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Khalil Rountree dismisses fan backlash after Alex Pereira fight is announced: "I think the problem is yours!"
Josh Evanoff - August 16, 2024
Khalil Rountree doesn’t care what fans think about his fight with UFC champion Alex Pereira. Earlier today, Dana White took to social media and announced the full UFC 307 main card. Going down from Salt Lake City, the pay-per-view event will be headlined by a light-heavyweight title bout between Alex Pereira and Khalil Rountree. The co-main event will be a women’s bantamweight clash between Raquel Pennington and Julianna Pena.
Daniel Cormier explains how Dricus du Plessis's trash talk is directly related to his fighting style: "It's frustrating!"
Curtis Calhoun - August 16, 2024
UFC Hall of Famer Daniel Cormier believes Dricus du Plessis’s mental warfare tactics are indicative of his performances in the cage. Du Plessis will make his first UFC middleweight title defense this weekend against Israel Adesanya in the UFC 305 main event. The UFC’s return to Perth is expected to be one of the biggest cards of the year, featuring a Kai Kara-France vs. Steve Erceg co-main event.
VIDEO | Israel Adesanya shares emotional moment with his Mom following UFC 305 press conference
Curtis Calhoun - August 16, 2024
Former UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya had to compose himself with his mother after an emotional UFC 305 press conference. Adesanya will face UFC middleweight titleholder Dricus du Plessis in the UFC 305 main event this Saturday in Perth, Australia. He returns to the Octagon for the first time since a stunning loss to Sean Strickland at UFC 293 last year.
Dricus du Plessis piles on Israel Adesanya online after emotional UFC 305 press conference
Curtis Calhoun - August 16, 2024
UFC middleweight champion Dricus du Plessis has opened up after a wild UFC 305 press conference with Israel Adesanya. Du Plessis will make his first middleweight title defense in Perth this Saturday at UFC 305. He’ll face Adesanya after months of bad blood between the two sides, stemming from their heated Octagon faceoff at UFC 290.
Jamahal Hill vents frustration after Khalil Rountree gets title shot after failing drug test: "Terrible for the sport"
Cole Shelton - August 16, 2024
Former UFC light heavyweight champion Jamahal Hill has vented his frustration after Khalil Rountree was given the next title shot at 205lbs. UFC CEO Dana White announced on Friday that Pereira would be defending his light heavyweight title in the main event of UFC 307 in Utah against Rountree. The fight came as a huge surprise, especially due to the fact that Rountree was pulled from his last fight against Hill due to a failed drug test.
Alex Pereira vs. Khalil Rountree Jr. set to headline UFC 307
Susan Cox - August 16, 2024
Alex Pereira vs. Khalil Rountree Jr. is set to headline UFC 307. UFC CEO Dana White posted a video to ‘X‘ with the caption:
Israel Adesanya claims he is "proud" of Alex Pereira's UFC success
Harry Kettle - August 16, 2024
Israel Adesanya has claimed that he is proud of the success his long-time rival Alex Pereira is having in the UFC. For so many years, Israel Adesanya and Alex Pereira were bitter enemies. First, it was in the world of kickboxing. Then, Pereira wound up following Adesanya over to mixed martial arts. These two men have both accomplished some incredible things in their respective careers, and in the Octagon, they split their series 1-1.
Conor McGregor and Michael Chandler appear to agree on December timeline for UFC showdown
Harry Kettle - August 16, 2024
Conor McGregor and Michael Chandler have seemingly agreed on rearranging their UFC showdown to December. For the longest time now, fans have been waiting to see Conor McGregor and Michael Chandler square off. It dates all the way back to Chandler calling McGregor out on the mic, with the Irishman teasing the idea of accepting. Then, they were put against each other as coaches on a season of The Ultimate Fighter. As you can imagine, this led to some pretty viral moments.
Daniel Cormier weighs in on ‘champ-champ” aspirations from Dricus du Plessis
Harry Kettle - August 16, 2024
UFC commentator Daniel Cormier has given his thoughts on Dricus du Plessis wanting to become a two-weight world champion. Since arriving in the UFC, Dricus du Plessis has been on fire. He has been able to tear through the middleweight division and now, he’s the UFC middleweight champion. He won the strap by defeating Sean Strickland earlier this year.
