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Adesanya is heavily favored against Cannonier. This $200 bonus is an easy way to start things off on the right foot. Barstool Sportsbook is one of the best of the best when it comes to in-app promos and boosts. It’s important to highlight the fact that the outcome of the original wager will have no impact on this bonus. This risk-free offer can be applied to any fight at UFC 276, including the co-main events: Israel Adesanya vs. Anyone who loses on that initial wager will receive a free bet in the amount lost. Bettors can choose from risk-free bets, guaranteed bonuses, and no-brainer odds boosts for one of the biggest UFC events in a while.

Taken under the wing of Khabib Nurmagomedov, a wrestling-based American plans to travel across seas to earn a belt – and UFC notoriety thereafter. A Cage ...

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Israel Adesanya. Nigerian-born New Zealand kickboxer and mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter · Max Holloway. Martial artist · Alexander Volkanovski. Martial artist.

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Stoliarenko then slapped on an armbar and Clark was in all worlds of trouble, tapping out shortly after. Ad. Watch UFC 276: Adesanya vs Cannonier + Volkanovski vs Holloway LIVE on Main Event available on Kayo & Foxtel, Sunday 3rd July from 12pm AEST.

So if that’s going to move me forward, let’s do it.” Everyone wants to see the trilogy. You all want to see it, right? “But I feel good, I feel great. “My thoughts are only on what he’s going to attempt to do Saturday night and what I’m going to do Saturday night. Watch this level change and look at the beautiful use of the hips and amazing flexibility in her core to get over there, passes that arm and gets that far-side armbar.” “People want to see it. I’m just glad I have new blood to fight in this fight.” “It’s the same old song. So why do I even pay attention to what people say?” “I’ve been a pro since 2009. So there’s a lot of people saying a lot of different things.

Julija Stoliarenko opened the UFC 276 mega-card with a gruesome submission of Jessica-Rose Clark.

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A new challenger has emerged for UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya, while UFC featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski will face a familiar foe.

In the U.S., the UFC 276 main card is available via pay-per-view on ESPN+, which also requires a subscription. New subscribers can pay a bundle price of $99.98 for the UFC 276 pay-per-view and an ESPN+ annual subscription, which offers savings of more than 30 percent. After that, he went 14-1, beating Jose Aldo for the UFC featherweight title in 2016. In 2019 at UFC 245, Volkanovski beat Max Holloway for the UFC featherweight title. du Plessis had Tavares out by the cage and starting tagging him with shots to end the fight. 8:25 p.m. ET - du Plessis and Tavares start swinging to open the third. The main card should begin at 10 p.m. ET. He would beat Holloway in a controversial rematch at UFC 251 in 2020. He's 11-0 in the UFC since joining the organization in 2016. Joining the UFC in 2018, Adesanya is 11-1 with the promotion. He beat Kelvin Gastelum in 2019 for the interim UFC middleweight title. At UFC 276 on Saturday, Adesanya defends his title against Jared Cannonier. Volkaovski will look to go 3-0 against Max Holloway. The event takes place inside the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

UFC 276: Adesanya vs. Cannonier is happening tonight, and while you need ESPN+ to watch the pay-per-view, you have some other options for the preliminary ...

The rest of the UFC 276 fight card has some other fan favorites lined up, too, with some standout names including Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone, Sean O’Malley, Robbie Lawler, and Sean Strickland, to name a few. This is the only way you can watch the main event, which pits middleweight champion Israel Adesanya in his fifth title defense against first-time UFC championship challenger Jared Cannonier. This fight follows a featherweight championship contest between champ Alexander Volkanovski and former champ Max Holloway, who are facing off in a trilogy bout to settle a rivalry they’ve had since 2019. On the bright side, new subscribers can take advantage of a one-time bundle deal that includes a one-year ESPN+ subscription and the UFC 276 pay-per-view package for $100, which is a nice $45 savings. This is followed by the preliminary card at 8 p.m. ET, and this will be broadcast on ESPN’s TV network as well as ABC (which is something new, as these fights usually only air on ESPN and ESPN+). Cannonier is happening tonight at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. This is July’s big UFC pay-per-view event, so you’ll need ESPN+ if you want to watch the UFC 276 live stream online, but you have some other options for streaming the preliminary bouts. UFC 276: Adesanya vs.

