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Jose Aldo Meets Alexander Volkanovski at UFC 237 in Brazil

UFC 237 has added a huge featherweight collision as Jose Aldo makes a quick turnaround to take on surging featherweight Alexander Volkanovski at UFC 237 in Rio de Janeiro on May 11th.  Sources have confirmed the bout, which was initially reported by Fa…

UFC 237 has added a huge featherweight collision as Jose Aldo makes a quick turnaround to take on surging featherweight Alexander Volkanovski at UFC 237 in Rio de Janeiro on May 11th.  Sources have confirmed the bout, which was initially reported by Farah Hannoun. Jose Aldo last competed in the co-main event of UFC Fortaleza […]

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Zabit Magomedsharipov Eying Two Top Featherweight Contenders Next

Zabit Magomedsharipov continues his rise in the UFC’s featherweight division. He picked up a unanimous decision win over Jeremy Stephens at UFC 235 over the weekend (Sat. March 2, 2019). Now, after his victory, Zabit has his eyes on two of the di…

Zabit Magomedsharipov continues his rise in the UFC’s featherweight division. He picked up a unanimous decision win over Jeremy Stephens at UFC 235 over the weekend (Sat. March 2, 2019). Now, after his victory, Zabit has his eyes on two of the division’s top contenders for his next fight. With a rumored fight between former […]

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UFC 232 Results: Alexander Volkanovski Clobbers Chad Mendes

One of the craziest fight weeks is coming to an end and we will have you covered with all of the UFC 232 results. UFC 232 has persevered through an “atypical” drug test collected from Jon Jones and through a venue change just six days out. Regardless the world leader in MMA will host their […]

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One of the craziest fight weeks is coming to an end and we will have you covered with all of the UFC 232 results.

UFC 232 has persevered through an “atypical” drug test collected from Jon Jones and through a venue change just six days out. Regardless the world leader in MMA will host their annual year-end PPV at The Forum in Inglewood, Ca.

While any number of the prelim fights could main event some Fight Night cards, the main card kicks off with an exciting featherweight tilt.

Chad “Money” Mendes will take on Alexander “The Great” Volkanovski in the opening bout of the five-fight PPV main card. Needless to say, there are some title implications surrounding this contest.

Mendes (18-4), will make just his second walk to the Octagon since 2015 on Saturday night. He returned to action earlier this year and defeated Myles Jury after serving a two year USADA suspension.

Volkanovski (18-1) will make his thrid walk to the Octagon this year when he faces Mendes. The Australian fighter is riding a staggering 15 fight win streak.

Round One

The fighters meet in the center of the cage. Mendes throws a lazy kick, Volkanovski steps aside. Mendes is stalking the Australian. The American circles right, then left and lands a leg kick. The featherweights exchange a wild flurry but neither man lands significant. Volkanovski now has cage control as he walks Mendes down. Mendes lands an uppercut. Volkanovski throws a head kick but Mendes brushes it off. 90 Seconds left in the round and the Australian is trying to establish his jab. Mendes looks for a takedown but Volkanovski doing a good job with faints. Volkanovski goes to the body and then back to the jab. Mendes shoots a takedown but the Aussie pops right back to his feet. Mendes with a blitz forward as the round ends.

Round Two

The second round starts the same as the first. Both men trade leg kicks early on. Mendes is responding to Volkanovski’s faints way too much. Mendes lands a hard right hook and follows it up with another right. Mendes moves forward and drops the Aussie with a left hand. Volkanovski gets back to his feet, Mendes takes a breather. Volkanovski lands a right hand of his own. Mendes lands a takedown from out of nowhere but again cant hold the Australian down for long. Mendes lands a right hand and drops Volkanovski, he takes his back but cant close it out. Volkanovski gets back to his feet and tee’s off on Mendes. Mendes is trying but goes down. Volkanovski rushes in with a flurry. Mendes collapes. Fight is over.

Alexander Volkanovski defeats Chad Mendes via TKO at 4:14 of round two

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UFC Rankings: Chad Mendes Returns – But Is It High Enough?

Is this spot right for Chad Mendes’ return to the UFC rankings?

