Jeff Cain

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Articles

Ilia Topuria to Islam Makhachev: 'You can't keep avoiding me'

1 week ago | mmaweekly.com | Jeff Cain

After knocking out arguably the two greatest featherweights in UFC history, Alexander Volkanovski and Max Holloway, Ilia Topuria opted to move up to the lightweight division. Topuria won the 145-pound title by knocking out Volkanovski in the second round at UFC 298 in February 2024. He defended the title by knocking out Holloway at UFC 308 last October.
Israel Adesanya: 'I want to fight again'

1 week ago | mmaweekly.com | Jeff Cain

The fighting future of former two-time middleweight titleholder Israel Adesanya became more clear when his coach, Eugene Bareman revealed that "The Last Stylebender" plans to fight again. Adesanya has lost three fights in a row, albeit against the top fighters in the 185-pound division. But at 35, "The Last Stylebender" could have walked away with a Hall of Fame resume. Instead, he's planning his next fight.
Ian Machado Garry: 'Leon Edwards is not a fighter at heart'

1 week ago | mmaweekly.com | Jeff Cain

Leon Edwards lost the welterweight title at UFC 304 last July, coming up short to Belal Muhammad by unanimous decision. He returned in March against Sean Brady and was defeated by guillotine choke in the fourth round. Welterweight contender Ian Machado Garry wasn't surprised that Edwards lost to Brady in the UFC London main event.
Joe Rogan wants to get rid of the cage and stand-ups in MMA

1 week ago | mmaweekly.com | Jeff Cain

UFC commentator and popular podcast host Joe Rogan would like to see changes to mixed martial arts rules but admittedly has no say in what happens in the fight promotion or the sport. In a perfect world, Rogan would like to eliminate the use of the cage and get rid of standing fighters up. He'd also like each round to begin in the same position that the previous round ended. "There's many times I wish I was running the UFC.
Paddy Pimblett releases behind the scenes UFC 314 footage

1 week ago | bvmsports.com | Jeff Cain

Lightweight Paddy Pimblett arrived at Kaseya Center in Miami on UFC 314 fight night confident. That confidence showed in his dominating win over Michael Chandler in the fight card's co-main event. After dropping the first round, Pimblett took over the fight in the second frame and ended it in the third. With the win, Pimblett debuted in the Top 10 lightweight rankings and put the top of the division on notice.
Alexander Volkanovski planning to fight twice more this year

1 week ago | mmaweekly.com | Jeff Cain

Newly crowned two-time featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovksi has plenty of challengers in the 145-pound division and plans to potentially face two of them this year. "The great" defeated Diego Lopes in the UFC 314 main event to recapture the featherweight championship. It was his first fight in 14 months, but he doesn't want to wait long to get back in there. “I guess fighting-wise, I obviously wanted to get back in there,” Volkanovski told TMZ Sports.
Colby Covington on Paddy Pimblett: 'He’s a f***ing nobody'

1 week ago | mmaweekly.com | Jeff Cain

Since Colby Covington and Paddy Pimblett's UFC 314 backstage altercation, both fighters havre accused the other of trying to stay relevant. Pimblett largely stole the show at UFC 314 with a dominating win over former title challenger Michael Chandler in the fight card's co-main event. While doing an interview backstage, Covington confronted Pimblett and the two hurled insults at each other.
Former UFC Champion: 'Michael Chandler got manhandled'

1 week ago | mmaweekly.com | Jeff Cain

Heading into UFC 314, many believed lightweight star Paddy Pimblett was facing his toughest test. "The Baddy" took former title challenger Michael Chandler in the fight card's co-main event and largely dominated the former three-time Bellator lightweight champion. It wasn't that Pimblett beat Chandler, it was how he did it. He won the striking exchanges, controlled Chandler on the ground and eventually punched and elbowed his way to a third-round TKO finish.
Alexander Volkanovski admits Diego Lopes 'was probably tougher than we thought'

1 week ago | bvmsports.com | Jeff Cain

Fresh off regaining the featherweight championship in the UFC 314 main event last Saturday, newly crowned two-time titleholder Alexander Volkanovski reflected on his historic win over Diego Lopes. The 36-year old Volkanovski became the only fighter in a weight class below welterweight to win a championship after the age of 35, but Lopes proved to be tougher than "The Great" thought. "As you can see, I'm pretty marked up. It was a bit of a war we went through.
Ian Machado Garry still salty about not getting UFC 315 title shot

1 week ago | mmaweekly.com | Jeff Cain

Welterweight contender Ian Machado Garry (15-1) suffered the first loss of his career to Shavkat Rakhmonov (19-0) in his last outing at UFC 310 in December. The match between the two was billed as a title eliminator bout. When an injury kept Rakhmonov from facing champion Belal Muhammad, the fight promotion opted to pit the champion against No. 5 ranked Jack Della Maddalena (17-2).