Stephen Thompson Reveals What He Did To Upset The UFC

Stephen Thompson might be the nicest person on the UFC roster, but there was one time that this backfired. “Wonderboy” Thompson has garnered favor with the fans over the years, simply for being about as wholesome as one can be while still f…

Stephen Thompson might be the nicest person on the UFC roster, but there was one time that this backfired. “Wonderboy” Thompson has garnered favor with the fans over the years, simply for being about as wholesome as one can be while still fist fighting for a living. He always seems to bring a level of…

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John Kavanagh Wants “Wonderboy” Next For Gunnar Nelson

Gunnar Nelson was impressive in his last outing against Alan Jouban on Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 107 co-headliner, and John Kavanagh sees “Wonderboy” as his pupil’s next step. SBG’s Icelander Nelson lit up the O2 Arena in London, England with a slick second-round submission which earned him a $50,000 “Performance of the Night” bonus. Nelson’s […]

Gunnar Nelson was impressive in his last outing against Alan Jouban on Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 107 co-headliner, and John Kavanagh sees “Wonderboy” as his pupil’s next step. SBG’s Icelander Nelson lit up the O2 Arena in London, England with a slick second-round submission which earned him a $50,000 “Performance of the Night” bonus. Nelson’s […]

Watch: UFC Fight Flashback: Tyron Woodley vs Stephen Thompson 1

Tyron Woodley and Stephen “Wonderboy” Thompson are set to clash on Saturday night at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas for the UFC welterweight championship. The fight promises to be a close contest between two of the welterweight division’s brightest stars. Woodley and Thompson fought to a thrilling majority draw decision in their first fight, […]

Tyron Woodley and Stephen “Wonderboy” Thompson are set to clash on Saturday night at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas for the UFC welterweight championship. The fight promises to be a close contest between two of the welterweight division’s brightest stars. Woodley and Thompson fought to a thrilling majority draw decision in their first fight, […]

Archives: Khabib’s Hilarious Interpretation of Romantic Movies (2017)

The following article was published on this day five years ago. It is presented to you in its original, unaltered form, courtesy of The MMA News Archives. On This Day Five Years Ago… [ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED FEBRUARY 27, 2017, 10:04 PM] Khabib Nurmagomedov is not the first person who would spring to mind for many looking…

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The following article was published on this day five years ago. It is presented to you in its original, unaltered form, courtesy of The MMA News Archives.

On This Day Five Years Ago…

[ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED FEBRUARY 27, 2017, 10:04 PM]

Khabib Nurmagomedov is not the first person who would spring to mind for many looking for an explanation of romantic comedy plots.

That being said, there are many out there who would agree wholeheartedly with his interpretations. theChive caught up with the Russian fighter ahead of his lightweight interim championship title fight at UFC 209 this coming Saturday, as part of a sponsored media exercise prior to the most anticipated card of 2017 so far.

Nurmagomedov was given a number of plots of popular “chick-flicks” and asked how he felt about each of them. The opportunity to take a jaunt into the world of movie reviews seemed as equally bemusing to Khabib as it must to those who have watched the clip. This, however, is comedy gold.

You can watch the full clip above.

UFC 209 features Nurmagomedov’s fight against Tony Ferguson and is headlined by the welterweight rematch title fight featuring champion Tyron Woodley and contender Stephen “Wonderboy” Thompson.

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Watch: UFC 209 Embedded: Vlog Series, Episode 1 “Tony is in Trouble”

Episode 1 of the popular “Embedded” series features a legion of Muslim Khabib Nurmagomedov fans showing their support for their man ahead of UFC 209 this Saturday at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, NV. “Tony is in trouble” is the chant among the popular Dagestani’s fans who mob outside of the AKA Gym in San Jose. […]

Episode 1 of the popular “Embedded” series features a legion of Muslim Khabib Nurmagomedov fans showing their support for their man ahead of UFC 209 this Saturday at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, NV. “Tony is in trouble” is the chant among the popular Dagestani’s fans who mob outside of the AKA Gym in San Jose. […]

GSP Coach Not Interested in Titles, Wants ‘Epic’ McGregor or Bisping Fights

If Tristar coach Firas Zahabi has his way, Georges St-Pierre (GSP) will fight UFC lightweight champion Conor McGregor or middleweight title-holder, Michael Bisping Many fight fans got their wish last week when it was confirmed that George St-Pierre would be returning to the UFC’s ranks following more than three years away from MMA. The ever-popular […]

If Tristar coach Firas Zahabi has his way, Georges St-Pierre (GSP) will fight UFC lightweight champion Conor McGregor or middleweight title-holder, Michael Bisping Many fight fans got their wish last week when it was confirmed that George St-Pierre would be returning to the UFC’s ranks following more than three years away from MMA. The ever-popular […]