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Sep 26, 2021 Alexander Volkanovski has quieted the doubters once again. With a tremendous performance and successful featherweight title defense over a very game Brian Ortega, Volkanovski continues to own one of the most dominant championship runs in recent history. One of the sport’s other dominant champions, Valentina Shevchenko, also defended her title on Saturday

Jose Aldo vs. Rob Font is expected to shake up the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s (UFC) bantamweight division before the year’s end in a UFC Fight Night headliner. Aldo vs. Font will reportedly headline a UFC Fight Night card on Dec. 4, according to Combate. Contracts have not officially been signed, according to the report, but

Tyron Woodley finally gets Jake Paul tattoo, wants promised rematch Ahead of the bout between former UFC champion, Tyron Woodley, and YouTuber turned boxer, Jake Paul, a bet was placed and now, months after his loss, Woodley has finally paid up so to speak.  If he lost, Woodley promised to get an “I love Jake

[UPDATE] Jon Jones posted bail on Saturday and is due to appear in court on October 26. The judge ruled that a “biological specimen” must be submitted by Jones for forensic analysis according to an ESPN report. Jon Jones’ advisor Richard Schaefer provided the following statement to ESPN regarding the charges against his client. “The

Ben Askren has responded to the suggestion that he serve as the next opponent for UFC star Nick Diaz. Diaz (26-10 MMA) returned to action from a six year hiatus Saturday night at UFC 266 in hopes of defeating Robbie Lawler for a second time. The pair had originally collided seventeen years ago in a

12:03 AM ET LAS VEGAS — Robbie Lawler came over to a sitting Nick Diaz and grabbed his hands. The two put their foreheads together as a sign of respect. Lawler and Diaz, two aging fighters revered for their classic MMA fights, went to battle again Saturday night at UFC 266 at T-Mobile Arena. The

Conor McGregor may not have made it to Las Vegas to watch UFC 266 in person, but “The Notorious” was watching the pay-per-view along with the rest of us and sharing his thoughts on the card via Twitter. He heaped praise on some, like Valentina Shevchenko. Others, like Alexander Volkanovski, he mocked. And then there

Dana White, Oscar De La Hoya trade verbal jabs on Twitter over UFC 266 fighter pay It seems like everyone is jumping on the bandwagon promoting for higher fighter play in the UFC … except the fighters themselves. And the latest voice of the cause is none other than UFC president Dana White’s arch-nemesis, Oscar

Less than 24 hours after the UFC 267 co-main event between Aljamain Sterling and Petr Yan was lost, another main card bout between Rafael dos Anjos and Islam Makhachev has been canceled. It was revealed Sunday that former UFC lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos went under the knife for an arthroscopic procedure on his knee

Lauren Murphy issued a statement following her fourth-round TKO loss to UFC women’s flyweight champion Valentina Shevchenko at UFC 266. Murphy earned her first UFC title shot off of a five-fight win streak, but as Shevchenko showed on Saturday night, there are levels to this game. The champion was able to have her way with

1:28 AM ET LAS VEGAS — Alexander Volkanovski‘s status as the best featherweight in the world has been solidified. After escaping several close submissions attempts, Volkanovski poured on the damaging blows to beat Brian Ortega via unanimous decision (49-46, 50-45, 50-44) Saturday night in the main event of UFC 266 at T-Mobile Arena. Volkanovski retained

Things haven’t been too easy for the fighters out of City Kickboxing in New Zealand since COVID-19 finally pierced the country’s bubble and sent everyone into varying degrees of lockdown. Not that it was perfect beforehand … on the plus side, Israel Adesanya got to enjoy a New Years Eve festival with 40,000 people. On

UFC 266 highlights & recap: Robbie Lawler takes out Nick Diaz Watch the UFC 266 highlights and recap from the highly anticipated rematch between former welterweight champion Robbie Lawler and returning fan favorite Nick Diaz. The two first met in the Octagon at UFC 47 in 2004. Diaz won that bout, but wasn’t so lucky

UFC 266 featured a featherweight main event title fight and a women’s flyweight title fight. Valentina Shevchenko reigns supreme at 125 pounds and Alexander Volkanovski proved his championship status is no fluke. There was a lot to take away from UFC 266, here are some things that stood out. Nick Diaz Returns Diaz has not

Jake Shields claims Nick Diaz was “pressured” into taking tonight’s UFC 266 rematch with Robbie Lawler “before he was ready”. The MMA Icon, Diaz (26-10 MMA), returned to action from a six year hiatus this evening in hopes of defeating ‘Ruthless’ for a second time. The pair had originally collided seventeen years ago in a

2:02 AM ET Why can’t all nights of fighting be like this? Why do we get swept up in trashy melodramas when we instead could stimulate our minds and endorphins with a night of fighting such as what we just witnessed at UFC 266? Saturday night had everything. Alexander Volkanovski stood up to another challenge

Alexander Volkanovski captured another UFC featherweight title defense last night (Sat., Sept. 25, 2021) at UFC 266 live on ESPN+ PPV from inside T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, when he battered Brian Ortega to the tune of a unanimous decision win (highlights HERE) In addition to the main event madness, a collection of PPV

Alexander Volkanovski would move up in weight class to stay active | UFC 266 Video Featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski spoke to the media fresh off his second title defense in the UFC 266 main event at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The Australian defeated no. 2 ranked Brian Ortega by unanimous decision. “The Great” is