Ian Garry says Colby Covington is running from him as he knows he’s a terrible stylistic matchup for ‘Chaos….
Ian Garry says Colby Covington is running from him as he knows he’s a terrible stylistic matchup for ‘Chaos.
Garry and Covington have been taking shots at one another as of late, but currently, no fight has been made or agreed to. It’s disappointing to fans that the fight is not a done deal as Garry claims Covington is running from him.
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“There’s only one person I want right now,” Ian Garry told Full Send backstage at UFC 301. “I’ve made it very f—king clear who I want. Everyone knows his name. Colby, come out, come out wherever you are. He’s running. He’s gonna keep running. He doesn’t want this smoke.
“He doesn’t want it,” he continued. “He knows that I’m a terrible stylistic match-up for him. When you look at it, I’ve never been taken down in the UFC. His only goal against me is to try to take me down and put me on my back. There’s a reason I’m in Brazil training with Demian Maia and Charles Oliveira, Chute Boxe. That’s exactly the part of my game I’m looking forward to someone bringing me to.”
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The hope for Garry was to get on UFC 303 and be the co-main event to Conor McGregor vs. Michael Chandler.
Ian Garry vows to ‘ragdoll’ Colby Covington.
Ian Garry says if Colby Covington signs the contract, he believes he would ragdoll ‘Chaos’ as he doesn’t think the fight would be close at all.
“If Colby signs that contract, I’m gonna walk out with my knee up going, ‘Take the f—kin’ thing. Take the f—kin’ thing and see what happens,’” Garry said. “I will ragdoll him. I promise you. There’s no doubt in my mind I will ragdoll him. That’s why he’s not signing the contract. That’s why he’s not agreeing to the fight. He’s avoiding all conversations with the UFC. He doesn’t want the smoke, pal.”
Garry is undefeated and has looked good in the UFC, and if he does fight and beat Covington, it would allow him to be a one away from a title shot at welterweight.
Ian Garry says Colby Covington is running from him as he knows he’s a terrible stylistic matchup for ‘Chaos….
Ian Garry says Colby Covington is running from him as he knows he’s a terrible stylistic matchup for ‘Chaos.
Garry and Covington have been taking shots at one another as of late, but currently, no fight has been made or agreed to. It’s disappointing to fans that the fight is not a done deal as Garry claims Covington is running from him.
Mandatory Credit: Zuffa LLC
“There’s only one person I want right now,” Ian Garry told Full Send backstage at UFC 301. “I’ve made it very f—king clear who I want. Everyone knows his name. Colby, come out, come out wherever you are. He’s running. He’s gonna keep running. He doesn’t want this smoke.
“He doesn’t want it,” he continued. “He knows that I’m a terrible stylistic match-up for him. When you look at it, I’ve never been taken down in the UFC. His only goal against me is to try to take me down and put me on my back. There’s a reason I’m in Brazil training with Demian Maia and Charles Oliveira, Chute Boxe. That’s exactly the part of my game I’m looking forward to someone bringing me to.”
Mandatory Credit: Zuffa LLC
The hope for Garry was to get on UFC 303 and be the co-main event to Conor McGregor vs. Michael Chandler.
Ian Garry vows to ‘ragdoll’ Colby Covington.
Ian Garry says if Colby Covington signs the contract, he believes he would ragdoll ‘Chaos’ as he doesn’t think the fight would be close at all.
“If Colby signs that contract, I’m gonna walk out with my knee up going, ‘Take the f—kin’ thing. Take the f—kin’ thing and see what happens,’” Garry said. “I will ragdoll him. I promise you. There’s no doubt in my mind I will ragdoll him. That’s why he’s not signing the contract. That’s why he’s not agreeing to the fight. He’s avoiding all conversations with the UFC. He doesn’t want the smoke, pal.”
Garry is undefeated and has looked good in the UFC, and if he does fight and beat Covington, it would allow him to be a one away from a title shot at welterweight.
UFC interim heavyweight champion Tom Aspinall thinks Jon Jones is playing games by talking about a potential Alex Pereira…
UFC interim heavyweight champion Tom Aspinall thinks Jon Jones is playing games by talking about a potential Alex Pereira fight.
