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Max Holloway thinks UFC is trying to “push” Ilia Topuria away from him 😳”I think UFC let me fight everyone at 145 pounds. [Ilia] There’s a reason… On October 26th, I will prove to the UFC why they tried to keep him away from me.”🎥 YouTube/… pic.twitter.com/GXuCr2znT1 — Championship Round (@ChampRDS) September 17, 2024 Max Holloway believes UFC protected Ilia Topuria from him and he looks to show why in their upcoming fight.Holloway will challenge Topuria for the featherweight title in the main event of UFC 308 at the Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi on Oct. 26. Topuria won the…
Merab Dvalishvili claims Sean O’Malley injured him because of the food he ate before a match. Dvalishvili challenged O’Malley for the bantamweight title in the main event of UFC 306 at the Sphere in Las Vegas on September 14. The Georgian focused his grappling for the majority of the bout, but Dvalishvili appeared to take a beating from a lunge to the body from “Shuga” in the final round and quickly dropped his hand, but “The Machine” went on to easily win by unanimous decision.Dvalishvili now claims that he only hurt himself from strange food that O’Malley ate the night…
Khamzat Chimaev claims to have made significant changes to his training methods ahead of his next bout. Chimaev’s UFC career has been plagued by a lack of activity in recent years and has not entirely lived up to expectations. The Chechen-born Swede notoriously withdrew from multiple bouts in addition to being significantly overweight for his scheduled bout with Nate Diaz in September 2022.Chimaev was most recently scheduled to face Robert Whittaker at UFC Saudi Arabia in June of this year, but “Bolz” fell seriously ill less than two weeks before the bout and the fight was cancelled. Chimaev was replaced…
Talison Teixeira did his job and immediately piqued interest. The Team Mineiro prospect, one of four prospects to sign an Ultimate Fighting Championship contract during Week 6 of Dana White’s Contender Series, knocked out Arthur Lopez with punches in the first round of Tuesday’s heavyweight showcase at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. The 6-foot-7 monster Teixeira (7-0, 1-0 DWCS) slammed the door 1 minute, 57 seconds into the first round.Lopez (6-2, 0-1 DWCS) closed the distance with hard hooks from both hands but couldn’t land them with full force. Teixeira kept his cool under pressure, dodging punches and landing…
Professional Fighters League heavyweight Daniel James has been suspended for 10 months after testing positive for a banned substance.According to a statement from USADA, James tested positive for bis-(4-cyanophenyl)methanol, a metabolite of letrozole, in an out-of-competition sample taken on May 8. Classified as a hormone and metabolic regulator, letrozole is primarily used to treat breast cancer in women, but can also be used to prevent unwanted side effects from steroid use.A positive test for letrozole normally carries a 12-month suspension, but USADA said James’ full cooperation resulted in a reduced suspension, allowing him to return to action on March 8,…
Sherdog’s live coverage of DWCS 2024: Week 6 begins Tuesday at 8pm ET. Round 1 Sherdog scores Tristen Critchfield scores the round: Brian Knapp scored the round: Edwin Ayala scored the round:Round 2 Sherdog scores Tristen Critchfield scores the round: Brian Knapp scored the round: Edwin Ayala scored the round: Round 3 Sherdog scores Tristen Critchfield scores the round: Brian Knapp scored the round: Edwin Ayala scored the round:result Round 1 Sherdog scores Tristen Critchfield scores the round: Brian Knapp scored the round: Edwin Ayala scored the round:Round 2 Sherdog scores Tristen Critchfield scores the round: Brian Knapp scored the…
If the results of a polygraph test are to be believed, Ilia Topuria may not feel as invincible as he claims. Topuria recently took a polygraph test alongside his brother, recent UFC featherweight signee Alexandre Topuria, and the first question the featherweight champion asked Alexandre was if he thought he could win if the two of them fought.”This question is pretty deep. If one day you were my opponent, I have no doubt that I would beat you,” Alexander responded on Ilia’s YouTube channel.The polygraph then turned green, signaling he was correct. Alexandre asked Ilia if he had ever felt…
Sean O’Malley is taking a break from boxing after his recent loss in a title fight to Merab Dvalishvili. O’Malley faced Dvalishvili for the bantamweight title in the main event of UFC 306 at the Sphere in Las Vegas on September 14. Aside from a series of teeps to the body in the final round that clearly hurt Dvalishvili, O’Malley was beaten pretty much at a disadvantage throughout the five rounds. “Suga,” arguably one of the biggest stars in the organization right now, was seen apologizing to Dana White as the scorecards were announced in favor of Dvalishvili by unanimous…
A Bellator middleweight championship rematch between Johnny Eblen and Fabian Edwards has been added to the main card of the Professional Fighters League’s next pay-per-view. The promotion announced the bout, which was originally scheduled to be the main event of last weekend’s Bellator Champions Series in London, on Tuesday, saying that Eblen vs. Edwards 2 will be held under the PFL banner, but the Bellator 185-pound belt will still be on the line. “Battle of the Giants: Brace for Impact” will take place on October 19 at the Mayadeen Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, and will feature a heavyweight showdown…
Tim Welch revealed what he said to Merab Dvalishvili at the start of the match.”What I told Merab was, ‘Merab, you have to hold on.’ That’s when he panicked.” 🎥 YouTube / Tim Welch MT #UFC #Mixed Martial Arts pic.twitter.com/i8tXVVqqRl — Championship Round (@ChampRDS) September 16, 2024 Tim Welch recently revealed what he said to Merab Dvalishvili at the start of his title fight against Sean O’Malley at UFC 306 to provoke an unprecedented reaction.Dvalishvili challenged O’Malley, Welch’s longtime friend and protégé, in the main event of UFC 306 at the Sphere in Las Vegas on Sept. 14. The fight…