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The official UFC rankings have been updated following last weekend’s (Sat., July 14, 2018) UFC Fight Night 133 from the CenturyLink Arena in Boise, Idaho.

Although Junior dos Santos headlined the event with an uneventful decision win over debuting heavyweight Blagoy Ivanov (for which “JDS” rose one spot to No. 7), perhaps a more significant change on the rankings was the return of former three-time featherweight title challenger Chad Mendes, who re-debuted on the rankings at No. 7 following his first-round technical knockout over Myles Jury in his long-awaited return from a two-year USADA suspension.

“Money” may have a Top 10 spot, yet it may not be enough considering how dominant he looked in his return against a veteran over two-and-a-half years out of the cage. True, he may have lost back-to-back fights versus Conor McGregor and Frankie Edgar – and the time off probably did him some good – but the Team Alpha Male star brings it every time out and has only lost to true legends of the featherweight division. With another win, he should find himself in the top five and above soon.

Also at featherweight, rising prospect Alexander Volkanovski made his debut at No. 11 after beating previous No. 10 Darren Elkins, who fell to No. 13.

Check out the full updated rankings courtesy of UFC.com right here:

POUND-FOR-POUND
1 Daniel Cormier
2 Demetrious Johnson
3 Max Holloway
4 Conor McGregor -1
5 Georges St-Pierre
6 TJ Dillashaw
7 Tyron Woodley +1
8 Stipe Miocic -1
9 Khabib Nurmagomedov
10 Robert Whittaker
11 Cris Cyborg
12 Tony Ferguson
13 Amanda Nunes
14 Cody Garbrandt
15 Rose Namajunas

FLYWEIGHT
Champion: Demetrious Johnson
1 Henry Cejudo
2 Sergio Pettis
3 Joseph Benavidez
4 Ray Borg
5 Jussier Formiga
6 John Moraga
7 Wilson Reis
8 Alexandre Pantoja
9 Dustin Ortiz +1
9 Brandon Moreno
11 Ben Nguyen
12 Matheus Nicolau
13 Tim Elliott
14 Deiveson Figueiredo
15 Ulka Sasaki

BANTAMWEIGHT
Champion: TJ Dillashaw
1 Cody Garbrandt
2 Dominick Cruz
3 Raphael Assuncao
4 Marlon Moraes
5 Jimmie Rivera
6 John Lineker
7 John Dodson
8 Aljamain Sterling
9 Pedro Munhoz +1
10 Cody Stamann -1
11 Rob Font
12 Alejandro Perez +1
13 Thomas Almeida -1
14 Brett Johns
15 Douglas Silva de Andrade *NR

FEATHERWEIGHT
Champion: Max Holloway
1 Brian Ortega
2 Jose Aldo
3 Frankie Edgar
4 Jeremy Stephens
5 Cub Swanson
6 Josh Emmett
7 Chad Mendes *NR
8 Mirsad Bektic -1
9 Chan Sung Jung -1
10 Renato Moicano -1
11 Alexander Volkanovski *NR
12 Ricardo Lamas -1
13 Darren Elkins -3
14 Zabit Magomedsharipov -1
15 Yair Rodriguez

LIGHTWEIGHT
Champion: Khabib Nurmagomedov
1 Tony Ferguson
2 Conor McGregor
3 Eddie Alvarez
4 Dustin Poirier
5 Kevin Lee
6 Edson Barboza
7 Justin Gaethje
8 Anthony Pettis
9 Nate Diaz -1
10 Al Iaquinta
11 James Vick
12 Michael Chiesa
13 Alexander Hernandez
14 Dan Hooker
15 Francisco Trinaldo

WELTERWEIGHT
Champion: Tyron Woodley
1 Colby Covington (Interim Champion)
2 Darren Till
3 Rafael Dos Anjos
4 Stephen Thompson
5 Robbie Lawler
6 Kamaru Usman
7 Demian Maia
8 Neil Magny
9 Jorge Masvidal
10 Santiago Ponzinibbio
11 Leon Edwards
12 Donald Cerrone
13 Gunnar Nelson
14 Alex Oliveira
15 Dong Hyun Kim