Jones has recently taken to social media to claim he has agreed to a fight, but won’t reveal who it is. He’s also hinted at a potential Pereira fight at heavyweight, as he says the fight would be bigger. According to Tom Aspinall, he believes that is Jones just playing games with fans and him.
“If we can get old mate Jon to ever sign a contract with my name on the other side of the contract, I’ll talk about him for hours on this show,” Aspinall said to TNT Sports. “Hours. But right now, the guy is playing games again. Trying to convince the public what he wants and what he doesn’t want. Which he does really, really well. As I said, we can chat about Jon, if and when he ever signs a contract with my name on the other side of it. Because right now, let’s be honest, it’s not looking very likely.”
Whether or not Aspinall vs. Jones will ever happen is to be seen, but it would be a massive fight if it does come to fruition. However, it does seem unlikely it will happen anytime soon, as ‘Bones’ is expressing interest in some other fights.
Tom Aspinall likely returning at UFC 304
With Tom Aspinall likely not fighting Jon Jones next time out, he will return at UFC 304 in Manchester, England.
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Aspinall will be defending his interim heavyweight title, but the Brit says he isn’t sure when it will be announced, but is hopeful it is soon.
“The last I knew, it was going to get announced this weekend [at UFC 301], and obviously that’s been and gone now,” Aspinall said when asked about UFC 304. “Right now, I have no idea what’s going on. I wish I could come on the show, I wish I could announce on social media, I wish I could start dragging traffic that way, but right now I have no idea. I’m just getting myself prepared for that date. As far as opponents and stuff like that, I don’t know what’s going on right now.”
Aspinall is 14-3 and coming off a KO win over Sergei Pavlovich in November to win the interim heavyweight title.
UFC interim heavyweight champion Tom Aspinall thinks Jon Jones is playing games by talking about a potential Alex Pereira…
UFC interim heavyweight champion Tom Aspinall thinks Jon Jones is playing games by talking about a potential Alex Pereira fight.
Jones has recently taken to social media to claim he has agreed to a fight, but won’t reveal who it is. He’s also hinted at a potential Pereira fight at heavyweight, as he says the fight would be bigger. According to Tom Aspinall, he believes that is Jones just playing games with fans and him.
“If we can get old mate Jon to ever sign a contract with my name on the other side of the contract, I’ll talk about him for hours on this show,” Aspinall said to TNT Sports. “Hours. But right now, the guy is playing games again. Trying to convince the public what he wants and what he doesn’t want. Which he does really, really well. As I said, we can chat about Jon, if and when he ever signs a contract with my name on the other side of it. Because right now, let’s be honest, it’s not looking very likely.”
Whether or not Aspinall vs. Jones will ever happen is to be seen, but it would be a massive fight if it does come to fruition. However, it does seem unlikely it will happen anytime soon, as ‘Bones’ is expressing interest in some other fights.
Tom Aspinall likely returning at UFC 304
With Tom Aspinall likely not fighting Jon Jones next time out, he will return at UFC 304 in Manchester, England.
Mandatory Credit: Per Haljestam – USA TODAY Sports
Aspinall will be defending his interim heavyweight title, but the Brit says he isn’t sure when it will be announced, but is hopeful it is soon.
“The last I knew, it was going to get announced this weekend [at UFC 301], and obviously that’s been and gone now,” Aspinall said when asked about UFC 304. “Right now, I have no idea what’s going on. I wish I could come on the show, I wish I could announce on social media, I wish I could start dragging traffic that way, but right now I have no idea. I’m just getting myself prepared for that date. As far as opponents and stuff like that, I don’t know what’s going on right now.”
Aspinall is 14-3 and coming off a KO win over Sergei Pavlovich in November to win the interim heavyweight title.
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Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) recently updated its official rankings in the wake of the UFC 301 pay-per-view (PPV) event, which took place last …
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Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) recently updated its official rankings in the wake of the UFC 301 pay-per-view (PPV) event, which took place last Sat. night (May 4, 2024) at Farmasi Arena in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Former featherweight champion Jose Aldo returned to the bantamweight rankings at No. 8 with his commanding performance against Jonathan Martinez in the co-main event.
