[ad_1] UFC featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski will serve as the backup to a vacant lightweight title fight at UFC 280 on Oct. 22, Volkanovski announced Monday. The 155-pound title fight features former champion Charles Oliveira (33-8) against Islam Makhachev (22-1). Volkanovski (25-1) will weigh-in at 155 pounds in Abu Dhabi, in the event anything happens … Read more
[ad_1] UFC featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski got some great news about his injured hand and now he’s made himself available for a potentially huge opportunity. On Monday, Volkanovski revealed that his doctor has cleared him to return to action after suffering a hand injury in his five-round decision win over Max Holloway in July. As … Read more
[ad_1] Sean O’Malley doesn’t just want to be one of the UFC’s stars, he wants to be the star. The 27-year-old bantamweight contender fights Petr Yan at UFC 280 on Oct. 29 with a potential title shot on the line, but O’Malley believes that a statement win over the former champion could lead to more … Read more
[ad_1] Islam Makhachev has a single blemish on his professional MMA record, a 2015 TKO loss to Adriano Martins. Given that legacy, the former UFC lightweight talent has been asked his opinion on who will prevail when Makhachev faces Charles Oliveira in the main event of UFC 280 later this month in Abu Dhabi. “Charles … Read more
[ad_1] Islam Makhachev has a single blemish on his professional MMA record, a 2015 TKO loss to Adriano Martins. Given that legacy, the former UFC lightweight talent has been asked his opinion on who will prevail when Makhachev faces Charles Oliveira in the main event of UFC 280 later this month in Abu Dhabi. “Charles … Read more
[ad_1] Khabib Nurmagomedov praises Islam Makhachev as the one to take over his legacy and become the next lightweight king in the UFC. For that, he must get past Charles Oliveira in Abu Dhabi to hold the UFC championship. Adriano Martins, the only man to ever beat Makhachev in MMA, expects him to come up … Read more
[ad_1] Conor McGregor sees UFC 280’s main event as an easy call. The former two-division UFC champion made his prediction known for the Oct. 22 showdown on Tuesday during a Twitter Q&A session, replying to a fan who asked him to pick between Charles Oliveira and Islam Makhachev with a simple answer: “Olly and easily.” … Read more
[ad_1] Add Anthony Smith to the growing list of fighters who would favor Bo Nickal over Khamzat Chimaev. When Nickal challenged Chimaev following his successful appearance on Contender Series this past Tuesday, the three-time NCAA Division I National champion was met with a mixed reaction from prominent figures in the sport. Some, such as UFC … Read more
[ad_1] UFC Vegas 61 started strong, but couldn’t carry that energy to the final bell. Yan Xiaonan escaped Mackenzie Dern’s clutches with a hard-scrabble victory in the main event. Randy Brown scraped through three rounds for a victory over Francisco Trinaldo in the co-main, and Raoni Barcelos put together an absolutely one-sided dominance of Trevin … Read more
[ad_1] In what was one of the more tension-filled UFC main events of the year, Xiaonan Yan pulled off an upset win over Mackenzie Dern at UFC Vegas 61. In the process of earning the majority decision nod, the 33-year-old ended a two-fight losing skid and will likely find herself ranked inside the top five … Read more