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Prior to UFC 308, Doricas du Plessis was operating under the assumption that he would face Sean Strickland in a rematch in his next middleweight title defense. But last Saturday, in the opening round of a co-main event bout at the Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi, Khamzat Chimaev defeated former titleholder Robert Whittaker with a face crank in 3 minutes 34 seconds. At that time, there was a change in thinking. As a result of that performance, Chimaev could have jumped to the front of the line at 185 pounds.Chimaev certainly caught du Plessis’ attention. Du Plessis won the middleweight…
Caio Boralho has no doubts that Khamzat Chimaev can dethrone Drix du Plessis. Chimaev scored a dominant first-round submission victory over Robert Whittaker in the co-main event of UFC 308 on October 26th at the Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi. That performance may have been enough to earn the Chechen-born Swede his next title at 185 pounds, which was previously promised to Sean Strickland.Boralho is very confident in the outcome of a potential clash between Chimaev and du Plessis. The Natural believes du Plessis will suffer the same fate as Whittaker did with Chimaev, even if it takes a little…
It looks like Sharavuddin Magomedov has already decided on his next fight date. Magomedov is one of the fastest rising stars in the UFC, thanks to both his personality and entertaining style. With a thick head of curly hair and vision in only one eye, the “Shara Baret” had a pirate-like appearance, and this image came to be associated with Dagestani people.Magomedov most recently faced Armen Petrosyan in the main card opener of UFC 308 on October 26th in Abu Dhabi. Before the fight, Magomedov’s coach Gol Azizian declared that his fighter’s style was more interesting than that of light…
Diego Lopez wasn’t happy that he wasn’t included in the UFC’s initial list of possible opponents for Ilia Topria. Topuria successfully defended his featherweight title with his first knockout of Max Holloway at UFC 308 on October 26th. Lopez was also in attendance at the event and was mentioned as a possible opponent for Topuria in the champion’s post-fight interview. However, Topria expressed more interest in a rematch with Alexander Volkanovski, who he defeated by knockout at UFC 298 in February of this year.Meanwhile, Topuria is also aiming to move up to lightweight with a view to becoming a double…
Bruno Silva’s four-game losing streak in the Ultimate Fighting Championship caught the attention of fans accustomed to his aggressive style, but also primarily of head coach Andre Dida. In this exclusive interview with Sherdog.com, the Brazilian TKO leader talks about the anxiety crisis affecting ‘Brindado’ and comments on the importance of professional athletes taking the psychological aspects of sport seriously did. He also analyzed Bruno Ferreira’s loss on the same card and Blendson Ribeiro’s fight on Saturday at UFC Edmonton. What was the tactical plan of “Brindad” against Ismail Nauldiyev? Our tactics were to keep the fight standing, with calf…
In the end, Robelis Despaignes never managed to live up to his great hype. The Cuban heavyweight was one of seven fighters to recently part ways with the UFC. The other members are: Mateus Nicolau, Jessica Penne, Tamirez Vidal, Vinicius Salvador, Charampos Grigoriou and Jesse Butler.MMAFighting.com confirmed the cuts following initial reports from Twitter account UFC Roster Watch. It is unclear whether the aforementioned players were released or if the promotion simply chose not to renew their contracts.Despaignes entered the UFC to great acclaim with five first-round finishes on the regional circuit. The fanfare grew even louder when “The Bad…
A heavyweight showdown between Sergej Pavlovich and Jairinzo Rozenstruik is scheduled for the return of the Ultimate Fighting Championship in Saudi Arabia early next year. Following initial reports from MMA Mania, multiple media outlets confirmed the booking. UFC Saudi Arabia will be held at Riyadh’s Kingdom Arena on February 1, marking the Las Vegas-based promotion’s second trip to the Middle Eastern country. This card doesn’t have a main event yet.Pavlovic will be aiming to end his first two-game losing streak since becoming a pro. The 32-year-old Russian last competed in the UFC on ABC 6, dropping a unanimous verdict against…
Jon Jones will no longer face charges for his alleged altercation with a drug tester from Drug Free Sports International at his home in Albuquerque, New Mexico, earlier this year. On Tuesday, the UFC heavyweight champion reached a pre-sentence agreement to dismiss misdemeanor charges of assault and interference with communications stemming from that incident. Judge Asura I. Elliott approved an agreement between the defense and prosecution on the condition that Jones complete four hours of anger management and stay out of legal trouble for the next 90 days. Jones attended the hearing via Zoom with attorney Christopher Dodd.Jones released a…
Carlos Barreto sees no one stopping Chechen-born Swede Khamzat Chimaev at middleweight after the latter’s dominant performance against Robert Whittaker at UFC 308. “Whittaker was the worst matchup in the division for Chimaev,” said the UFC Fight Pass Brazil commentator on the Papo de Ruta podcast. However, there is no doubt that he will decimate the division due to the overwhelming way Chimaev easily defeats him, thanks to his excellent takedown defense and excellent jiu-jitsu skills.”His physical impression blends very well with his wrestling and Jiu-Jitsu techniques. Anyone who wrestles him within the division is going to get hurt. But…
Kamaru Usman doesn’t consider the UFC’s BMF belt a real title. The BMF title has been in the spotlight recently after current BMF champion Max Holloway suffered the first knockout loss of his career to featherweight champion Ilya Topuria at UFC 308 last weekend. Although Holloway’s BMF strap was not on the line, “El Matador” was seen carrying the BMF belt along with his featherweight gold strap after the match. UFC CEO Dana White also said he wondered why the BMF title wasn’t also on the line midway through the fight.However, former middleweight champion Usman doesn’t think the BMF title…