MIDDLEWEIGHT
Champion: Robert Whittaker
1 Yoel Romero
2 Luke Rockhold
3 Chris Weidman
4 Kelvin Gastelum
5 Jacare Souza
6 Derek Brunson
7 David Branch
8 Paulo Costa
9 Israel Adesanya
10 Brad Tavares
11 Antonio Carlos Junior
12 Uriah Hall
13 Thiago Santos
14 Elias Theodorou
15 Krzysztof Jotko

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT
Champion: Daniel Cormier
1 Alexander Gustafsson
2 Volkan Oezdemir
3 Glover Teixeira
4 Ilir Latifi
5 Jan Blachowicz
6 Jimi Manuwa
7 Ovince Saint Preux
8 Mauricio Rua
9 Corey Anderson
10 Misha Cirkunov
11 Dominick Reyes
12 Patrick Cummins
13 Tyson Pedro
14 Gadzhimurad Antigulov
15 Sam Alvey

HEAVYWEIGHT
Champion: Daniel Cormier
1 Stipe Miocic
2 Derrick Lewis
3 Curtis Blaydes
4 Francis Ngannou
5 Alexander Volkov
6 Alistair Overeem
7 Junior Dos Santos +1
8 Mark Hunt -1
9 Marcin Tybura
10 Tai Tuivasa
11 Aleksei Oleinik
12 Andrei Arlovski
13 Stefan Struve
14 Shamil Abdurakhimov
15 Justin Willis

WOMEN’S STRAWWEIGHT
Champion: Rose Namajunas
1 Joanna Jedrzejczyk
2 Jessica Andrade
3 Claudia Gadelha
4 Karolina Kowalkiewicz
5 Tecia Torres
6 Carla Esparza
7 Michelle Waterson
8 Felice Herrig
9 Tatiana Suarez
10 Cortney Casey
11 Alexa Grasso
12 Randa Markos
13 Nina Ansaroff
14 Joanne Calderwood
15 Angela Hill

WOMEN’S FLYWEIGHT
Champion: Nicco Montano
1 Valentina Shevchenko
2 Sijara Eubanks
3 Alexis Davis
4 Liz Carmouche +3
5 Roxanne Modafferi -1
6 Lauren Murphy -1
7 Katlyn Chookagian -1
8 Jessica Eye
9 Barb Honchak
10 Jessica-Rose Clark
11 Ashlee Evans-Smith
12 Andrea Lee
13 Mara Romero Borella
14 Montana De La Rosa +1
15 Paige VanZant -1

WOMEN’S BANTAMWEIGHT
Champion: Amanda Nunes
1 Holly Holm
2 Ketlen Vieira
3 Julianna Pena
4 Raquel Pennington
5 Germaine de Randamie
6 Cat Zingano
7 Marion Reneau
8 Sara McMann
9 Aspen Ladd
10 Bethe Correia
11 Lina Lansberg
12 Irene Aldana
13 Lucie Pudilova
14 Sarah Moras
15 Gina Mazany

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Chad Mendes Responds to Alexander Volkanovski’s Callout

Chad Mendes is well aware of Alexander Volkanovski’s callout. Mendes and Volkanovski were featured on the UFC Boise card. Mendes earned a first-round TKO victory over Myles Jury, while Volkanovski turned in a dominant performance against Darren E…

Chad Mendes is well aware of Alexander Volkanovski’s callout. Mendes and Volkanovski were featured on the UFC Boise card. Mendes earned a first-round TKO victory over Myles Jury, while Volkanovski turned in a dominant performance against Darren Elkins. After Volkanovski’s win, he called out Mendes. When asked about the callout, Mendes gave his thoughts to […]

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UFC Boise Video Highlights: Volkanovski Thwarts Elkins

Alexander Volkanovski did not allow Darren Elkins to have another miraculous comeback at UFC Boise. Earlier tonight (July 14), Volkanovski took on Elkins. This bout was featured on the FOX Sports 1 preliminary portion of UFC Boise. Many felt the bout d…

Alexander Volkanovski did not allow Darren Elkins to have another miraculous comeback at UFC Boise. Earlier tonight (July 14), Volkanovski took on Elkins. This bout was featured on the FOX Sports 1 preliminary portion of UFC Boise. Many felt the bout deserved a spot on the main card due to Elkins’ six-fight winning streak and […]

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