https://www.mmanews.com MMA News -- UFC news, fight results, MMA rumors, fighter profiles, and mixed martial arts analysis. en-US Mon, 28 Sep 2026 10:04:57 GMT hourly 1 https://www.mmanews.com/icons/icon-512x512.png https://www.mmanews.com https://www.mmanews.com/article/dana-white-promoting-anthony-joshua-tyson-fury-eddie-hearn https://www.mmanews.com/article/dana-white-promoting-anthony-joshua-tyson-fury-eddie-hearn Sun, 27 Sep 2026 09:55:15 GMT Andrew Ravens Dana White insists he’s promoting Anthony Joshua vs. Tyson Fury on December 11 in Cardiff and blasts Eddie Hearn, who says the contract keeps White out. UFC https://www.mmanews.com/article/chael-sonnen-jon-jones-coach-gable-steveson https://www.mmanews.com/article/chael-sonnen-jon-jones-coach-gable-steveson Sun, 27 Sep 2026 09:53:12 GMT Andrew Ravens Chael Sonnen praises Jon Jones as a coach and backs his call to rush Gable Steveson out of the Octagon after a 12-second knockout loss at UFC 331. UFC https://www.mmanews.com/article/barcelos-regains-consciousness-after-scary-ufc-vegas-121-ending https://www.mmanews.com/article/barcelos-regains-consciousness-after-scary-ufc-vegas-121-ending Sat, 26 Sep 2026 23:46:52 GMT Thomas Albano Multiple reports confirm that Raoni Barcelos has regained consciousness while at the hospital after being stretchered out following his UFC Vegas 121 bout with Raul Rosas Jr. UFC https://www.mmanews.com/article/ufc-vegas-121-fight-of-the-night-and-bonus-winners-revealed https://www.mmanews.com/article/ufc-vegas-121-fight-of-the-night-and-bonus-winners-revealed Sat, 26 Sep 2026 23:31:17 GMT Thomas Albano Raul Rosas Jr. and Raoni Barcelos won Fight of the Night honors, while Luis Hernandez and Yazmin Jauregui earned the Performance of the Night bonuses. UFC https://www.mmanews.com/article/rosas-scores-ko-barcelos-stretchered-out https://www.mmanews.com/article/rosas-scores-ko-barcelos-stretchered-out Sat, 26 Sep 2026 22:51:05 GMT Thomas Albano Raul Rosas Jr. and Raoni Barcelos waged war in a highly entertaining fight. But the bout ended with concern when Barcelos fell unconscious, being stretchered out. UFC https://www.mmanews.com/article/henry-cejudo-boxing-result-mma-future-questions https://www.mmanews.com/article/henry-cejudo-boxing-result-mma-future-questions Sat, 26 Sep 2026 22:30:00 GMT Mike Reichlin Henry Cejudo’s split decision win over Javon Walton keeps his boxing crossover alive, with his MMA future still an open question. News https://www.mmanews.com/article/ailin-perez-wins-bad-blood-battle-norma-dumont https://www.mmanews.com/article/ailin-perez-wins-bad-blood-battle-norma-dumont Sat, 26 Sep 2026 21:57:50 GMT Thomas Albano Ailin Perez and Norma Dumont’s bad blood does not seem to be settled, but it was Perez who got her hand raised in the UFC Vegas 121 co-main event bout between the two. UFC https://www.mmanews.com/article/henry-cejudo-survives-javon-walton-split-decision https://www.mmanews.com/article/henry-cejudo-survives-javon-walton-split-decision Sat, 26 Sep 2026 21:34:36 GMT Thomas Albano It ended up being a close split decision, but Henry Cejudo managed to come away with the victory over Javon Walton in their Misfits Boxing main event matchup. Boxing https://www.mmanews.com/article/luis-hernandez-quick-finish-two-days-notice https://www.mmanews.com/article/luis-hernandez-quick-finish-two-days-notice Sat, 26 Sep 2026 21:20:48 GMT Thomas Albano Luis Hernandez made easy work of Sedriques Dumas at UFC Vegas 121 on just two days’ notice, 11 days after winning a UFC contract on Contender Series. UFC https://www.mmanews.com/article/ilimbek-akylbek-wins-tuf-34-title-via-dq