MIAMI – Alexander ‘The Great’ Volkanovski is the featherweight champion once again after winning a unanimous decision (49-46, 48-47, 49-46) over Diego Lopes in this past Saturday’s UFC 314 headline at Kaseya Center. According to MMADecisions, 19 media members scored the bout 49-46 in Volkanovski’s favor, and three others had it 48-47 for the two-time … Volk tops Lopes to win featherweight title at UFC 314
Ilia Topuria (16-0 MMA, 8-0 UFC) has relinquished his featherweight title with plans of moving up to lightweight to challenge Islam Makhachev for the 155-pound strap. UFC CEO Dana White announced the news last night, stating that Topuria’s next fight will be announced soon. With the 145-pound belt vacated, former featherweight kingpin Alexander Volkanovski will … Topuria vacates belt, Volk-Lopes to headline UFC 314
As of Friday, eight days ahead of UFC 303 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Diego Lopes (24-6 MMA, 3-1 UFC) was listed as a -135 to -150 favorite vs. Brian ‘T-City’ Ortega in the show’s co-main event. Ortega was a +125 underdog at BetMGM. Lopes, the UFC’s 14th-ranked featherweight, has ripped off three straight … Edwards likes Ortega in UFC 303 co-main event
The main event for UFC 302 on June 1 at Prudential Arena in Newark, New Jersey, is now official, with lightweight champion Islam Makhachev set to take on third-ranked contender Dustin ‘The Diamond’ Poirier. BetRivers opened Makhachev (25-1 MMA, 14-1 UFC) as a -400 ‘chalk’ vs. Poirier, who is a +280 underdog. DraftKings opened Makhachev … UFC 302 Odds: Makhachev opens as a massive favorite vs. Poirier
Ilia Toporia is the new featherweight champion after scoring a second-round knockout win over Alexander Volkanovski in this past Saturday’s UFC 298 main event at Honda Center in Anaheim, Calif. The 27-year-old Spaniard knocked Volk out cold with a violent right hand to hook up his betting supporters as a +115 to +128 (BetRivers) underdog. … Toporia ends Volk’s featherweight reign with R2 KO
Less than 24 hours after featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski replaced an injured Charles Oliveira to face Islam Makhachev in the UFC 294 main event, former welterweight champ Kamaru Usman (20-3 MMA, 15-2 UFC) accepted an opportunity to take on Khamzat Chimaev (12-0 MMA, 6-0 UFC) in the co-main event on Oct. 21 in Abu Dhabi. … With Costa out, Usman-Chimaev is UFC 294 co-main event
In the fifth round of his final sparring session Monday before flying to Abu Dhabi on Tuesday ahead of his Oct. 21 rematch against Islam Makhachev, former lightweight champion Charles ‘Do Bronx’ Oliveira sustained a cut that’s forced him to pull out of UFC 294. In a gangster move that only took one phone call … Oliveira out of UFC 294; Volk faces Makhachev on 11 days’ notice
Alexander ‘The Great’ Volkanovski scored a third-round knockout win over Yair Rodriguez as a -380 favorite in Saturday’s UFC 290 headliner at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Volkanovski successfully defended his featherweight title for the fifth time and improved his overall record to 26-2. The 145-pound kingpin hooked up his backers for the following prop … UFC 290 Rewind: Volkanovski KOs Rodriguez in Round 3
Published on Friday, July 7, at 12:42 p.m. Eastern. Updated on Friday, July 7, at 8:20 p.m. Eastern. Alexander Volkanovski (25-2 MMA, 12-1 UFC) will be in bounce-back mode Saturday night for the UFC 290 headliner at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, as the featherweight champion returns to the division to defend his strap against … UFC 290 Picks