UFC welterweight Lyman Good has been diagnosed with COVID-19 according to a report from ESPN. Good was scheduled to fight at UFC 249 on April 18th but his fight with Belal Muhammad was called off before the cancellation. Good spoke with Ariel Helwani about testing positive for COVID-19. He indicated that as soon as he […]
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Amanda Nunes out of May 9th UFC event
Amanda Nunes announced that she will not fight on May 9th so that she may have a full training camp. She told CBS Sports this on Monday. Nunes indicated that she wanted to wait until “coronavirus pass” to have a full camp. Nunes was to defend her bantamweight title against Felecia Spencer. The May 9th […]
White reconnects with fighters in teleconference
Dana White held the first of two teleconferences with his contracted fighters to discuss reopening the UFC to events which includes his plans for a “Fight Island.” White, who is a part of the Administration’s task force to reopen the United States, felt confident in going forward based on information he knows from the Trump […]
UFC files TM applications in anticipation of Fight Island
As I speculated a week again, UFC Fight Island is becoming a reality. The UFC filed a series of trademarks with the United States Patent and Trademark Office for “Fight Island” and “UFC Fight Island.” The mark, Fight Island, was previously abandoned which opened up the path for the promotion to file for it. In […]
UFC announces possible May 9th event, White sets sites on Apex
ESPN reports that the UFC plans to hold an event May 9th on PPV with the anticipated main event being Tony Ferguson taking on Justin Gaethje. Dana White then told Variety in an Exclusive story that they are planning on the fights taking place at The Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Nevada Athletic Commission […]