https://www.mmanews.com/article/ilimbek-akylbek-wins-tuf-34-title-via-dq Sat, 26 Sep 2026 21:07:24 GMT Thomas Albano Ilimbek Akylbek won the TUF 34 bantamweight title via DQ tonight at UFC Vegas 121 after Mehemmedeli Osmanli landed an illegal knee on a grounded opponent. UFC https://www.mmanews.com/article/tony-ferguson-stops-mahmoud-sebie-misfits https://www.mmanews.com/article/tony-ferguson-stops-mahmoud-sebie-misfits Sat, 26 Sep 2026 20:51:43 GMT Thomas Albano Tony Ferguson brought the heat with his punches, punishing Mahmoud Sebie into a second-round stoppage win to retain the Misfits Boxing middleweight title. Boxing https://www.mmanews.com/article/tina-black-brings-power-win-tuf-34 https://www.mmanews.com/article/tina-black-brings-power-win-tuf-34 Sat, 26 Sep 2026 20:32:55 GMT Thomas Albano Tina Black is the women’s strawweight winner of The Ultimate Fighter season 34, defeating Team Cormier teammate Melissa Amaya in the final at UFC Vegas 121. UFC https://www.mmanews.com/article/hiestand-overwhelms-chokes-out-nakamura https://www.mmanews.com/article/hiestand-overwhelms-chokes-out-nakamura Sat, 26 Sep 2026 20:12:24 GMT Thomas Albano Brady Hiestand read the gameplan of Rinya Nakamura from the get-go, overwhelming him with striking before a takedown and submission at UFC Vegas 121. UFC https://www.mmanews.com/article/edwards-goes-dropped-dropping-bellato https://www.mmanews.com/article/edwards-goes-dropped-dropping-bellato Sat, 26 Sep 2026 19:25:24 GMT Thomas Albano Despite getting knocked down in the first round by Rodolfo Bellato, Christian Edwards rallied back and scored his own finish, earning his first UFC win at UFC Vegas 121. UFC https://www.mmanews.com/article/brener-faceplants-harrell-vicious-right-hand https://www.mmanews.com/article/brener-faceplants-harrell-vicious-right-hand Sat, 26 Sep 2026 18:39:11 GMT Thomas Albano Elves Brener snapped a three-fight losing skid on the UFC Vegas 121 prelims, faceplanting Josiah Harrell with a vicious first-round right-hand knockout. UFC https://www.mmanews.com/article/montel-jackson-finds-payback-over-ricky-simon https://www.mmanews.com/article/montel-jackson-finds-payback-over-ricky-simon Sat, 26 Sep 2026 18:28:59 GMT Thomas Albano Montel Jackson found payback on the UFC Vegas 121 prelims, avenging his 2018 UFC debut loss to Ricky Simon with a decisive second-round TKO finish. UFC https://www.mmanews.com/article/cejudo-boxing-debut-results-live-updates https://www.mmanews.com/article/cejudo-boxing-debut-results-live-updates Sat, 26 Sep 2026 18:00:00 GMT Mike Reichlin Misfits Boxing results: Henry Cejudo won a split decision over Javon Walton in his professional boxing debut. Results https://www.mmanews.com/article/jauregui-flurries-fast-first-round-finish https://www.mmanews.com/article/jauregui-flurries-fast-first-round-finish Sat, 26 Sep 2026 17:26:47 GMT Thomas Albano Yazmin Jauregui got the night off to a fast start at UFC Vegas 121, steamrolling through Vanessa Demopoulos thanks to her striking that helped her get a 62-second KO. UFC https://www.mmanews.com/article/ufc-fight-night-rosas-jr-barcelos-results-live-updates https://www.mmanews.com/article/ufc-fight-night-rosas-jr-barcelos-results-live-updates Sat, 26 Sep 2026 17:00:00 GMT Mike Reichlin UFC Fight Night results: Raul Rosas Jr. stopped Raoni Barcelos in the fifth round to headline at the UFC APEX. Results https://www.mmanews.com/article/cage-warriors-210-results-live-updates https://www.mmanews.com/article/cage-warriors-210-results-live-updates Sat, 26 Sep 2026 14:00:00 GMT Mike Reichlin Cage Warriors 