The latest action on offer inside the Octagon has seen some climb the UFC rankings toward contention and others fall away. And in the aftermath of Saturday’s UFC Fight Night in Kansas City, MMA News has you covered with this week’s complete updates. Men’s Pound-For-Pound: No changes. Women’s Pound-for-Pound: No changes. Women’s Strawweight: At the bottom of the 115-pound UFC rankings, […]
Dustin Poirier's retirement fight is locked in versus Max Holloway at UFC 318, but "Blessed" evidently wasn't among the first two names pitched by the former interim lightweight champion. After his third failed bid at achieving undisputed kingpin status on MMA's biggest stage last year, Poirier decided against hanging up the gloves just yet. Instead, […]
UFC light heavyweight veteran Anthony Smith has revealed the actions that resulted in him flipping off a fan moments after a crushing loss in his retirement fight. Smith made the walk to the Octagon for the final time at this weekend's UFC Fight Night in Kansas City. While "Lionheart" had no doubt hoped to exit […]
MMA News has you covered with this week’s UFC matchmaking bulletin, featuring all the additions to upcoming fight cards. With events being held most weekends, Mick Maynard and Sean Shelby have their matchmaking work cut out if they’re to fill them, meaning new bouts are confirmed each and every week. Between Monday, April 21, and Sunday, […]
UFC legend Dustin Poirier has his final fight in the calendar — and it comes against a familiar adversary. Poirier will be making his farewell as an active mixed martial artist in 2025. He committed to one more walk to the Octagon soon after his latest failed shot at the undisputed lightweight title last June […]
Top 10 UFC lightweight contender Mateusz Gamrot has been handed a surprise assignment. Gamrot (24-3, 1 NC) is yet to compete in 2025, having most recently had his push up the 155-pound ladder stalled by Dan Hooker at UFC 305 in Australia last August. That result relegated the Polish standout to #7 in the rankings, […]
UFC Middleweight Champion Dricus Du Plessis has addressed recent speculation regarding the status of his next title defense. The undefeated Khamzat Chimaev looked to have secured a first title shot in MMA's leading promotion this summer after he breezed past former champ Robert Whittaker in Abu Dhabi last October. But though reports placed his clash […]
UFC heavyweight veteran Tai Tuivasa is targeting a 2026 return to the Octagon, as he looks to bounce back from a difficult run of losses. Since rising to a career high #3 in the rankings when a knockout of Derrick Lewis put him on a five-fight winning run, fan favorite Tuivasa has experienced nothing but […]
UFC welterweight contender Ian Garry expects more domination for Islam Makhachev should he commit to a move up to 170 pounds. Garry currently has his focus on the charging Carlos Prates, whom he'll share the cage with in the main event of this weekend's UFC Fight Night in Kansas City. Soon enough, though, the Irishman […]
Former two-time UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya has his sights on redemption against a familiar adversary next time out. Adesanya is currently riding a three-fight losing skid — a disappointing run that began with a shock decision defeat to Sean Strickland in Sydney two years ago. Against the odds and predictions of many, “Tarzan” dropped […]
It would seem that former UFC featherweight champion Ilia Topuria has gotten his wish for an immediate shot at adding lightweight gold to his trophy collection. Topuria has set his sights on achieving two-division glory after choosing to vacate the 145-pound title this year following just one defense. “La Leyenda” went 2-0 in 2024, dethroning […]
Former UFC welterweight Matt Brown believes Paddy Pimblett is playing a risky game with his drastic weight gain in-between fights. As is often the case, Pimblett has been enjoying himself in the aftermath of his latest assignment inside the Octagon. After successfully cutting the pounds to make the lightweight limit, "The Baddy" put a beating […]
PFL Africa is nearing its official launch. Having ran its season structure on the global stage since 2018, the PFL has committed to establishing its presence with a number of regional leagues around the world. After kicking off that expansion with PFL Europe in 2023 and adding PFL MENA (Middle East and North Africa) to the […]
When it comes to his pursuit of featherweight gold, Movsar Evloev says he absolutely does not have the backing of the UFC. Evloev made his latest appearance on the preliminary card of last December's UFC 310 pay-per-view in Las Vegas, where his second outing of the year came against an ex-bantamweight titleholder in Aljamain Sterling. After […]
While UFC welterweight contender Ian Garry is no longer officially unbeaten, but he seemingly still feels it. Garry had his record blemished for the first time in his professional career at UFC 310 last December, an event he co-headlined opposite a former training partner and fellow rising star at 170 pounds in Shavkat Rakhmonov. Their contest, […]
When looking back at the UFC division he formerly competed in and ruled over, Ilia Topuria isn't a fan of one top contender. Topuria recently vacated the featherweight gold ahead of a permanent move up to the lightweight class this year. The decision followed a 2024 in which he dethroned Alexander Volkanovski and became the […]
UFC lightweight contender Mauricio Ruffy has backed his teammate Caio Borralho to end the undefeated run of Khamzat Chimaev in mixed martial arts. Talk of Borralho and Chimaev sharing the cage has arisen this week following reports of an injury to UFC Middleweight Champion Dricus Du Plessis, who was expected to defend his gold against […]
UFC lightweight contender Paddy Pimblett has only positive things to say about Michael Chandler following their fight in Miami earlier this month. Pimblett recorded the biggest win of his Octagon career to date at the UFC 314 pay-per-view on April 12, which he co-headlined inside Miami’s Kaseya Center. To keep his undefeated UFC record intact and […]
UFC light heavyweight veteran Anthony Smith will soon be hanging up his gloves content with all he achieved in the sport of mixed martial arts. Smith announced his plans for one final farewell fight on mixed martial arts’ biggest stage after falling to a third loss in his last four fights in December 2024. He […]
UFC Middleweight Champion Dricus Du Plessis has responded after coming under fire from his expected next challenger. While Du Plessis was seemingly being lined up for a return this summer to put his gold on the line against the undefeated Khamzat Chimaev, a recent report appeared to reveal an injury to the South African. With […]
