of the month will take place on August 29. Once again, the main event has not yet been confirmed but several bouts have been announced including a light-heavyweight match-up between Anthony Smith and Aleksander Rakic. Featherweight contenders Zabit Magomedsharipov and Yair Rodriguez are also expected to face off on the card.

Alongside these events the UFC will run four Contender Series cards next month with the first being on August 4. The promotion will then host these cards every Tuesday night to the remainder of the month.

What UFC fight taking place in August are you most excited for?