– The second episode of “UFC Linked” has been launched, as Nick Peet offers us a historical past lesson of MMA in England. The promotion returns to London subsequent Saturday with Fabricio Werdum vs. Alexander Volkov in the primary occasion.

Jack Marshman relives his debut, Dan Hardy goes by means of an inventory of memorable Octagon moments from London and Darren Until talks about his breakout 2017 and climb up the rankings.

– Amanda Nunes vs. Cris Cyborg is formally off in the interim, as Nunes will defend her bantamweight title towards Raquel Pennington at UFC 224. The bout was made official by the promotion for the Could 12 occasion in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

After Cyborg defended her featherweight title with a primary spherical end of Yana Kunitskaya at UFC 222, UFC president Dana White stated the bout with Nunes was the one to make. Nevertheless, Cyborg talked about needing extra time without work and hinted at July for a return to motion.

Nunes is on a six-fight win streak, together with a profitable title protection vs. Valentina Shevchenko final yr. Pennington has received every of her final 4, highlighted by a win over former champion Miesha Tate.

– Luke Rockhold’s subsequent battle will are available a brand new weight class, as the previous UFC middleweight champion instructed The MMA Hour that he’ll compete at mild heavyweight. Rockhold suffered a loss to Yoel Romero final month.

“I do not see me coming again, man,” Rockhold stated (because of MMA Fighting for the quotes). “The burden minimize is an excessive amount of on me. As you grow old, your bones get greater. The final couple cuts have been fairly brutal. I had hassle regulating my physique temperature and all that. It is not enjoyable. I am a unique fighter at 205.”

Rockhold can also be a former Strikeforce champion and is 16-Four total.