“It;s going to be extra special getting both belts” Featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski is desperate to defeat Islam Makhachev at UFC 284 in order to keep his No.1 pound-for-pound ranking

Alexander Volkanovski UFC 284

2023 hasn’t even began and UFC 284 is already shaping up to be one of the biggest events of the year. It’s not everyday that fans get to witness fighters like Islam Makhachev (often touted as Khabib’s prodigy) and Alexander Volkanovski (P4P top fighter in UFC men’s rankings) duke it out inside the octagon. Khabib … Read more

Amir Khosru

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A graduate in Linguistics Studies from Jahangirnagar University, hailing from the city of Khulna(Bangladesh). Currently working as a Content Writer who covers Combat Sports. Passionate in a lot of fields including (But not limited to) Reading, Gaming, Travelling, Strolling, Food, UFC, Anime, and whatnot!

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2022 World MMA Awards: Find out which fighter won which award

CEO of Fighters Only, Rob Hewitt, announced that the 14th edition of the MMA World Awards would take place on Thursday, December 8, at SAHARA Las Vegas. Individuals were nominated for this award based on their performance between July 2021 and June 2022. UFC fighters and events have dominated the winning list. Alexander Volkanovski was … Read more

Saifullah Nayem

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Business undergrad and has been a culer since childhood, currently working as a combat sportswriter at SportsZion. Aside from sports, he is passionate about marketing and business-related activities.

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UFC 281: “I’m going to finish this man” Dustin Poirier wants to destroy Michael Chandler

Dustin Poirier and Michael Chandler will fight this Saturday at UFC 281 from Madison Square Garden in New York City, while Poirier is confident enough to destroy Michael ‘Iron’ Poirier.  The addition of Dustin Poirier vs. Michael Chandler to the UFC 281 card was announced at the UFC 279 pay-per-view on Saturday night. The two … Read more

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“I think the flame went out” UFC legend Khabib Nurmagomedov’s thoughts on UFC comes as stunning revelation

Khabib Nurmagomedov Set to Retire

Khabib Nurmagomedov is a legend in the UFC’s Lightweight division, where he holds the record for the longest-reigning lightweight champion. This Russian fighter has sealed victory 29 times out of his 29 mixed martial arts appearances. After his father’s death, “The Eagle” announced his retirement while he was the No. 1 pound-for-pound MMA artist.  After … Read more

Saifullah Nayem

225 articles

Business undergrad and has been a culer since childhood, currently working as a combat sportswriter at SportsZion. Aside from sports, he is passionate about marketing and business-related activities.

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“I wouldn’t call myself a coach” Khabib Nurmagomedov oblivious on being coach rather satisfied as Senior mentor

The former Russian UFC Lightweight Champion, Khabib Nurmagomedov, has lately been busy coaching for the American Kickboxing Academy. Despite being coach for these young fighters, Khabib doesn’t like himself to be called coach. Rather, he prefers to be called a senior mentor. Khabib is described as one of the greatest UFC fighters to ever exist. … Read more

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“UFC is playing games because I was told I’m the fill-in” Beneil Dariush lambasts Dana White’s choice after Alexander Volkanovski claimed to be UFC 280’s backup fighter

UFC lightweight challenger Beneil Dariush reveals his shocking reaction to Alexander Volkanovski’s claims to be the backup for Charles Oliveira vs. Islam Makhachev in the UFC 280 lightweight title fight. Dariush (21-4-1 MMA, 15-4-1 UFC), who’s on a seven-fight winning streak, competes with a lightweight contender on the same card. Dariush had stated back in … Read more

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Hasbulla Magomedov’s inclusion in Makhachev camp sure to flare-up excitement at UFC 280

Hasbulla Magomedov is a Russian social media influencer from Dagestan who has gathered almost 2 million Instagram followers through his practical jokes, parody videos, and antics and frequently appears in popular Instagram and TikTok videos practicing and acting as a sparring partner with MMA fighters, most notably with UFC champion and fellow Dagestani Khabib Nurmagomedov. … Read more

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Michael Bisping disagrees with Mike Tyson’s advice, pushes Conor McGregor to fight the best when he returns

Michael Bisping says Conor Should fight Olivera

ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - JANUARY 22: Conor McGregor of Ireland poses on the scale during the UFC 257 weigh-in at Etihad Arena on UFC Fight Island on January 22, 2021 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. (Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC)

Michael Bisping disagrees with Mike Tyson’s advice to Conor McGregor, and says the Irishman to fight the best fighter when he returns. Last week,on Henry Cejudo’s “The Fight Card” Podcast, Mike Tyson gave some advice to the iconic Conor McGregor. McGregor, who is currently recovering from a broken fibula, is set to return to the … Read more

Shadman Ishrak

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Alex Volkanovski’s coach Eugene Bareman doubles down on not wanting The Great to fight Max Holloway

Alex Volkanovski

Alex Volkanovski coach at CKB (City Kickboxing), Eugene Bareman recently revealed in an interview that he did not want Volk to face Max Holloway in the second fight. Bareman says that he is the only person on their team who thought that the fight was not a good idea.  Volkanovski managed to grind out a … Read more

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‘Everybody Makes Mistakes’ Khabib Nurmagomedov Believes Dana White Made Mistake by Not Responding to Him Very ‘First Time’

Khabib Nurmagomedov

Khabib Nurmagomedov said that Dana White has made a mistake by not responding to his text message. Khabib speculates that the UFC president might have been busy when he reached out to him and otherwise would have texted back. Khabib was on an interview with ESPN MMA and Brett Okamoto when he was asked if … Read more

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