Who will Ilia Topuria fight next?, rematch with Alexander Volkanovski, Conor McGregor call-out

[ad_1] In the lead-up to the biggest fight of his career, Ilia Topuria showed no signs of weakness. In fact, he oozed confidence — bordering on cockiness — all week, promising he would knock out the king of the featherweight division. This being the man who had made five consecutive successful title defences since winning … Read more

Alexander Volkanovski’s big addition to team ahead of Ilia Topuria title fight, Islam Makhachev knockout, concussion

[ad_1] Alexander Volkanovski was stood, completely baffled, inside a Wollongong gym last October as he tried to pass one of those regulation NRL concussion tests. Problem was, he couldn’t. Or at least not this morning. Which was no small thing given it had already been six days, and counting, since the UFC champ had been … Read more

Robert Whittaker admits he should have pulled out of Dricus du Plessis fight, injury, Israel Adesanya return, UFC 300 fight card

[ad_1] Australia’s Robert Whittaker was so troubled by injury before fighting Dricus du Plessis he now admits he should have withdrawn from the fight – while also boldly tipping Israel Adesanya to fight for the light heavyweight title at UFC 300. Speaking with Fox Sports Australia this week, Whittaker has also backed du Plessis, who … Read more