Day: 6. Mai 2025

Tension rising! Usman says security would be required if he sees Belal backstage. 😳

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Things are heating up between Kamaru Usman and Belal Muhammad.

The beef between the two first started with Usman (20-4) criticizing Muhammad (24-3) for refusing to fight his friend and teammate Islam Makhachev. Muhammad responded with a long rant, mocking Usman’s recent inactivity, labelling him a “podcaster.” Muhammad also accused “The Nigerian Nightmare” of shying away from tough competition during his welterweight title reign.

Usman now says that tension between them has risen to the point where security will be needed if they come across each other at an event where they both aren’t competing. While Usman claims to be a collected person outside the Octagon, he also believes fighters are always on alert when “in the thick of it,” which he hasn’…

😳🏆Alex Volkanovski wants Ilia Topuria to become loghtweight champion:

"Imagine that — if he were to win [lightweight title] and then we have a rematch at lightweight. That’s a perfect world for me."

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Alexander Volkanovski’s dream bout is a rematch against Ilia Topuria with the Ultimate Fighting Championship lightweight title on the line.

Volkanovski (27-4) lost his featherweight title via a brutal knockout against Topuria (16-0) at UFC 298 last year. Topuria then defended his belt just once against Max Holloway before moving up to lightweight. Meanwhile, Volkanovski won the vacant title via a unanimous decision against Diego Lopes at UFC 314 last month. While Volkanovski would have ideally liked to avenge his loss, that ship has sailed for the time being.

However, not all hope if lost for “The Great.” Topuria is rall…

Bo Nickal’s head coach at American Top Team, Mike Thomas Brown, believes a lack of experience led to his pupil’s first professional mixed martial arts loss.

Nickal (7-1) faced a massive step up in competition when he took on Reinier de Ridder in the UFC Des Moines co-main event. While Nickal was a sizeable favorite going in, de Ridder scored a massive upset with knees to the body in the second round. This ended Nickal’s seven-fight winning streak, which included six finishes.

Brown revealed that they always had concerns going up against elite competition like De Ridder, a former two-division One Championship king. However, the renowned ATT coach trusted the skillset of Nickal, a former three-time NCAA Division 1 ace. Brown admits that while Nickal is a gifted athlete, his lack of experience showed against the Dutch veteran. Brown is confident that Nickal will only bounce back stronger from his first loss.

“Bo has all the attributes that you want if y…