That’s not all.
Michel Pereira, previously ranked in the welterweight division, is now listed among the Top 15 middleweights in the world, landing at No. 13 with his submission victory over Ihor Potieria. As for UFC 301 headliner Steve Erceg, he failed to capture the crown from reigning 125-pound titleholder Alexandre Pantoja and as a result, did not gain any significant ground in the flyweight Top 10.
Here’s how UFC compiles its official rankings:
Rankings were generated by a voting panel made up of media members. The media members were asked to vote for who they feel are the top fighters in the UFC by weight-class and pound-for-pound. A fighter is only eligible to be voted on if they are in active status in the UFC. A fighter can appear in more than one weight division at a time. The champion and interim champion are considered to be in the top positions of their respective divisions and therefore are not eligible for voting by weight-class. However, the champions can be voted on for the pound-for-pound rankings.
Take a look at what the latest rankings field looks like courtesy of UFC.com. Note: (+/- = movement in rankings, T = tie, *NR = Not previously ranked).
MEN’S POUND-FOR-POUND
1. Islam Makhachev 2. Jon Jones 3. Leon Edwards 4. Alex Pereira 5. Ilia Topuria 6. Sean O’Malley 7. Alexander Volkanovski 8. Max Holloway 9. Dricus Du Plessis 10. Alexandre Pantoja 11. Israel Adesanya 12. Tom Aspinall 13. Charles Oliveira 14. Sean Strickland 15. Aljamain Sterling
FLYWEIGHT
Champion: Alexandre Pantoja
1. Brandon Royval 2. Brandon Moreno 3. Amir Albazi 4. Kai Kara France 5. Alex Perez 6. Muhammad Mokaev 7. Manel Kape 8. Matheus Nicolau 9. Steve Erceg +1 10. Tim Elliott -1 11. Matt Schnell 12. Tagir Ulanbekov 13. Tatsuro Taira 14. Su Mudaerji 15. David Dvorak
BANTAMWEIGHT
Champion: Sean O’Malley
1. Merab Dvalishvili 2. Cory Sandhagen 3. Petr Yan 4. Marlon Vera 5. Henry Cejudo 6. Deiveson Figueiredo 7. Song Yadong 8. Jose Aldo *NR 9. Rob Font -1 10. Umar Nurmagomedov -1 11. Kyler Phillips -1 12. Dominick Cruz -1 13. Mario Bautista 14. Jonathan Martinez -2 15. Pedro Munhoz
FEATHERWEIGHT
Champion: Ilia Topuria
1. Alexander Volkanovski 2. Max Holloway 3. Brian Ortega 4. Yair Rodriguez 5. Movsar Evloev 6. Arnold Allen 7. Josh Emmett 8. Aljamain Sterling 9. Calvin Kattar 10. Giga Chikadze 11. Edson Barboza 12. Bryce Mitchell 13. Dan Ige 14. Diego Lopes 15. Sodiq Yusuff
LIGHTWEIGHT
Champion: Islam Makhachev
1. Arman Tsarukyan 2. Charles Oliveira 3. Justin Gaethje 4. Dustin Poirier 5. Mateusz Gamrot 6. Michael Chandler +1 7. Beneil Dariush -1 8. Rafael Fiziev 9. Max Holloway 10. Renato Moicano 11. Dan Hooker 12. Jalin Turner 13. Benoit Saint-Denis 14. Rafael dos Anjos 15. Bobby Green
WELTERWEIGHT
Champion: Leon Edwards
1. Kamaru Usman 2. Belal Muhammed 3. Shavkat Rakhmonov 4. Colby Covington 5. Jack Della Maddalena 6. Gilbert Burns 7. Ian Machado Garry 8. Sean Brady 9. Stephen Thompson 10. Geoff Neal 11. Joaquin Buckley 12. Neil Magny 13. Michael Page 14. Vicente Luque 15. Kevin Holland
MIDDLEWEIGHT
Champion: Dricus Du Plessis
1. Sean Strickland 2. Israel Adesanya 3. Robert Whittaker 4. Jared Cannonier 5. Marvin Vettori 6. Paulo Costa 7. Brendan Allen 8. Nassourdine Imavov 9. Jack Hermansson +1 10. Khamzat Chimaev +1 11. Roman Dolidze -2 12. Caio Borralho +2 13. Michel Pereira *NR 14. Anthony Hernandez -2 15. Chris Curtis
LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT
Champion: Alex Pereira
