2025-05-12 00:00 - Martial Arts Kleinanzeigen™

Tom Aspinall ‚Well Bored‘ of Jon Jones Discussion, Ready to Move On if Necessary

Though it might not always seem like it, Tom Aspinall is an admirer of Jon Jones’ body of work.

That is at least part of the reason that the Englishman has been so determined in his pursuit of a fight against the current UFC heavyweight champion.

“I think Jon is amazing at MMA,” Aspinall said on the High Performance podcast. “You can never be a complete UFC fighter. It’s impossible. That’s one of the things that draws me to the sport so much because you’re constantly chasing perfection — but you’re never gonna get it. No one’s ever gonna be the perfect, complete fighter. But Jon, in my opinion, if you look at his body of work over the last 15 years, he’s as close to perfection as you can get as possible.

“That being said, he’s got a lot of miles on the clock and he’s fighting one of the most concussive punchers in UFC history. I just think I can exploit it. I think to get out the way of me for 25 minutes, at this point in his career, without g…

Ian Garry Aims for Title Shot But Willing To Step Aside for Islam Makhachev

👀Ian Machado Garry reacts on Islam Makhachev moving up to welterweight:

"All of us welterweights have to step back and give the man respect he deserves.

But if negotiations don’t go so well, then you’ve got a tall, blonde Irishman who’s ready to take over the UFC…

And I will… pic.twitter.com/qf9PJH1AFX

— Home of Fight (@Home_of_Fight) May 11, 2025

Ian Garry is looking to steal the next welterweight title shot if Islam Makhachev doesn’t get it.

The UFC 315 main event on Saturday in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, had major implications for multiple weight classes. While Makhachev has been eyeing a welterweight move for a while, he was unwilling to fight his friend Belal Muhammad, the former champ at 170 pounds. Dana White had made clear that if Muhammad defended his title, Makhachev would have to defend his lightweight title against former featherweight champ Ilia Topuria, who recently moved up to 155 pounds.…

Magomed Ankalaev Indicates He Was Offered Alex Pereira Rematch at UFC 317

Magomed Ankalaev is seemingly looking for other options after his originally targeted opponent turned down a UFC 317 matchup.

UFC 317, which goes down on June 28 during International Fight Week, is yet to have a main event. Speculations are that the two targeted matchups were Ankalaev’s light heavyweight title defense or Islam Makhachev’s lightweight title defense against Ilia Topuria.

Makhachev had already said that he would move up to welterweight instead of fighting “La Leyenda” if his friend Belal Muhammad loses his belt at UFC 315. And Jack Della Maddalena was crowned the new welterweight champ with a unanimous decision upset win over Muhammad on Saturday in Canada.

Meanwhile, Ankalaev is seemingly ready to defend his title at UFC 317 and ideally against Alex Pereira, whom he dethroned at UFC 313 in March. Regardless of the opponent, the Russian is now eager to defend his title at UFC 317.

“I was offered to fight Alex […

Conor McGregor Reacts to Jose Aldo Retiring After UFC 315

Conor McGregor was impressed by Jose Aldo’s performance in his retirement fight.

Aldo faced Aiemann Zahabi at UFC 315 on Saturday at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The former featherweight champ put on a spectacular performance, hurting Zahabi with his signature leg kicks and even dropping him. However, Zahabi went on to earn a controversial unanimous decision win in front of his home crowd. Aldo subsequently hung up his gloves inside the Octagon, marking the end of a legendary career.

#UFC315 Official Scorecard: Jose Aldo vs Aiemann Zahabi (@Aiemannzahabi)

Complete Scorecards ➡️ https://t.co/tKozyRJHQT pic.twitter.com/AZ6sXykTyu

— UFC News (@UFCNews) May 11, 2025

Former foe Conor McGregor took to Instagram to react to Aldo’s retirement. McGregor re-shared a post hailing “Junior” as the greatest featherweight of all time. The Irishman wrote with a “wide eyed” emoji: “Jose Aldo last night…

Dana White Shares Graphic Photo of Belal Muhammad’s Injuries Suffered at UFC 315

Dana White confirms Belal has a broken nose & broken orbital along with his gnarly lip split. #UFC315 pic.twitter.com/B33UEa7f2d

— Bodyslam.net MMA (@BodyslamNetMMA) May 11, 2025

Belal Muhammad will have some scars to show from his war with Jack Della Maddalena at UFC 315.

Muhammad put his welterweight title on the line against Maddalena in the main event at UFC 315 on Saturday at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. “Remember the Name” was a sizeable favorite going into the fight against the Australian. However, Maddalena scored a huge upset via unanimous decision, leaving Muhammad battered in the process.

However, Muhammad put up arguably the most entertaining performance of his career, engaging in slugfests with one of the hardest hitters on the UFC roster. While Muhammad managed to steal Round 4 on all scorecards, the judges were split on the first round.

UFC CEO Dana White subsequen…

Dana White’s Post-Fight Conversation with Jack Della Maddalena Revealed

Listen closely... 👀

Jack Della Maddalena spoke to Dana White and the UFC matchmakers immediately after his victory!#UFC315 pic.twitter.com/E6HDZ8cjFk

— UFC_AUSNZ (@UFC_AUSNZ) May 11, 2025

Jack Della Maddalena’s post fight conversation with Ultimate Fighting Championship brass was recently revealed.

Maddalena challenged Belal Muhammad for the welterweight title in the main event at UFC 315 on Saturday in Canada. Maddalena likely got the shot by a stroke of luck, as the originally expected contender, Shavkat Rakhmonov, couldn’t accept the booking due to an injury. An underdog going into the matchup, Maddalena shocked the world with a “Fight of the Night” unanimous decision win. The newly-crowned champ then got a video call with UFC CEO Dana White and exec Hunter Campbell, footage of which has been made public.

As was expected, Maddalena asked White if his first title defense will be against lightwe…

Ex-UFC Heavyweight Champ Andrei Arlovski Set for BKFC Debut on June 21

ANDREI ARLOVSKI IS LEAVING THE GLOVES BEHIND JUNE 21 IN TEXAS!#BKFC76 | June 21 | Tix on sale NOW at https://t.co/LJX5urGkRW pic.twitter.com/MNuebkLU5f

— Bare Knuckle FC (@bareknucklefc) May 11, 2025

Andrei Arlovski has his next combat sports endeavor lined up.

The former UFC heavyweight champion will square off against Geronimo dos Santos at BKFC 76 in Fort Worth, Texas, on June 21. BKFC announced the booking — which will mark Arlovski’s debut with the organization — over the weekend.

Arlovski parted ways with the UFC following a split-decision defeat to Martin Buday at UFC 303 last June. “The Pit Bull” had 42 fights and 23 victories while competing for the Las Vegas-based promotion, but his contract was not renewed on the heels of a four-bout losing streak.

The 46-year-old Belarusian was briefly linked to the Global Fight League and was drafted by the Los Angeles team before the promotion announced the cancel…