210 results: Gustavo Sousa submitted Paddy McCorry in the first round to shock the sold-out Dublin crowd. Results https://www.mmanews.com/article/watch-norma-dumont-throws-condoms-and-cash-at-ailin-perez-in-wild-ufc-vegas-121-faceoff https://www.mmanews.com/article/watch-norma-dumont-throws-condoms-and-cash-at-ailin-perez-in-wild-ufc-vegas-121-faceoff Fri, 25 Sep 2026 15:34:27 GMT Pranav Pandey Norma Dumont vs Ailin Perez: wild UFC Vegas 121 faceoff as Dumont throws condoms and cash after both made the bantamweight limit for Saturday’s co-main. News https://www.mmanews.com/article/cage-warriors-210-preview-start-time-how-to-watch https://www.mmanews.com/article/cage-warriors-210-preview-start-time-how-to-watch Fri, 25 Sep 2026 13:11:03 GMT Mike Reichlin Paddy McCorry makes the first defense of his Cage Warriors middleweight title against Gustavo Sousa Saturday in Dublin. News https://www.mmanews.com/article/ufc-legend-cejudo-pro-boxing-debut-walton https://www.mmanews.com/article/ufc-legend-cejudo-pro-boxing-debut-walton Fri, 25 Sep 2026 13:10:50 GMT Mike Reichlin Henry Cejudo makes his pro boxing debut against Javon Walton Saturday, adding a third combat sport at 39. News https://www.mmanews.com/article/ufc-fight-night-rosas-jr-barcelos-preview-start-time-how-to-watch https://www.mmanews.com/article/ufc-fight-night-rosas-jr-barcelos-preview-start-time-how-to-watch Fri, 25 Sep 2026 13:09:48 GMT Mike Reichlin Raul Rosas Jr. headlines UFC Fight Night against Raoni Barcelos Saturday, becoming the youngest UFC headliner ever at 21. News https://www.mmanews.com/article/one-friday-fights-172-preview-start-time-how-to-watch https://www.mmanews.com/article/one-friday-fights-172-preview-start-time-how-to-watch Fri, 25 Sep 2026 13:09:27 GMT Mike Reichlin Superlek Jitmuangnon headlines ONE Friday Fights 172 against Othman Rhouni Friday morning from Bangkok. News https://www.mmanews.com/article/weekend-mma-schedule-ufc-fight-night-cage-warriors-210 https://www.mmanews.com/article/weekend-mma-schedule-ufc-fight-night-cage-warriors-210 Fri, 25 Sep 2026 13:07:14 GMT Mike Reichlin MMA News’ full weekend schedule: ONE Friday Fights 172, UFC Fight Night Rosas Jr. vs. Barcelos, and Cage Warriors 210, with times and how to watch. News https://www.mmanews.com/article/tyron-woodley-stephen-thompson-ufc-334-retirement-fight https://www.mmanews.com/article/tyron-woodley-stephen-thompson-ufc-334-retirement-fight Fri, 25 Sep 2026 13:06:48 GMT Andrew Ravens Tyron Woodley supports Stephen Thompson’s final bout against Charles Radtke, which goes down at UFC 334 on November 14 at Madison Square Garden in New York. UFC https://www.mmanews.com/article/one-friday-fights-172-results-live-updates https://www.mmanews.com/article/one-friday-fights-172-results-live-updates Fri, 25 Sep 2026 08:30:00 GMT Mike Reichlin Superlek Jitmuangnon won a unanimous decision over Othman Rhouni to headline ONE Friday Fights 172 in Bangkok. Full results from the card. Results https://www.mmanews.com/article/petr-yan-bantamweight-division-dvalishvili https://www.mmanews.com/article/petr-yan-bantamweight-division-dvalishvili Thu, 24 Sep 2026 14:58:44 GMT Andrew Ravens Petr Yan says nothing in the bantamweight division impressed him while he was out, and he wants to finish Merab Dvalishvili inside the distance at UFC 333. UFC https://www.mmanews.com/article/chris-weidman-josh-hokit-ciryl-gane-pick https://www.mmanews.com/article/chris-weidman-josh-hokit-ciryl-gane-pick Thu, 24 Sep 2026 14:56:50 GMT Andrew Ravens Chris Weidman picks Josh Hokit to beat Ciryl Gane at UFC 334, arguing Gane’s light-footed