Vallejos Roots for Volkanovski at UFC 333 to Chase the Title
Kevin Vallejos told MMA Fighting he wants Alexander Volkanovski to beat Movsar Evloev, because he hopes to fight him for the featherweight belt after facing Aljamain Sterling at UFC Qatar.
Cage news, results and rumours every day

Kevin Vallejos told MMA Fighting he wants Alexander Volkanovski to beat Movsar Evloev, because he hopes to fight him for the featherweight belt after facing Aljamain Sterling at UFC Qatar.

Five days after a knockout loss to Mike Malott, the 32-year-old welterweight announced he will retire after one more bout. No opponent or date has been set.

Khamzat Chimaev says he will chase Sean Strickland into any weight class for a rematch, even if the middleweight champion gives up his belt over a pay dispute with the UFC.

Jon Jones says contract talks for the UFC's White House event did not go his way, but staying home that night still bothers him. He also named Ilia Topuria and Daniel Cormier in the GOAT debate.

A clip shared by Main Event ahead of UFC 333 shows the former middleweight champion greeting the Australian fast bowler in his own unusual way.

Alex Pereira says he sometimes feels bad for referee Herb Dean as criticism piles up, yet he would rather not see Dean in charge of his bouts again.
The 37-year-old featherweight has fixed an end date for his career, saying the birth of his son changed his priorities and he wants to leave with his health intact.

Dillon Danis says McGregor went through a dark stretch after his UFC 329 injury, but is now isolated in Los Angeles and focused on getting back.

Alexander Volkanovski says a last champion-versus-champion fight with Justin Gaethje could let both men retire without holding up their divisions, but Movsar Evloev comes first.

Movsar Evloev says a featherweight clash with Arman Tsarukyan is fine by him if the UFC wants it, but insists he never picks his opponents and that a title win would only be a beginning.

Ahead of his UFC 333 trilogy with Merab Dvalishvili, bantamweight champion Petr Yan says a rematch with Sean O'Malley makes sense and that he plans to finish Dvalishvili this time.

Muhammad Mokaev, who left the UFC unbeaten in 2024, says the promotion pressures wrestlers about their style and should stop damaging fighters' reputations on the way out.

Alexander Volkanovski told Kris Fade why he loves his first fight with Islam Makhachev and what the pair plan to do together in Dagestan.

Unbeaten PFL flyweight Dakota Ditcheva says a fight with Liz Carmouche no longer matters after Carmouche lost to Jena Bishop, and she aims to return for the title in early 2027.

Amanda Nunes says her former American Top Team gym partner Kayla Harrison has not fixed what she saw in sparring. They meet on Nov. 14 at Madison Square Garden.

Jose Aldo told MMA Fighting that an unbeaten, decision-heavy contender does not earn a title shot on ranking alone. He also answered Evloev's doping comments.

Magomed Ankalaev believes Alex Pereira rushed him in their rematch because his camp knew about an injury, and says the rivalry still needs a third chapter.

Before the UFC 333 trilogy, Merab Dvalishvili explained to MMA Fighting why he stayed calm while Petr Yan taunted him at a press conference.

Islam Makhachev's coach Javier Mendez calls Carlos Prates the most explosive and accurate striker at welterweight, while insisting Makhachev's own striking deserves respect too.

Bo Nickal claims Islam Makhachev would be overwhelmed by specialist wrestlers and that he is the only MMA fighter who could truly compete on the mat.