A few days ago, Aleksey Oleynik announced that he was offered to fight on a short notice against an opponent from the top 5 UFC heavyweights rating. At the same time, he did not name the proposed opponent. Oleynik said that he asked a good purse for such a fight, which he was denied.
Interesting statistics from The Athletic: Almost 46% of MMA fighters smoke marijuana. Nearly 5% of fighters smoked it in the past. Employees of the publication received these figures, interviewing 170 fighters around the globe.
The former UFC bantamweight champion Henry Cejudo named his top four fighters in MMA history. The four includes Demetrious Johnson, Jon Jones, Anderson Silva and Randy Couture.
Dana White, president of UFC, made an interesting statement: the functionary said that he was in anticipation of a duel between Justin Gaethje and Khabib Nurmagomedov. And he added that in the same anticipation of the duel of Conor McGregor with the winner of this pair.
UFC heavyweight Alexander Volkov got the date of his next fight and the name of the opponent. As it was previously reported, Drago will face Curtis Blaydes. Their battle will take place on June 21. The fight will be a part of the UFC Fight Night event, which will be held in Las Vegas.
The UFC on ESPN 9 tournament was held today in Las Vegas. In the main event of the evening, Gilbert Burns defeated Tyrone Woodley on points. All the results of the event are as follows:
Former Bellator champion Alexander Shlemenko spoke on the possibility of a fight against Alexander Emelianenko.
MMA fighter Albert Tumenov of Russia in his recent interview expressed confidence that Petr Yan should become UFC champion.
UFC President Dana White and light heavyweight champion Jon Jones scandalized online. It all started with the fact that Dana White said on camera: Jones never makes his heavyweight debut because he asks for exorbitant purses.
Former UFC champion in two weight categories Conor McGregor can hold his next fight with the winner of Khabib Nurmagomedov vs Justin Gaethje fight. This was reported by ESPN, citing its own sources. The UFC has not yet commented on this rumor.
