MMA news: Ian Machado Garry blasts ‘absolute coward’ Colby Covington
After stepping in to replace the injured Belal Muhammad at UFC 310, Ian Machado Garry has been extremely critical of former interim UFC welterweight champion Colby Covington.
Rumours of a potential bout between Garry and Covington began to circulate earlier in the year for UFC 303 after a back-and-forth on social media, but the match-up never materialised.
This led to Machado Garry fighting Michael ‘Venom’ Page instead at UFC 303, where he won a decision, writes Sports News Blitz’s Niall Togher…
MMA news: Leon Edwards breaks silence following Belal Muhammad defeat
Ever since losing the UFC Welterweight title to Belal Muhammad at UFC 304 in July, Leon Edwards has been quiet when it comes to discussing his future.
After Edwards’ name did not seem to be mentioned as a possible replacement opponent for Shavkat Rakhmonov at UFC 310 following Belal Muhammed’s injury, many fans wondered when we could see the former champion inside the Octagon again, writes Sports News Blitz’s Niall Togher.
UFC Fight Night betting tips: Yan to finish Figuerido late; Ulberg to own Oezdemir
The UFC heads to China for their next Fight Night event and it will be headlined by a pair of former champions when former two-time bantamweight champion Petr Yan takes on former two-time flyweight champion Deiveson Figueiredo.
Sports News Blitz writer Niall Togher takes a look at the fights and gives some suggested bets for the bouts.
MMA news: Tom Aspinall talks about potential title unification bout vs Jon Jones
After Jon Jones made the first defence of his heavyweight title on Saturday when he finished Stipe Miocic with a spinning back kick to the body, all attention shifts to what is next for him.
Sports News Blitz’s MMA writer Niall Togher reports…