Islam Makhachev next fight: is the lightweight champion fighting Leon Edwards?

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UFC 294: ISLAM MAKHACHEV ENDS ALEXANDER VOLKANOVSKI CLASH WITH FIRST-ROUND KO, KHAMZAT CHIMAEV EARNS KAMARU WIN

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After the main event of UFC 296 on Saturday night, in which Leon Edwards defeated Colby Covington to retain his UFC welterweight title, speculation about “Rocky’s” future grew within the MMA community. Notably, Islam Makhachev has expressed his desire to fight Edwards for the welterweight championship. Given the lackluster results of the most recent championship … Read more

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Dricus Du Plessis gets ridiculed by MMA Twitter after his brawl with Sean Strickland at UFC 296: “call him daddy Strickland from now on”

Dricus Du Plessis

UFC fighters Sean Strickland, Dricus Du Plessis have all-out brawl in stands during MMA event

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After a vicious fight broke out between Sean Strickland and Dricus Du Plessis on Saturday night at UFC 296 in Las Vegas, security separated them. While Du Plessis and UFC middleweight champion were separated by security at the cage side, Strickland delivered strikes to his opponent. The middleweight rivals were seated just a few rows … Read more

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Aljamain Sterling predicts UFC 298 bout between ex-rival Herny Cejudo and teammate Merab Dvalishvili as both continue to sling insults online

Aljmain Sterling Predicts UFC 298 bout between Teammate Merab Dvalishvili vs Henry Cejudo

UFC 298

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UFC 298 is just 2 months away, and the co-main event bout is getting the most attention from the MMA community. The bantamweight division once again is all heated up after Sean O’Malley took the belt away from Aljamain Sterling at UFC 292 via TKO. Sterling is also waiting for his call regarding his rematch … Read more

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Islam Makhachev warns lightweight division top 5 fighters

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Islam Makhachev, the current UFC lightweight champion, has been undefeated for a long time. After defeating Charles Oliveira at UFC 280, he defended the title twice already against UFC bantamweight champion Alexander Volkanovski. Many fighters are in line to get their hands on what Makhachev has right now. The top contenders in the division are … Read more

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Michael Bisping justifies Charles Oliveira’s UFC 294 withdrawal vs Islam Makhachev

Charles Oliveira

Charles Oliveira suffered a gruesome injury in a sparring session which forced the former UFC lightweight champion to withdraw from his bout against Islam Makhachev. Charles and Islam were scheduled to fight for the UFC lightweight title on 21st of October. This withdrawal of Oliveira from the bout against Islam welcomed huge criticism from the … Read more

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Colby Covington casts doubt on Islam Makhachev’s challenge to Welterweight throne ahead of UFC 294

Islam Makhachev

Back in February, Islam Makhachev squared off against Featherweight champ Alexander Volkanovski with the Lightweight title up for grabs. But Islam beat ‘Volk’ in his own game and established himself as a force to be reckoned with. Islam will be defending his lightweight title for the second time against a familiar foe, Charles Oliveira. However, Islam has … Read more

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Dana White publicly discusses Conor McGregor’s change stemming from money

Conor McGregor

Dana White and the UFC achieved global popularity with the emergence of Conor McGregor. McGregor’s ascent in the UFC coincided with the organization’s rise. His influence in Europe was significant, and his fight against Khabib Nurmagomedov helped popularize the sport in the Middle East. In a recent interview with Piers Morgan, Dana White discussed various … Read more

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Ex-UFC champ Conor McGregor slams Justin Gaethje for turning down potential bout with Jorge Masvidal for BMF title

Justin Gaethje

Conor McGregor has been out of action for more than two years now. However, being out of action does not mean he is inactive on social media. The Irishman recently criticized Jorge Masvidal for apparently calling out Gaethje for a “BMF” title shot. McGregor last fought at UFC 264 in a trilogy fight with Poirier. … Read more

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UFC president Dana White shows off new customized championship belt for Alexa Grasso ahead of bout with Valentina Shevchenko

Alexa Grasso

Alexa Grasso is set to fight Valentina Shevchenko at UFC fight night. The bout between the two fighters will be a rematch, as the two fought back in March 2023 with Grasso emerging as the victor and becoming the UFC flyweight champion. With his victory, Grasso dethroned the seven-time defending champion Valentina Shevchenko. In this … Read more

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Israel Adesanya teases to grant title shot to winner of Khamzat Chimaev and Paulo Costa bout ahead of ‘d*ckless’ Dricus Du Plessis

Israel Adesanya will be facing Sean Strickland at UFC 293. The main event came to fruition after Adesanya’s original opponent, Dricus Du Plessis, had to withdraw due to an injury. DDP defeated Robert Whitaker in the co-main event of UFC 290, which was headlined by Alexander Volkanovski and Yair Rodriguez in the featured bout of … Read more

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