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Referee Marc Goddard was involved in a physical confrontation with a fighter on Friday night which led to an instant disqualification. Ahmad Al Darmaki thought he had secured a sensational submission victory at UAE Warriors 12 in his home country. @Grabaka_Hitman (Twitter) 3 Ahmad Al Darmaki turned violent towards top …

The UFC heads back to Las Vegas this weekend for the Fight Night 173 clash between Derek Brunson and Edmen Shahbazyan. The world of UFC has been on Fight Island for the past month with a host of top class events put on in Abu Dhabi. 2 UFC Fight Night …

As the world continues to work from home, UFC President Dana White’s office is the stuff of dreams. White has been busy in recent weeks with ongoing attempts to stage UFC 249 – featuring Tony Ferguson’s bout with Justin Gaethje. Barstool Sports (YouTube) 14 Dana White’s UFC office in Las …

Francis Ngannou took 20 seconds to finish Jairzinho Rozenstruik at UFC 249, but the big hitting heavyweight has spent years destroying some of the world’s toughest guys and has had gone through Hell to get to the promised land. Here’s how he got there… Getty – Contributor 8 Francis Ngannou …

Conor McGregor avoids difficult fights, according to Khabib Nurmagomedov. The lightweight champion, who defends his title against Tony Ferguson in April, dismissed McGregor’s 40-second win over Donald Cerrone by calling Cowboy ‘finished’ and added if he had anything about him he would take on someone like Justin Gaethje next. Getty …

The 39-year-old quits after 14 years in the sport