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USA Today
3 days ago
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- USA Today
UFC 317 adds featherweight banger: Hyder Amil vs. Jose Delgado
UFC 317 adds featherweight banger: Hyder Amil vs. Jose Delgado Two promising featherweight up-and-comers will bring the violence against one another during UFC International Fight Week. At UFC 317, Hyder Amil and Jose Delgado will face off in a featherweight fight. The event takes place June 28 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Two people with knowledge of the matchup recently informed MMA Junkie of the booking but asked to remain anonymous because the promotion has yet to make an official announcement. Amil (11-0 MMA, 3-0 UFC) has thrilled fans since his Dana White's Contender Series appearance in 2023. His UFC victories have come against Fernie Garcia, Jeong Yeong Lee (in a wild 65-second fight), and William Gomis. Delgado (9-1 MMA, 1-0 UFC) competed Feb. 15 when he knocked out Connor Matthews in under three minutes in his UFC debut. The victory came on the heels of a big knee knockout vs. Ernie Juarez on Dana White's Contender Series. With the addition, the UFC 317 lineup includes:
USA Today
6 days ago
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- USA Today
Kai Kara-France calm ahead of UFC 317 title fight: 'I know what the expectations are'
Kai Kara-France calm ahead of UFC 317 title fight: 'I know what the expectations are' Veteran Kai Kara-France finds himself in a different mindset ahead of his second UFC title bout. Kai Kara-France enters his UFC flyweight championship opportunity at a great time in his life. The veteran fighter says he's at a much better place right now as he enters the biggest fight in his MMA career. Kara-France (25-11 MMA, 8-4 UFC) takes on champion Alexandre Pantoja (29-5 MMA, 13-3 UFC) in the co-main event of UFC 317 on June 28 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Kara-France fought for a UFC interim title in 2022, but was stopped by Brandon Moreno with a third-round TKO. Kara-France plans on using that experience paired with his new mentality to bring home the belt. "This year will be my 15th year fighting professionally, so I've been doing it for a long time. But now I'm just doing it with more purpose and more fire," Kara-France told Combat TV. "I know that this is my time to do it – with age and maturity and experience. I already fought for the belt before. I know what the pressure feels like. I know what the expectations are. So (I'm) just welcoming it, and this time around ready for it, and this time around not fighting with things that aren't going your way – just letting it all flow. That's where I'm at right now. I'm at a great place and ready to bring back another belt to (City Kickboxing)." Pantoja vs. Kara-France was rumored for quite some time, and it had several potential dates prior to landing on UFC International Fight Week next month. Finally getting a date for his title opportunity was a huge relief for the Kiwi fighter. "I thought I was fighting in April against Pantoja in Miami, on the same card that (teammate) Alex (Volkanovski) was fighting on, but things just didn't work out," Kara-France said. "The UFC said, 'No, we want to push it back.' It is hard because you want to peak at the right time, and I'm all in when I get a date and time I'll be fighting, and I'll do everything I can to prepare. I train seven days a week, three times a day, so it's a bit harder when you're in limbo and don't know when that date is because you want to stay active and stay in the gym, but you don't want to take risk of injury, and your immune system is going to be compromised just because you're training so much." Pantoja, 34, looks to record his fourth flyweight title defense. After claiming the belt by winning a split decision over Moreno at UFC 290, Pantoja has defended against Brandon Royval, Steve Erceg and Kai Asakura. For Kara-France, 31, he looks to build on his first-round finish of Erceg at UFC 305 in August. Prior to that, he was on a two-fight losing skid that included the title loss to Moreno and a close split decision loss to Amir Albazi.
Time of India
12-05-2025
- Sport
- Time of India
'Alex ducking' - Fans go crazy as Magomed Ankalaev reveals UFC offer for International Fight Week
On March 8, 2025, MMA fans witnessed an unexpected outcome as Magomed Ankalaev defeated Alex Pereira at the UFC 313 headline event to claim the light heavyweight title . Despite the unanimous victory secured by the fighter, there were speculations about a rematch between the fighters, which both of them agreed to, but without a potential date and venue. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now With the UFC International Fight Week approaching and the open cards of the event, Ankalaev, in his recent post on X, revealed a UFC offer that took the internet by storm. Magomed Ankalaev dares Alex Pereira to a rematch at IFW 2025 while being prepared to face other fighters as well In the title bout against Magomed Anakalaev, Alex Pereira did not go down without putting up an impressive display of his skills inside the Octagon . Despite the defeat, Poatan averted the takedown attempts made by Anakalaev, which indicates a potential win for the Brazilian fighter in a rematch, if it ever happens. While fans speculated that an announcement was on its way soon, Anakalaev, to everyone's surprise, revealed that a UFC offer was made to the fighter to fight at the upcoming International Fight Week. Even though the fighter's first preference would be Pereira for the rematch, he is ready to face anyone for the event. Anakalaev wrote on X, 'I was offered to Fight Alex international fight week if the man don't want it let's move on I'm ready for everyone. I dare you.' The Dagestani fighter issued a challenge for Poatan through his post, which created a wave of excitement across the MMA community and its fans. Despite the preferred opponent being Pereira, Anakalev is open to fighting any top contender from the division, and fans prefer the same as well. One of the fans wrote, 'He really ducking you big bro' Another one wrote, 'Alex ducking. atp we give Ulberg the shot' 'I genuinely think Poatan should rest a little while longer, as much as I'd love to see this fight. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now He was super active on his run and he should make sure he's healthy.' One fan wrote referring to the number of times Pereira fought in the last few months. Also read: Apart from the post by the fighter, there has been no official confirmation from the UFC. As of this writing, Pereira has not issued any response yet. Only time will tell if the Dagestani fighter is stepping into the Octagon at the IFW and if he is, who is he defending the title against.
