Here are the results from UFC 301, which took place on the night of May 5 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The event was headlined by a featherweight title fight between Allesandre Pantoja and Steve Erceg.
Famed American mixed martial arts veteran and former UFC champion in two weight classes Randy Couture named two of the most notable knockouts in mixed martial arts history.
Undefeated British prospect Muhammad Mokaev of the UFC's lightweight division rated his fighting skills on a 10-point scale.
UFC welterweightAnthony Smith has spoken out about the return of Brazilian legend Jose Aldo to the octagon. Smith noted that it will be cool to see Jose back in the octagon in his home country of Brazil.
"It's cool to see Aldo return, especially here in Rio where he's so loved. He's fighting one of my teammates. I'm looking forward to seeing Jonathan Martinez go out there and get the win. Honestly, even though Jonathan is my teammate, it would be cool to see Jose take another walk," Smith said.
As a reminder, Aldo will fight at UFC 301, which takes place on the night of May 5 in Rio de Janeiro. Jose will meet in the octagon with Jonathan Martinez.
Paige VanZant, former UFC and BKFC fighter, has reacted to Dillon Danis' claim that they allegedly had an intimate relationship.
"It has come to my attention that there is some clown named Dillon Danis on social media trying to talk some nonsense. So, let's get started. I said you're not a real fighter and that provoked you. I realize I hurt your feelings. But instead of just saying mean things about me and saying I'm not a real fighter, what did you do? You kind of backed yourself into a corner because now you have to show proof of this alleged affair, right? As far as I can remember, the only time I saw you in Vegas was at a UFC event. You came up to me at the bar and asked me to take a picture with you in front of tons of other UFC fighters and I laughed in your face. Stirring up drama on the internet to try to pick a fight with my husband, there are definitely better ways to do it. He has three things you will never have. One, a wife, two, friends, and three, a real resume in MMA. So Dillon, sorry if I hurt your feelings, but when you're a piece of shit like you are now, it's damn easy to do, good luck to you," VanZant wrote on social media.
Well-known UFC rostered welterweight Anthony Smith revealed how he fought the robbers.
"I really didn't think long at that point. It was more dangerous for my kids and my wife, so I wasn't worried about getting into a fight with him. I knew this guy had broken into my house and I had a tough time with him, but the reality is I beat him to a pulp. He then spent a long time in the hospital with brain swelling trying not to die. But that didn't really bother me. It was horrible at the time because it was unexpected, but over time it completely stopped bothering me. I said he was the most resilient competitor. I didn't say he almost beat me. He was just very tough because he wouldn't stop. He was on drugs, so he was just super crazy. I said he was tough, but I didn't say he was good. He just never stopped. To summarize, I'd never hit a man so hard in my life. I was really tired during that time. I was also really tired in the fight with Volkan Ozdemir," Smith said.
Anthony Smith, former UFC bantamweight title challenger, explained why he lost in his last fight to Khalil Rountree.
Jose Aldo, former UFC featherweight champion, has created what he believes is the perfect fighter. Notably, the Brazilian has taken two of his "skils" - striking and knockdown defense.
jab and knockdown defense - Jose Aldo;
Submissions - Charles Oliveira;
jaw strength - Max Holloway;
cardio - Merab Dvalishvili;
kickdowns - George St. Pierre;
grappling - Demian Maia.
Jose Aldo's next fight will be against Jonathan Martinez. Their fight will take place on the night of May 5 in Rio de Janeiro as part of the co-main event of UFC 301.
In his last fight, Jose Aldo lost by unanimous decision to Georgian fighter Merab Dvalishvili.
Anthony Smith, a welterweight, compared the organization's current and former lightweight champions Islam Makhachev and Khabib Nurmagomedov.
"Islam is a more versatile fighter than Khabib. I think Islam has better striking technique, and he's probably better at going for parterre holds. He's definitely better at leg kicks. So he has more skills. But Khabib was incredibly good at what he did. He was good at imposing his will on any opponent. I would say that Islam is more 'skilful', but Khabib was still better because of the fact that he had a strong side where there was just nowhere to be better."
Former UFC interim lightweight champion Tony Ferguson said he has received an offer to fight former full belt holder Charles Oliveira in a grappling bout.
"I told you we'd meet soon, man. Offered a grappling match against Charles Oliveira at the UFC Fight Pass Invitational event," the American wrote in X.
Recall that in December 2020, Ferguson lost to Oliveira by unanimous decision of the judges. The 40-year-old "El Cucuy" goes on a streak of seven consecutive defeats.
As for Oliveira, he lost by split decision to Arman Tsarukyan in a challenger fight on April 13 at the UFC 300 anniversary event in Las Vegas, USA.
