Find Out Which Athletes Landed On Team Volkanovski And Which Athletes Are On Team Ortega, Plus Find Out Which Two Fighters Compete In The First Fight Of The Season.
The Ultimate Fighter together at the UFC Apex.
Volkanovski and Ortega are opposing coaches for the return of
The Ultimate Fighter after a few years away from production. During a recent interview on The Joe Rogan Experience, Volkanovski gave fans some insight into the brewing tension between the champion and top contender in the UFC’s featherweight division.
“To be honest, he doesn’t say much, and I’m a bit over him, to be honest,” Volkanovski said. “I think he’s fake and I don’t believe his shit, he plays a nice guy and I think it’s all bullshit. I don’t think he’s that bad of a guy, maybe I’m just looking for things to hate him for. But it’s not hard to get under his skin. Maybe I’ll use that for our fight, the fact I know how easily he gets triggered.”
Former featherweight champion Max Holloway has his next assignment as he’s expected to face Yair Rodriguez in the main event for the upcoming UFC card on July 17.
Charles Oliveira did the unexpected Saturday as the Brazilian submission artist knocked out Michael Chandler in the second round of the UFC 262 main event. After an action-packed first round that featured both top lightweights holding their own, Oliveira opened up the second with a massive flurry of punches and became the UFC lightweight champion.
Before Oliveira s win, Beneil Dariush shut down Tony Ferguson in the co-main event. Now that he has defeated the biggest name on his resume, will Dariush be part of the lightweight title conversation, or is there simply too much of a logjam at the top? As for Ferguson, where does he go from here? The former lightweight title contender has now lost his past three fights, and his path to another title shot seems incredibly challenging. Is there a right booking that makes sense?