Kicking off UFC 276 fight day, will be the early prelims featuring three bouts on UFC Fight Pass at 6 p.m. ET / 3 p.m. PT.

Photo: Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC.MMATop StoriesUFC 276: Adesanya Vs. Cannonier: Preliminary And PPV Undercard Live Results, HighlightsBy FIGHT SPORTS 56 mins ago Last updated Jul 2, 2022 Share Kicking off UFC 276 fight day, will be the early prelims featuring three bouts on UFC Fight Pass at 6 p.m. ET / 3 p.m. PT.Following at 8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. PT will be four high-level matchups fulfilling the preliminary card on ESPN+.Finally, at 10 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. PT, the main card will feature five fights and will go live on ESPN+ PPV. Follow the Live Results and Highlights below, provided by FIGHT SPORTS Early Prelims 6 p.m. ET (UFC Fight Pass) Live Results:(In Progess) Jessica Eye vs. Jessica-Rose Clark via Submission (Armbar) – Round 1, 0:42What a start to tonight’s card by Julija Stoliarenko 😳[ #UFC276 Early Prelims starting NOW on @ESPNPlus ] pic.twitter.com/zRLEv8rG6R— UFC (@ufc) July 2, 2022 Alexander VolkanovskifightsliveIsrael AdesanyaJared CannonierJessica EyeJessica Rose-ClarkJulija StoliarenkoLive Coverage Share

Israel Adesanya defends his middleweight championship against Jared Cannonier, and featherweight champ Alexander Volkanovski takes on Max Holloway in a trilogy ...

Sean O'Malley(15-1, 7-1 UFC, -310) Max Holloway(23-6, 19-6 UFC, +175) Jared Cannonier(15-5, 8-5 UFC, +370) Du Plessis bested Tavares via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) in a back-and-forth, bloody battle on the UFC 276 prelims. Women's bantamweight: Julija Stoliarenko (10-7-2, 1-3 UFC) def. Women's flyweight: Maycee Barber (11-2, 6-2 UFC) def. Middleweight: Andre Muniz (23-4, 5-0 UFC) def. Volkanovski (24-1) has won 11 straight UFC fights and 21 in a row overall. Middleweight: Dricus du Plessis (17-2, 3-0 UFC) def. Strickland is one of the most prolific trash talkers in the division, while Pereira is 2-0 against Adesanya in kickboxing, including a knockout victory. In the co-main event at UFC 276, Alexander Volkanovski will defend his featherweight title against former champion Max Holloway in a trilogy bout. The Nigerian-born New Zealand resident is coming off a unanimous decision win over rival Robert Whittaker at UFC 271 in February. Adesanya, 32, has four successful middleweight title defenses after unifying the belt with Whittaker in 2019.

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A pair of title fights top the marquee for UFC's return to Las Vegas for International Fight Week.

Hard fight to judge— The Prince (@AmirAlbazi) #Ufc276 July 3, 2022 Gabriel Green is up next in a very intriguing battle of welterweights. [ #UFC276 [ #UFC276 Garry landed a solid combination that buzzed Green and opened a cut under his eye and he followed it up with more good strikes and movement to avoid any return fire from Green. Garry closed the round with a very impressive and extended combination, though many of the shots did not hit the mark. The two quickly found themselves in a clinch as Green tried to take the fight to the floor. [ #UFC276 Gabriel Green -- Round 3: Green came out with a very high pace but was dropped by a big Garry right hand. The main card begins at 10 p.m. ET on ESPN+ PPV following preliminary bouts at 8 p.m. ET. [ #UFC276 Both men have won two fights since that meeting, setting up a third showdown between two of the best featherweights in UFC history. [ #UFC276

A new challenger has emerged for UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya, while UFC featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski will face a familiar foe.

