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Ranking the Greatest Heavyweights in MMA History

The UFC heavyweight division is better than it ever has been. For the first time in almost its entire history, the biggest weight class in the promotion has a legitimate blend of steely former champions, young up-and-comers and hardened veterans…

The UFC heavyweight division is better than it ever has been. For the first time in almost its entire history, the biggest weight class in the promotion has a legitimate blend of steely former champions, young up-and-comers and hardened veterans…

Daniel Cormier Reacts To Shocking Fall At UFC 226 Press Conference

Daniel Cormier reacts to his scary slip at today’s UFC 226 presser:

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There was a collective moment of silence when light heavyweight champion Daniel “DC” Cormier slipped at a UFC press conference earlier today.

Though “DC” didn’t suffer a fight-affecting injury, he was seen being helped off the stage and in noticeable pain.

Cormier was not happy about the situation, however, one of his team members told ESPN’s Brett Okamoto that his heavyweight championship bout with Stipe Miocic at UFC 226 was thankfully not in jeopardy:

It’s great news for this Saturday’s  (July 7, 2018) mega-event from T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, as Miocic vs. Cormier is arguably the biggest heavyweight fight in UFC history in addition to the fact that the card lost its co-main event last night when featherweight champion Max Holloway was forced out with concussion-like symptoms.

It appears that the UFC has finally dodged a bullet after three straight years of last-minute cancellations for its traditional International Fight Week show.

And finally, UFC fans can let out a sigh of relief and actually have something to look forward to in Las Vegas.

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Daniel Cormier Suffers Concerning Fall At UFC 226 Presser

ANOTHER #UFC226 title fight could be in jeopardy:

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Say it ain’t so. Please, say it ain’t so.

The fighters scheduled for the main and co-main events at this weekend’s (Sat., July 7, 2018) anticipated UFC 226 from T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, took part in a pre-fight press conference earlier today, and most of the focus was understandably on heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic’s super fight with light heavyweight Daniel Cormier.

But one day after featherweight champion Max Holloway was forced out of his originally scheduled co-main event with Brian Ortega, Cormier suffered a mishap that put yet another International Fight Week title fight in jeopardy (as has happened the last three years) by falling off the stage at the end of the presser.

Watch it right here:

There’s no word as of yet if Cormier is hurt, but the champ was walking with a noticeable limp after the fall.

If he were to be hurt and out of UFC 226 (please no), it would be the latest in a long and concerning series of cancellations for the UFC, which has seemingly seen a long and never-ending streak of high-profile headlining fights fall apart for one strange reason or another.

Holloway was forced out of a third fight in 2018 due to concussion-like symptoms yesterday, Yoel Romero was unable to win the title against Robert Whittaker at June’s UFC 225 when he missed weight and was given an additional two hours to make it but stopped after one hour, ultimately missing weight by 0.2 pounds, and of course, former interim lightweight champion Tony Ferguson was pulled from his oft-scheduled match-up with Khabib Nurmagomedov at April’s UFC 223 after tripping on a cable and injuring his knee fulfilling media obligations for the card.

Phew. That’s a lot of strange happenings, so let’s hope Cormier isn’t injured from this pointless fall.

Stay tuned fans.

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UFC 226 Faceoffs: Francis Ngannou & Derrick Lewis Engage In Awkward Staredown

Watch Francis Ngannou & Derrick Lewis’ awkwardly long #UFC226 presser staredown:

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If the Max Holloway news has you bummed out, no worries, UFC 226 still sports a plethora of exciting match-ups.

And one of the most exciting is the new co-main event between heavyweight sluggers Francis Ngannou and Derrick Lewis.

The UFC hosted a media day press conference in light of some of the recent headlines the Endeavor owned promotion has had as of late, however, it’s the staredowns that has the MMA universe talking.

Check out Ngannou and Lewis’ awkwardly long UFC 226 faceoff right here:

Not to be outdone, the baddest man on the planet, heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic was also in attendance ahead of his anticipated super fight with 205-pound king Daniel Cormier.

Watch Miocic and Cormier’s UFC 226 press conference faceoff here:

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UFC 226 Pre-Fight Press Conference

Watch the #UFC226 pre-fight press conference streaming live here:

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We’re only two days out from this weekend’s blockbuster (Sat., July 7, 2018) UFC 226 from T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Although it lost the anticipated featherweight title bout between Max Holloway and Brian Ortega in the co-main event, the pay-per-view event still features one of the biggest fights in UFC history when heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic meets light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier for the title in the card’s featured fight.

Heavyweight knockout sluggers Francis Ngannou and Derrick Lewis will also meet on the main card in a match-up that is legitimately one of the most potentially explosive fights in MMA right now.

The fighters will appear in the traditional pre-fight press conference starting at 6 p.m. EST. Watch it streaming live here:

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