10:37 PM ET Alexander Volkanovski has welcomed Henry Cejudo’s return to the USADA testing pool, but the Australian says he is instead focused on a shift to lightweight and an immediate crack at becoming a two-division UFC champion. Fresh off his domination of Chan Sung Jung at UFC 273, Volkanovski is already mapping out his
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UFC 273 went down at the VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Fla., on Saturday night. In the main event, Alexander Volkanovski successfully defended his featherweight title against Chan Sung Jung, and in the co-main event, Aljamain Sterling finally silenced his doubters, retaining his bantamweight belt in a rematch with Petr Yan. Oh, and a
“I need this win,” said Ronson. “I go back to Troy Lamson, when I had lost my two PFL fights: I said, ‘If I lose this fight, I’m retiring, and I’m not ready to retire, I’m not ready to give up, so losing is not an option.’ “Sean Shelby did me a favor. I get
MMA journalist Ariel Helwani has discussed what he’s heard about UFC featherweight Zabit Magomedsharipov’s ongoing absence from the Octagon. Entering 2020, Zabit was ranked #3 in the 145-pound division and unbeaten in six fights on MMA’s biggest stage. En route to title contention, the Dagestani increased his professional record to 18-1 with victories over Sheymon
Welcome to Midnight Mania! Though the bout is not officially booked, UFC and Dana White have made it clear the plan moving forward at 170 lbs. is to book Colby Covington vs. Khamzat Chimaev. Chimaev has already agreed to the match up, promising to “smash his face,” and “Chaos” has mentioned the Chechen several times
Find out why professionals are using BoxBandz UFC 273 Bonuses: Alexander Volkanovski banks an extra $50,000 for finishing ‘The Korean Zombie’ UFC president Dana White revealed the recipients of the performance-based bonuses from UFC 273 during the event’s post-fight press conference on Saturday. Fight of the Night: Gilbert Burns vs Khamzat Chimaev The People’s Main Event
By Farah Hannoun | April 12, 2022 8:50 am ET JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Ian Garry knows he still has ways to go before fighting the top, but there are two names he aspires to face. Garry (9-0 MMA, 2-0 UFC) remained unbeaten when he defeated Darian Weeks in the featured prelim of UFC 273 on
Gilbert Burns wraps up his training camp. Champion Aljamain Sterling flies to Florida. Khamzat Chimaev focuses on his win. Korean Zombie has Christmas in April. Athletes including Petr Yan and Alexander Volkanovski do photo shoots and interviews. UFC 273 is Saturday, April 9. Subscribe to get all the latest UFC content: http://bit.ly/2uJRzRR Experience UFC live
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5:04 PM ET Three weeks ago, I wrote that the current featherweight division is the most interesting weight class in the UFC — and after another thrilling event in Jacksonville, Florida, I stand by that. Alexander Volkanovski (24-1) has elevated himself into must-see TV. He has always been a good fighter, as he has just
Champions Charles Oliveira and Rose Namajunas are up next. Two titles are on the line at UFC 274, with lightweight champion Oliveira defending against perennial contender Justin Gaethje in the main event, and strawweight champion Rose Namajunas facing Carla Esparza in a rematch against the woman who beat her to become the UFC’s first 115-pound
Forget wins, losses, or performances. The fact that everyone in the MMA bubble is talking about Khamzat Chimaev this morning shows just the kind of impact “Borz” is having on the UFC in just five fights in the promotion. That’s a big deal. As for his 11th pro win and his performance against Gilbert Burns,
Miesha Tate signed with the UFC at a time when women’s MMA wasn’t thought highly of, but now it’s mainstream. Tate made her UFC debut back in 2013 at The Ultimate Fighter 17 Finale, losing to Cat Zingano via a third-round TKO. Her rivalry with Ronda Rousey is considered by many to be one of
If time machines existed, surely several combat sports fans would use their trip to go back and stop the Paul brothers from running amuck in the boxing world. For the younger of the two Ohio natives, Jake, he’s taken his boxing career significantly more seriously than his older brother Logan. 5-0 as a professional, “The
Dana White on Aljamain Sterling and Petr Yan split decision: ‘The judges blew that one’ The UFC 273 co-main event bantamweight title bout between champion Aljamain Sterling and former champ Petr Yan came down to one judge’s scorecard on Saturday. The fight was a rematch and a title unification bout. Sterling captured the championship by
By Simon Samano and Dave Mandel | April 11, 2022 8:00 pm ET LOS ANGELES – For a moment, Bellator president Scott Coker must’ve experienced déjà vu as he sat between A.J. McKee and Patricio Freire again. McKee, the reigning featherweight champion, and “Pitbull” will run it back Friday in the Bellator 277 main event
2:10 AM ET JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Khamzat Chimaev stole the show, as expected, at UFC 273 on Saturday night with a unanimous-decision win over Gilbert Burns in what Dana White called one of the greatest fights he’s ever seen. Featherweight champ Alexander Volkanovski put on a show of his own with a fourth-round stoppage of
At UFC 273 this past weekend, Khamzat Chimaev won a unanimous decision over Gilbert Burns in one of the best fights of the year. It was the first time Chimaev has really been tested in his UFC career thus far, having to battle back from a tough second round where Burns dropped him, but through
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