The UFC’s top knockouts of 2024 is a robust list of nearly four dozen finishes, and if you’re dealing with any post-holiday seasonal depression, watching these might pick ya right back up. And sure, the ones you expect to be there are there from Alex Pereira and Max Holloway and Ilia Topuria and Tom Aspinall.
Day: December 27, 2024
Donald Cerrone is taking the proper steps to make his UFC return a reality in 2025. Cerrone (36-17 MMA, 23-14 UFC), who at a time held UFC returns for fights, wins, finishes and bonuses, retired from competition in July 2022. He went winless in his final seven octagon appearances and admitted his love for the
When Conor McGregor fought Floyd Mayweather in the second biggest boxing event of all time, Drake was on his side. When McGregor walked on stage to weigh in for the biggest MMA fight of his career against Khabib Nurmagomedov back at UFC 229, Drake was part of his crew. Knowing that, one might conclude that
Michael Johnson fought the who’s who in MMA – including Khabib Nurmagomedov. Johnson was submitted by Nurmagomedov in the third round of their lightweight bout at UFC 205 in November 2016. Johnson hung tough, but Nurmagomedov’s grappling proved to be too overwhelming. “I fought mine on two weeks’ notice,” Johnson said on the “Overdogs Podcast.”
Chan Sung Jung, or better known as “Korean Zombie,” is considered by many as an MMA legend due to his insane fighting style. But although he had a reputation as a wild brawler, he was also a technical fighter. In May 2012, Jung picked up arguably the biggest win of his career, which served as
ESPN News Services Dec 16, 2024, 11:30 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Colby Covington on Monday decried the fact that his UFC bout against Joaquin Buckley on Saturday in Tampa, Florida, was stopped in the third round due to excessive bleeding from a cut above his right eye. “I was just getting warmed up in
Israel Adesanya doesn’t lack any motivation ahead of his first UFC non-title fight in years. Adesanya (24-4 MMA, 13-4 UFC) will look to snap a two-fight losing skid when he meets Nassourdine Imavov (15-4 MMA, 7-2 UFC) Feb. 1 in the UFC Fight Night 250 headliner at ANB Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. In his
Robert Whittaker is not ready to write off fellow former UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya just yet. Adesanya (24-4 MMA, 13-4 UFC) will look to snap a two-fight losing skid when he takes on Nassourdine Imavov (15-4 MMA, 7-2 UFC) on Feb. 1 in the UFC Fight Night 250 headliner at ANB Arena in Riyadh,
How’s this for an “overreaction”: 2025 will be yet another year without Conor McGregor fighting in the UFC. We’re coming up on three-and-a-half years since McGregor last competed inside the octagon, when he broke his leg and lost by injury TKO in a trilogy with Dustin Poirier at UFC 264. The former UFC two-division champion’s
Former UFC middleweight champion Robert Whittaker is contemplating a move to light heavyweight, which is something Chael Sonnen would love to see. Sonnen can speak from experience because he challenged for the UFC middleweight and light heavyweight titles – in back-to-back fights, no less. With Whittaker’s career in an interesting place, Sonnen would love to
Henry Cejudo couldn’t help but laugh at Chael Sonnen’s speech to Colby Covington after UFC on ESPN 63. Sonnen cornered Covington (17-5 MMA, 12-5 UFC) in his doctor stoppage TKO loss to Joaquin Buckley earlier this month in Tampa, Fla. Covington suffered a cut on his right eyelid, which forced the doctor to intervene and