In the U.S., the UFC 276 main card is available via pay-per-view on ESPN+, which also requires a subscription. New subscribers can pay a bundle price of $99.98 for the UFC 276 pay-per-view and an ESPN+ annual subscription, which offers savings of more than 30 percent. du Plessis had Tavares out by the cage and starting tagging him with shots to end the fight. Miller is now the all-time wins leader in UFC history. 8:25 p.m. ET - du Plessis and Tavares start swinging to open the third. 9 p.m. ET - Garry with a low kick to start the second round. After that, he went 14-1, beating Jose Aldo for the UFC featherweight title in 2016. In 2019 at UFC 245, Volkanovski beat Max Holloway for the UFC featherweight title. Joining the UFC in 2018, Adesanya is 11-1 with the promotion. He would beat Holloway in a controversial rematch at UFC 251 in 2020. He's 11-0 in the UFC since joining the organization in 2016. At UFC 276 on Saturday, Adesanya defends his title against Jared Cannonier. Volkaovski will look to go 3-0 against Max Holloway. The event takes place inside the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

LAS VEGAS — One of the most remarkable careers in UFC history ended on Saturday when Donald Cerrone announced his retirement after he was submitted by Jim ...

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Earlier, Australian Alexander Volkanovski will look to defend his featherweight belt in his third meeting with fierce rival and crowd favourite Max Holloway.

Everyone wants to see the trilogy. So if that’s going to move me forward, let’s do it.” Watch this level change and look at the beautiful use of the hips and amazing flexibility in her core to get over there, passes that arm and gets that far-side armbar.” You all want to see it, right? “My thoughts are only on what he’s going to attempt to do Saturday night and what I’m going to do Saturday night. “But I feel good, I feel great. “It’s the same old song. I’m just glad I have new blood to fight in this fight.” So why do I even pay attention to what people say?” So there’s a lot of people saying a lot of different things. “I’ve been a pro since 2009. I’ve spent my entire 20s and 30s doing this.

Donald "Cowboy" Cerrone, one of the most beloved fighters of the past decade, announced his retirement from mixed martial arts following a submission loss ...

Cerrone finishes his career with 48 appearances between the WEC and UFC combined, more than any other fighter history. However, Cerrone came up short in some of the biggest fights of his career, including three WEC title fights, one UFC title fight and a blockbuster event against Conor McGregor in 2020. Cerrone, 39, who has dabbled in acting in recent years, is one of the most beloved fighters of the past decade.

Kiwi middleweight king Israel Adesanya will defend his crown against American Jared Cannonier while Australian Alexander Volkanovski looks to keep his 21-fight ...

The Australian is expected to face off with Holloway at around 1.30pm, depending how long the other three fights before go for. Well, the main card itself is expected to start just before 12pm AEST, with three fights before Volkanovski takes to the octagon. The biggest card of the UFC this year is finally here, with two championship belts on the line.

Miller jumped into a guillotine choke to become the all-time wins leader in UFC history.

In the second round, Miller and Cerrone threw kicks at the same time, with Cerrone's landing to Miller's face. Miller, who made his debut at UFC 89 in October 2008, looked sharp from the early moments of the fight. LAS VEGAS -- On Saturday night, Jim Miller and Donald Cerrone met on the UFC 276 prelims in a welterweight clash that would determine the UFC's all-time wins leader.

UFC 276 takes place at T-Mobile Arena in Paradise, Nev., on Saturday, with Israel Adesanya fighting Jared Cannonier in the main event.

•1h ago Only 12 fighters have ever held a UFC belt for five consecutive defenses and, should Adesanya overcome Jared Cannonier, Izzy's five defenses would put him five behind Anderson Silva for most in middleweight history. •1h ago

Sean O'Malley makes his return tonight to face Pedro Munhoz in a bantamweight fight on the UFC 276 main card. O'Malley vs. Munhoz will stream live only on.

Another right hand from O’Malley but then Munhoz fires back a leg kick. An eye poke from O’Malley causes a break in the action. Munhoz goes straight back to the leg kicks but then comes high with a kick afterward. A good start from Munhoz who has been targeting O’Malley’s legs. Front body kick from O’Malley is caught but then he comes in with a right hand that is blocked. O’Malley now jabbing to keep Munhoz away, who has been advancing after the reset.

It's a bumper card for UFC 276 from Las Vegas with Australia's champion Alexander Volkanovski sharing top billing with Israel Adesanya and Jared Cannonier.

LAS VEGAS -- In what was expected to be a moment of truth in Sean O'Malley's potential ascension from bright prospect to bantamweight title contender ended ...

