The bouts keep coming as a bantamweight contest between Urijah Faber and Petr Yan is in the works for UFC 245. That’s according to ESPN’s Brett Okamoto who, citing multiple sources, reports that it is close to being finalized. Faber recently came out of retirement in June when he knocked out Ricky Simon inside one […]
Faber recently came out of retirement in June when he knocked out Ricky Simon inside one round in the co-main event of UFC Sacramento. He would set his sights on a potential fight with current champion Henry Cejudo next.
However, with Cejudo out until early next year after undergoing shoulder surgery, Yan is the next best option. “No Mercy” is undefeated in five UFC appearances and most recently came off a unanimous decision win over Jimmie Rivera.
The Russian has been calling out a number of names since, including Faber, and has seemingly got his wish.
The news comes on the same day that it was reported that former featherweight champion Jose Aldo would be competing against Marlon Moraes at UFC 245 in what would be his bantamweight debut.
UFC 245 is already stacked with three title fights and it looks like the UFC is doing its best in making the end-of-year show even more stacked. The event takes place December 14 in Las Vegas and will be headlined by a welterweight title showdown between Kamaru Usman and Colby Covington.
It looks like Dana White will be letting Jose Aldo drop down to bantamweight after all. According to a report from ESPN, first reported by MMA Junkie, White has confirmed the former 145-pound kingpin will drop down to face Marlon Moraes at 135 pounds. The action will go down on the already stacked UFC 245 […]
The action will go down on the already stacked UFC 245 pay-per-view (PPV) card from the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada on December 14. Aldo recently had a two-fight win streak snapped when he was bested by Alexander Volkanovski at UFC 237 earlier this year. Now, he’ll drop down to bantamweight to try his hand against a former 135-pound title challenger.
Moraes had a four-fight win streak ended by Henry Cejudo at UFC 238, where the pair competed for the then-vacant bantamweight title. Cejudo finished Moraes in the third round via TKO. It will be interesting to see how the two Brazilian strikers fare against one another inside the Octagon.
UFC 245 Card
Kamaru Usman vs. Colby Covington
Max Holloway vs. Alexander Volkanovski
Amanda Nunes vs. Germaine de Randamie
Jose Aldo vs. Marlon Moraes
Urijah Faber vs. Petr Yan
Matt Brown vs. Ben Saunders
Jessica Eye vs. Viviane Araujo
Kai Kara-France vs. Brandon Moreno
Oskar Piechota vs. Punahele Sorian.
What do you think about a potential matchup between Aldo and Moraes at bantamweight?
Urijah Faber and Petr Yan are on a collision course. ESPN’s Brett Okamoto reports that Faber vs. Yan is in the works for UFC 245 on Dec. 14. If the bout can be finalized, it’ll be Faber’s second fight since coming out of retirement. F…
Urijah Faber and Petr Yan are on a collision course. ESPN’s Brett Okamoto reports that Faber vs. Yan is in the works for UFC 245 on Dec. 14. If the bout can be finalized, it’ll be Faber’s second fight since coming out of retirement. Faber made a memorable return to action when he stopped Ricky […]
UFC president Dana White and Colby Covington haven’t always gotten along, and it doesn’t sound like that’s going to change anytime soon. Things were rocky during negotiations to book Kamaru Usman vs. Colby Covington for later this year, but now a deal has finally been put in place. Covington will challenge Usman for the welterweight […]
Covington will challenge Usman for the welterweight championship on December 14 from the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. Speaking to Submission Radio recently, Covington was asked about the matchup, and his thoughts on the upcoming one-off BMF Championship being put in place for Jorge Masvidal vs. Nate Diaz at UFC 244. Hollywood megastar and WWE legend The Rock will be wrapping the belt around the winner’s waist.
When asked which professional wrestling legend he’d like to wrap the belt around his waist, if victorious at UFC 245 against Usman, Covington named WWE Hall Of Famer Kurt Angle – whose entrance theme he uses for his Octagon walkouts. However, Covington threatened, if UFC president Dana White attempts to wrap the belt around his waist in Las Vegas, he’s going to slap the UFC boss with it.
“I got a lot of people in my corner. A lot of people on team MAGA. We’re gonna be dropping MAGA bombs December 14th. It’s the Trump train and the Colby train continues. Choo choo. And just like I told you guys after Newark, get off the tracks or you’re gonna get ran over. Marty should have learned the lesson. He should have just waved, stayed off the tracks and waved while it goes by. But he wanted to stay on the tracks, so now he’s gonna get ran the fuck over.”
“It would have to be Kurt Angle because he’s just so American. And letting me use his walkout song, it’s gonna be one of the greatest walkouts again in the UFC history, just like the last one. And it just has so much symbolism. I’m America’s champ and he’s an American Olympic champion and world champion in the WWE, and everything he stands for, I stand for. So, I’d love to have him put the belt around me. But I also got a lot people that are gonna be in attendance.”
“I can tell you who’s not wrapping it around my waist, and that will not be Dana White. If he tries to wrap it around my waist, I’m gonna take the belt from him and slap him in the face with it.”
In regards to whether or not he cares that a star the magnitude of The Rock will be in attendance to put the belt around the waist of the Masvidal vs. Diaz winner, Covington claimed he couldn’t care less.
“Nah, I could care less. I mean, let him do that, let him hype up these losers that are never gonna sniff anywhere close to the greatness that I’ve sniffed. They’re not getting calls from the president of the United States, they’re not getting texts daily from the first family, they don’t have an open invite to the Whitehouse. Oh cool, you got some pro wrestlers? I know lots of pro wrestlers.
“Actually, I might have to have Kurt Angle show up and beat the Rock’s ass. I mean, let’s be honest, Kurt Angle won the Olympics with a broken freakin’ neck. The guy’s an intense machine. And Bobby Lashley, my friend over at the WWE, Ronda Rousey. I got so many friends over at the WWE. Paul Heyman. I got a lot of friends over there, I could care less about The Rock. He’s all hype, and they probably just had to pay him a ton of money to show up to do that.”
What do you think about Covington threatening to slap White?
Joanna Jedrzejczyk and Colby Covington may be teammates, but she’ll be rooting for Kamaru Usman. Covington and Usman will do battle at UFC 245 on Dec. 14. “Chaos” will be challenging for the UFC welterweight gold. The bout takes place…
Joanna Jedrzejczyk and Colby Covington may be teammates, but she’ll be rooting for Kamaru Usman. Covington and Usman will do battle at UFC 245 on Dec. 14. “Chaos” will be challenging for the UFC welterweight gold. The bout takes place inside the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada and will headline the card. Jedrzejczyk Not […]
Kamaru Usman’s manager expects “The Nigerian Nightmare” to teach Colby Covington a lesson, while at the same time putting other welterweights on notice. Usman will defend his UFC welterweight gold against Covington in the main event o…
Kamaru Usman’s manager expects “The Nigerian Nightmare” to teach Colby Covington a lesson, while at the same time putting other welterweights on notice. Usman will defend his UFC welterweight gold against Covington in the main event of UFC 245 on Dec. 14. The bout will be held inside the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. […]