Time of India
01-05-2025
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- Time of India
'Make something happen' – MMA Fans call out UFC boss Dana White for not announcing the UFC 317 headliner bout
Dana White. Photo by Getty Images Scheduled for June 28, 2025, UFC 317 will headline the UFC International Fight Week, which will start on June 25 and continue through June 29, 2025. However, much to the fans ' dismay, the headline bout of UFC 317 has not been announced yet. Over the past few months, there have been too many speculations amongst the fans stemming from the results of the past UFC events. The rumors of Jon Jones vs. Tom Aspinall, Islam Makhachev vs. Ilia Topuria and others have provided the promotion with enough options to announce the headline bout. But it seems like the UFC boss, Dana White , is taking his own sweet time to weigh in on these options. The UFC 317 will headline the International Fight Week, fighters eye for the open cards throughout the event The MMA community has seen so many transitions and debates, and wars of words between fighters in recent times. Nonetheless, such back-and-forths are quite common amongst the athletes of these combat sports. Ilia Topuria vacated his title and moved up to the lightweight division, where Islam Makhachev is currently the title holder. Even though Topuria called out Makhachev several times, the latter and his team turned down the proposal, stating that they wanted Topuria to have a lightweight bout first, prove himself and then secure a title run. Topuria, on the other hand, is quite adamant about fighting Makhachev alone and no one else. Meanwhile, there were also rumors of Makhachev moving up to the welterweight division to secure a two-division championship. Amidst all this, the fighters recently, through different approaches, announced their training camp, which has now left fans wondering who the fighter would be facing next. With the training camp having started already, many fans have started believing that it is UFC 317 itself that the fighters are training for. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Top Dermatologist: Don't Use Lotions On Dark Spots! Use This Household Item Instead Miami M.D. Undo However, there is another speculated fight that has garnered a huge reaction within the combat sports community - a title unification bout between Jon Jones and Tom Aspinall. Despite all the rumors, nothing has been confirmed as of yet. With UFC 318 already featuring a headline bout, which has been scheduled for July 20, 2025, fans are growing restless over the vacant main card of UFC 317, an event less than two months away. Fans have started reacting and putting out their own interpretation of the reason behind the delay. One of them wrote, 'he[Dana]'s obv waiting until 315 result. if jdm wins, islam moves up and charles vs ilia vacant belt. if belal wins, islam stays vs ilia' Another one wrote, 'The main event is being announced at UFC Montreal post fight presser.' 'I'm tired of the fat bald f**k, make something happen @danawhite stop being p**sy' Also read: Olympic Council of Asia announces the debut of MMA in the 2026 Asian Games A lot of fans believe that Belal Muhammad's headline bout against Jack Della Maddalena will be one of the major reasons for the setup of the upcoming events. The world of MMA is eagerly waiting for an announcement for the event that will be one of the major highlights of the upcoming International Fight Week.
Time of India
23-04-2025
- Sport
- Time of India
'The hunt begins…' - Fans go wild over Ilia Topuria's 4-word teaser statement
Ilia Topuria. Photo by Cooper Neill/Zuffa LLC Ilia Topuria has established himself as one of the best featherweights of all time in the UFC before finally vacating his title to move up to the lightweight division of the promotion. Ever since the move up, the fighter has been constantly calling out Islam Makhachev for a title bout, but has met with no positive response. Makhachev's teammates and training partners, like Khabib Nurmagomedov , even went on to explain the reason for the Dagestani fighter ignoring the former featherweight champion 's fight requests. However, a recent post by Topuria has raised the curiosity of fans to the extent that a possible Topuria bout is rumored at UFC International Fight Week . Former featherweight champion Ilia Topuria's long wait for a lightweight bout rumored to end at the UFC International Fight Week It has been quite some time since Ilia Topuria last fought in the Octagon. His last bout was against Max Holloway at UFC 308, where the fighter earned a knockout win against the latter. Post the announcement of move up to the lightweight division in february 2025, Touria has been making the headlines while calling out the current lightweight champion Islam Makhachev. While Makhachev's team has not responded with a green light, there are instead rumors of the Dagestani fighter being in talks for a move up to the welterweight division. Amidst all these, Topuria recently shared a cryptic post on the social media platform X, that has left the fans in a frenzy and curious about whom the fighter is scheduled to face. He wrote, 'The camp has begun' The post instigated several queries and random guesses amongst the fan community. While some questioned if it was Conor McGregor, others questioned if Makhachev vacated the title and it was some other top contender from the lightweight division that Topuria might be facing. One of the users wrote, 'Is it against Islam or for a vacant title?' Another one wrote, 'Now that they don't have DDP vs Khamzat for international fight week they are forced to do Islam vs Ilia. LETS GOOOOOO' One fan even took a wild guess for the opponent to be McGregor 'McGregor?' 'The hunt begins…' While the speculations are on a rise, noted reporter Alvaro Colmenero reposted Topuria's statement while disclosing the information that he has received, 'Ilia Topuria will be fighting at International Fight Week, for a title I am told' Also read: Former two-time middleweight champion Israel Adesanya reveals the name of potential opponent for his comeback bout - 'You will like this one' Topuria's long wait for a lightweight bout might just come to an end. A title win in the lightweight division would land the fighter with a two-division win champion status, a record shared by only a handful of fighters within the UFC. Get the latest IPL 2025 updates on Times of India , including match schedules , team squads , points table and IPL live score for CSK , MI , RCB , KKR , SRH , LSG , DC , GT , PBKS , and RR . Don't miss the list of players in the race for IPL Orange Cap and IPL Purple cap .
