UFC 325 has come and gone, and the fallout from it is extremely interesting. The night was topped with UFC Featherweight Champion Alexander Volkanovski, making it undeniable that he is one of the best to ever do it in MMA, regardless of division or era.
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Paddy Pimblett isn’t done yet, after losing an interim lightweight championship match at UFC 324. While Justin Gaethje’s technique worked for him, Pimblett is now calling for a rematch by highlighting an eye poke that, according to him, cost him the match.
One UFC 325 winner used his moment in the spotlight to call out two lightweight superstars. Former dual-weight champion Conor McGregor is looking for an opponent to face in his comeback bout.
The last few months have had a big impact on Dan Hooker’s position in the lightweight division. After putting together a three-fight win streak to re-establish himself at 155 pounds, Saturday night marked consecutive stoppage losses for ‘The Hangman’.
Hours of training and grinding at the Tiger Muay Thai gym didn’t pay off for Rafael Fiziev when he faced knockout specialist Mauricio Ruffy on the UFC 325 main card last night.
Paddy Pimblett was pleased to see his lightweight rival suffer a brutal loss in the UFC 325 co-main event. Over the past couple of weeks, a huge feud has been ongoing between UFC lightweights Paddy Pimblett and Dan Hooker.
During their training camp before UFC 325, Alexander Volkanovski and Mauricio Ruffy spent a lot of time together. Ahead of his UFC 325 clash against Rafael Fiziev, the exciting Brazilian striker, well-known for being part of the popular ‘Fighting Nerds’, chose to change his fight camp.
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Alexander Volkanovski has already earned respect as one of the greatest featherweights of all time. Still, when the greatest of all time debate comes up, one man’s legacy has always stood in ‘The Great’s way.
In the UFC, there are some fighters who, despite losing their stock, still maintain it thanks to their performances and the fights they always put on. From Tony Ferguson to BJ Penn, their losses didn’t matter to the fans, as they loved watching them fight.
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SYDNEY — Fighting on home soil for the first time in his UFC career, Alexander Volkanovski delivered exactly what the moment demanded. In the main event of UFC 325 at Qudos Bank Arena, Volkanovski successfully defended his featherweight title with a composed, five-round unanimous decision victory over Diego Lopes in their rematch.
SYDNEY — The striking clinic many fans expected at UFC 325 delivered and Mauricio Ruffy made sure it ended emphatically. Ruffy scored a second-round TKO over fellow ranked lightweight Rafael Fiziev on Saturday night at Qudos Bank Arena, capping a high-level chess match with a perfectly timed finish.
SYDNEY — Tallison Teixeira weathered a hostile environment and a heavy-handed opponent to earn a hard-fought unanimous decision over Tai Tuivasa at UFC 325.
Lightweight contenders Dan Hooker and Benoit Saint Denis met in Saturday's UFC 325 co-main event in Sydney, Australia. Hooker entered the bout coming off a submission loss to No.