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Demetrious Johnson doesn’t like Alexander Volkanovski’s chances in a rematch with Ilia Topuria: “All Ilia has to do is touch him”
Harry Kettle - February 21, 2024
Demetrious Johnson has explained why he doesn’t like Alexander Volkanovski’s chances in a rematch against Ilia Topuria. Last weekend at UFC 298, Ilia Topuria shocked the world by knocking Alexander Volkanovski out cold. In doing so, he vaulted himself into a level of superstardom that we haven’t seen in quite some time.
Max Griffin wants to "finish" his career in the UFC after fighting out his deal, hopes for a quick turnaround
Cole Shelton - February 20, 2024
Max Griffin is ready to re-sign with the UFC. Griffin fought out his contract at UFC Vegas 86 against Jeremiah Wells and he earned a hard-fought split decision win. Going into the fight, Grifin knew there was pressure on him to get the victory, but he believed that same pressure would prove to be good motivation and make him perform at his best.
Dan Ige says KO of Andre Fili was "pretty gangster," eyes return at The Sphere against any ranked featherweight
Cole Shelton - February 20, 2024
Dan Ige returned to the win column in a big way at UFC Vegas 86. Ige was fighting in the co-main event as he took on short-notice replacement Andre Fili. The Hawaiian was originally supposed to fight Lerone Murphy, but the Brit was forced out of the bout. Fili ended up being the replacement opponent, which was tough for Ige as he says the two are friends and have trained together in the past.
Dana White shuts down rumor of Israel Adesanya vs. Khamzat Chimaev headlining UFC Saudi Arabia
Cole Shelton - February 20, 2024
Dana White says the Israel Adesanya vs. Khamzat Chimaev won’t be headlining UFC Saudi Arabia in June as a photo seemed to indicate. On Tuesday afternoon, a photo went viral that showed the Kingdom Arena website showing Israel Adesanya vs. Khamzat Chimaev as the main event of UFC Saudi Arabia. Immediately, many fans took to social media to share it and wondered if it was legit. However, it was later revealed that the website was fake and the real arena website does not even have the UFC’s June event on their schedule.
Alexander Volkanovski comes under fire for having Mark Zuckerberg in his corner at UFC 298: "Why would you do that?"
Josh Evanoff - February 20, 2024
Kenny Florian is confused by Alexander Volkanovski had Mark Zuckerberg in his UFC 298 corner. At UFC 298 on Saturday night, ‘The Great’ made his return to the octagon. The bout was a short turnaround for the Australian, previously being knocked out by Islam Makhachev in October. For Alexander Volkanovski, the featherweight title defense against Ilia Topuria offered a chance to bounce back.
Michael Bisping baffled by criticism about UFC 300 card: "People are just criticizing for the sake of it"
Josh Evanoff - February 20, 2024
UFC commentator Michael Bisping hopes that Saturday night’s announcement puts an end to a lot of online chatter. At UFC 298 on Saturday night, fans got to see Ilia Topuria finally become the featherweight champion. ‘El Matador’ headlined a pay-per-view event, scoring a knockout win over Alexander Volkanovski in front of the likes of Michael Bisping. At the post-fight press conference, Dana White had big news.
Alexander Volkanovski's coach claims Ilia Topuria only "had a puncher's chance" at UFC 298: "Alex has a much better skill set"
Cole Shelton - February 20, 2024
Joe Lopez the head coach of Alexander Volkanovski knows his fighter has a much better skill set than Ilia Topuria, despite the loss at UFC 298. Volkanovski was headlining UFC 298 on Saturday as he was looking to defend his featherweight title against the undefeated fighter. Heading into the scrap, many were torn on who would win, as Topuria was full of confidence that he would KO Volkanovski.
Amanda Lemos says UFC 298 win over Mackenzie Dern was exactly how she drew it up: "The way that we thought this was going to happen is what happened"
Fernando Quiles - February 20, 2024
Amanda Lemos is riding high after scoring a unanimous decision victory over Mackenzie Dern at UFC 298. Lemos had been coming off a failed bid for the UFC Women’s Strawweight Championship back in August 2023. While Lemos was clearly outmatched by Zhang Weili, she gutted it out for five rounds. The Brazilian bruiser had quite the rebound fight, demonstrating her superb striking against Dern this past Saturday night. Lemos earned the unanimous decision win, and a “Fight of the Night” bonus.
Javier Mendez lays out future plans for UFC champion Islam Makhachev: "I’d love to see that"
Fernando Quiles - February 20, 2024
Islam Makhachev, the reigning UFC lightweight champion, will not be featured on the UFC 300 card, but his coach has an update. UFC 300 will feature a pivotal lightweight clash between former 155-pound titleholder Charles Oliveira and Arman Tsarukyan. UFC CEO Dana White has claimed the bout will determine the number one contender for a shot at Makhachev’s lightweight gold. It’ll be interesting to see who who will emerge victorious to challenge Makhachev, but what is the Makhachev camp thinking in terms of the future?
Just Scrap Radio Ep. 154 with Dan Ige, Max Griffin & Chris Duncan
Cole Shelton - February 20, 2024
The 154th episode of Just Scrap Radio is live to recap some past fights and preview UFC Mexico City on Saturday. We’re first joined by 12th-ranked UFC featherweight Dan Ige (1:17). Next, UFC welterweight Max Griffin (14:32) comes on. Closing out the program is UFC lightweight Chris Duncan (27:57).
Sean Brady reacts after Ian Machado Garry suggests that he’s not an “interesting” fight: “I want to fight someone who I won’t get ragdolled by”
Harry Kettle - February 20, 2024
Sean Brady has given his reaction to divisional rival Ian Machado Garry saying he isn’t an interesting fight. Last weekend, Ian Machado Garry continued his surge up the welterweight rankings with a big win over Geoff Neal. While it certainly wasn’t his most emphatic, the 26-year-old stretched his unbeaten record to 14-0 and took another step up the latter at 170 pounds.
Mackenzie Dern issues statement following loss to Amanda Lemos at UFC 298
Harry Kettle - February 20, 2024
UFC fighter Mackenzie Dern has issued a statement following her defeat to Amanda Lemos at UFC 298. Over the course of the last few years, Mackenzie Dern has been bringing a lot of energy to the Octagon. She’s an intriguing fighter to watch and in her last couple of fights, she’s been involved in some real battles.