The native of Montana, who fights out of Phoenix, Arizona, stopped all three of his opponents immediately after Vera yet admitted he was only willing to face a top-10 ranked opponent if UFC paid him commensurate to his perceived value. The Brazilian's offense consisted almost exclusively of calf kicks, many of which the 27-year-old O'Malley was able to check. The result was a largely anticlimactic affair for a matchup which featured plenty of tension between the two during fight week press events.

After a back-and-forth fight, Sean O'Malley and Pedro Munhoz had their fight ruled a no contest after an accidental eye poke.

The fight was gearing up to be a technical bout. O'Malley, a Helena native, accidentally poked his opponent Pedro Munhoz in the eye in the second round of their fight at UFC 276 in Las Vegas on Saturday. The fight was ruled a no contest after Munhoz was unable to see out of his poked eye. After a much-anticipated top-15 fight was on the books, Sean O'Malley's fight at UFC 276 ended in disappointing fashion.

Aussie star Alexander Volkanovski has opened up a disgusting cut on his opponents face as their epic trilogy fight exploded.

Watch this level change and look at the beautiful use of the hips and amazing flexibility in her core to get over there, passes that arm and gets that far-side arm bar.” Chandler responded with a social media post where he told Poirier to “zip it”. He finished it off with two clinical follow-up punches that landed on Strickland’s chin as he fell to the floor. Round 1 — Alexander Volkanovski landed the best comination flurry in the opening round but Max Holloway also had some success with leg kicks. Volkanovski leads the fight 30-27. The biggest moment came late in the round when Volkanovski stunned Holloway with a searing left hand jab. “The way she passed the guard, the way she got to that position. The win saw Miller set a new record with 24 wins in the UFC — the most in the fight promotion’s history. Volkanovski has won both rounds. “But this is the perfect way to go out.” Cerrone got to his feet and then put his gloves on the deck, showing he was done after 11 years in the fight promotion. Alex Pereira showed he is going to challenge for the middleweight belt at some stage in his career with a freaky finish in his first round knockout of Sean Strickland.

Volkanovski made it a clean sweep over the former champion in the co-main event from Las Vegas.

Holloway began to fight more desperate in Round 4 and traded strikes on largely even terms as the action slowed. Volkanovski began to openly taunt Holloway in the opening round and briefly buckled him with a big right cross. But he turned in a largely lifeless performance as Volkanovski's speed and accuracy began to piece the Hawaiian fan favorite up from the start.

The UFC's middleweight champion Israel Adesanya said earlier in the week that he wanted to get back to finishing fights “in style”.

It was more of the same for Adesanya in the fourth – and why not – it had been working for him all fight and Cannonier had not really found any way to stop the jabs and leg kicks. Low kick and jab, low kick and jab – it was pretty straightforward stuff for the champion, keeping Cannonier at bay and almost forcing him to try something different in the hope it would lead to a mistake. And he did. He did land a flurry of short punches after inside though after getting Adesanya to the cage but again was unable to capitalise or turn it into a momentum-shifting moment in the fight. Adesanya did not necessarily have to do a whole lot to stay in control of the fight, knowing that as long as he kept his distance and used his superior speed, Cannonier would be bound to falter at some point. The fight was stopped for a brief period after Adesanya accidentally poked Cannonier in the eye but unlike the earlier contest between Sean O’Malley and Pedro Munhoz, he was fine to continue.

Alexander Volkanovski defeats Max Holloway for the third time in his career, defending his featherweight title by unanimous decision with a dominant ...

Volkanovski won two highly competitive fights by decision over Holloway in 2019 and 2020, but Holloway won his next two fights to reassert his claim to another shot at the belt he held for three years. - Volkanovski won every round on all three judges' scorecards, 50-45 Australia's Alexander Volkanovski has defeated Max Holloway for the third time in his career, defending his featherweight title by unanimous decision with a dominant striking performance at UFC 276 in Las Vegas.

Adesanya was making the fifth defence of his middleweight title as he welcomed the challenge of the hard-hitting Cannonier.

Adesanya snapped back Cannonier's head with another unerring jab at the start of the fourth session as he continued to dominate. The champion increased the pace at the start of the second round as he effortlessly switched stances to land his ram-rod jab. The champion was barely out of second gear over the five-round main event as he cruised to a fourth title defence.

UFC stunned as trash talking star punched 'into oblivion' with 'terrifying' KO.

