UFC 316 headliner Sean O’Malley thinks the pound-for-pound mountain has more than one man at the summit. Not many debates consistently stir the discussion in mixed martial arts and the UFC quite like the pound-for-pound debate. The conversation in recent years has largely centered on the claims of both Islam Makhachev and Jon Jones. Despite … Read more
Chael Sonnen (photo by Jared Wickerham/Getty) and Islam Makhachev (photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC) Islam Makhachev’s move up across the weight division might not have received the desired unanimous support, with the American podcaster Chael Sonnen disregarding the fighter’s step in the recent Good Guy/Bad Guy episode.While his podcast partner Daniel Cormier jumped in to … Read more
Islam Makhachev has hit back at Ilia Topuria’s claims that he ran from a fight with him. The UFC lightweight champion was expected to defend his belt against Ilia Topuria at UFC 317 on June 28, but everything changed when his teammate, Belal Muhammad, lost his welterweight title at UFC 315 on Saturday night. UFC … Read more
Alexander Volkanovski returned to the summit of the UFC on Saturday night in Miami against Diego Lopes. Legendary former champion Volkanovski was given one last shot at reclaiming the title in the main event of UFC 314 against the surging Lopes. Ilia Topuria won the title by knocking out the Aussie, but after defending against … Read more
SEATTLE – In the wake of Ilia Topuria’s UFC featherweight title vacation, promotion CEO Dana White explained the company’s stance on double champions Saturday following UFC Fight Night 252. White said the promotion isn’t against fighters trying to vie for multiple championships, but indicated he expects an elevated level of activity from those who choose … Read more
Ilia Topuria has beat Alexander Volkanovksi again ahead of their potential UFC rematch. ‘El Matador’ became the featherweight champion by knocking out Volkanovski at UFC 298 last Febuary. Since then, Topuria has stopped Max Holloway to cement himself as the best 145lb fighter in MMA. A rematch between Ilia Topuria and Alex Volkanvovski is believed … Read more
There’s nothing quite like encouragement from one of the UFC’s top pound-for-pound champions to ignite a competitor’s passion. UFC featherweight champion Ilia Topuria is confident that fellow Georgian champion Merab Dvalishvili will come out on top at UFC 311. Dvalishvili is set to face Dagestani phenom Umar Nurmagomedov in the co-main event of UFC 311. … Read more