Ooo boy, “friendship stays outside the cage!” 😤🔥 Diego Lopes, who highly respects Charles Oliveira, is planning to knock his head off in their #UFC335 BMF title fight. 𝐋𝐎𝐏𝐄𝐒: “Charles is the perfect fight for me. I want to fight the toughest, the most difficult guy to fight.” “I've always had a lot of respect for Charles but when the cage door closes, I'm sure he's going to try to rip my head off, and I will be looking to do the same. “Friendship stays outside of the cage." If you have read this far you may as well check out my page @mmascanlon 👊 I post UFC news like this every day 💪 Via: Diego Lopes on @hablemosmma

Alexander Volkanovski has provided a positive update on his weight cut for his UFC 333 featherweight title defence against Movsar Evloev! 💪🇦🇺 Volk explained that his current cut is perfect, and he will actually be the leanest he has ever been for the fight. 𝐕𝐎𝐋𝐊: “The weights coming off. We’re on schedule.” “I’m hitting the numbers every week, I’ve even been ahead most of the weeks. “I’m nice and lean. I’m probably going to be the leanest I’ve ever been going into a fight. “I’m 38 years old, we just want to make sure the weight cut goes well… so we just want to be that little bit lighter.” If you have read this far you may as well check out my page @mmascanlon 👊 I post UFC news like this every day 💪 Via: Alexander Volkanovski on Precision with Israel Adesanya and Mighty Mouse

Diego Lopes is uncertain whether his lightweight division move will be a permanent move. 👀🤔 Lopes admitted he only moved up divisions because he doesn’t “have a lot of options (at flyweight) right now” and wanted to “take some fun fights." When asked if he will move back down to flyweight in the future, this was Lopes’ response. 𝐋𝐎𝐏𝐄𝐒: “That depends. I want to feel my body, my power, my strength and conditioning.” “After this fight I’m going to check if I can stay at 155 (lightweight) or go back to 145 (featherweight). “My weight is still good that I can come back down to 145 (featherweight) in the future.” If you have read this far you may as well check out my page @mmascanlon 👊 I post UFC news like this every day 💪 Via: Diego Lopes on Ariel Helwani

Demetrious Johnson has no clue how Movsar Evloev hasn’t been cut from the UFC 😳 #UFC #UFC333

Nassourdine Imavov has offered Sean Strickland $500K if he beats him! 🤯💸 He also requests Strickland to be stripped if he rejects that offer…

Sean Strickland vs Nassourdine Imavov was meant to be the main event of UFC 335. The fight fell through because Strickland wanted more money… 😳💰

🚨 𝐏𝐎𝐓𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐈𝐀𝐋 𝐁𝐀𝐍𝐆𝐄𝐑 𝐀𝐋𝐄𝐑𝐓: Paddy Pimblett wants to host a season of TUF against Ilia Topuria, before fighting him next! 👀🔥

Ian Garry and Michael Morales have agreed to fight before the end of the year! 👀🔥 #UFC

Paddy Pimblett WAS NOT IMPRESSED with Arman Tsarukyan’s overall performance against Mauricio Ruffy at #UFC331… 🤯😅 Even though Pimblett was a big fan of the knockout elbow Arman landed, Pimblett admitted he thought Arman looked “shit” in the rest of the fight. 𝐏𝐈𝐌𝐁𝐋𝐄𝐓𝐓: “I’ve got to give him his due, lad. As much as I don’t like him, that was a naughty elbow.” “(But) I thought he looked pretty shit up until the point of that elbow. “I’d still punch his head in, I think that showed holes in his game, like his wrestling’s not as good as he thinks it is. His eyes mashed up. “Everyone goes on like Arman’s got the best wrestling in the UFC, and he showed there that he hasn’t whatsoever.” If you have read this far you may as well check out my page @mmascanlon 👊 I post UFC news like this every day 💪 Via: Paddy Pimblett on YouTube

𝐍𝐄𝐗𝐓 𝐅𝐈𝐆𝐇𝐓: Fresh off his knockout victory over Mauricio Ruffy, Arman Tsarukyan has confirmed that he wants his next fight to be in December against Justin Gaethje for the lightweight title! 👀🔥 “(I want to fight) as soon as possible. I don’t have injuries, I’m healthy,” Arman said. “If they told me December, that would be great - October, November I can have camp. “He’s (Justin Gaethje’s) fighting me next. He’s scared.” If you have read this far you may as well check out my page @mmascanlon 👊 I post UFC news like this every day 💪 Via: Arman Tsarukyan at UFC 331 post-fight press conference, UFC 331 post-fight show #UFC331

Joshua Van has revealed that he suffered a torn AC joint in his shoulder before defending his flyweight title against Alexandre Pantoja at #UFC331… 🤯🤕 Van now needs to undergo MRIs to make sure his shoulder isn’t seriously damaged. 𝐕𝐀𝐍: “Coming into this fight I tore my AC joint in my right shoulder and I couldn’t even spar.” “So the last two weeks were my first times sparring. “(Because of that) this camp was nothing but cardio. “I’ve got to go back (to the doctors), get MRIs and get checked up. Hopefully it’s nothing major.” This just makes Van’s ALREADY IMPRESSIVE victory against Pantoja EVEN MORE impressive! If you have read this far you may as well check out my page @mmascanlon 👊 I post UFC news like this every day 💪 Via: Joshua Van at UFC 331 post-fight press conference