It was just the second KO loss in Strickland’s career and dropped his record to 25-4, while Pereira improved to 6-1. The referee jumped in to wave off the fight as Pereira ran off to celebrate while Strickland continued to stumble around the cage. Sean Strickland did plenty of talking at the UFC 267 press conference, but a sweet left hook from Alex Pereira shut his mouth in an emphatic KO victory for the Brazilian.

Israel Adesanya defended his UFC middleweight crown for the fifth time, scoring a clinical albeit unspectacular decision win over Jared Cannonier at UFC ...

His lone pro MMA loss was up in weight, for the UFC light heavyweight title against Jan Blachowicz at UFC 259 in March 2021. Adesanya kept Cannonier at bay and Cannonier had little to no luck getting inside Adesanya's length for strikes or takedowns. The Nigerian-born New Zealand resident was coming off a unanimous decision win over rival Robert Whittaker at UFC 271 in February. Coming in, ESPN had Adesanya ranked No. 3 in the world on its pound-for-pound list. The crowd grew restless with the lack of thrilling action, especially in the fourth round, which was marked by boos and fans holding up lit-up smartphones. Adesanya's superiority in striking was evident throughout the bout.

Israel Adesanya defended his UFC middleweight crown for the fifth time, scoring a clinical albeit unspectacular decision win over Jared Cannonier at UFC ...

Cannonier attempted clinch work and takedowns in the third, fourth and fifth rounds with little to no success. "I'm not going to risk my brain, risk my health," Adesanya said. Adesanya kept Cannonier at bay, and Cannonier had little to no luck getting inside Adesanya's length for strikes or takedowns. Adesanya's lone pro MMA loss was up in weight, for the UFC light heavyweight title against Jan Blachowicz at UFC 259 in March 2021. The Nigerian-born New Zealand resident was coming off a unanimous decision win over rival Robert Whittaker at UFC 271 in February. Coming in, ESPN had Adesanya ranked No. 3 in the world on its pound-for-pound list.

While Alexander Volkanovski put on an incredible show of dominance in retaining his featherweight championship against Max Holloway in their trilogy fight, ...

But McGregor also has not won a lightweight fight since 2016 and is 1-3 at the weight in his UFC career. A win for either man is massive and another accomplishment in a truly great career. While Pereira is an elite enough talent to warrant being signed on his own, his two kickboxing wins over Adesanya, one by brutal knockout, have been the underlying story every time he has fought in the Octagon. What Pereira needed to be "deserving" of a shot at Adesanya in the Octagon was an elite win. A reputation for safe gameplans and fights that lack in entertainment value has begun to creep into conversations about Adesanya's place in the sport. Subscribe to Morning Kombat with Luke Thomas and Brian Campbell for the best analysis and in-depth news, including instant analysis of UFC 276 at the conclusion of the PPV event. While Alexander Volkanovski put on an incredible show of dominance in retaining his featherweight championship against Max Holloway in their trilogy fight, middleweight champion Israel Adesanya left the fans somewhat disappointed after a safe and uninspired victory over Jared Cannonier.

The featherweight champion retained his belt at UFC 276 with a comprehensive points victory in the third defence of the belt he won from Holloway in their first ...

The challenger was enjoying his best spell to date but a combination of Volkanovski's timing and his own cut eye continued to cause him trouble. The challenger answered back with the same shot but continued to play second fiddle as his cut reopened. The challenger struggled with Volkanovski's speed from the opening round and was unable to stamp his authority on the co-main event.

While it takes intense training, world-class skills and maybe even a bit of luck to register a UFC win, picking the right song to accompany you to the cage ...

If you come complaining to us that something you read here is not hard-hitting news, expect to have the previous sentence repeated in ALL CAPS. The Blue Corner is MMA Junkie’s blog space. Alex Pereira: “Itsari” by Sepultura Jalin Turner: “Zendaya” by Cozz feat. Donald Cerrone: “Cowboy” by Kid Rock Brad Tavares: “Tears” by Alborosie

Israel Adesanya arrived at UFC 276 in style on Saturday night, channeling The Undertaker as he slowly walked to the ring to defend his UFC Middleweight ...

