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UFC featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski could have fought Islam Makhachev for the lightweight title in a rematch later this year — but he chose to remain active. Makhachev just about outpointed Volkanovski when they met in the UFC 284 headliner in February in a fight many believe the latter edged. Both fighters, especially Volkanovski, called […]

It turns out Khabib Nurmagomedov was really worried for Islam Makhachev prior to his UFC 284 fight with Alexander Volkanovski. Makhachev earned a razor-thin unanimous decision win over Volkanovski in their lightweight title fight back in February in a contest many observers felt the latter did enough to win. Many had also underestimated Volkanovski going […]

Max Holloway returned to the win column in a big way at UFC Kansas City — and that’s a problem for featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski. Holloway outpointed Arnold Allen in the UFC Kansas City headliner this past weekend. It was his first fight since getting outclassed by Volkanovski in their featherweight title trilogy fight back […]

Max Holloway is fired up for UFC Kansas City for many reasons. Holloway returns to action for the first time since July when he faces red-hot contender Arnold Allen in the main event of UFC Kansas City. Holloway’s last outing was a trilogy fight with featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski, but unlike the first two times […]

International Fight Week is starting to take shape with the UFC 290 pay-per-view event. According to MMA insider Ariel Helwani, a featherweight title unification fight between Alexander Volkanovski and Yair Rodriguez is set to be added to the card taking place July 8 in Las Vegas. Helwani notes that nothing has been signed as of […]

We may have gotten a small preview of what’s to come following the UFC-WWE merger. On Monday, it was officially confirmed that the UFC and WWE were merging under Endeavor to form a new, publicly listed company. With that news came a lot over crossover memes on social media and while both companies are expected […]

Alexander Volkanovski can’t do much but accept Jon Jones dethroning him as the pound-for-pound number one fighter in the UFC. Jones enjoyed a triumphant return to action for the first time in three years when he easily submitted Ciryl Gane at UFC 285 to become the new heavyweight champion. For many, it further cemented his […]

Islam Makhachev was able to withstand the pressure of Alexander Volkanovski during the main event of UFC 284 on Saturday night. He retains his Lightweight Championship belt and will take over as the pound-for-pound No. 1 fighter in the UFC rankings. The Nurmagomedov prodigy is set to dominate the Lightweight Division and continue to defend […]

A legendary UFC 284 card capped off with one of the best title fights MMA fans could have asked for. In a back-and-forth affair, No. 1 P4p Alexander Volkanovski stood his ground against No. 2 P4P and Lightweight Champion Islam Makhachev. A huge underdog in a fight that no one saw going the distance, Volkanovski […]

UFC 284 was a card to remember as the night’s action capped off with a historic bout for the Lightweight Championship and World No. 1 pound-for-pound ranking. Champion Islam Makhachev was able to withstand the late onslaught of Alexander Volkanovski and retain his belt by unanimous decision ( 48-47, 48-47, 49-46). All three judges awarded […]

On Saturday night in Perth, Australia, MMA fans laid witness to UFC history as the worlds’ pound-for-pound No. 1 and No. 2 squared off for the Lightweight belt at UFC 284. Islam Makhachev defeated Alexander Volkanovski by unanimous decision (48-47, 48-47, 49-46) in a five-round title battle for the ages. With Islam Makhachev the bigger […]

UFC 284 certainly lived up to expectations, thanks to Islam Makhachev and Alexander Volkanovski delivering a fight for the ages that kept everyone in Australia at the edge of their seats throughout. Unfortunately for Volkanovski and the hometown supporters, Makhachev proved to be too much as he edged the Australian fighter in an intense five-round […]

The long wait is finally over. Perth, Australia will lay witness to UFC history as Pound-for-Pound No. 1 and No. 2 will square off for the Lightweight (155lb) Championship of the World and No. 1 P4P ranking. No. 1 Featherweight Champion Alexander Volkanovski will test himself in capturing a second belt over No. 2 and […]

Alex Volkanovski put on a show at UFC 276, completing his trilogy sweep of Max Holloway on Saturday night in convincing fashion. While Holloway fought like a warrior, he was simply outmatched by Volkanovski, who delivered countless powerful blows, resulting in a gruesome split eyebrow for Holloway and a victory by unanimous decision. On Sunday, […]

In a rather shocking and graphic turn of events, Max Holloway left Saturday’s UFC 276 bloodied and with a massive cut above his right eye courtesy of Alexander Volkanovski. Volkanovski was dominant right from the start, and while Holloway had his moments, the former champion just looked a step behind “The Great.” Volk’s boxing was […]

Alexander Volkanovski has recently made it clear that he wants to move up to 155 and fight for a second belt if he beats Max Holloway at UFC 276. Dana White was recently asked about the possibility considering he doesn’t always like super fights. It seems like Alexander Volkanovski has done enough to warrant the […]

Alexander Volkanovski has reached the point in his title reign where people are talking about him challenging for a second title. He’s currently set to defend his title against Max Holloway at UFC 276. The trilogy against Max Holloway is a very important one as Alexander Volkanovski considers it the end of his featherweight run. […]

Alexander Volkanovski is currently recognized as one of the best champions in the UFC currently. The featherweight has plenty of options ahead of him with title defenses at featherweight and even some super-fights at lightweight. One of his coaches, Eugene Bareman, recently spoke out on who would be the toughest challenge for the UFC featherweight […]

The Korean Zombie seemed very close to calling it a career after losing his title fight to Alexander Volkanovski at UFC 273. Now, after taking some time off, it appears that may not be the case anymore for Chan Sung Jung. Writing a post on his Instagram, The Korean Zombie gave an update on where […]

