LAS VEGAS – Jamal Pogues was stoked to get a UFC shot and make his debut in 2022, but the big picture got in the way.
Pogues’ mom, he said, is battling Stage 3 cancer. When his dad had a health issue, as well, he made the choice to help care for them, as well as his own family immediate family.
That meant the 27-year-old heavyweight couldn’t fight Tafon Nchukwi this past December.