Check out the full results from the show below: - SmackDown Women's Championship: Liv Morgan def. In his post-fight press conference, Adesanya admitted that he felt like Saturday was an "off-night" even with the victory. You get to this point where, like, you're so great, people just want to see you fall. Check out his full entrance below. He then proceeded to beat Jared Cannonier via unanimous decision.

Israel Adesanya has the otherworldly fighting ability and the personal charisma necessary to become mixed martial arts' next crossover superstar.

“I like to put on a show,” Adesanya said of the pageantry. Adesanya wants it all, and he has one of the biggest personalities in the sport. I hope when we fight, he does a better fight than that. I don’t melt.” “I thrive. Adesanya has earned one stoppage victory in his five title defenses while doing nothing that would put him in front of everyone on a social network for days. “The greats all get to this point," Adesanya added. Instead, he grinded out a comfortable win, picking apart Cannonier from a distance in another point-fighting performance. He fought Cannonier with a French tip manicure and sparkly polish on his toenails. That style can win belts, but it rarely wins legions of fans outside of hard-core fight circles. With his gravity-defying athleticism, he is among the few MMA fighters who can create them solely from his own talent. "Anderson Silva, GSP (Georges St. Pierre), I’d see them and say, ‘That was a fantastic fight,’ and people would boo them.

Why Conor McGregor could hold the key to answering big Volkanovski mystery.

And I think the lightweight guys still feel that. To think I don’t deserve to just move straight up [and compete for the title] would be pretty silly.” And I always wanted to challenge you.” It’s a different division but I’m here, I’m the champ.” “If I’m going to choose, I’m choosing Conor. The UFC hasn’t told me anything yet. So, that’s the difficulty.” Look, I got middleweights and light heavyweights that feel it.” I want to move up and go for double champ and I’ll keep two divisions busy. Who has really looked like that against someone like Max Holloway? “I just proved to you that I want to be in this octagon as much as possible. I want to fight by the end of the year, but if it’s at the end of the year, really, I would prefer to fight in January in Brazil, if that event happens.” I’m a dominant champ taking out guys like Max Holloway three times.

LAS VEGAS — (AP) — Israel Adesanya has the otherworldly fighting ability and the personal charisma necessary to become mixed martial arts' next crossover ...

“I like to put on a show,” Adesanya said of the pageantry. Adesanya wants it all, and he has one of the biggest personalities in the sport. I hope when we fight, he does a better fight than that. I don’t melt.” “I thrive. Adesanya has earned one stoppage victory in his five title defenses while doing nothing that would put him in front of everyone on a social network for days. “The greats all get to this point," Adesanya added. Instead, he grinded out a comfortable win, picking apart Cannonier from a distance in another point-fighting performance. He fought Cannonier with a French tip manicure and sparkly polish on his toenails. That style can win belts, but it rarely wins legions of fans outside of hard-core fight circles. With his gravity-defying athleticism, he is among the few MMA fighters who can create them solely from his own talent. "Anderson Silva, GSP (Georges St. Pierre), I’d see them and say, ‘That was a fantastic fight,’ and people would boo them.

Watch the UFC 276 highlights video and recap from the featherweight title fight between champion Alexander Volkanovski and former champ Max Holloway.

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What does the future hold for Max Holloway and Jared Cannonier after their title-fight losses at UFC 276?

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The featherweight king was asked to sketch how Holloway would look after their UFC 276 bout in a promotional stunt - and he turned in an amazingly accurate ...

It was so serious he had to be treated in hospital after the fight. He's on the record as saying he wants to headline a UFC card held in Australia, and the ideal way for him to do that would be to get a crack at his ambition of holding belts in two weight divisions at the same time. But that wasn't the only similarity to the Aussie's sketch - Holloway was also left with a smaller cut under his right eye, a bloodied mouth, and a wound on the right side of his forehead, just as predicted. The finished product showed Holloway with a series of stitches above his blackened left eye, a cut under his right eye, fat lips and another cut on the right side of his forehead - and it was very close to the mark. Volkanovski and other stars on the card were asked to sketch their opponents before the event kicked off in a 'putting the art in martial artist' promotion for the UFC - and he hit the nail on the head with his drawing. - Revealed after the fight that he broke his left hand in the second round

One of the greatest rivalries in UFC history is officially over - as Max Holloway declared Alexander Volkan...

I don't think that this division itself can keep me busy," he said after the fight. Let's go." "Just playing.