Former UFC bantamweight champion Cody Garbrandt is returning at International Fight Week, with multiple sources confirming to MMA Fighting that he will face Adrian Yanez at UFC 329 on July 11 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Garbrandt most recently defeated Xiao Long by unanimous decision at UFC 326 in March, getting back in the […]
Alexander Volkov is not buying the UFC White House interim heavyweight title fight as a legitimate championship matchup, and he is equally confused about where his own career stands within the promotion despite a winning streak he views as one of the most overlooked in the division. Speaking with MMA Fighting, Volkov addressed both the […]
Ilia Topuria has one eye on Justin Gaethje and another on Islam Makhachev, and he is not hiding which fight excites him more in the long run. Speaking with ESPN ahead of UFC Freedom 250 on June 14, Topuria explained that the Gaethje matchup was not his first preference when the interim title picture was […]
TKO Group Holdings President and COO Mark Shapiro has firmly pushed back against the growing narrative that the UFC's card quality has declined, arguing that the criticism misunderstands how professional sports actually work and ignores the genuine strength of the current product. Speaking on a TKO financial call on Wednesday, Shapiro rejected the premise that […]
Dana White has laid out the full scope of UFC Freedom 250 on June 14, and the event extends well beyond the intimate White House South Lawn setup most fans have been picturing. Speaking with Lara Trump on Fox News, White explained that while the arena beside the White House will hold only 4,300 people […]
Khamzat Chimaev dismissed Conor McGregor's claim that the UFC 328 middleweight title is 'his belt,' questioning McGregor's sobriety ahead of Saturday's title defense.
Sean Strickland fired back at Khamzat Chimaev for releasing their sparring footage without permission. The two middleweights clash at UFC 328.
Tom Aspinall believes Khamzat Chimaev will retain his middleweight title by decision against Sean Strickland at UFC 328, citing the champion's grappling advantage.
UFC is offering $1.5 million ticket packages for the White House event that include floor seats to Conor McGregor's comeback fight at UFC 329 on July 11.
Brendan Allen spent three weeks in Khamzat Chimaev's training camp ahead of UFC 328 and offered a window into how the champion's team is processing Sean Strickland's ongoing campaign of verbal aggression. Strickland responded to what Allen said with a fury of his own. Speaking on Submission Radio, Allen described the general atmosphere in Chimaev's […]
Khamzat Chimaev released a brief clip from his infamous sparring session with Sean Strickland ahead of UFC 328, apparently attempting to reinforce his dominance narrative. Fans had a different reaction. The video, posted on social media, shows around 26 seconds of striking exchanges between the two fighters. Chimaev captioned it with a laughing emoji and […]
Khamzat Chimaev has hinted that regardless of what happens against Sean Strickland on Saturday night, UFC 328 could represent his final appearance at 185 pounds. Speaking at a media scrum on Tuesday in Newark, Chimaev was asked about the possibility of moving up to light heavyweight after the Strickland fight. His response was brief, playful, […]
Khamzat Chimaev has a complicated relationship with Sean Strickland's relentless trash talk heading into UFC 328, simultaneously expressing contempt for the content and genuine appreciation for what it has done to his bank account. Speaking at a media scrum on Tuesday in Newark, Chimaev was candid about the financial upside of sharing a card with […]
Matt Hughes has suffered one of the more jarring injuries of his life, and it had nothing to do with a cage or an opponent. The UFC Hall of Famer and two-time welterweight champion posted a photo from a hospital bed on Instagram this week, with the image showing that the 52-year-old is missing the […]
Khamzat Chimaev's team has been given an explicit instruction heading into UFC 328 fight week: do not do anything that puts the title fight at risk. Middleweight contender Brendan Allen, who spent the final three weeks of training camp alongside Chimaev before departing for his own June 6 preparation, shared the message coaches delivered to […]
Aleksandre Topuria has played a central role in Ilia Topuria's rise to the top of the UFC, putting his own career on hold to serve as a key part of his younger brother's corner before resuming his own run in 2021. Ahead of UFC Freedom 250 on June 14, he offered a detailed breakdown of […]
Alexander Volkov has watched the UFC build the Alex Pereira and Ciryl Gane interim heavyweight title fight at UFC Freedom 250, and he has a pointed take on what it actually represents, both for the sport and for himself as a potential future opponent. Speaking with MMA Fighting ahead of his UFC 328 bout against […]
Sean O'Malley had a specific opponent in mind for UFC Freedom 250, and it was not Aiemann Zahabi. Speaking to FOX 11 Los Angeles, O'Malley explained why his original target for the June 14 White House card did not come to fruition, pointing directly at Yan's reluctance as the reason the title fight did not […]
Robert Whittaker has a specific reason why his UFC 328 prediction carries more weight than most. He has already been in the cage with Khamzat Chimaev, felt the pressure firsthand, and was submitted in the first round at UFC 308. That experience shapes everything he said about the Chimaev and Sean Strickland matchup. Speaking in […]
Dustin Poirier has not been retired for 12 months yet, and he is already naming a second opponent he would come back to fight. Speaking on Paramount's Deep Waters podcast, Poirier responded to a suggestion from co-host Jorge Masvidal that a fight with Nate Diaz still makes sense, and the response made clear the idea has […]
