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Lerone Murphy rips fellow UK UFC star after recent taunts following UFC 308 win: "Leave me alone!"
Curtis Calhoun - October 28, 2024
Undefeated UFC featherweight contender Lerone Murphy used his UFC 308 performance to hit back at one of his biggest fighting detractors. Murphy defeated Dan Ige unanimously in a wild fight on the UFC 308 main card last Saturday in Abu Dhabi. The victory moved Murphy further up the featherweight rankings, and he could potentially earn a top name for his next UFC assignment.
Conor McGregor hints at potential retirement in deleted tweet: "Good bye"
Cole Shelton - October 28, 2024
Conor McGregor hinted at retirement in a since-deleted tweet. McGregor hasn’t fought since July of 2021 when he broke his leg in the trilogy bout against Dustin Poirier. He was supposed ot return in June, but he pulled out of the bout due to a broken toe. Since then, he hasn’t been booked to fight, and McGregor went on X responding to a fan who told him he should retire, which he did seem to hint at.
Sean O’Malley makes case for Islam Makhachev vs. Ilia Topuria: "You can't tell me that isn't a fight you would want to see"
Fernando Quiles Jr. - October 28, 2024
If Islam Makhachev vs. Ilia Topuria is eventually booked, count Sean O’Malley in. The former UFC bantamweight champion was watching Topuria put his featherweight gold at stake against Max Holloway. The two collided in Abu Dhabi this past Saturday. Going into the fight, Topuria vowed to be the first man to knock Max Holloway out.
Henry Cejudo says Khamzat Chimaev is clear number one contender for UFC middleweight title: "Give him that damn title shot"
Fernando Quiles Jr. - October 28, 2024
Henry Cejudo is in awe of Khamzat Chimaev following his quick UFC 308 win over Robert Whittaker. Chimaev went one-on-one with Whittaker in the co-main event of UFC 308. While fans were excited for the pivotal middleweight scrap, they didn’t get much time to enjoy it. Chimaev took Whittaker down and ended up injuring “The Reaper,” who said his jaw his fine but his bottom teeth were pushed back.
Rafael dos Anjos releases statement after suffering knee injury at UFC 308: “I’m not done yet, I’ll be back soon”
Harry Kettle - October 28, 2024
UFC veteran Rafael dos Anjos has defiantly said that he will be back despite the knee injury he suffered at UFC 308. Last weekend, Rafael dos Anjos suffered a devastating setback at UFC 308. After just 90 seconds of his fight against Geoff Neal, he suffered a knee injury that rendered him unavailable to continue in the bout. Therefore, he lost via TKO, which served as his third straight loss and his fourth in five inside the Octagon.
Sean Strickland sends a message to Khamzat Chimaev following his impressive win at UFC 308: “Understand one thing, I am next in line”
Harry Kettle - October 28, 2024
Sean Strickland has sent a message to Khamzat Chimaev regarding who the real number one contender is at middleweight. Last Saturday night, Khamzat Chimaev scored the most impressive win of his career. He defeated Robert Whittaker in stunning fashion, submitting him with an absolutely brutal face crank. In the immediate aftermath of the result, many were declaring that he is the natural number one contender for the UFC middleweight championship.
Israel Adesanya responds to UFC 308 callout from Shara Magomedov: “Keep my name out your f**king mouth”
Harry Kettle - October 28, 2024
UFC star Israel Adesanya has responded to being called out by Shara Magomedov at UFC 308 this past weekend. As we know, Israel Adesanya is one of the biggest stars in all of mixed martial arts. Some have disputed that this is still the case after two straight losses, but ‘Stylebender’ is still an incredibly popular figure within the sport. Now, it’s just a case of building himself back up at middleweight in an attempt to regain the throne.
Paddy Pimblett remains confident he could beat “hand sanitizer boy” Ilia Topuria after watching UFC 308: “I still think I beat him”
Harry Kettle - October 28, 2024
UFC star Paddy Pimblett still believes he could beat Ilia Topuria, even after watching his triumphant win at UFC 308. On Saturday night, Ilia Topuria was able to defeat Max Holloway via knockout in the main event of UFC 308. It truly cemented his position as one of the best fighters in mixed martial arts, and also one of the most dangerous. Now, as ‘Blessed’ heads back to the drawing board, Topuria looks set to reign over the featherweight division for as long as he pleases.
