BKFC founder David Feldman isn't holding much hope of the PFL allowing heavyweight star Francis Ngannou to answer Ben Rothwell's recent callout. Rothwell has enjoyed a fruitful stint in bare-knuckle boxing since his lengthy tenure in the UFC reached its conclusion after 17 fights back in 2021. “Big Ben” has amassed a 4-0 record under […]
Heavyweight fan favorite Tai Tuivasa may not have been able to bring out his patented celebration at UFC 312 this past weekend, but the city of Sydney still got a shoey. Saturday's pay-per-view event Down Under certainly wasn't among the most memorable in recent times, but the card did still provide some eyebrow-raising finishes — […]
Former UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman envisions one particular contender posing a real threat to the reign of middleweight kingpin Dricus Du Plessis. Du Plessis extended his rule over the 185-pound division beyond its second defense this past weekend when he headlined the UFC 312 pay-per-view alongside challenger Sean Strickland in Sydney, Australia. 13 months […]
UFC 312 is in the books, meaning attention will soon turn to the mixed martial arts leader’s next pay-per-view offering, UFC 313 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The promotion was in Sydney, Australia this past week, where the Qudos Bank Arena played host to some intriguing matchups for its second numbered event of the new year. