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Ilya Topuria wants to defend his featherweight title against Max Holloway after the Hawaiian’s incredible performance at UFC 300 on Saturday. Holloway moved to lightweight and challenged Justin Gaethje for the BMF title at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Holloway, who came into the game as a huge underdog, had the best performance of his career, hitting “The Highlight” before going down on a buzzer-beater. “Blessed” also earned both “Fight of the Night” and “Performance of the Night” honors, with special card prizes increased to $300,000 each.Holloway’s performance was enough to get the featherweight champion’s attention. After defeating Alexander Volkanovski…
Jiri Prochaska appreciates the $300,000 bonus he received for his performance at UFC 300, but insists mixed martial artists don’t fight for money. Prochaska scored a come-from-behind victory over Aleksandar Rakic on Saturday’s UFC 300 preliminary card with a second-round technical knockout at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Prochaska also earned him one of his two “Performance of the Night” bonuses, which increased from his $50,000 on this iconic card to $300,000.Known for embodying the samurai spirit, Prochaska insists that he and all martial artists fight for show, not money. However, the ‘BJP’ certainly values the freedom to do good…
Welcome to the latest update to the MMA Fighting Pound-for-Pound Rankings. Each month in this ranking, our esteemed panel organizes a variety of information to answer his one question: Who are the best male and female MMA fighters in the world, overall? mosquito? It’s no exaggeration to say that the events of UFC 300 had an impact on the rankings. So where did Saturday night’s biggest winners and losers rank on the list? Alex Pereira Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC, Getty Images Alex Pereira has a lot of responsibility for breaking the pound-for-pound rankings, so it’s no surprise that he’s…
Image: John Brannigan/Sherdog.com Illustration Alex Pereira left no doubt that he is the undisputed champion of the light heavyweight division by avenging his mentor’s death.“Poitan” came close to finishing off Jamahal Hill in the main event of UFC 300 on Saturday night at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, earning a knockout victory at 3:14 of round one in their 205-pound title bout. I got it. Hill, who was forced to vacate the title he won by defeating Glover Teixeira in 2023, never had the chance to face the Brazilian knockout artist. Thanks to his recent wins, Pereira has risen to…
Max Holloway had to remind skeptics at UFC 300 that there’s a reason he’s in half of the BMF title fights. Holloway enters Saturday’s fight as the underdog, largely due to his failed attempt at 155 pounds in 2019, but with a reputation as a destruction machine for opponent Justin Gaethje. And don’t think for a second that the former featherweight champion wasn’t very aware of public perception.”Brother, I was counted out,” Holloway said in Saturday’s postgame press conference. “People say to me, ‘What are you doing? Justin’s too big, he’s too strong’ and all that stuff. I needed to…
There was nothing that could stop Alex Pereira from leaving UFC 300 still holding the light heavyweight title. The former Glory Kickboxing champion suffered a broken pinky finger a few weeks before his bout with Jamahal Hill, but brushed off a shot in the groin moments later to open Saturday’s headliner at T-Mobile. He scored a devastating knockout victory in the opening 3 minutes and 14 seconds. arena in las vegas.UFC CEO Dana White revealed Pereira’s injury in Saturday’s post-fight press conference, but it wasn’t something that “Poitin” planned to affect his performance. “It happened in the last few weeks,”…
Diego Lopez wants to avenge the loss of the only Ultimate Fighting Championship of his career after an impressive finish against Sodiq Yusaf. At UFC 300 on Saturday night at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Lopez knocked out Yousaf in less than 90 seconds, earning his third straight victory with a first-round stoppage victory. Lopez was seen jumping outside the Octagon immediately after his win and talking to Dana White. Lopez later revealed that he is asking the UFC CEO for a rematch with Movsar Evloev, who ruined the Brazilian’s UFC debut in May 2023. Lopez came close to submitting…
Kayla Harrison believes she is one step closer to bringing Amanda Nunes back into retirement with a dominant victory over Holly Holm in her Ultimate Fighting Championship debut. Harrison earned a second-round submission victory over the former UFC bantamweight champion at UFC 300 on Saturday night at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The former two-time Olympic gold medalist judoka has called for a title shot next, vowing to become champion by the end of 2024.“Next time I want a title, Joe.” [Rogan]” Harrison said in the postgame interview. “That’s what I came here for, one thing and one thing only.…
Deiveson Figueiredo believes his win over Cody Garbrandt at UFC 300 warrants his next shot at the title. After winning a close first round, Figueiredo overwhelmed Garbrandt on the ground en route to a rear-naked choke submission in the second round. Claiming his next title win, the 36-year-old said: He suffered the first submission loss of his professional career to a former bantamweight champion.”Cody, he’s a former champion and a great guy. You know, he’s a really big name here,” Figueiredo said during the postgame media scrum (via YouTube translation). “And I’ve never seen anyone submit Cody Garbrandt. And today…
UFC 300 lived up to its potential as one of the most memorable events of all time. The card featured 12 current and former UFC champions, as well as a number of matches that had an impact on the official UFC rankings. Great performances from Alex Pereira, Max Holloway and others set the stage for big things to come.Pereira showed off his dominance by knocking out Jamahal Hill in the main event for the light heavyweight title. Holloway added legendary moments to an already Hall of Fame-worthy career. There was also the issue of UFC women’s strawweight champion Zhang Weili,…