style will drain him against a heavyweight who pressures non-stop. UFC https://www.mmanews.com/article/micky-gall-pulled-ufc-vegas-121-medical-issue https://www.mmanews.com/article/micky-gall-pulled-ufc-vegas-121-medical-issue Thu, 24 Sep 2026 14:51:57 GMT Mike Reichlin Mickey Gall is out of UFC Vegas 121 due to a medical issue, with Dana White’s Contender Series winner Luis Hernandez stepping in on short notice. UFC https://www.mmanews.com/article/eddie-hearn-dana-white-not-part-fury-joshua-netflix https://www.mmanews.com/article/eddie-hearn-dana-white-not-part-fury-joshua-netflix Thu, 24 Sep 2026 11:10:19 GMT Mike Reichlin Eddie Hearn says Dana White has no role in Fury vs. Joshua, even though Netflix’s release says White will help promote the December 11 fight in Cardiff. Boxing https://www.mmanews.com/article/dana-white-zuffa-fury-joshua-promoter-cardiff https://www.mmanews.com/article/dana-white-zuffa-fury-joshua-promoter-cardiff Thu, 24 Sep 2026 09:06:09 GMT Mike Reichlin Dana White will co-promote Tyson Fury vs. Anthony Joshua on December 11 in Cardiff, a partial win after Eddie Hearn blocked his push to stage it in New York. Boxing https://www.mmanews.com/article/gable-steveson-told-hes-not-a-fighter-after-brutal-ufc-loss https://www.mmanews.com/article/gable-steveson-told-hes-not-a-fighter-after-brutal-ufc-loss Thu, 24 Sep 2026 08:33:01 GMT Bishal Roy Gable Steveson heard Usman Nurmagomedov say he’s ‘not a fighter’ after Sean Sharaf knocked him out in just 12 seconds in their UFC 331 heavyweight bout. UFC https://www.mmanews.com/article/arnold-allen-out-ufc-333-pico-faces-keita https://www.mmanews.com/article/arnold-allen-out-ufc-333-pico-faces-keita Wed, 23 Sep 2026 13:27:25 GMT Mike Reichlin Arnold Allen is out of UFC 333 in Abu Dhabi. Aaron Pico now meets Losene Keita on the October 24 card topped by two title fights. UFC https://www.mmanews.com/article/usman-nurmagomedov-takes-aim-at-jon-jones https://www.mmanews.com/article/usman-nurmagomedov-takes-aim-at-jon-jones Wed, 23 Sep 2026 10:07:07 GMT Andrew Ravens Usman Nurmagomedov took aim at Jon Jones after Gable Steveson’s 12-second UFC 331 knockout, calling Steveson Jones’s boyfriend and framing the loss as a boomerang. UFC https://www.mmanews.com/article/demetrious-johnson-alexandre-pantoja-retire https://www.mmanews.com/article/demetrious-johnson-alexandre-pantoja-retire Wed, 23 Sep 2026 10:01:19 GMT Andrew Ravens Demetrious Johnson says Alexandre Pantoja should retire after his UFC 331 loss to Joshua Van, arguing the 36-year-old has already beaten everyone at flyweight. UFC https://www.mmanews.com/article/paddy-pimblett-gable-steveson-next-fight https://www.mmanews.com/article/paddy-pimblett-gable-steveson-next-fight Wed, 23 Sep 2026 09:59:22 GMT Andrew Ravens Paddy Pimblett expects Gable Steveson to shoot for an immediate takedown next time out, and says he had already spotted holes in his striking before UFC 331. UFC https://www.mmanews.com/article/dana-white-paulo-costa-release-request https://www.mmanews.com/article/dana-white-paulo-costa-release-request Wed, 23 Sep 2026 09:53:06 GMT Andrew Ravens Dana White says Paulo Costa has turned down fights, responding to the light heavyweight’s public request to be booked properly or released from his UFC deal. UFC https://www.mmanews.com/article/contender-series-season-10-episode-7-highlights https://www.mmanews.com/article/contender-series-season-10-episode-7-highlights Tue, 22 Sep 2026 21:47:01 GMT Thomas Albano In a first, Dana White awarded UFC contracts to both participants of two fights, highlighting Season 10 Episode 