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Alex Pereira sends inspirational message to teammates ahead of UFC 313
Harry Kettle - March 5, 2025
UFC light heavyweight champion Alex Pereira has sent a message to his teammates heading into the blockbuster UFC 313 event this weekend. On Saturday night, Alex Pereira will defend his UFC light heavyweight championship for the fourth time. He will do so against Magomed Ankalaev, with many believing that this is the toughest test ‘Poatan’ has faced since arriving at 205 pounds. When you look at Ankalaev’s track record, it’s hard to argue against that.
Asu Almabayev shares graphic image of eye injury from Manel Kape defeat
Harry Kettle - March 5, 2025
UFC flyweight Asu Almabayev has shared a graphic image of the eye injury he suffered during his defeat to Manel Kape. Last Saturday night, Asu Almabayev went head to head with Manel Kape. He was riding a long win streak heading into their contest and many felt as if he’d be capable of causing Kape some real problems. In the end, though, he was beaten, with Manel making a real statement to the rest of the flyweight division.
WATCH | Kamaru Usman gets caught off guard by Alex Pereira's English skills
BJ Penn Staff - March 4, 2025
UFC light heavyweight champion Alex Pereira is usually only heard speaking Portuguese. However, he has still managed to catch on with fans all over the world with his incredible Octagon performances and enigmatic personality outside the cage. Some things just transcend language. While Pereira is not known for speaking English, it turns out he’s made quite a bit of progress with the language — enough that former UFC welterweight champ Kamaru Usman was seemingly caught off guard by it.
WATCH | Colby Covington narrowly avoids encounter with rival at UFC PI
BJ Penn Staff - March 4, 2025
Colby Covington is perhaps the most notorious trash-talker in the UFC. The long-time welterweight contender will talk trash about pretty much anybody, whether they compete in his weight class or not. That has made him a lot of enemies.
Belal Muhammad mocks Leon Edwards' talk of a trilogy after UFC London: "Nothing he can do to skip Shavkat"
Josh Evanoff - March 4, 2025
UFC welterweight champion Belal Muhammad has no interest in facing Leon Edwards again. ‘Rocky’ recently signed a deal to return to the octagon in March. In the main event of UFC London, Leon Edwards will meet the rising Sean Brady. Ahead of the bout, the former welterweight champion has stated his belief that he can earn a title shot with a win. The fight against Brady will be the Brit’s first, since losing his gold to Belal Muhammad last summer.
UFC champion Julianna Pena lashes out at doubters ahead of Kayla Harrison fight: "I'm not going to stop"
Josh Evanoff - March 4, 2025
UFC women’s bantamweight champion Julianna Pena doesn’t care about the odds ahead of her fight against Kayla Harrison. ‘The Venezuelan Vixen’ has been out of the cage since her title fight against Raquel Pennington last October. In the co-main event of UFC 307, Julianna Pena ended a two-year layoff to hand ‘Rocky’ a split-decision loss. In the process, she re-won the same gold she lost to Amanda Nunes in their rematch.
PHOTO | Ronda Rousey fuels comeback rumors after returning to training
Josh Evanoff - March 4, 2025
Some believe former UFC women’s bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey could be making a comeback. ‘Rowdy’ hasn’t been seen in the octagon in almost a decade now. Ronda Rousey last appeared in the cage in the main event of UFC 207 in December 2016, in her comeback fight against Amanda Nunes. The former women’s bantamweight champion famously went on a hiatus following a knockout loss to Holly Holm the year previous.
Leon Edwards says Sean Brady has a style he's "comfortable fighting" at UFC London: "I’m looking forward to it"
Cole Shelton - March 4, 2025
Former UFC welterweight champion Leon Edwards is looking forward to fighting Sean Brady at UFC London. Edwards was supposed to fight Jack Della Maddalena at UFC London on March 22, but he was pulled to face Belal Muhammad for the belt. Despite Brady coming in on short notice, Edwards is a slight -104 underdog while the American is a -122 favorite on FanDuel.
UFC icon won't rule out Jon Jones vs. Alex Pereira depending on UFC 313 outcome
Fernando Quiles Jr. - March 4, 2025
One UFC Hall of Famer believes that Jon Jones vs. Alex Pereira isn’t out of the realm of possibility. Jones is the reigning UFC heavyweight champion, while Pereira holds gold at light heavyweight. Fans have been clamoring for Jones to take on interim heavyweight titleholder Tom Aspinall in a championship unification bout. “Bones” has expressed more interest in facing “Poatan.”
Magomed Ankalaev responds to Alex Pereira’s $200k wager on UFC 313 title fight
Harry Kettle - March 4, 2025
Magomed Ankalaev has responded to Alex Pereira’s offer for a $200,000 wager on their title fight at UFC 313 this weekend. As we know, Magomed Ankalaev is set to challenge Alex Pereira for the UFC light heavyweight championship on Saturday night. It will serve as the biggest fight of his career, and the second title shot he’s received in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Some are counting him out, whereas others believe this is the moment for him to finally ascend to the top of the division.
Former NFL player Austen Lane breaks silence following nasty KO loss at UFC Vegas 103
Harry Kettle - March 4, 2025
UFC fighter Austen Lane has broken his silence following his devastating knockout defeat that took place last weekend. Austen Lane has done some incredible things in his career. In addition to being a mixed martial artist in the UFC, he also had a career in the National Football League. That, quite obviously, is more than a lot of people will accomplish in a lifetime.
Raul Rosas Jr booked to face UFC veteran at UFC Mexico City
Harry Kettle - March 4, 2025
UFC star Raul Rosas Jr has reportedly been booked to face a UFC veteran in his return to the Octagon at UFC Mexico City on March 29. At the age of just 20, Raul Rosas Jr has already accomplished some truly incredible things in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. From top to bottom, he has improved his game tremendously since making his way into the promotion – even through some of his setbacks.