Former UFC heavyweight champion Andrei Orlovsky expressed his opinion that lightweight titleholder Islam Makhachev will confidently defeat Dustin Porier in their upcoming fight.
Irish UFC welterweight prospect Ian Harry has once again called on former interim division champion American Colby Covington to sign a contract to fight.
Former UFC featherweight champion Jose Aldo commented on his win over Jonathan Martinez and also spoke out about his future.
"I came out for this fight as focused as possible, I had a great preparation, thanks to my team for that. I'm happy that I pleased the fans and gave them what they wanted. I worked a lot on my boxing, that's what I emphasized in the fight. But he is left-handed, so it was not easy to catch him, I had to wait for the right moments to attack, but in general I attacked him with good punches.
What's next? That's up to Dana White, Sean Shelby and Hunter Campbell. We'll see what they come up with. But I've said before, this isn't my last fight. I feel like age doesn't stop me from fighting, I feel great physically. Perhaps I can become a champion again," - stated Aldo.
Recall that Aldo defeated Maritinez by unanimous decision of judges at UFC 301 in Rio de Janeiro, USA. For the 37-year-old Brazilian this fight was the first in MMA since August 2022.
Australian UFC lightweight division fighter Steve Erceg commented on his loss to Brazilian champion Alesandre Pantoja.
Former UFC featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski explained why he is now willing to consider a fourth fight with another former titleholder Max Holloway.
The Australian and the American have previously met three times in the octagon, with all three fights going to Alex.
"Now he has the BMF belt, so anything can happen. I always thought, 'Why make a fourth fight.' But now it occurs to me that there's something to it. It used to look different - 3-0 in my favor, why get off the couch at all? But the BMF belt I haven't had to touch yet. So we can fight again," Fox Sports quoted Volkanovski as saying.
American mixed martial arts veteran Matt Brown has revealed that he has made the decision to hang up his gloves.
UFC featherweight champion Aleixandre Pantoja commented on his win over Steve Erceg in the main event of UFC 301 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
"It was a very hard fight, give a loud round of applause for Steve. I'm here to fight the best in the world and he's one of them. This guy proved to be a very tough opponent, a lot of respect to him.
I think I need to start working more on my head dodges because I miss too much, but my grappling is the best in the world. And I have the best team in the world. Huge thanks to my coaches," Pantoja said after the fight.
Recall that Pantoja defeated Ercega by unanimous decision of the judges.
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.