UFC President Dana White has confirmed that Ciryl Gane WILL NOT be promoted to the undisputed heavyweight champion despite being the interim title holder… 🤯👀 𝐃𝐀𝐍𝐀: “Does it make (Ciryl Gane) the undisputed champion? No.” “He’s still got to fight. (He will fight) very soon. “Ciryl will fight and we’ll see who becomes the champion.” This also happened to Tony Ferguson back in 2018. If you have read this far you may as well check out my page @mmascanlon 👊 I post UFC news like this every day 💪 Via: Dana White on Sportsnet #UFC

At the UFC 331 pre-fight press conference, Arman Tsarukyan stated that Alexander Volkanovski doesn’t know how to wrestle - something which is quite disrespectful given how Volk is a legend of the game. So Volk’s teammate, Mauricio Ruffy, defended his friend, which made Arman state he was never disrespecting Volk. 🗣️ 𝐀𝐑𝐌𝐀𝐍: "We need someone to teach Volk how to wrestle." 🗣️ 𝐑𝐔𝐅𝐅𝐘: "You’ve got to respect a champion like Alexander Volkanovski." 🗣️ 𝐀𝐑𝐌𝐀𝐍: "Nobody said I don't respect him, I just said he doesn't know how to wrestle." 🗣️ 𝐑𝐔𝐅𝐅𝐘: "After all the storied history he's built in the UFC, everything he's done, even with Islam, you're gonna tell me he doesn't know wrestling? Ok bro." If you have read this far you may as well check out my page @mmascanlon 👊 I post UFC news like this every day 💪 Via: Arman Tsarukyan and Mauricio Ruffy at UFC 331 pre-fight press conference

Ilia Topuria’s physical trainer, Jesús Gallo, has revealed that Topuria will “be ready to fight starting from February (of 2027).” Topuria’s friend and journalist, Álvaro Colmenero, also confirmed that “the two options for (Topuria’s) return remain Justin Gaethje or Paddy Pimblett.” However, “his management team will push for the rematch fight with Gaethje.” If you have read this far you may as well check out my page @mmascanlon 👊 I post UFC news like this every day 💪 Via: @KOlmeneroMMA

Jon Jones may be coming out of retirement to make a return to the UFC, given the recent news of Tom Aspinall vacating his heavyweight title… 🤯👀 Jones’ teammate, Gable Steveson, revealed this information, exclaiming he believes Jones time inside the UFC will come again.” “I think Jon would like to come back. Maybe seeing (the heavyweight) belt open up, put another fire into him,” Steveson said. “Jon’s my training partner everyday, so I’ve seen what he can still do and I know he can do it the highest level. “Maybe his time will come again and I think it will.” Jones remains inside the UFC anti-doping testing pool and has been drug tested three times this year already. If you have read this far you may as well check out my page @mmascanlon 👊 I post UFC news like this every day 💪 Via: Gable Steveson on @RMCSportCombat

Tom Aspinall is no longer the UFC heavyweight champion! ❌🤯 He has announced via Instagram that he has officially vacated his title after suffering yet another setback on his eye. Read some of his statement below: “I've now made the decision to vacate the heavyweight title… I want the other fighters to have the opportunity to compete for the title.” “Ongoing complications with my eyes mean I cannot get medically cleared to fight right now. “I had previously agreed to a fight date and was back sparring… when an accident caused further damage to my right eye. “This means more time away from the sport, and right now, the timing of my return is unclear.” If you have read this far you may as well check out my page @mmascanlon 👊 I post UFC news like this every day 💪 Via: Tom Aspinall on Instagram #UFC #TomAspinall

Alex Pereira has confirmed that he wants his next fight to be at #UFC334 in November against Ciryl Gane! 👀🔥 𝐈𝐍𝐓𝐄𝐑𝐕𝐈𝐄𝐖𝐄𝐑: “You wanted a rematch with Ciryl Gane, right?” 𝐏𝐄𝐑𝐄𝐈𝐑𝐀: “For sure, I think that's the fight that makes sense. I really want to win that third belt.” “I'd come back at Madison Square Garden, me and Ciryl Gane. If it were up to me, that's what I'd choose." Via: Alex Pereira on UFC Brasil

Khamzat Chimaev has admitted that he could never imagine Sean Strickland beating him before they fought! In fact, Chimaev still doesn’t rate Strickland at all… 😬🫣 “All fighters are better than him.” “I’ve replayed that fight in my head a thousand times. “Before the fight, I couldn’t even imagine him beating him.” Chimaev also stated he hopes Nassourdine Imavov will outstrike Strickland in their title fight, and said, “Technically, I think Imavov is much better than him.” Via: #KhamzatChimaev on @AdamZubayraev #SeanStrickland

Khamzat Chimaev may be taking a break from the UFC… 👀🤯 “If nothing happens in October or December, I’ll take a little break.” “I have a lot of injuries that I need to get treated - I go into every fight with some kind of problem. “I just get sick often. I don’t have half of my thyroid gland. I’ve been under anesthesia seven times and had six surgeries.“ Via: Khamzat Chimaev on @AdamZubayraev