UFC featherweight contender Ilia Topuria has some advice for some of the top-ranked featherweights. Ilia Topuria is set to headline UFC 298 on February 17 as he takes on Alexander Volkanovski for the featherweight title. It’s a highly-anticipated matchup and in the lead-up to the fight, the Georgian is a slight underdog as he’s -105…
Yair Rodriguez took on Josh Emmett in the co-main event at UFC 284 with the interim featherweight title on the line. Rodriguez found success with his leg kicks from the opening bell and even visibly hurt Emmett with a body kick in the opening round. While Emmett increased his output later in the round and…
The MMA community is debating whether Alexander Volkanovski can deal with a Brian Ortega-like situation if he fights Islam Makhachev or Charles Oliveira. The upcoming UFC 280 event on October 22 will be headlined by grappling wizards Makhachev and Oliveira. The duo will clash for the vacant UFC lightweight title in a highly anticipated matchup…
UFC featherweight contender Brian Ortega has spoken out for the first time since his fight-ending shoulder injury at UFC Long Island on Saturday. In the main event, Brian Ortega and Yair Rodriguez shared the octagon. Ortega tried to control Rodriguez on the cage and tried to get a takedown. Both fighters managed to land some…
The UFC featherweight champion, Australian Alexander Volkanovski, called his future opponent, American Brian Ortega, a cheater and accused him of doping. Recall, Brian Ortega tested positive for drostanolone in 2014 following his first-round submission victory over Mike De La Torre at UFC on FOX 12, which has since been changed to a no contest. Ortega…
UFC featherweight champion Australian Alexander Volkanovski compared his future opponent Brian Ortega and former Max Holloway. Alex Alexander named the main drawback of Brian. The first time they were supposed to fight, there was no real enmity between Brian Ortega and Alexander Volkanovski. However, on the eve of their UFC 266 throw, the champion does…
The contender for the UFC featherweight title, Brian Ortega, admitted that he would like to hold a fight with the former champion of the lightweight division, Khabib Nurmagomedov. During his recent interactions with Josh Thompson, T.J. Dillashaw, Brendan Schaub, and Mark Harley, Brian Ortega reflected on his wish to compete against Khabib Nurmagomedov. “As a…
The main card for the UFC’s September pay-per-view event has been revealed and return of Nick Diaz. During Saturday’s UFC Vegas 31 broadcast, the promotion announced the five-fight card that will air on ESPN+ PPV on Sept. 25. The event will take place at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas and will cap off the…
Flyweight champion Valentina Shevchenko will return to defend her title against Lauren Murphy at the upcoming UFC 266 card scheduled on Sept. 25 in Las Vegas. For Shevchenko, this will be the sixth title defense. Multiple sources confirmed the matchup to MMA Fighting on Tuesday following an initial report from ESPN. Recognized as one of…
The UFC has released the first trailer for the Ultimate Fighter comeback as fans gear up for the show’s 29th season. The return of TUF has been a long time coming but finally, we’ve arrived at the new season with a brand new set of coaches and fighters. The divisions that’ll be featured are bantamweight…
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