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Islam Makhachev recently voiced his concerns over the UFC’s apparent lack of promotion for his upcoming fight against Alexander Volkanovski at UFC 284. The lightweight champion is set to face his biggest test to date when he takes on the reigning featherweight champion in a superfight in Perth next week. The two titleholders will go…
Islam Makhachev dismisses Alexander Volkanovski’s takedown defense ahead of their fight at UFC 284. At UFC 284, Volkanovski looks to solidify himself as an MMA legend by becoming a two-division UFC champion. To do so, he must defeat Makhachev, the reigning lightweight champion who’s looked nearly unbeatable recently. Both fighters joined Daniel Cormier for a…
UFC Vegas 68 takes place this coming Saturday, February 4th at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada. Derrick Lewis is slamming referee Dan Miragliotta ahead of UFC Vegas 68. The main event will feature heavyweights Derrick Lewis (26-10 MMA) vs Sergey Spivak (15-3 MMA). Lewis, 37, is looking to rebound from 3 losses in…
Colby Covington may be on his way back to the octagon in the very near future as Ali Abdelaziz has announced that the UFC already has plans in place for the controversial fighter, with TUF already being presented to the welterweight. ‘Chaos’ hasn’t competed in the sport since being assaulted by Jorge Masvidal whilst out…
UFC welterweight contender Gilbert Burns has reiterated his desire to fight Jorge Masvidal in a five-rounder, outlining the benefit of an extra 10 minutes. Last week, Dana White announced the main attractions for the UFC 287 pay-per-view in April. As well as a middleweight championship rematch between Alex Pereira and Israel Adesanya, stakes will be…
Derrick Lewis will headline UFC Fight Night 218 as he faces Serghei Spivac in a heavyweight bout. Leading up to the fight, the No.7-ranked heavyweight fired back at former opponent and UFC Hall of Famer Daniel Cormier for his recent criticism. Speaking at the UFC Fight Night 218 media day, Lewis discussed his critics, stating:…
‘Big’ John McCarthy and Josh Thomson have weighed in on the highly-anticipated five-round matchup between Max Holloway and Arnold Allen that’ll reportedly headline the UFC Fight Night card on April 15th. In the latest edition of the Weighing In podcast, former UFC lightweight Josh Thomson alluded to the fact that Max Holloway hasn’t competed since…
Islam Makhachev recently hosted the Nelk Boys, a famous YouTube group, in Dagestan during his fight camp for his upcoming title fight against Alexander Volkanovski at UFC 284. The Nelk Boys rose to fame for their prank videos and vlogs centered around North American college culture. During their stay in Dagestan, the group showed Makhachev a compilation…
A rare picture of Israel Adesanya and Alex Pereira from 2016 is making the rounds on Twitter. A page with the handle @fightpicsgofar shared the photo from when ‘The Last Stylebender’ faced ‘Poatan’ for the first time in kickboxing at Glory of Heroes 1. The picture looks like it was taken right after the staredown…
Aljamain Sterling believes his future is at 145lbs after stating his desire to move up a weight class once he faces Henry Cejudo. Sterling most recently defended the bantamweight title at UFC 280 last year, where he dominated T.J. Dillashaw to win via a second-round TKO. Following his victory, the champ stated he wanted the…
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