7, with six prospects earning UFC contracts. UFC https://www.mmanews.com/article/gable-steveson-statement-2019-allegation-ufc-331-loss-2 https://www.mmanews.com/article/gable-steveson-statement-2019-allegation-ufc-331-loss-2 Tue, 22 Sep 2026 20:18:45 GMT Mike Reichlin Gable Steveson publicly denied the 2019 allegation Sean Sharaf raised during UFC 331 fight week and called his 12-second knockout loss “a mistake on my end.” UFC https://www.mmanews.com/article/arman-tsarukyan-raf-14-abu-dhabi-ufc-title-shot https://www.mmanews.com/article/arman-tsarukyan-raf-14-abu-dhabi-ufc-title-shot Tue, 22 Sep 2026 19:26:35 GMT Mike Reichlin Arman Tsarukyan says his UFC title shot is now secured, but RAF still has him vs Dillon Danis on October 23 and wrestling again in Abu Dhabi on November 14. RAF https://www.mmanews.com/article/raf-14-preview-tsarukyan-danis-page-shlemenko https://www.mmanews.com/article/raf-14-preview-tsarukyan-danis-page-shlemenko Tue, 22 Sep 2026 18:58:55 GMT Mike Reichlin Arman Tsarukyan faces Dillon Danis for the RAF middleweight crossover title at RAF 14 on October 23 in Las Vegas, as Michael Page makes his RAF debut. RAF https://www.mmanews.com/article/ufc-rankings-ufc-331-pantoja-kape-gane-aspinall https://www.mmanews.com/article/ufc-rankings-ufc-331-pantoja-kape-gane-aspinall Tue, 22 Sep 2026 15:48:03 GMT Mike Reichlin Alexandre Pantoja lost his No. 1 flyweight spot to Manel Kape in the new UFC rankings after UFC 331, as Ciryl Gane officially took over as heavyweight champion. UFC https://www.mmanews.com/article/ciryl-gane-tom-aspinall-mentally-fragile https://www.mmanews.com/article/ciryl-gane-tom-aspinall-mentally-fragile Tue, 22 Sep 2026 15:37:41 GMT Mike Reichlin Ciryl Gane says Tom Aspinall is mentally fragile and complained too much about their UFC 321 eye poke, just days before defending his title at UFC 334. UFC https://www.mmanews.com/article/sean-sharaf-jon-jones-final-exam-ufc-331 https://www.mmanews.com/article/sean-sharaf-jon-jones-final-exam-ufc-331 Tue, 22 Sep 2026 15:21:02 GMT Mike Reichlin Sean Sharaf says he saw his UFC 331 knockout of Gable Steveson as a final exam, with Jon Jones, a man he’s studied for eight years, watching ringside. Interviews https://www.mmanews.com/article/mackenzie-dern-open-wwe-after-ufc-career https://www.mmanews.com/article/mackenzie-dern-open-wwe-after-ufc-career Tue, 22 Sep 2026 14:28:56 GMT Mike Reichlin Mackenzie Dern says a WWE run sounds “fun” once she retires from MMA, name-checking the Bella Twins and floating a dream fight with Ronda Rousey. UFC https://www.mmanews.com/article/michael-bisping-ciryl-gane-josh-hokit-ufc-334 https://www.mmanews.com/article/michael-bisping-ciryl-gane-josh-hokit-ufc-334 Tue, 22 Sep 2026 13:36:37 GMT Andrew Ravens Michael Bisping says Josh Hokit has no choice but to wrestle Ciryl Gane in their UFC 334 title fight, warning that he leaves too many openings on the feet. UFC https://www.mmanews.com/article/sean-strickland-vehicle-rollover-crash-update https://www.mmanews.com/article/sean-strickland-vehicle-rollover-crash-update Tue, 22 Sep 2026 12:20:11 GMT Mike Reichlin UFC middleweight champion Sean Strickland says he’s banged up but doing fine after his vehicle rolled six times at roughly 60 mph without a helmet. UFC https://www.mmanews.com/article/sean-strickland-utv-crash-las-vegas https://www.mmanews.com/article/sean-strickland-utv-crash-las-vegas Tue, 22 Sep 2026 12:15:09 GMT Andrew Ravens Sean Strickland says he avoided major injury after a UTV he was riding in without a helmet rolled several times in Las Vegas, and a friend was hospitalized. UFC