UFC 290 event was headlined by a men’s featherweight title fight between Alex Volkanovski and Yair Rodriguez. Alex Volkanovski (26-2 MMA) was returning to action for the first time since suffering a razor close decision loss to Islam Makhachev for the UFC lightweight title back in February of this year. That controversial setback had snapped the Aussie’s…
UFC lightweight champion Islam Makhachev recently opened up about the difficulties he faced during his weight cut leading up to his highly anticipated fight against Alexander Volkanovski at UFC 284. In a candid interview with Big John McCarthy and UFC veteran Josh Thomson on WEIGHING IN , Makhachev revealed that he had to endure a grueling process…
MMA Fans mercilessly troll Islam Makhachev as he tries to downplay Alex Volkanovski’s striking at UFC 284. The Dagestani fighter posted a photo of himself connecting with a jab as Alexander Volkanovski can be seen moving back. The lightweight champion captioned the post on Twitter, saying: “They called him “best striker in the world”” Take…
Khabib Nurmagomedov thinks Alexander Volkanovski will present a threat to Islam Makhachev at UFC 284, but it won’t be enough. Volkanovski (25-1 MMA, 12-0 UFC), the UFC featherweight titleholder, will move up a weight class when he challenges UFC Hall of Famer Nurmagomedov’s star pupil Makhachev (23-1 MMA, 12-1 UFC) for lightweight gold in the…
Robert Whittaker will face Paulo Costa at UFC 284 in Perth, Australia, alongside fellow Australian Alexander Volkanovski. ‘The Great’ is moving up to 155 lbs to take on the new lightweight champion, Islam Makhachev. Several MMA pundits, such as Josh Thomson, have said that Makhachev will be able to dominate Volkanovski in the octagon. The…
There have only been four simultaneous double champions in UFC history, with Conor McGregor, Amanda Nunes, Daniel Cormier, and Henry Cejudo the only fighters to achieve this feat to date. Will the UFC see any more simultaneous double champions in the future? It’s hard to say, but there are a handful of fighters who might…
American mixed martial arts fighter Max Holloway believes the winner of a trilogy with UFC featherweight champion Alex Volkanovski of Australia would not be worthy, called the best fighter in the history of their division. Max Holloway won’t allow anyone to label the winner of Saturday’s UFC 276 co-main event as the greatest featherweight of…
Aussie UFC king Alex Volkanovski insists he can become champ in TWO weight classes like Conor McGregor and defend both belts at the same time The UFC featherweight champion, Volkanovski (24-1 MMA, 11-0 UFC) will tangle with Holloway (23-6 MMA, 19-6 UFC) for a third time in the July 2 co-main event of UFC 276….
Leading up to UFC 273 this coming Saturday, April 9th has Alex Volkanovski stating that the decision to stop trying to please everyone has paid off. It will be Alex Volkanovski (23-1 MMA) vs The Korean Zombie (17-6 MMA) in the featherweight main event title bout at the VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Florida….
UFC featherweight champion Alex Volkanovski has picked Conor McGregor, Georges St-Pierre and Israel Adesanya as his three greatest fighters in UFC history. This Saturday night at UFC 273, Alex Volkanovski returns to action as he puts his 145-pound title on the line against Chan Sung Jung – aka The Korean Zombie. If he wins, some…
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