The comeback. The reigning champ. The fast-rising, unbeaten newcomer. They're all fighting at UFC 273 in Jacksonville on Saturday. Take a closer look at a few of the top storylines.
This week, it's Australia's Alexander Volkanovski working to stamp his name as the toughest fighter in the business in the smaller weight classes when he enters the octagon inside VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena.
Based on the odds, Volkanovski is the clear favorite to retain his belt. He's won his last 20 matches, including two successful title defenses since overcoming Max Holloway by unanimous decision to win the championship in December 2019. Originally, the two were scheduled to fight a third time, but when Holloway was forced to withdraw, Chan took the slot as the opponent.
But Chimaev seemed far from intimidated from the prospect of facing Usman, Saturday's opponent Burns, or just about anybody else. Torres said she's confident about her prospects for the fight against Dern, and hopeful that a victory could in time pave the way for a chance to become the top contender.The Man on the Comeback TrailIn May 2020, Rozenstruik climbed into the octagon in Jacksonville to take on Francis Ngannou of Cameroon. Twenty seconds later, he was down and out, pummeled with punches in a fight stopped after less than a minute.
At 34, Rozenstruik might be running out of opportunities to remain among the circuit's top challengers, but he's still ranked No. 8 among the heavyweight contenders. The 24-year-old Irishman is striving to demonstrate his skills to the Florida crowd in the present, when he takes on Darian Weeks in a welterweight bout during the prelims.
Instead, Mark O. Madsen owns a different distinguished sports background outside the octagon — he won Olympic silver in wrestling while representing Denmark in the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, and also competed at the Games in 2008 and 2012 — and he's used those skills to his advantage in UFC.
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