Michael Chiesa reveals the "version" of Tony Ferguson he thinks would've beaten Khabib Nurmagomedov
Cole Shelton - August 15, 2024
Michael Chiesa thinks the version of Tony Ferguson that beat Rafael dos Anjos would’ve beaten Khabib Nurmagomedov. Ferguson vs. Nurmagomedov was one of the biggest fights that never came to fruition. It was booked on multiple occasions, but the pair never ended up meeting in the Octagon for a variety of reasons. According to Chiesa, he thinks had Ferguson and Nurmagomedov fought after ‘El Cucuy’ beat dos Anjos, he thinks Ferguson could’ve won.
Dana White walks back on comments regarding Conor McGregor not fighting this year: "We'll see how it plays out"
Cole Shelton - August 15, 2024
UFC CEO Dana White appears to walk back his comment that Conor McGregor won’t fight again this year. On Tuesday after the Contender Series, White said that the Irishman won’t fight in 2024 after he had to pull out of his UFC 303 fight back in June due to a broken pinky toe.
Max Holloway touts UFC 305 main card fighter as a "Future world champion"
Curtis Calhoun - August 15, 2024
BMF titleholder Max Holloway has his eyes on one prominent name competing at UFC 305 this weekend in a highly-anticipated matchup. UFC 305 is headlined by a middleweight title clash between Dricus du Plessis and Israel Adesanya. This will be du Plessis’s first career UFC title defense against Adesanya, who returns after a nearly full year away from competition.
PHOTO | Noche UFC poster released ahead of September event at the Las Vegas Sphere
Josh Evanoff - August 15, 2024
The Noche UFC poster has been released for September’s massive event at the Las Vegas Sphere. The card is set to go head-to-head with Canelo Alvarez vs. Edgar Berlanga and take place on Mexican Independence Day. For what it’s worth, the show is expected to be one of the UFC’s biggest of the year. In the main event, is bantamweight champion Sean O’Malley defending the gold against Merab Dvalishvili.
Michael Chandler still hoping that Conor McGregor fight happens despite Dana White's statement: "Give you misinformation"
Josh Evanoff - August 15, 2024
UFC lightweight contender Michael Chandler is holding out hope that he’ll get to fight Conor McGregor. ‘Iron’ and ‘The Notorious’ were expected to collide at UFC 303 on June 29th in Las Vegas. However a few weeks before fight day, Conor McGregor pulled out of the bout due to a broken toe. Afterward, Michael Chandler was also pulled, despite some talk of a short-notice fight with Max Holloway. In the months since then, the two lightweights have called for a December fight date.
PHOTOS | UFC 306 fight kits revealed, celebrate Mexican heritage and history
Curtis Calhoun - August 15, 2024
Fighters competing at UFC 306 will don exclusive event kits with a focus on Mexican heritage and Aztec mythology. UFC 306 takes place on September 14th at the Las Vegas Sphere, the first major sporting event held at the one-of-a-kind venue. The card is headlined by a UFC bantamweight title matchup between Sean O’Malley and Merab Dvalishvili.
Dricus Du Plessis explains why Sean Strickland is just a bad matchup for Israel Adesanya and it wasn't an "off night"
Cole Shelton - August 15, 2024
Dricus Du Plessis doesn’t think Israel Adesanya had an off night against Sean Strickland after all. Adesanya suffered a stunning decision loss to Strickland last September to lose his middleweight title. Adesanya was a sizeable betting favorite, but Strickland dominated him for all five rounds to cruise to a lopsided decision win.
Belal Muhammad responds after Kamaru Usman claims he is a “not so good version” of himself: “Put your money where your mouth is”
Susan Cox - August 15, 2024
Belal Muhammad is responding after Kamaru Usman claimed he was a ‘not so good version’ of himself. ‘Remember the Name’ (24-3 MMA) is hot off a unanimous decision victory over Leon Edwards (22-4 MMA) just last month at UFC 304 which took place at the Co-op Live in Manchester, England.
Jairzinho Rozenstruik gives his honest assessment of the UFC’s heavyweight title picture: “Jon Jones is the real champ”
Susan Cox - August 15, 2024
Jairzinho Rozenstruik is giving his honest assessment of the UFC’s heavyweight title picture. While some fans in MMA consider interim heavyweight champion Tom Aspinall (15-3 MMA), who’s coming off back-to-back first-round knockouts of Sergei Pavlovich (18-3 MMA) and Curtis Blaydes (18-5 MMA), the true champion, Rozenstriuk is setting the record straight – the heavyweight champion is Jon ‘Bones’ Jones.