Month: February 2023

PERTH, Australia – Alexander Volkanovski was more durable than Islam Makhachev expected. Lightweight champion Makhachev (24-1 MMA, 13-1 UFC) was confident that he could knock out featherweight champ Volkanovski (25-2 MMA, 12-1 UFC) in this past Saturday’s UFC 284 headliner at RAC Arena, but he wasn’t able to. Makhachev did retain his title, though, beating Volkanovski by
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Feb 11, 2023 Yair Rodriguez is the UFC’s interim featherweight champion following a masterful finish over Josh Emmett at UFC 284. Rodriguez (15-3) submitted Emmett via triangle choke at 4 minutes, 19 seconds of the second round. The 145-pound bout co-headlined UFC 284, which took place on Sunday morning local time at RAC Arena. The
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The 30-year-old Mexican standout took the fight to Josh Emmett in the opening stanza, battering the Team Alpha Male representative with punishing body kicks and clean, varied strikes. While Emmett dropped Rodriguez with a power shot towards the end of the first, Rodriguez defended well and worked back to his feet. He hurt Emmett early
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Islam Makhachev UFC 284 Octagon Interview: ‘I am the best fighter in the world’ Following his UFC 284 win over featherweight champion, lightweight champion Islam Makhachev stated loud and clear, “I am the best fighter in the world.” featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski entered the bout ranked No. 1 in the pound-for-pound rankings while Makhachev was
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Alexander Volkanovski and Islam Makhachev had a clearer view of their epic fight now after the dust settled and neither is budging on their stance. If anything, Volkanovski sounds even more confident that he did enough to defeat the UFC lightweight champion; in reality, after five incredible rounds of action, it was Makhachev who earned
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1:39 AM ET Jeff WagenheimESPN Everything was different this time. Islam Makhachev successfully defended his UFC lightweight championship Saturday night in a performance that did not at all resemble the victory last October that earned him the belt. On this night, Makhachev mostly stood and traded punches to win his superfight against featherweight champ Alexander
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UFC FIGHT NIGHT: SANTOS vs BLANCHFIELD Updates Due to personal issues, Taila Santos has been removed from her flyweight main event with Erin Blanchfield. Replacing Santos will be former UFC strawweight champion Jessica Andrade. This bout will remain a five-round, flyweight bout.    UFC FIGHT NIGHT: ANDRADE vs BLANCHFIELD takes place Saturday, February 18 from
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Watch the UFC 284 highlights video and recap from Saturday’s UFC 284 main event between Islam Makhachev and Alexander Volkanovski. Islam Makhachev stated loud and clear, “I am the best fighter in the world.” Featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski entered the bout ranked No. 1 in the pound-for-pound rankings while Makhachev was ranked No. 2. It was a
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