Dana White Lists Chimaev, Holland, And Buckley As The Top Three Fighters To Watch In 2021
Dec 31, 2020
Namely, we’ve got welterweight prospect, Khamzat ‘Borz’ Chimaev who’s blitzed his way through three opponents already despite making his promotional bow just five months ago on ‘Fight Island’.
Another name worth keeping an eye on is middleweight striker, Kevin ‘The Trailblazer’ Holland who set a promotional record this year, scoring five consecutive victories in a calendar year, becoming the first middleweight in UFC history to do so.
Scoring the consensus Knockout of the Year Joaquin Buckley established a 3-1 record this in 2020, with his sole defeat coming against the aforenoted, Holland. Earning major plaudits, the 26-year-old stopped Impa Kasanganay with a highlight-reel spinning back-kick at UFC Fight Island 5 in October, in a stunning finish which earned him worldwide recognition.
Khamzat Chimaev Deemed Unfit To Fight Leon Edwards Due To Lung Issue
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Dec 30, 2020
Ruled from his first promotional headliner at UFC Fight Island 8 on January 20 uber-prospect, Khamzat ‘Borz’ Chimaev has been deemed medically unfit to prepare for his would-be showdown with perennial welterweight contender, Leon ‘Rocky’ Edwards, as he deals with a lung issue following a recent positive COVID-19 test result.
Chimaev, who was initially paired with Birmingham native, Edwards at UFC Vegas 17 on December 19 seen that pairing shelved as well after the former had been struck down with a particularly debilitating case of COVID-19 to boot, where he shed a whopping twelve pounds of body weight.
Kevin Holland, Vicente Luque Offer To Replace Khamzat Chimaev Against Leon Edwards
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Dec 29, 2020
With uber-prospect, Khamzat ‘Borz’ Chimaev out of his first promotional headliner on January 20 against perennial welterweight contender, Leon ‘Rocky’ Edwards some notable suitors have offered their services on short notice to meet to the Birmingham native at the ‘Fight Island’ event.
Streaking fan-favourite, Kevin ‘The Trailblazer’ Holland, and one-time opponent of Edwards, Vicente ‘The Silent Assassin’ Luque have both offered Edwards the opportunity to feature at the Flash Forum, Abu Dhabi, UAE showcase.
Conor McGregor Tweets And Deletes Twitter Barbs With Ali Abdelaziz
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Dec 26, 2020
Former two-weight world champion, ‘The Notorious’ Conor McGregor remains entangled among a rivalry with undisputed lightweight best, Khabib ‘The Eagle’ Nurmagomedov, and last night, aimed some barbs at the Dagestani along with Dominance MMA leader, Ali Abdelaziz.
In a series of tweets which have since been deleted, McGregor posted, “
MeDanaAliGonnaGetcha” before posting, “
Robert Earl Britton is the man“. Robert Britton is, of course, the name Abdelaziz used when he signed up with USADA back in 2001.
Drawing an eventual response from Abdelaziz, the manager claimed McGregor would fail to hold Octagon gold at either lightweight again, or even at welterweight, listing a couple of his clients who would knock him back, including Justin Gaethje, Kamaru Usman, Gilbert Burns, Khamzat Chimaev, Islam Makhachev, Beneil Dariush, Belal Muhammad, and Vicente Luque.
Dec 22, 2020
Set to land on ‘Fight Island’ for the third time in less than a year, the UFC is slated to host the first three-events of 2021 on Yas Island, Abu Dhabi, in UAE featuring two Fight Night events as well as January 23’s. UFC 257 showcase.
Originally moving their base of operations for the month of July to the Middle East island, the promotion hosted four events during the summer month with a pay-per-view event opening first ahead of three Fight Night outings.
Returning to the Flash Forum in late September this time for four events, the promotion hosted UFC 253 and UFC 254 pay-per-view events bookending a trio of Fight Night cards.