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Aleksandre Topuria says Colby Thicknesse and his warrior’s soul welcome to train in Spain after UFC 312

BAD MMA News — Mon, 10 Feb 2025 18:28:54 +0000

Aleksandre Topuria beat Colby Thicknesse with a unanimous decision Saturday on the preliminary card at UFC 312 at Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney. Take a look inside the fight with Topuria, brother of UFC featherweight champion Ilia Topuria, who picked up a win in his promotional debut.

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UFC 312 post-event facts: Sean Strickland breaks longtime striking record in defeat

BAD MMA News — Sun, 09 Feb 2025 21:43:34 +0000

The UFC made its return to Australia on Saturday with UFC 312 , which went down at Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney and saw two champions retain their titles. In the main event, Dricus Du Plessis (23-2 MMA, 9-0 UFC) once again got the better of Sean Strickland (29-7 MMA, 16-7 UFC) with a unanimous decision victory in their rematch. Meanwhile, in the co-headliner, Zhang Weili (26-3 MMA, 10-2 UFC) continued her strawweight reign with a unanimous decision over Tatiana Suarez (10-1 MMA, 7-1 UFC). For more on the numbers behind both championship bouts, as well as the rest of the card, check below for MMA Junkie’s post-event facts from UFC 312.

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UFC 312 takeaways: Don’t doubt Dricus Du Plessis’ chances vs. Khamzat Chimaev

BAD MMA News — Sun, 09 Feb 2025 19:08:31 +0000

What mattered most at UFC 312 at Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney? Here are a few post-fight musings … * * * *

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UFC 312 takeaways: Don’t doubt Dricus Du Plessis’ chances vs. Khamzat Chimaev – MMA Junkie

UFC 312 Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay: Dricus Du Plessis, Zhang Weili lead with champ money

BAD MMA News — Sun, 09 Feb 2025 14:15:11 +0000

Fighters from Saturday’s UFC 312 event took home UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay totaling $254,500. The program, a comprehensive plan that includes outfitting requirements, media obligations and other items under the fighter code of conduct, replaces the previous payments made under the UFC Athlete Outfitting Policy. UFC 312 took place at Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney. The main card aired on pay-per-view following prelims on ESPN2/Disney+ and ESPN+. The full UFC 312 UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payouts included: * * * * Dricus Du Plessis : $42,000 Sean Strickland : $32,000 Zhang Weili : $42,000 Tatiana Suarez : $32,000 Justin Tafa : $6,000 Tallison Teixeira : $4,000 Jimmy Crute : $6,000 Rodolfo Bellato : $4,000 Jake Matthews : $21,000 def. Fransisco Prado : $4,500 Gabriel Santos : $4,500 def.

UFC 312 Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay: Dricus Du Plessis, Zhang Weili lead with champ money – MMA Junkie

How UFC 312′s Aleksandre Topuria put his career on hold to help brother Ilia

BAD MMA News — Thu, 06 Feb 2025 18:39:26 +0000

Aleksandre Topuria wanted to focus on helping his brother, Ilia Topuria , become champion before pursuing his own UFC career. Aleksandre, UFC featherweight champion Ilia’s older brother, hasn’t competed since a first-round TKO win in May 2023. He was gearing up for his next fight on the Spanish regional scene, but put his career to the side when Ilia was granted a UFC title shot. Ilia went on to knock out Alexander Volkanovski at UFC 298 in February 2024 to become champion , then decided to return the favor to his older brother.

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UFC 312′s Colby Thicknesse: Aleksandre Topuria ‘not his brother’ and hasn’t beaten anybody

BAD MMA News — Wed, 05 Feb 2025 21:37:08 +0000

Aleksandre Topuria might be Ilia Topuria’s brother but that doesn’t mean he can fight like him, says Colby Thicknesse . Thicknesse (7-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC) takes on the UFC featherweight champion’s older brother, Aleksandre (5-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC), this Saturday on the preliminary card of UFC 312 (pay-per-view, ESPN2/Disney+, ESPN+), which takes place at Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney. Ahead of his UFC debut, Thicknesse is not letting the Ilia’s influence affect his assessment of his fight. “He’s definitely got the same sort of style because they train together, but he’s not his brother, and I’m going to go out there on (Saturday) and show it,” Thicknesse told reporters at the UFC 312 media day. “He hasn’t really beaten anybody noticeable. His opponent’s combined records aren’t that great

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UFC 312 pre-event facts: Inside Dricus Du Plessis vs. Sean Strickland rematch

BAD MMA News — Wed, 05 Feb 2025 03:00:07 +0000

The UFC’s second numbered event of 2025 goes down Saturday with UFC 312 at Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney. Two championship fights take center stage “Down Under,” with Dricus Du Plessis (22-2 MMA, 8-0 UFC) and Sean Strickland (29-6 MMA, 16-6 UFC) set to rematch for middleweight gold in the main event, while Zhang Weili (25-3 MMA, 9-2 UFC) puts her strawweight belt up for grabs against the unbeaten Tatiana Suarez (10-0 MMA, 7-0 UFC) in the co-headliner. For more on the numbers behind the card, check below for MMA Junkie’s pre-event facts about UFC 312

UFC 312 pre-event facts: Inside Dricus Du Plessis vs. Sean Strickland rematch – MMA Junkie

Matchup Roundup: New UFC, PFL fights announced in the past week (Jan. 27-Feb. 2)

BAD MMA News — Mon, 03 Feb 2025 15:24:44 +0000

MMA fight announcements are hard to follow. With so many outlets and channels available, it’s nearly impossible to organize. But here at MMA Junkie, we’ve got your back. Each week, we’ll compile all the newly surfaced fights in one spot. Every Monday, expect a feature listing everything you might have missed from the UFC and PFL

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Broken foot results in Topuria vs. Volkanovski team battle at UFC 312

BAD MMA News — Wed, 29 Jan 2025 22:15:08 +0000

With a featherweight title rematch heavily rumored for later in 2025, Ilia Topuria and Alexander Volkanovski will indirectly face off Feb. 8 at UFC 312 . One fighter’s loss is another’s gain. After Cody Haddon suffered a broken foot that forced him out of a fight on the Sydney card vs. Aleksandre Topuria , the UFC enlisted newcomer Colby Thicknesse to fill the void

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Broken foot results in Topuria vs. Volkanovski team battle at UFC 312 – MMA Junkie

Matchup Roundup: New UFC, PFL, Bellator fights announced in the past week (Dec. 16-29)

BAD MMA News — Mon, 30 Dec 2024 17:06:30 +0000

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