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UFC Featherweight Champion Alexander Volkanovski wants Islam Makhachev at his best for their UFC 284 main event on Saturday. Makhachev vs. Volkanovski is just hours away in Perth, Australia. It is one of the most highly anticipated fights of 2023 and the latest in a series of champion vs. champion clashes. Volkanovski gets the luxury

Islam Makhachev has predicted that Michael Chandler will leave the UFC following his fight with Conor McGregor later this year. After months of waiting, the return of Conor McGregor was finally announced last week. The Irishman will be back in action later on in 2023, facing Michael Chandler, after the two coach opposite one another

Filed under: Watch the UFC 284 pre-fight press conference LIVE on Friday morning at 3 a.m. ET (12 a.m. PT) RIGHT HERE streaming in real-time from Perth, Western Australia, featuring main card fighters Islam Makhachev, Alexander Volkanovski, Yair Rodriguez, Josh Emmett and more ahead of their “Down Under” action at RAC Arena this weekend on

Featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski breaks down lightweight Champ Islam Makhachev during the UFC 284 Media Day. The two headline Saturday’s pay-per-view event in Perth, Australia at RAC Arena, but there’s more than just champion vs. champion on the line. Volkanovski is ranked No. 1 on the pound-for-pound likes while Makhachev sits in the second position.

Feb 6, 2023 Jorge Masvidal, one of the UFC’s biggest stars, has put together a boxing card with some legendary combat sports names. Boxing icon Roy Jones Jr. and former UFC lightweight champion Anthony Pettis will compete in a pro boxing match April 1 in Pettis’ hometown of Milwaukee, Masvidal confirmed Monday with ESPN. The

Former WBC Heavyweight Champion Deontay Wilder has offered a potentially thrilling fight deal to Francis Ngannou. ‘The Predator’ was stripped of his UFC Heavyweight Championship and released from the world’s leading MMA promotion last month. Since then, the Cameroonian power puncher has received multiple callouts from the boxing world. Ngannou has made clear over the

Josh Emmett has hit back at fans for criticising his interim title fight against Yair Rodriguez at UFC 284 this weekend. In the co-main event of the evening, Josh Emmett and Yair Rodriguez will battle it out over the UFC interim featherweight championship. In doing so, they will set up the next challenger for Alexander

UFC lightweight champion Islam Makhachev has yet to make a single title defense at 155 pounds, but coach Javier Mendez is already planning for an eventual trip to welterweight where he expects his star pupil to dominate and capture a second strap. I guess we should be used to this sort of longterm planning by

Alexander Volkanovski and Islam Makhachev UFC 284 Open Workouts | Video The Top Two pound for pound fighters in the world: Alexander Volkanovski and Islam Makhachev worked out on Thursday in Perth, Australia ahead of their UFC 284 match. The two headline Saturday’s pay-per-view event at RAC Arena in Australia in what’s expected to be

4:58 PM ET The Association of Boxing Commissions and Combative Sports (ABC), the organization that oversees athletic commissions in North America and beyond, is going to be giving fighters a seat at the table for the first time. The ABC is starting an athlete’s voice committee, which will have seven retired fighters as members, to

UFC 284 is now only three days away, and MMA News has some staff picks to get you ready for this weekend’s massive pay-per-view! Who is the #1 pound-for-pound fighter in the UFC? This Saturday, the world will find out when the top-two P4P fighters, Alexander Volkanovski and Islam Makhachev, face one another in the

Khamzat Chimaev has claimed that Colby Covington doesn’t want to fight him after laying out his future plans in the UFC. The rise of ‘Borz’ has been pretty incredible to watch in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. In the space of just a few short years, he has become one of the biggest stars in the

Welcome to Midnight Mania! One of the biggest narratives surrounding Conor McGregor’s absence and return from injury has been his size. McGregor has packed on so much muscle that there’s been an endless discussion on Instagram thirst traps, potential performance enhancing drug (PED) usage, and possible photoshop. As a result, it’s been widely assumed that

They ‘never gave me my fair shake’ Saidyokub Kakhramonov released from UFC Saidyokub Kakhramonov, who went 2-1 in his two-and-a-half years with the promotion, has announced he’s been released from the UFC after his loss to Said Nurmagomedov in December. “Before you see my name on the ufc Roster watch lol UFC releasing me after

8:14 AM ET Jeff WagenheimESPN When an athlete wins a championship, those watching from the stands tend to view the achievement as an arrival at the ultimate destination. Some champions themselves even see it that way. They’ve elevated themselves above the masses, and their reign on higher ground is what will define their legacy. But

Former Bellator welterweight title challenger Michael ‘Venom’ Page will face surging grappling specialist Goiti Yamauchi in his return. Bellator announced the Bellator 292 addition of Page/Yamauchi via a press release on Tuesday. Bellator 292 takes place on March 10th in San Jose, CA, and is headlined by Usman Nurmagomedov vs. Benson Henderson. Page returns after

Alexander Volkanovski plans on trying to get into Islam Makhachev’s head when they battle at UFC 284 this weekend. At UFC 284 in Australia, Alexander Volkanovski will attempt to make history. He will try and become a two-weight UFC champion, cementing his place as the #1 pound-for-pound fighter in the sport in the process. He’s

Francis Ngannou recently vacated his heavyweight title and parted ways with Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) after failing to come to terms on a new contract. The promotion was willing to negotiate his considerable price tag; however, dealmakers wouldn’t budge when it came to “The Predator’s” request to dabble in the “sweet science.” Long before he