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This weekend (Saturday, July 8, 2023), Aleksander Volkanovski will watch his fifth UFC title defense against interim leader Yair Rodriguez in the main event of UFC 290 inside the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. Recently, Volkanovskiy has been trying to claim double champion status, jumping up to lightweight in a bid to upset Islam Makhachev.
Close but no cigars.
As the reigning king of the featherweight division, Volkanovski has a lot on his plate if he is able to outrun Pantera. He wants a rematch with Makhachev, but there are also featherweight elites moving up the ranks like Ilya Topuria. Next, there’s Aljamain Sterling, the reigning Bantamweight leader who plans to move up to 145 lbs. After his next title defense.
Fortunately for Funkmaster, Volkanowski has confirmed that he’s open to that fight. Provided Sterling defeats Sean O’Malley at UFC 292, Volkanowski is willing to give him a title shot.
“Yes, absolutely,” Aleksandr Volkanovski answered when asked about fighting Sterling (trans BJPenn.com). “I think if he got out there and took Sean out, he definitely paid his due. How many title defenses would that be? Four? Yeah, there you go.”
He continued, “I think so, he’s a big guy. But he’s clearly got a tough, tough fight ahead of him. But yeah, that’s another potential fight. There’s a lot of options, and again I want to be active. So cool, keep rolling.”
In short, there is a lot at stake for the GBP in August.
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The official UFC 291 poster is a little different than usual. estate!
Some Spotify executives are sweating right now, and he’s not sure why.
The new Yair Rodriguez belt is approved by Jose Aldo! On that note, I respect that Pantera flaunts its gold. Temporary or not, belts are not easy to come by!
Alex Pereira was taken down with a well timed double leg, home bet against him!
Sometimes, admitting that an offside shot is the only option.
Gaston Bolanos is out for his planned second year fight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
Slips, rips, and KO clips
If nothing else, Val Woodburn at least has a chance to punch this weekend!
Yelling at your opponent as you slam their ass sounds tough.
My favorite thing about Dricus du Plessis is that fans generally accuse him of having terrible cardio, but he routinely outsmarts his opponents.
July 2, 2022
UFC 276
Crazy Heart presents opposite Brad Tavares
Throw powerful strikes for full combat
Won via UD (29-28, 29-28, 29-28). pic.twitter.com/6b8O5CXZjk
– Ocelot MMA (Ocelot_MMA) July 4, 2023
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Yikes.
Midnight Music: Choose the last music from Mom for 2 weeks,
Sleep well lunatics! More martial arts craze is always on the way.