1. Jiri Prochazka 2. Magomed Ankalaev 3. Jamahal Hill 4. Jan Blachowicz 5. Aleksandar Rakic 6. Nikita Krylov 7. Johnny Walker 8. Khalil Rountree 9. Volkan Oezdemir 10. Anthony Smith 11. Alonzo Menifield 12. Bogdan Guskov 13. Azamat Murzakanov 14. Dominick Reyes 15. Ryan Spann
HEAVYWEIGHT
Champion: Jon Jones
1. Tom Aspinall 2. Ciryl Gane 3. Sergei Pavlovich 4. Curtis Blaydes 5. Stipe Miocic 6. Alexander Volkov 7. Jailton Almeida 8. Marcin Tybura 9. Serghei Spivac 10. Tai Tuivasa 11. Jairzinho Rozenstruik 12. Derrick Lewis 13. Alexandr Romanov 14. Marcos Rogerio De Lima 15. Rodrigo Nascimento
1. Julianna Pena 2. Ketlen Vieira 3. Mayra Bueno Silva 4. Kayla Harrison 5. Irene Aldana 6. Holly Holm 7. Macy Chiasson 8. (T) Miesha Tate 8. (T) Karol Rosa +1 10. Norma Dumont 11. Pannie Kianzad 12. Yana Santos 13. Julia Avila 14. Chelsea Chandler 15. Germaine De Randamie
You can expect these rankings to change around this time next week, particularly in the heavyweight division, following the UFC St. Louis: “Lewis vs. Nascimento” mixed martial arts (MMA) event on ESPN and ESPN+, scheduled for Sat., May 11, 2024 at Enterprise Center in St. Louis, Missouri.
For much more on that upcoming fight card click here.
Even after beating Holloway three times, Volkanovski is still having to field questions about fighting “Blessed” again. Alexander Volkanovski has already beaten Max Holloway three times, b…
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Even after beating Holloway three times, Volkanovski is still having to field questions about fighting “Blessed” again.
Alexander Volkanovski has already beaten Max Holloway three times, but he might just be down for a fourth scrap if the BMF belt is on the line.
Holloway is one of the hottest fighters in the UFC right now after “Blessed” delivered a wild buzzer-beating KO of Justin Gaethje at UFC 300. Prior to that, he was being overlooked as nothing more than an inconvenient gatekeeper who was knocking back too many of Volkanovski’s potential challengers.
Now he has all the options in the world, from a featherweight title shot against Ilia Topuria to red panty night with Conor McGregor. And maybe even a chance to avenge those losses to Alexander Volkanovski?
“Would I fight him? Now that he’s got the BMF we might have to do this, you know what I mean?” Volkanovski said during an interview with Fox Sports Australia.
“I was always sitting there like, ‘How could you do [a fourth fight]?’ But maybe there is that something there … there’s a BMF now. For me, it’s 3-0. How can you get yourself out of bed for that? A BMF is something I haven’t touched before, so maybe we can do that, you know? So we’ll see what happens.”
Max Holloway certainly added to the mystique and legitimacy of the BMF belt with the way he beat Justin Gaethje at UFC 300. It also probably helps that fighters get PPV points when they fight for the novelty title.
While Holloway is taking a break and hasn’t settled on who he’ll fight next, smart money is on him facing Ilia Topuria next for the featherweight title. Topuria took the title off Volk in February, knocking the longtime champion out. That’s two knockouts in the span of four months, and “The Great” intends to give his brain some time to rest. That leaves Max as the obvious No. 1 contender, unless McGregor distracts him.
The BMF belt may intrigue Volkanovski, but getting the 145 pound strap back is everything to the Australian. If Max wants his shot at avenging those three losses to Alex, winning the belt off Topuria is the best way to do it.
UFC interim heavyweight champion Tom Aspinall thinks Jon Jones is playing games by talking about a potential Alex Pereira…
