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[ad_1] Ilia Topuria has warned Alexander Volkanovski that he is “not ready” for what the undefeated featherweight rising star is going to bring in the pair’s main event bout at UFC 298. Topuria, who holds a 14-0 record and wins over Josh Emmett, Bryce Mitchell, and Jai Herbert, declared he had “one of the best … Read more
[ad_1] Every fighter at UFC 298 has officially made weight – including Australia’s Junior Tafa, who stepped up at the last minute to replace his injured brother Justin for a scheduled bout with Brazilian Marcos Rogerio de Lima. In a stunning development at the official weigh-ins – held before the ceremonial weigh-ins at midday AEDT … Read more
[ad_1] Australian heavyweight Justin Tafa is kicking back in a low beige sofa, completely shattered, as across the room his little brother Junior punches out push ups. “That’ll be his training camp,” a member of the team jokes as, about us here in the UFC fighter hotel foyer, people move about with no idea what … Read more
[ad_1] UFC 298 on Sunday looms as much-watch viewing for Aussie fans, with featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski and former middleweight champ Robert Whittaker headlining a long list of exciting bouts. 26-3 Volkanovski, off the back of consecutive defeats to lightweight champion Islam Makhachev – the latter a brutal knockout that saw him fail concussion tests … Read more
[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
[ad_1] Gavin Pratt has steel in a dodgy right knee and gold, surely, in his index finger. Has to, we reckon, given said fingerprint is used as part a state-of-the-art security system to unlock every door we walk through here inside a UFC Performance Institute in Las Vegas worth $20 million. Doesn’t matter if you … Read more
[ad_1] Alexander Volkanovski has warned Ilia Topuria his rise to prominence has only come because he, as champion, famously chased him for a confrontation after his most recent title win, declaring: “The UFC didn’t want you to do that”. Australia’s UFC featherweight has also questioned the training commitment of his brash UFC 298 rival, accused … Read more
[ad_1] Robert Whittaker has branded Brazilian rival Paulo Costa a “bully” who has got nothing when the fight is taken to him, stressing: “If you don’t let the guy do what he wants, he falls apart”. Whittaker is also promising to revive the “barbaric violence” that made him Australia’s inaugural UFC champion – and score … Read more
[ad_1] Alexander Volkanovski plans to “humble” Ilia Topuria so badly at UFC 298, fans and commentators will almost immediately start calling for him to get another crack at lightweight gold. Australia’s UFC featherweight king has also suggested the undefeated Georgian is not the fighter he has talked himself up to be — or, at least, … Read more