Edwards reacted to the fact that their fight with Muhammad will take place in the early hours of the morning
Alexandr Ormanji
May 27, 2024, 11:22 a.m.

Leon Edwards, the UFC welterweight champion, talked about how he feels about the fact that their fight with Belal Muhammad will take place at 5 a.m.

"Yes, the bout will take place around 5am, so I have to readjust. I think it should have been on UK time, ...

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Mendes sees Khabib as a three-division UFC champion
Alexandr Ormanji
May 27, 2024, 10:57 a.m.

Javier Mendes, former coach of Khabib Nurmagomedov, is confident that the fighter was able to become the UFC champion in three weight categories.

"Khabib 100% could (beat Du Plessis - note), Khabib had the data to take belts in three weights: lightweight, welterweight and middleweight. At welterweight, I don't ...

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Porier admitted Makhachev's righteousness
Alexandr Ormanji
May 27, 2024, 10:21 a.m.

UFC lightweight Dustin Porier commented on the words of Islam Makhachev, who earlier said that Dustin's weaknesses are wrestling and grappling.

"I don't know if you can call it a weak point. But Islam is right: it's hard for me with opponents who slow down the fight and ...

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Khabib cheered for Usyk in his fight with Fury
Alexandr Ormanji
May 27, 2024, 9:53 a.m.

Javier Mendes, Khabib Nurmagomedov's former trainer, spoke out about Oleksandr Usyk's recent fight with Tyson Fury.

I was rooting for Usyk. It was a very competitive fight. One of those fights when nothing is clear until the end. Tyson was in the game until the final bell. ...

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Mendes on Khabib: He could very well be the best puncher in the lightweight division"
Alexandr Ormanji
May 27, 2024, 9:21 a.m.

Javier Mendes, the head coach of AKA gym and also the former coach of Khabib Nurmagomedov, shared his opinion about his striking technique. Mendes made a surprising statement, saying that Khabib could be the best puncher in the UFC lightweight division.

"He could very well be the best puncher ...

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Topuria called himself the best boxer in the UFC
Alexandr Ormanji
May 27, 2024, 8:55 a.m.

Elijah Topuria, the UFC featherweight champion, called himself the best boxer in the promotion and also stated his desire for a boxing match with absolute world super middleweight champion Saul Alvarez.

"Without a doubt, I'm the best boxer in the UFC. In boxing, I can compete with anyone, ...

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Vera called Ian an asshole
Alexandr Ormanji
May 27, 2024, 8:20 a.m.

Marlon Vera, a fighter in the UFC's lightweight division, has spoken out about his social media correspondence with the promotion's former featherweight champion Petr Yan.

"He sent me a video in private messages where he says, in broken English, 'You're a chicken - I eat chicken!' In response, ...

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Haney Sr. suggests removing Garcia from the sport
Alexandr Ormanji
May 26, 2024, 10:54 a.m.

Bill Haney, father of WBC bantamweight champion Devin Haney, reacted to the news that his son's recent rival Ryan Garcia's recent opponent Ryan Garcia also tested positive for a second doping test.

"It's a terrible thing for boxing. A terrible thing for the sport in general. And there's ...

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Jones hopes Puryear beats Makhachev
Alexandr Ormanji
May 26, 2024, 10:20 a.m.

Jon Jones, the current UFC heavyweight champion, has spoken out about the upcoming fight between the promotion's lightweight champion Islam Makhachev and challenger Dustin Porier. "Bones" expressed his hope that Dustin will beat Islam.

"Will Porier beat Makhachev? I hope so," Jones wrote on his social media accounts.

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Sehudo responded sharply to Song Yadong's challenge
Alexandr Ormanji
May 26, 2024, 9:52 a.m.

Henry Cejudo, former UFC two weight class champion, has responded to a challenge he received from Chinese fighter Song Yadong.

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