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Colby Covington has continued his war of words with TUF coaches Alexander Volkanovski and Brian Ortega. This comes after the two featherweight rivals united against the welterweight contender on social media. The 145-pound champion and his upcoming challenger were chosen to coach this year's return of The Ultimate Fighter, something Covington...

UFC president Dana White has confirmed that Alexander Volkanovski will defend his title against Brian Ortega at UFC 266. Initially, the bout was scheduled for March, but then unfortunately the featherweight champion contracted COVID-19, and the title match with Ortega was postponed. However, a silver lining formed as the...

Brian Ortega has something to say about Alex Volkanovski calling him "fake."

After being diagnosed with COVID-19 and pulled from his title fight with Brian Ortega, it seems Alexander Volkanovski continues to have bad luck. Following the news that Ortega and champion Alexander Volkanovski would coach the latest season of The Ultimate Fighter, unfortunately, the champion would need to withdraw from...

Alexander Volkanovski and Brian Ortega might be on opposite sides on the new season of The Ultimate Fighter (TUF), but they are in the same camp regarding Colby “Chaos” Covington. Tuesday, June 1, 2021, the 29th season of TUF will kick off, with UFC featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski and Brian...

Alexander Volkanovski is exiting The Ultimate Fighter house with a new and unfavorable image of his opposing coach and upcoming opponent Brian Ortega. When you spend several weeks in close proximity with the same people, one can’t help but learn more about their tendencies and characteristics. In the case of...

Colby Covington is not a fan of the UFC making Alexander Volkanovski and Brian Ortega as the TUF coaches for the upcoming season. TUF 29 will air June 1 and see Volkanovski and Ortega as the coaches after their title fight was postponed from UFC 260. When UFC president, Dana...

The Ultimate Fighter is coming back in less than two months exclusively on ESPN+, and we’ve got all the details for you right here. After a three-year hiatus, The Ultimate Fighter is returning for its 29th season this June as announced by the UFC earlier today. As previously reported two...

The anticipated clash for the featherweight championship between Alexander Volkanovski and Brian Ortega will be postponed for quite a while longer, but it will be worth the wait after an extended, televised buildup. UFC featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski is still waiting to make his second title defense after his...

The UFC featherweight championship bout between Alexander Volkanovski and Brian Ortega is off the UFC 260 lineup next Saturday. It was reported during the UFC Vegas 22 broadcast that there will now be only one championship bout on the UFC 260 card after featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski tested positive for...

Even if Brian Ortega emerges victorious in his UFC 260 title fight against Alexander Volkanovski, he would still feel as though there is something missing from his championship celebration: redemption. There is only one man who holds a victory over Brian “T-City” Ortega, and he is the same man who...

There’s some bad news for Alex Volkanovski ahead of his UFC 260 title defense against Brian Ortega: He is the betting favorite. Alex Volkanovski may be the undisputed UFC featherweight champion, but he still feeds off being the underdog. When he faced Jose Aldo at UFC 237, he was an...

Alexander Volkanovski will be defending his featherweight championship against Brian Ortega at UFC 260 on March 27. ESPN has reported that Alexander Volkanovski will defend his featherweight championship against Brian Ortega on a card the UFC hopes will be headlined by Stipe Miocic and Francis Ngannou. The Miocic/Ngannou bout is...

Alexander Volkanovski is very impressed with the new-look Brian Ortega, but he also doesn’t think Ortega’s improvements will alter the outcome of their fight in the slightest. At only 29 years old, it should come as no surprise that Brian Ortega is still making big leaps as a mixed martial...

Brian Ortega believes he matches up well with UFC featherweight champion, Alexander Volkanovski. After Ortega dominated Korean Zombie to win a decision, he became next in line for a featherweight title shot. Immediately, fans started to picture the fight and it became clear it would be a competitive one, which...