[Music] one Kong made an explosive entrance into the UFC with her debut at UFC Vegas 96 where she knocked out Victoria Leonardo in just 62 seconds setting a new record for the fastest finish in UFC Women's flyweight history this stunning Victory which kicked off the card at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas instantly put the spotlight on Kong who was already generating Buzz due to her impressive Combat Sports background despite her historic win Kong expressed frustration about being placed on the prelims during her post-fight interview her impressive Combat Sports resume includes two gold medals in Wu sa at the 2013 World Wu championships and the 2014 Asian Games as well as a notable win over former UFC flyweight Champion Valentina shevchenko in a 2015 kickboxing match Kong confidently stated that her striking is now Superior to shevchenko suggesting that she would welcome a rematch with the former champion in the UFC with this Victory and her bold statements the UFC might have a potential star on its hands and a storyline that could Echo the Rivalry between Alex Pereira and Israel ad asagna given Kong's age and shevchenko stage in her career another win could Propel Kong into title contention sooner rather than later she said this this I think if you compare Valentina shevchenko to me she has more experience but I took some time to compete in boxing and I believe my striking is better than her Kong told the media during her post-f fight interview if she takes a fight with me I'll fight her any [Music] time UFC featherweight Champion Ilia toia is enthusiastic about his brother Alexandre toa's recent signing with the UFC believing that Alexandre might even surpass him in the sport during a recent interview Elia expressed strong confidence in his brother's potential predicting that Alexandre could become a UFC world champion he described his brother as a very technical fighter whose skills will impress fans once he makes his octagon debut and said this I'm telling you he's the next UFC world champion Maybe he's even better than me he's a very very good fighter very technical people will enjoy his fights of course he can do the same path as mine he has the level he will decide while no opponent or date has been set for Alexandria's first UFC fight Elia is already vouching for his brother's abilities stating that he may be an even better fighter than himself meanwhile Ilia is preparing for his first title defense against former featherweight Champion Max Holloway a matchup that has garnered significant anticipation due to Holloway's recent knockout of Justin gatei elia's excitement for both his upcoming fight and his brother's UFC Journey reflects his belief in their shared potential to dominate the [Music] sport UFC light heavyweight champion Alex Pereira recently speculated about Israel adna's condition during his fight against drus dupus at UFC 305 where dupus successfully defended the UFC middleweight Championship Pereira who has faced adna multiple times noted that adna threw significantly fewer low kicks than usual during the bout he wondered if this change in strategy might have been due to an injury in a video posted on his YouTube channel Pereira highlighted how adna's typically effective inside leg kicks were almost absent as the former Champion relied mainly on punches pereira's observation has fueled speculation about whether adna was compromised during the fight and said this maybe ad asagna had an injury I don't know you could see he kicked very little that inside leg kick of adna is very good he didn't continue to do it he is only throwing hands after dupus submitted ad asagna in the fourth round to retain his title Pereira hinted at a possible return turned to the middleweight division to challenge the South African Champion however dupus dismissed pereira's interest pointing out that if ad asagna could knock Pereira out then Pereira might not want to face him in the Octagon for now pereira's Focus remains on his upcoming light heavyweight title defense against khil rree at UFC 307 a high stakes clash between two powerful Strikers meanwhile dupus awaits his next opponent with potenti Challengers including sha Strickland or the winner of the Robert Whitaker versus kamat Chimay [Music] fight Matt Brown a former UFC veteran has expressed concerns that Michael Chandler may regret waiting for a fight with Connor McGregor Chandler has been eager to secure a bout with the notorious with the matchup originally expected to happen at UFC 3003 in late June however the fight was postponed after McGregor pulled out due to injury leaving Chandler in limbo Brown voiced his opinion on the situation during an episode of The Fighter versus the writer on mmafighting.com suggesting that Chandler might look back later in life and regret wasting valuable time waiting for a high profile fight that might never materialize Brown emphasized that Fighters have a limited window to compete at the highest level and that Chandler could have been spending that time actively competing rather than Holding Out for a potentially elusive payday Brown said this in my view you only live once and this is a short window of time in your life that you get to compete at the highest level I think he's going to look back when he's 50 60 years old and be like I missed out on a couple of years there just waiting for a Payday I don't think he's hurting for money anyways but I waited for this payday and I could have been out there putting myself on the line I think Michael Chandler is a competitor I think he wants to be out there putting it on the line I think he's going to end up regretting this someday Brown's comments reflect growing concerns within the MMA Community about McGregor's uncertain return to the octagon and whether Chandler's patience will pay off as the situation remains unresolved only time will tell if Chandler's decision to wait for McGregor will result in the Blockbuster fight he hopes for or if it will end up being a missed [Music] opportunity Connor McGregor recently shared new training footage on social media but the focus quickly shifted to the cryptic captions accompanying his posts the former UFC 2 Division champion who hasn't fought since suffering a broken leg against Dustin parier in July 2021 posted a video showcasing his bag work including punches and elbows however it was his use of the hash free the ma and the subsequent tweet when I get free that sent fans into a frenzy with speculation running wild about his future in the UFC McGregor's message fueled rumors that he may be considering his options beyond the UFC he reportedly has two fights remaining on his current UFC contract with the first being a long awaited bout against Michael Chandler although McGregor and Chandler were initially expected to fight at UFC 3003 the vout was cancelled after McGregor broke his toe a potential rescheduling for UFC 310 in December was discussed but UFC president Dana White recently announced that McGregor would not be fighting this year leaving the irishman's return timeline uncertain this announcement has frustrated fans and sparked controversy especially since McGregor and Chandler had been under the impression that their fight would take place on December 7th in Las Vegas with McGregor hinting at the possibility of exploring other opportunities including a potential move to Bare knuckle fighting championship bkfc once he becomes a free agent the MMA Community is left wondering what the future holds for one of the sports biggest stars [Music]