Alexander Volkanovski has reached the point in his featherweight title reign where people are starting to call him the ‘GOAT.’ It’s a term that can be thrown around a little when UFC champions dominate their respective divisions. Max Holloway is the next fight for Alexander Volkanovski and the Australian champion believes there’s no denying his […]

MMA loves having conversations about the ‘GOAT’ and it goes for the entire sport, division, you name it, the sport loves it. UFC champion Alex Volkanovski is currently in the conversation for the GOAT at featherweight and he’s part of the conversation along with Max Holloway, Jose Aldo, and even Conor McGregor. Alex Volkanovski recently […]

Alex Volkanovski is quickly rising up to be one of the greatest featherweights in UFC history. It’s one of the reasons he is a good person to give his picks for the greatest fighters in the promotion’s history. The UFC featherweight champion recently spoke with Man of Many and gave his three picks. Alex Volkanovski started […]

The big talk after UFC 273 is whether or not Henry Cejudo will come back and fight Alex Volkanovski. Many people are giving their takes on the fight and you can add former middleweight champion Michael Bisping to that list. Michael Bisping dropped quite the truth bomb on Henry Cejudo while talking about the potential […]

Sean O’Malley has recently spoken out on the rumored return of Henry Cejudo to the UFC. The former two-division champion wants to face Alex Volkanovski for the featherweight championship. Sean O’Malley is paying attention as he is hoping to become a title contender at bantamweight. The UFC star admitted the fight was actually a very […]

Alex Volkanovski finds himself in a strange spot after beating The Korean Zombie at UFC 273. The Australian champion has cleared out the top of his division and could find himself an opportunity to take a fun fight. UFC 274 is set to have a lightweight title fight between current champion Charles Oliveira and former […]

Alex Volkanovski had another successful title defense at UFC 273 where he took on The Korean Zombie. His teammate Israel Adesanya made sure to record his reaction to the successful title defense. Israel Adesanya predicted that Alex Volkanovski would dominate The Korean Zombie and remain the champion after UFC 273. That prediction ended up being […]

Alex Volkanovski had a dominant showing against The Korean Zombie in the main event of UFC 273. The finish came in the fourth round after the referee decided the Korean fighter had taken enough damage. Alex Volkanovski had a good showing of sportsmanship as he asked The Korean Zombie if he still wanted to continue […]

Henry Cejudo has been pushing hard for a return to the UFC and especially for a featherweight title fight. UFC featherweight champion Alex Volkanovski has been asked about him but he always shot it down since he was retired. Now it looks like Henry Cejudo is officially coming out of retirement as he announced he […]

Alex Volkanovski has sent a clear message to the lighter-weight classes after his successful victory over The Korean Zombie at UFC 273. The champion has just about cleared out his division with not many names left. The UFC featherweight champion spoke at the UFC 273 post-fight press conference where he sent a clear message. Alex […]

Henry Cejudo has been pushing for a fight with Alex Volkanovski for a long time. The UFC featherweight champion is starting to rack up quite the resume after his latest win. Henry Cejudo was asked about Alex Volkanovski’s legacy after UFC 273 and the former champion kept it real. The decision for many people is […]

The main event of UFC 273 sees Alex Volkanovski defend his featherweight title against Chan Sung Jung, AKA The Korean Zombie. Max Holloway was supposed to fight the Australian champion but an injury forced him out of the event. In steps The Korean Zombie and we now have a fresh matchup for a title fight […]

Alex Volkanovski currently has a title defense at UFC 273 to worry about but he was still asked questions about Colby Covington and Jorge Masvidal. The UFC featherweight champion gave a unique perspective on the famous altercation. Colby Covington did a lot to hype up the fight with Jorge Masvidal at UFC 272. Alex Volkanovski […]

Alex Volkanovski is starting to build up his legacy as a UFC featherweight. The champion is taking out all of the other champions in the weight class. There is one man missing from his record though… Conor McGregor. Alex Volkanovski admits he’s not the greatest UFC featherweight champion yet. Jose Aldo and Max Holloway both […]

Alex Volkanovski is set to defend his featherweight title against Korean Zombie at UFC 273 on Saturday. Henry Cejudo has been working with the challenger in preparation for the event. Henry Cejudo is obviously going to be on the side of Korean Zombie heading into UFC 273. He dropped quite the truth bomb on Alex […]

Conor McGregor is obviously a very popular figure in the UFC and many fighters are hoping to face him at some point. One of those is current UFC featherweight champion Alex Volkanovski. Alex Volkanovski has beaten some of the biggest names at featherweight in Jose Aldo, Chad Mendes, and Max Holloway. There’s only one other […]

Henry Cejudo has been quite the character in the MMA space after retiring from the UFC in 2020. He is now working with Chan Sung Jung ahead of his featherweight title fight against Alexander Volkanovski. Korean Zombie was a little bit skeptical at first considering the way Henry Cejudo acts online. The UFC featherweight was […]

Alex Volkanovski has been linked with Henry Cejudo ever since he defended the title against Brian Ortega at UFC 266. The former flyweight and bantamweight champion has been pushing for a fight with him ever since. It seemed like UFC 273 would be the perfect opportunity as Alex Volkanovski needed someone to replace Max Holloway. […]

Alex Volkanovski has been firing plenty of shots at everyone after Max Holloway fell out of their title fight. He especially went after Yair Rodriguez ahead of UFC 273. Yair Rodriguez has often been in the line of fire with the UFC featherweight champion going at him for his lack of fight time. Alex Volkanovski […]

Giga Chikadze has found himself in a tough spot in the UFC after losing his last fight against Calvin Kattar. He was doing a lot of talking and wanted to fight Alexander Volkanovski for the featherweight title. Now the fight will not be happening and everyone is firing shots at the Georgian UFC fighter. Alexander […]