Nick Diaz Jokes That He’s The GOAT In MMA, Provides Update On UFC Return

Former Strikeforce champion and UFC title challenger Nick Diaz has given a unique take on the GOAT debate whilst addressing his targeted return to action. At this past Saturday’s event, the debate surrounding the greatest of all time in mixed mar…

Former Strikeforce champion and UFC title challenger Nick Diaz has given a unique take on the GOAT debate whilst addressing his targeted return to action. At this past Saturday’s event, the debate surrounding the greatest of all time in mixed martial arts returned to the forefront of discussion. While it’s always a prominent topic of…

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Muhammad Mokaev Lines Up Ex-UFC Fighter After Rosas Jr. Grappling Clash Fizzled

Muhammad Mokaev has found a new opponent for his upcoming grappling matchup after the unfortunate cancellation of his fight with Raul Rosas Jr. Mokaev was originally slated to headline ADXC 6 against the rising UFC bantamweight contender Rosas Jr. next weekend at the Mubadala Arena in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. However, earlier this week, […]

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Muhammad Mokaev has found a new opponent for his upcoming grappling matchup after the unfortunate cancellation of his fight with Raul Rosas Jr.

Mokaev was originally slated to headline ADXC 6 against the rising UFC bantamweight contender Rosas Jr. next weekend at the Mubadala Arena in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. However, earlier this week, the promotion had to cancel the October 25 matchup due to unexpected developments.

“The Punisher” will now take on former UFC fighter Rogerio Bontorin in the main event of the grappling card, as recently confirmed by the Brazilian’s manager, Stefano Sartori, on social media.

Mokaev boasts an undefeated record of 12-0 as a professional, and despite maintaining a 7-0 streak in the UFC, the 24-year-old Russian was released from the promotion in August. UFC CEO Dana White explained the decision to part ways, citing a series of out-of-competition issues that caused matchmakers to hesitate in offering him a new contract.

In a post on X, “The Punisher” appeared to assert that the UFC is still holding him back by preventing Rosas Jr. from facing him.

Meanwhile, Bontorin was part of the UFC from 2019 to 2022. He fought a total of six times, securing victories over Magomed Bibulatov and Raulian Paiva before enduring a challenging four-fight losing skid that included defeats against Ray Borg, Kai Kara-France, and Brandon Royval.

Bontorin’s latest fight took place at a RIZIN event in October 2023, and he currently boasts a professional record of 17-5, with 11 of those victories achieved via submission.

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Alexander Volkanovski Says Max Holloway Win At UFC 308 Could Lead To Interim Title Fight

Fight fans all around the world will be eagerly waiting the main event of UFC 308 this Saturday when Ilia Topuria looks to defend the featherweight belt against Max Holloway. One man that will be paying especially close attention is Alexander Volkanovski who will be in attendance at the Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi. The […]

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Fight fans all around the world will be eagerly waiting the main event of UFC 308 this Saturday when Ilia Topuria looks to defend the featherweight belt against Max Holloway. One man that will be paying especially close attention is Alexander Volkanovski who will be in attendance at the Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi.

The former champion chose to take some time off instead of going into a rematch with Topuria after he lost the title in February. Having faced both men in the past, he’s now looking to fight for the belt once again following the result of the headliner on October 26.

However, along with only wanting to fight for gold next time out, Volkanovski has a specific date and location in mind for his return. The UFC recently announced that on February 9, the Octagon will return to Sydney, Australia.

Wanting a title fight on his home turf could be impacted by who comes out on top in the 145-pound title fight this weekend. In a recent YouTube video, Volkanovski said that Holloway reclaiming the gold may lead to an interim title fight due to the BMF belt that “Blessed” already holds.

The prospect of a fight between “The Great” and the backup fighter this weekend, Diego Lopes, has been spoken about in the past and would seemingly fit this card well based on Lopes’ previous statements.

“Obviously, I wanted Sydney right, I want to fight in Sydney. If Max wins, does he fight in Sydney? I think he does, I think he would fight in Sydney but is he going to do BMF? Is he going to do lightweight? I doubt he’s going to want to do a featherweight straight away. I reckon he’s going to want to do lightweight, I’m just trying to be realistic with this one. So does that open doors for an interim? Yeah, I think so because I want to fight in Sydney and obviously I did that when I was doing the lightweight thing. I let them boys, Josh Emmett and Yair do their interim fight so I’m sure that’s something we could do and while he does his thing and then we just fight whenever we can.”

Volkanovski also stated that his hopes of fighting in Sydney will likely go out the window if Topuria retains this weekend with bringing the belt back to Spain being a key priority for the UFC right now.

“If Ilia wins, does he fight in Sydney? No, let’s be real. He’s not going to fight in Sydney.”

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Stephen Thompson Exchanges Fire With Shavkat Rakhmonov After His UFC 285 Win

In what could make for a thrilling welterweight clash down the road, Stephen Thompson and Shavkat Rakhmonov recently butted heads online. Late last year, Thompson got his name back in the win column with a thrilling TKO victory over Kevin Holland after…

In what could make for a thrilling welterweight clash down the road, Stephen Thompson and Shavkat Rakhmonov recently butted heads online. Late last year, Thompson got his name back in the win column with a thrilling TKO victory over Kevin Holland after four rounds of hard-hitting action. ‘Wonderboy’ has since revealed that he was initially…

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Valentina Shevchenko Reveals ‘Frustration’ In First Address To Fans Following UFC 285 Loss

Former UFC Women’s Flyweight Champion Valentina Shevchenko has shared some thoughts on her UFC 285 defeat. In a massive upset, Alexa Grasso secured the submission win over ‘Bullet’ late in the fourth round with a face crank. The defea…

Former UFC Women’s Flyweight Champion Valentina Shevchenko has shared some thoughts on her UFC 285 defeat. In a massive upset, Alexa Grasso secured the submission win over ‘Bullet’ late in the fourth round with a face crank. The defeat broke Shevchenko’s lengthy unbeaten run at flyweight in the promotion. The upset follows arguably Shevchenko’s most…

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Geoff Neal Releases First Statement After Submission Loss To Shavkat Rakhmonov At UFC 285

UFC welterweight Geoff Neal has reflected on his recent defeat to Shavkat Rakhmonov, promising that he has a lot more to give inside the Octagon. At this past weekend’s pay-per-view, rising Kazakh Rakhmonov took his next step towards stardom with…

UFC welterweight Geoff Neal has reflected on his recent defeat to Shavkat Rakhmonov, promising that he has a lot more to give inside the Octagon. At this past weekend’s pay-per-view, rising Kazakh Rakhmonov took his next step towards stardom with a victory in the spotlight granted by a position on a Jon Jones-headlined card. But…

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