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Nikita Krylov Believes Coronavirus Is Transmitted Through The Television

Nikita Krylov has won two of four in his second run with the UFC and is ranked #10 in the UFC Light Heavyweight Division. The coronavirus is wreaking havoc across the globe right now, but Krylov doesn’t seem very concerned…

MMA Video Roundup Morning Edition (4/3/2020), Kayla Harrison Relives Her PFL Championship Run

Each day, Fightful is going to be bringing you the best of what the UFC, Bellator MMA, PFL and Rizin post on Youtube with the MMA Video Roundup. (Note: The majority of video descriptions are courtesy of the UFC, Bellator…

Stefan Struve Says Coronavirus Caused UFC To Delay Return To The Netherlands

A total of three UFC events have been postponed due to the coronavirus, with those shows being UFC Fight Night London, UFC Fight Night Columbus and UFC Fight Night Portland. While the UFC has yet to announce a return to…

Khabib Nurmagomedov Still Willing To Fight At UFC 249, Wants UFC To Send Him A Location

UFC Lightweight Champion Khabib Nurmagomedov was supposed to defend the gold against former UFC Interim Lightweight Champion Tony Ferguson in the main event of UFC 249, but Nurmagomedov would pull out of the fight due to the coronavirus pandemic. However,…

Dana White Claims Everyone Knew Khabib Nurmagomedov Wasn’t Fighting At UFC 249

UFC Lightweight Champion Khabib Nurmagomedov and former UFC Interim Lightweight Champion Tony Ferguson were supposed to collide in the main event of UFC 249, but then Nurmagomedov pulled out of the bout due to the coronavirus.  While some were surprised…

CSAC Cancels All Combat Sports Events In California Through May

A huge move has been made by the California State Athletic Commission (CSAC) in an attempt to battle the coronavirus, with that move being to cancel all combat sports events through the month of May.  ESPN obtained the following statement…

Conor McGregor Says Tony Ferguson Won The Game Of Chicken Surrounding UFC 249

UFC Lightweight Champion Khabib Nurmagomedov was scheduled to defend the title against former UFC Interim Lightweight Champion Tony Ferguson in the main event of UFC 249, but Nurmagomedov pulled out of the fight due to self-quarantining from the coronavirus. Ferguson…

Rizin 22 Canceled Due To The Coronavirus

MMA fans can add another promotion to those that are affected by the coronavirus pandemic as Rizin 22 has been canceled. Rizin officials issued the following statement via Twitter:   幻に終わったRIZIN.22のポスタービジュアルです。本当に残念です。我々RIZINスタッフ一同は、この苦難の時期にただ耐えるのでは無く、終息した後にパワーアップして皆さんをお迎えする為の準備期間にしたいと思います！“真夏の格闘技の祭典”を共に創造し、必ず実現させましょう！ pic.twitter.com/VrHQkY9vLQ — NOBUYUKI SAKAKIBARA (@nobu_sakakibara) April 2, 2020 Here…

Dustin Poirier Doesn’t Think That UFC Fight Night San Diego Will Happen

Former UFC Interim Lightweight Champion Dustin Poirier is scheduled to headline UFC Fight Night San Diego, taking on Dan Hooker. However, due to the coronavirus, one thing that Poirier believes is that UFC Fight Night San Diego will not happen…

Tony Ferguson Says Khabib Nurmagomedov “Bailed Out” Of UFC 249, Wants Him Stripped Of Title

UFC Lightweight Champion Khabib Nurmagomedov pulled out of UFC 249, citing self-quarantining due to the coronavirus as the reason for not fighting at the event. Former UFC Interim Lightweight Champion Tony Ferguson, who was scheduled to face Nurmagomedov at UFC…