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Magomed Ankalaev is ready to win gold at the Ultimate Fighting Championship. After dropping a unanimous decision to Aleksandar Rakic at UFC 308 in Abu Dhabi last Saturday, Ankalaev set his sights on light heavyweight champion Alex Pereira. The Dagestani standout has been calling for a fight with ‘Poitan’ for quite some time and it would be hard to deny him being the No. 1 contender in the division after his recent win.”Let’s do it. Alex, stop running away from me. … I’ve heard you want to fight during Ramadan. We’re not fighting during Ramadan. Otherwise, after Ramadan or Ramadan…
American Kickboxing Academy coach Javier Mendez praises Ilia Topria’s accomplishments. Topria put his featherweight title on the line last Saturday when he faced Max Holloway in the main event of UFC 308 at the Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi. “El Matador” became the first fighter to knock out Holloway, who previously called himself “the best boxer in the UFC.”After winning the title by knocking out Alexander Volkanovski at UFC 298 in February of this year and defending the strap against Holloway, Topuria is now in the “Fighter of the Year” conversation. . The undefeated Georgian-Spaniard defeated ‘The Great’ to win…
Khabib gives advice to Umar Nurmagomedov 💪”Islam [Makhachev] and I’m already in [Umar’s] place. This is called the transition period. Over time, everyone will want to fight you. Just keep moving forward. ” (via. IG/ @TeamKhabib) #UFC #mixed martial arts pic.twitter.com/4xk3Tpxt7d — Championship Round (@ChampRDS) October 28, 2024 Khabib Nurmagomedov recently shared advice he learned from his cousin Umar Nurmagomedov’s fight for the bantamweight title.Nurmagomedov, currently ranked No. 2 in the UFC at bantamweight, is widely considered the next title contender. Nurmagomedov was present and given screen time when Merab Dvalishvili stripped Sean O’Malley of the title via unanimous decision…
😳🩸Robert Whitaker on his jaw injury:“It wasn’t the jaw, it was the tooth, the tooth was pushed in. It was a face crank. His forearm went straight into his lower teeth. There were no crazy moments. ”🎥 @RedCorner_MMA ▫️ pic.twitter.com/GkPAjLMN7O — Home of Fight (@Home_of_Fight) October 27, 2024 Robert Whittaker suffered a submission loss to Khamzat Chimaev at UFC 308, but did not suffer any serious injuries.Whittaker and Chimaev met as middleweight title eliminator contenders in the co-main event of UFC 308 on Saturday at the Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi. Chimaev took down Whittaker early and barely locked on…
All signs seem to be pointing towards a rematch between Ilya Topria and Alexander Volkanovski after UFC 308. Topria successfully defended his featherweight title for the first time on Saturday by knocking out Max Holloway in the third round of their headliner showdown at the Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi. After the match, Volkanovski entered the cage to congratulate “El Matador” and appeared ready for a rematch.“I told him I wanted to go to the UFC. [the Octagon]. They let me do that, so I’m grateful,” Volkanovski told ESPN. “Danna [White]hunter [Campbell]thank you. At the same time, she says, “I…
Rafael dos Anjos wasn’t able to celebrate his birthday the way he had imagined. The former lightweight champion suffered an apparent knee injury early in his 170-pound bout with Jeff Neal at UFC 308, leading to a technical knockout loss 90 seconds into round one.”I think it was the second kick. Me and Neil kicked at the same time and I felt a loud click on the back of my knee,” Dos Anjos said in a video posted to his Instagram Stories. ” he said. “This is the second time in my UFC career that I have been hospitalized after…
Sharavdin Magomedov patented his finishing move for UFC 308. One of the most entertaining fighters on the middleweight roster, ‘Shara Barrett’ lived up to expectations on the main card of UFC 308 against Armen Petrosyan on Saturday at the Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi. Magomedov kept Petrosyan at bay from the opening bell with a strong kicking game, then scored the knockout with a devastating double spinning backfist towards the end of the opening frame.Knockouts with spinning backfists are generally rare, but Shara Barrett’s double backfist was the first in UFC history. Magomedov later revealed that it was the first…
Max Holloway is considering a permanent move to lightweight after losing to Ilia Topuria at UFC 308.Holloway suffered his first career knockout loss in the main event of UFC 308 on Saturday at the Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi, when his featherweight title challenge against Topuria failed. ‘Blessed’ appeared to have the upper hand on the scorecards in the third round when Topria caught him against the cage in characteristic fashion and landed a devastating knockout blow.This was Holloway’s third failed attempt to regain the strap after losing it to Alexander Volkanovski in 2019. Holloway wiped out nearly the entire…
Khamzat Chimaev just wants to fight for the middleweight title next, no matter the opponent. Chimaev showed off his elite skills with a dominant first-round submission victory over former champion Robert Whittaker in the co-main event of UFC 308 on Saturday at the Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi. All doubts about the set were dispelled.The undefeated Chechen-born Swede made a legitimate claim to the title with a bonus-winning performance in a bout that was touted as a potential title fight. However, standing in his way is Sean Strickland, who is determined to fight for the next title.Strickland lost the strap…
Ilya Topria responds to Alexander Volkanovskiy’s request for immediate action for a rematch:”For now, he will have to wait for my time. For now, I choose the time and place. I choose everything. ”🎥 @ufcontnt #UFC308pic.twitter.com/7gCt5WIG1b — Championship Round (@ChampRDS) October 27, 2024 Ilya Topria wants a rematch with Alexander Volkanovskiy next, but the reigning featherweight champion will decide the terms of the deal.Topuria defeated Volkanovski by knockout at UFC 298 in February of this year. The undefeated champion put the strap on the line for the first time on Saturday against Max Holloway at UFC 308 at the Etihad…