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Adesanya and Cannonier weigh in

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3 years ago

July 7, 2022

Sophia

LAS VEGAS — The four fighters for the two main event bouts at UFC 276 made weight Friday at the UFC Apex, to set the stage for the gala.

Israel Adesanya swung the scale at 183.5 pounds, while Jared Cannonier posted a weight of 184.5 pounds for the main event. Adesanya will defend his middleweight title at T-Mobile Arena on Saturday.

In the fight that will precede them, Alexander Volkanovski will try to defend his featherweight title against the one he faced to win it, Max Holloway. Volkanovski and Holloway both posted a weight of 144.5 pounds.

ESPN has Adesanya ranked as the third best fighter on the planet pound for pound, and the best fighter at middleweight. Cannonier is third in their rankings at middleweight.

Adesanya (22-1) is still undefeated at middleweight. He won his last fight by unanimous decision against Robert Whittaker at UFC 271 in February. The 32-year-old Adesanya has successfully defended his title four times since his reign began in 2019. His only loss came at light heavyweight against Jan Blachowicz at UFC 259 in March 2021.

Cannonier (15-5) has won his last two fights and five of his last six. In his last fight at UFC 271, he defeated Derek Brunson by knockout. in the 2nd round.

Volkanovski and Holloway are two of the best featherweight fighters in UFC history. ESPN places Volkanovski tied for 4th pound-for-pound and Holloway 6th.

Volkanovski (24-1) has won his last 11 fights in the UFC and he has won 21 straight fights overall. He recently got the upper hand on the korean zombie, Chan Sung Jung, by K.-O. technical in the 4th round in April at UFC 273. He successfully defended his title three times, having taken the belt from Holloway in 2019. The 33-year-old beat Holloway twice.

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Sophia

Sophia Jhon is a sports journalist and author. He has worked as a news editor for Sportish and is now a sport columnist for the same publication. Alberta’s professional interests lie largely in sports news, with an emphasis on English football. He has also written articles on other sporting topics.

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Usik, Ronaldo, Iniesta, Khabib Nurmagomedov will come to Dubai on December 29

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3 hours ago

December 29, 2025

Madelyn

Usik, Ronaldo, Iniesta, Khabib Nurmagomedov will come to Dubai on December 29

World heavyweight champion (over 90.7 kg), Ukrainian Alexander Usik He will attend the World Sports Summit to be held in Dubai (UAE) between 29-30 December.

According to the organizers, the boxer will act as a speaker and guest on the theme “Warrior-poet: in the mind of Alexander Usik.”

Usik’s speech will be moderated by renowned speaker Nick Santonastasso, who has worked with the Ukrainian on several occasions: “I am grateful for the opportunity. I look forward to the chance to reveal all the treasures of a boxing legend.”

Many important names will attend the summit: football players Rio Ferdinand, Peter Crouch, Ronaldo, Roberto Baggio, Alessandro Del Piero, Andres Iniesta, former world champions Manny Pacquiao (boxing) and Khabib Nurmagomedov (UFC), tennis player Novak Djokovic.

Usik last appeared in the ring in July 2025, when he knocked out British boxer Daniel Dubois in the fifth round. Next year, the Ukrainian representative is expected to meet with former world champion American Deontay Wilder.

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I am a sports writer and journalist who has written for various online publications including Sportish. I’m originally from the UK but currently live in Toronto, Canada. I’m also an author on Sportish and have written several articles on a variety of sports-related topics.

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Dembele is ranked fifth and Usyk is ranked 14th. The best athlete of 2025 in Europe has been announced

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4 hours ago

December 29, 2025

Madelyn

Dembele is ranked fifth and Usyk is ranked 14th. The best athlete of 2025 in Europe has been announced

Multiple world record holder, two-time Olympic champion in pole vault, Swede Armand Duplantis He was chosen as the best athlete of 2025 in Europe.

In the survey participated by 23 news sources across the continent, Duplantis received 184 points, ahead of Spanish tennis player Carlos Alcaraz, Roland Garros and US Open champion and Slovenian cyclist who qualified for the 2010 Turkish Gentlemen’s Show.

World heavyweight champion Ukrainian boxer Alexander Usik He took 14th place, shared with Norwegian biathlete Johannes Boe.

At least 62 athletes (20 women and 42 men) from 22 sports, representing 24 countries, scored in the survey. The most representatives in the ranking are from Norway (9), followed by Spain (6), France (5), the Netherlands, Italy and the United Kingdom (4 each).

Among the sports, football is the most representative (10), followed by athletics (8), basketball (8), tennis (5) and swimming (5).

Rating of the best athletes of Europe 2025:

Armand Duplantis (Sweden/athletics) – 184 points
Carlos Alcaraz (Spain/tennis) – 143
Tadej Pogacar (Slovenia/cycling) – 134
Femke Bol (Netherlands/athletics) – 76
Ousmane Dembele (France/football) – 70
Lando Norris (Great Britain/Formula 1) – 68
Jannik Sinner (Italy/tennis) – 57
Arina Sabalenka (Belarus/tennis) – 56
Marco Odermatt (Switzerland/alpine skiing) – 45
Johannes Kläbo (Norway/cross-country skiing) – 29
Leon Marchand (France/swimming) – 27
Marc Marquez (Spain/MotoGP) – 25
Iga Swiatek (Poland/tennis) – 19
Johannes Boe (Norway/biathlon), Alexander Usik (Ukraine/boxing) – 16 each

Source: Sport UA

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Wilder made a bold statement ahead of his title fight with Usyk

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5 hours ago

December 29, 2025

Madelyn

Wilder made a bold statement ahead of his title fight with Usyk

Former world heavyweight champion (over 90.7 kg), American Deontay Wilder (44-4-1, 43 KOs) shared his expectations for the upcoming fight against WBC, WBA and IBF titleholder Oleksandr Usyk (24-0, 15 KOs).

“You know my next opponent. Usyk challenged me to a fight. He said he wanted to meet me in the ring. I accepted the challenge. “I push horses” and “I feel it, I feel it hard.”

What’s my plan? Be smart, be faster, use my agility, be tough, get in the ring and knock him out. I am known for my strength, I need to show it. “I’ve been through a tough journey in my life, but I’m back and ready to beat Usyk,” Wilder said.

The American had 49 fights in the professional ring and won 44 victories (43 of them ahead of schedule). In June, Wilder knocked out his compatriot Tyrell Herndon, ending his two defeats in 2023 and 2024.

Usyk last appeared in the ring in July, when he stopped Briton Daniel Dubois. The Ukrainian became the absolute world champion but lost a title by refusing to defend his WBO belt in October.

Source: Sport UA

Madelyn