Alexander Volkanovski, Chan Sung Jung make weight for UFC 273 main event
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Alexander Volkanovski's latest featherweight title defense is official.
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Alexander Volkanovski's latest featherweight title defense is official.
South Korea 3-0 here on Friday to enter the semifinals of the FIH Junior World Cup for only the second time. The Indians, who topped the pool stage with an all-win record, scored through Mumtaz Khan (11th minute), Lalrindiki (15th) and Sangita Kumari (41st) to emerge winners in the quarterfinal match. India's best result in the tournament remains the bronze medal finish at the 2013 edition in Monchengladbach, Germany, where they defeated England 3-2 in shootout following a 1-1 stalemate in regulation time. Against Korea, India made a sedate start but found their footing 10 minutes into the game.
Top Indian shuttlers P V Sindhu and Kidambi Srikanth progressed to the semifinals of the Korea Open Super 500 badminton tournament with contrasting wins on Friday. Third seed Sindhu, a two-time Olympic medallist, notched up her 17th win over familiar foe Thailand's Busanan Ongbamrungphan 21-10 21-16 in the women's singles quarterfinals. She will face either Japan's Saena Kawakami or second seeded Korean An Seyoung next.
Kidambi Srikanth progressed to the semifinals of the Korea Open Super 500 badminton tournament with a three-game win over local hope Son Wan Ho in the men's singles competition here on Friday. In a battle between two former world number ones, it was Srikanth who rode on his power and precision to outwit Son Wan Ho 21-12 18-21 21-12 in the quarterfinal match that lasted just over an hour.
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UFC 273 Volkanovski vs The Korean Zombie is set to take place on Saturday 9th April 2022, but what are our predictions for the fight night?
Alexander Volkanovski says he cannot yet be regarded as the greatest featherweight champion of all-time - a list in which he ranks former champion Conor McGregor at the bottom.
Alexander Volkanovski is the greatest fighter in Australian MMA history and the undisputed UFC featherweight champion, but he didn't feel like a world champion until the moment he very nearly lost his title.