Ilia Topuria sends blunt warning to Conor McGregor amid deleted social media posts
Fernando Quiles Jr. - October 27, 2024
Ilia Topuria has sent a scathing warning to Conor McGregor following UFC 308. Topuria handled business this past Saturday, just as he said he would. He lived up to his word by knocking Max Holloway out in the third round.
Khamzat Chimaev recalls when he knew Robert Whittaker was injured at UFC 308
Fernando Quiles Jr. - October 27, 2024
Khamzat Chimaev has revealed whether he knew he injured Robert Whittaker at UFC 308. “Borz” and “The Reaper” shared the Octagon in the co-main event of the Abu Dhabi show. It was a pivotal bout in the middleweight division, as a winner would likely punch their ticket for a future middleweight title shot.
Dana White strongly implies Ilia Topuria vs. Alexander Volkanovski 2 is next
Fernando Quiles Jr. - October 27, 2024
UFC CEO Dana White admits it’s hard to not give Alexadner Volkanovski another opportunity to defeat Ilia Topuria. Once Ilia Topuria lived up to his word by knocking Max Holloway out in the third round, he and Alexander Volkaovski exchanged pleasantries. It looked as though the UFC was prepping for a rematch between the two.
Conor McGregor reacts to Ilia Topuria's UFC 308 KO win over Max Holloway
Fernando Quiles Jr. - October 27, 2024
Conor McGregor has reacted to Ilia Topuria’s knockout victory over Max Holloway. Topuria’s first successful title defense occurred inside Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi this past Saturday. It was clear that “El Matador” didn’t fear Holloway’s striking, and he began to pour on the offense in round three, eventually scoring the knockout.
Ilia Topuria declares himself the new BMF champion
Harry Kettle - October 27, 2024
UFC featherweight champion Ilia Topuria has declared himself the new BMF king after defeating Max Holloway. Last night in the main event of UFC 308, Ilia Topuria defeated Max Holloway. He did so by knocking him out in the third round, coming through on the promise he made to finish ‘Blessed’.
Dana White goes after Francis Ngannou once again
Harry Kettle - October 27, 2024
UFC president Dana White has gone after PFL heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou once again as their war of words continues. In case you haven’t been paying attention, Dana White and Francis Ngannou don’t like each other very much. Even when Ngannou was under the UFC umbrella, White made it clear on several occasions that they had problems.
Robert Whittaker issues statement following gnarly UFC 308 loss to Khamzat Chimaev
Fernando Quiles Jr. - October 27, 2024
Robert Whittaker has provided an update following his first-round submission loss to Khamzat Chimaev. Whittaker’s bout with Chimaev served as the UFC 308 co-headliner. While Chimaev winning the fight wasn’t all too surprising for MMA fans, Whittaker’s quick tap out had many wondering what went wrong. It became apparent that “The Reaper” suffered an injury.
Max Holloway ponders permanent move to lightweight division: "What else is there to do?"
Fernando Quiles Jr. - October 27, 2024
Max Holloway might be on the move back to 155 pounds, and it could be permanent. Holloway challenged Ilia Topuria in the main event of UFC 308. The featherweight title was at stake inside Etihad Arena in Abi Dhabi. Topuria became the first man to knock Holloway out. “El Matador” put the future UFC Hall of Famer away in the third round.
Pros react after Ilia Topuria KO's Max Holloway at UFC 308
Chris Taylor - October 26, 2024
Today’s UFC 308 event was headlined by a men’s featherweight title fight featuring Ilia Topuria taking on Max Holloway. Topuria (16-0 MMA) was looking to earn his first career title defense when he took on the Hawaiian this afternoon. ‘El Matador’ had captured the UFC’s coveted featherweight title this past February at UFC 298, scoring a second-round knockout victory over Alex Volkanovski (see that here).
UFC 308 Results: Ilia Topuria KO's Max Holloway (Video)
Chris Taylor - October 26, 2024
We have you covered for all of today’s UFC 308 results, including the main event featherweight title fight between Ilia Topuria and Max Holloway. Topuria (15-0 MMA) will be looking to earn his first career title defense when he takes on the Hawaiian this afternoon. ‘El Matador’ captured the UFC’s coveted featherweight title this past February at UFC 298, scoring a second-round knockout victory over Alex Volkanovski (see that here).