When Makhachev won the title, submitting Oliveira in the second round, Volkanovski was sitting in the front row, and quickly entered the Octagon to congratulate Makhachev and accept his challenge when the new king of the lightweight division declared he wanted to face the featherweight champ in Australia next. Unbeaten in his last 11 fights
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
Even Alexander Volkanovski understands there are exceptions to the rules whenever Conor McGregor is involved. Days ahead of his own opportunity to earn two-division champion status just like the Irish superstar accomplished back in 2016, Volkanovski commented on the news that McGregor is returning to coach the next season of The Ultimate Fighter opposite Michael
It’s pay-per-view fight week! With mere days remaining until UFC 284, official Octagon announcer Bruce Buffer hops in as a guest co-host for the duration of today’s episode of UFC Unfiltered and also recently-crowned UFC light heavyweight champion Jamahal Hill joins. Bruce dishes his thoughts on Dana White’s bombshell announcement that not only is former
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
Jake Paul has his prediction for how his grudge match with Tommy Fury ends. The two influencers-turned-boxers are set to collide on Feb. 26 in Diriyah, Saudi Arabia, and Paul was on site to promote the event on Wednesday in what was supposed to be a press conference featuring both fighters. Fury was unavailable due
While he wouldn’t speculate about how he’d react to getting his hand raised this weekend, Jenkins is confident that it will happen. “You don’t know what you don’t know, hey?” he said with a smirk. “I can sit here and tell you I’m gonna be one way or another, but I don’t know ’til I
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