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‘You are a coward’… Ilia Topuria fires back as Islam Makhachev feud gets ugly

Many fans wanted to see Ilia Topuria accept the current pound-for-pound number one. The next steps at the top of the lightweight division were dependent on the results of UFC 315 in Montreal last weekend. With Jack della Maddalena who defeated Belal Muhammad to win the Welterweight title, the 155-pound champion Islam Makhakev freed to […]

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Benoit Saint-Denis gets honest on the major change he had to make after devastating KO loss to Dustin Poirier

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Benoit Saint-Denis has admitted that a pre-fighting disease last year was not the only reason behind his brutal setback against Dustin Poirier. Saint-Denis has endured a difficult 2024 in the Octagon. While he came in as a rapidly rising competition after five straight victories, he left it on a two-fighter loss Skid and with many

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Islam Makhachev shares ruthless response to ‘nobody’ Ilia Topuria ranting about their failed fight

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Islam Makhachev has returned to the claims of Ilia Topuria that he ran from a fight with him. The UFC Lightweight Champion was expected to defend his belt against Ilia Topuria on UFC 317 on June 28, but everything changed when his teammate, Belal Muhammad, lost his welterweight title on UFC 315 on Saturday evening.

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Jack Della Maddalena’s coach says viral corner advice could’ve cost them the welterweight title at UFC 315

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On 10 May in Montreal, a new Weltergegewet champion was crowned after Jack della Maddalena continued his wintreak. Della Maddalena defeated Belal Muhammad in five rounds at UFC 315, where the Scorecards were all in his favor. That did not stop some of the champion who deserved the victory, which made Della Maddalena back on

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Kamaru Usman reflects on the moment that ‘took him over the edge’ as he prepared to face his friend and former teammate

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Kamaru Usman was confronted with a number of great rivals during his time as a Welterweight champion. From Colby Covington to Jorge Masvidal, 'The Nigerian nightmare' always had a big name opponent to bump into while he was at the top. The opponent who was the most difficult for Usman to prepare himself, however, was

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Ilia Topuria claims to ‘feel sorry’ for Charles Oliveira as he makes bizarre promise ahead of UFC 317

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Ilia Topuria would rather give it if he didn't have to fight against Charles Oliveira on UFC 317. The plan was that 'El Matador' faces Islam Makhachev for lightweight gold on 28 June. The Protege of Khabib Nurmagomedov, however, left its title of 155 pounds and went to Welterweight for a fight with the new

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‘He simply isn’t at a point…’ UFC legend outlines the one condition why he thinks Jon Jones will fight Tom Aspinall

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A former opponent says that UFC Heavyweight Champion Jon Jones is unable to hang the gloves on fighting Tom Aspinall. The conversation of the mixed martial arts city remains the heavyweight title photo and the cloud of uncertainty that has been floating about it for a long time. Two title holders are currently rule, but

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One result ‘bothered’ Gilbert Burns more than his losses to Khamzat Chimaev, Jack Della Maddalena, and Belal Muhammad

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UFC Welterweight Gilbert Burns still has frustrations about a certain losing performance on his record. Burns is set at the head of UFC Vegas 106 on Saturday in the Apex. The experienced competitor returns to action after he had trouble working together in recent years. Since the threat of a memorable title was Van Streek

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Khamzat Chimaev reveals his first impressions of Ilia Topuria having trained alongside him before both men were in the UFC

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Khamzat Chimaev is one of the most exciting contenders of the UFC since he debuted in the Octagon. 'Borz' is unbeaten by eight fights in the promotion that led him to UFC 319, where Chimaev Drica Du Plessis will challenge for the middleweight title. Another undefeated star that hit the ground at the highest level

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Gilbert Burns admits money and fame impacted UFC career after iconic Khamzat Chimaev fight

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Gilbert Burns is in a reflective mood prior to his return to the Octagon at UFC Vegas 106. The former Welterweight Challenger title is on a three-fighting skid and desperately has to beat Michael Morales rising 17-0 on the UFC Apex on Saturday evening. Prior to his last outing, Gilbert Burns looked back on the

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UFC star predicted Jack Della Maddalena’s title win after seeing Belal Muhammad wasn’t training with Khabib Nurmagomedov

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One of the former opponents of Jack della Maddalena and Belal Muhammad was not surprised to see the last one in the Welterweight throne on UFC 315. The UFC title Reign by Muhammad ended in the very first obstacle on Saturday in Canada, where he led the latest pay-per-view of the promotion to della Maddalena.

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Jon Jones confirms he’s doing ‘everything but fighting’ in response to social media backlash

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Jon Jones has confronted a lot of criticism from fans during the last chapter of his unparalleled career. Tom Aspinall has broken UFC records since winning the Interim title at UFC 295 in November 2023. The heavyweight title Unification Clash is perhaps the biggest fight in sport at the moment and people are being frustrated

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