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Report: Khabib Nurmagomedov reveals he suffered seizures before UFC 229 weigh-ins
'The Eagle' spoke recently with Russia's main state-owned television channel 1: “I slept very well on the day before the fight because the day before that I didn’t sleep at all. I had a serious weight cut. I made weight 7 hours ahead of time. I had seizures, I threw up even though I didn’t have anything inside of me. I felt really bad. I probably wouldn’t tell about this if I didn’t win the fight, because it would sound like an excuse. Everything turned out well, I won. But I just want to tell you that I felt pretty bad.” H/T Sherdog
Coach reports fighter ok following mother of all hematomas
Brazilian atomweight Janaina Soares's face went viral after she lost to Vanessa Goncalves via elbows from top mount at Favela Kombat 30. Her Scorpion Fight Team coach Lucas Chagas: "She did exams the next day, her eyes are open already, and she suffered no injury in the skull. It was swollen because of the elbows, but everything is fine.” Soares plans to fight again on October 20, vs. Julie Mezabarba at NCE 31 in Rio de Janeiro. H/T MMA Fighting
Pride Rules reign in Indonesia
Rogan: I don't want to see Khabib vs. Conor rematch
On a recent JRE MMA show, Joe Rogan said he isn't much curious about a rematch between Khabib Nurmagomedov and Conor McGregor: “I guess you could sort of say that’s the same thing that happened in the Nate Diaz fight and then Conor came back and won the rematch. The argument is Conor was rusty, he’s out of the cage for two years, he gets back, let’s do a rematch… and financially, it was the biggest fight of all time. If they could talk people into a rematch, I get it. But I don’t want to see that. I want to see Tony [Ferguson]. I want to see Tony and Khabib.” H/T MMA Weekly
Eddie Alvarez signs with ONE Championship
UFC owner 'really concerned' about fate of missing Saudi journalist
The Saudi Public Investment Fund has been planning a $400 million investment into Endeavor, parent company of the UFC. However, there is concern around the role Saudi officials are alleged to have played in the disappearance of journalist Jamal Khashoggi in Turkey on October 2; it's been alleged that the dissident journalist was murdered and dismembered in the Saudi embassy. "I personally am really concerned about it,” said Endeavor CEO Ari Emanuel. “We are concerned about it. But all I can say is that we are monitoring the situation. And that’s legally all I can say right now. It is very, very concerning. Really concerning. On the face of it it’s upsetting. And we are monitoring the situation right now. That is all I am able and will say right now.” H/T MMA Weekly
Fighters go head to head
Diaz responds to Poirier withdrawl
Poirier says nagging hip injury forced him from fight with Nate Diaz at UFC 230
Dustin Poirier, on The MMA Hour with Luke Thomas: “This is something I’ve been dealing with the last few camps, and it just progressively got worse. And then I did something with it this camp to where you know, like, I can still move around on it, I can still train, but if, say, I do a sprint, the next two days my range of motion is going to be horrible and I’m going to be in a lot of pain. It just got too bad to keep pushing at this point with it. ... Next week I’m flying out to LA to get another scan and another opinion and if the second doctor agrees with the first, I think it will be a pretty quick return. We’re just going to do some stem cell stuff."
Nurmagomedov's manager not impressed with 50 Cent's offer
Ali Abdelaziz on rap mogul 50 Cent's $2 million offer to UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov to come to Bellator MMA: "For $2 million, [that won't even] open a Coca-Cola bottle for Khabib. Khabib make a lot of money. We talk about $50 MILLION and up, we can talk. But $2 mil? This is garbage. Whatever 50 Cent said today is garbage. It's disrespectful." H/T TMZ
Zeferino out of PFL 10 WW quarter and semifinals, Abubakar Nurmagomedov in
Let's hope there's not a year of this like the last time
Zahabi: GSP would do McGregor like Khabib did, but worse
GSP's coach Firas Zahabi on a recent live chat: “GSP would do much of the same, even more than what Khabib did. GSP has an explosive shot from the outside, and ... he has a better range. He has a longer range for his takedowns, a longer range for his striking. His submissions and ground and pound and jiu-jitsu, it’s very similar to Khabib. ... And GSP is very familiar with what McGregor does, that karate, taekwondo, kickboxing hybrid style. That’s stuff we grew up with, so we know that very, very well. We’re very familiar with those teeps, those counter lefts, very familiar with those kind of stuff. Khabib (vs GSP) would be a mega fight. ... If they did it for 155, or I’m hearing now a 165 lb title, that would make sense — or 170. Whatever it is, just those two names, would probably beat McGregor vs. Khabib. Because of this win, Khabib now is going to be more famous than ever. Khabib is going to be the biggest name in the lightweight division for a while.” H/T BE
Dear MMA: Please hire the great Mauro Ranallo immediately
Cheick Kongo wants a title shot
Bellator MMA heavyweight Cheick Kongo extended his win streak to seven on Saturday, on the same night as Fedor dramatically entered the finals of the Heavyweight GP, that he was never in: “I used to be quiet because I was pretty angry, but what could I say? Of course [I deserve a shot],” said Kongo. “If I didn’t fight for the belt, it would be a big shame. Three years, seven wins in a row – a win is a win. ... No matter who’s going to be the winner, Bellator’s [holding my belt] for three years, four years, and I think at some point that’s something I deserve to get." H/T MMAjunkie
With Tukhugov out, Michael Johnson in vs. Artem Lobov at UFC Fight Night 138 in Moncton on 10/27
Khabib Nurmagomedov camp member Zubaira Tukhugov was removed from his fight vs. Artem Lobov at UFC Fight Night 138 in Moncton, NB on October 27 due to his involvement in the UFC 229 post fight melee. Ironically, Lobov had been removed from a fight at UFC 223 due to his role on the pre-fight bus attack on Nurmagomedov. Now ESPN reports that Michael Johnson is the current frontrunner to replace Tukhugov vs. Lobov.
