Chuck Mindenhall

6 days ago | ca.sports.yahoo.com | chuck mindenhallUncrowned |Chuck Mindenhall

In a roundabout way, Jack Della Maddalena has the fate of one man, two divisions and three champions in his hands right now. That’s a lot of power to be toting up to Montreal for his welterweight title bout against Belal Muhammad next month. Muhammad is of course the one man — as in the one man who stands between Della Maddalena and the top of the mountain.

1 week ago | sports.yahoo.com | Chuck Mindenhall

Doubt Alexander Volkanovski at your own peril. At 36 years old, "Volk" did something that’s rarely seen in the UFC, which is to bounce back from consecutive knockout losses to reclaim a title. After a five-round masterclass at UFC 314 against Diego Lopes, all roads to gold once more go through Australia. Was it enough for one of the greatest champions of all-time to crack back into the men’s top 10 pound-for-pound rankings?

1 week ago | sports.yahoo.com | Chuck Mindenhall

What’s old is new again in the UFC’s featherweight division, and anyone traumatized by the wars of old suffered a major flashback at UFC 314. Alexander Volkanovski didn’t just show up to see what was left in the tank in Miami; he showed up to call us all gossips. Alarmists. People who must’ve forgot. AdvertisementAlexander “The Still Great” Volkanovski put on a masterclass performance in beating Diego Lopes to win back the featherweight title. He looked exactly like the vintage Volkanovski.

1 week ago | sports.yahoo.com | Chuck Mindenhall

Back in the spring of 2010, almost 15 years to the day before this weekend’s UFC 314 pay-per-view, a 22-year-old Patricio Pitbull left Brazil for the first time to compete. He traveled to Connecticut, of all places, to partake in the Bellator Season 2 featherweight tournament against a Canadian fellow named WiIliam Romero. As a trademark jiu-jitsu specialist from Brazil, he tapped Romero quickly. A heel hook in the first round. AdvertisementIt was his first major triumph.

2 weeks ago | sports.yahoo.com | Chuck Mindenhall

Since everything feels like gambling these days, it’s been a fun exercise in the early going of 2025 to ponder the odds that the GFL will ever hold an event. Back in January, you might have been able to get even money on the hypothetical line that it would put on at least one. As a team-oriented concept, the upstart promotion even held a GFL draft later that month, with Team Dubai using the coveted first pick to scoop up 43-year-old Tyron Woodley.