Month: February 2023

Featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski thinks there’s plenty of hype surrounding UFC 284. Volkanovski (25-1 MMA, 12-0 UFC) will chase dual-champ status when he challenges lightweight titleholder Islam Makhachev in Saturday’s UFC 284 headliner at RAC Arena. The main card airs on pay-per-view following prelims on ESPN and early prelims on ESPN+. Makhachev (23-1 MMA, 12-1 UFC) said he doesn’t

UFC middleweight champion Alex Pereira has responded to those questioning his wrestling ability. Pereira, a former two-division Glory Kickboxing champion, has experienced an incredibly successful transition to MMA. Like fellow ex-kickboxer Israel Adesanya, Pereira was able to capture UFC gold in a short time. “Poatan” defeated Adesanya twice in kickboxing and went on to dethrone

The remarkable career of Fedor Emelianenko came to an end this past Saturday at Bellator 290, where the former Pride legend was TKO’d in Round 1 by heavyweight champion Ryan Bader in his retirement fight. At 46, Emelianenko may have hung up his gloves later than he should’ve, but there’s no denying his significance to

Melsik Baghdasaryan plans on winning the crowd over at UFC 284. Baghdasaryan (7-1 MMA, 2-0 UFC) meets Josh Culibao (10-1-1 MMA, 2-1-1 UFC) on Saturday’s prelims at RAC Arena in Perth, Australia. The main card airs on pay-per-view following prelims on ESPN and early prelims on ESPN+. Baghdasaryan is heading into enemy territory when he

The UFC returns to Australia for the first time in more than three years Saturday with UFC 284, which takes place at RAC Arena in Perth with a main card that airs on pay-per-view following prelims on ESPN and ESPN+. Two title fights will headline the card “Down Under.” In the main event, just the

UFC President Dana White doesn’t feel that Islam Makhachev‘s criticism of the company’s promotion of UFC 284 is justified. Makhachev will face UFC Featherweight Champion Alexander Volkanovski in the UFC 284 main event this Saturday. He’ll defend his lightweight belt for the first time after defeating Charles Oliveira last October at UFC 280. Makhachev, despite

Bellator middleweight champion Johnny Eblen continues his ascent in the division. In the co-main event of Bellator 290, Eblen recorded his first title defense by defeating Anatoly Tokov. Entering the week at No. 7, Eblen’s performance was worthy of a bump up to the No. 6 spot. After a week that saw many ranked heavyweights

Michael Chiesa believes Alexander Volkanovski would become the greatest fighter of all time if he beats Islam Makhachev. UFC lightweight champion Makhachev (23-1 MMA, 12-1 UFC) makes his first title defense against featherweight champ Volkanovski (25-1 MMA, 12-0 UFC) in Saturday’s (Sunday locally) UFC 284 headliner at RAC Arena in Perth, Australia. After Daniel Cormier

LAS VEGAS – UFC president Dana White has guaranteed a title fight for Jiri Prochazka when he returns. Prochazka opted to vacate his UFC light heavyweight title after suffering a severe shoulder injury, which required surgery. To crown a new champion, the UFC 282 co-main event between Jan Blachowicz and Magomed Ankalaev was a promoted

John McCarthy says Michael Chandler will be in trouble if he doesn’t employ a different strategy against Conor McGregor. Chandler (23-8 MMA, 2-3 UFC) and McGregor (22-6 MMA, 10-4 UFC) will coach “The Ultimate Fighter 31” and are expected to fight after the show airs. It debuts May 30 on ESPN and ESPN+, with the

Daniel Cormier hails Fedor Emelianenko as a heavyweight great, but he’s not No. 1. Emelianenko (40-6 MMA, 4-2 BMMA) retired this past Saturday after a first-round knockout loss to heavyweight champion Ryan Bader in the Bellator 290 headliner, marking the end of a legendary 23-year professional career that included stints in Pride, Strikeforce and Bellator.

Jimmy Crute vows to be coming back as a different fighter at UFC 284. Crute (12-3 MMA, 4-3 UFC) returns from an over year-long layoff when he takes on Alonzo Menifield (13-3 MMA, 6-3 UFC) in Saturday’s UFC 284 main card opener at RAC Arena in Perth, Australia. The main card airs on pay-per-view following prelims on ESPN

LAS VEGAS – Junyong Park beat Denis Tiuliulin with a first-round technical submission Saturday on the preliminary card at UFC Fight Night 218 in Las Vegas. Take a look inside the fight with Park, who won for the third straight time and second straight time by rear-naked choke. Park on the fight’s key moment LAS