Chris Weidman’s wife has issued a statement on the status of the former middleweight champion after he suffered a freakish leg injury at UFC 261. On the UFC 261 pay-per-view last night, Chris Weidman looked to defeat Uriah Hall for the second tim…
Chris Weidman’s wife has issued a statement on the status of the former middleweight champion after he suffered a freakish leg injury at UFC 261. On the UFC 261 pay-per-view last night, Chris Weidman looked to defeat Uriah Hall for the second time in their careers. Before the fight could really take off, though, Hall […]
Ben Askren has sent a message to former opponent Jorge Masvidal after his stunning KO loss to Kamaru Usman at UFC 261. Masvidal was knocked out in the second round of his welterweight title fight with Kamaru Usman after the Nigerian landed a ferocious right hand on ‘Gamebred.’ Now Askren, a former foe of Masvidal […]
Ben Askren has sent a message to former opponent Jorge Masvidal after his stunning KO loss to Kamaru Usman at UFC 261.
Telling his Twitter followers that he doesn’t believe in Karma, Askren is referencing his own shocking KO which came at the hands of Jorge Masvidal himself when he was knocked out in a UFC-record five seconds when the pair fought at UFC 239.
Ben Askren found himself on the end of another ‘viral KO’ last week when he was knocked out by Youtuber turned professional boxer in the first round of Askren’s professional boxing debut.
It would appear that Askren has turned down the chance to take a bite at Masvidal, especially after Masvidal trained Jake Paul for their fight.
Jorge Masvidal had appeared to be on a resurgence in his career after he knocked out Darren Till, Ben Askren and beat Nate Diaz for the ‘BMF’ title back in 2019.
However Masvidal now finds himself with back to back losses, both coming to the Welterweight Champion, Kamaru Usman however it is the first time Masvidal has been knocked out in the UFC. He is also now 3-4 in his last seven fights.
As for Askren he hasn’t fought in MMA since 2019 after a submission loss to Demian Maia with ‘Funky’ announcing his retirement from mixed martial arts shortly after the loss.
What would you like to see next for Masvidal, should he retire or should he try and rebound from his loss?
Zhang Weili has issued a statement following her TKO loss to Rose Namajunas at UFC 261. Zhang Weili came out on the losing end for the first time in eight years when she dropped the UFC strawweight championship to Rose Namajunas at UFC 261. It was a fl…
Zhang Weili has issued a statement following her TKO loss to Rose Namajunas at UFC 261. Zhang Weili came out on the losing end for the first time in eight years when she dropped the UFC strawweight championship to Rose Namajunas at UFC 261. It was a flush head kick that spelled the demise of […]
The UFC 261 bonuses have been released. The pay-per-view event took place in Jacksonville, Florida at the VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena. Headlining the card was a clash between Kamaru Usman and Jorge Masvidal for the welterweight title. This fig…
The UFC 261 bonuses have been released. The pay-per-view event took place in Jacksonville, Florida at the VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena. Headlining the card was a clash between Kamaru Usman and Jorge Masvidal for the welterweight title. This fight saw Usman land a nasty straight right hand to knockout Masvidal then landed some hammer fists […]
UFC 261 was an eventful night and one of the reasons why was because of Nick Diaz being in attendance. Diaz showed up during fight week and ended up in attendance during the pay-per-view event which took place on Saturday night. It led to speculation among fans as to whether a potential UFC return could […]
UFC 261 was an eventful night and one of the reasons why was because of Nick Diaz being in attendance.
Diaz showed up during fight week and ended up in attendance during the pay-per-view event which took place on Saturday night. It led to speculation among fans as to whether a potential UFC return could be on the cards for the former welterweight title challenger.
That appears to be the case as per UFC president Dana White.
“Yeah, Nick wants to fight,” White said at the UFC 261 post-fight press conference. “Sure [I’m willing to give him a fight]. I will see how this goes. He’s waiting for me in the back right now. I’m going to go talk to him.”
As for a potential opponent? Khamzat Chimaev is an option.
“No,” White said when asked if it would be crazy for Chimaev to be a potential opponent for Diaz.
Diaz, of course, hasn’t competed since a no contest against Anderson Silva back in January 2015. Talks of a return have regularly occurred but have never come to fruition.
But with his manager claiming Diaz will 99.9 compete in 2021, it looks like that might be the case now.
UFC 261 featured three title fights and the return of fans to an indoor arena that certainly helped fight fans feel a sense of normalcy after a turbulent year because of the COVID-19 pandemic. While two champions defended, one title changed hands…
UFC 261 featured three title fights and the return of fans to an indoor arena that certainly helped fight fans feel a sense of normalcy after a turbulent year because of the COVID-19 pandemic. While two champions defended, one title changed hands and the entire event is certainly one for the books. There was a […]
Ben Askren has sent a message to former opponent Jorge Masvidal after his stunning KO loss to Kamaru Usman at UFC 261. Masvidal was knocked out in the second round of his welterweight title fight with Kamaru Usman after the Nigerian landed a ferocious right hand on ‘Gamebred.’ Now Askren, a former foe of Masvidal […]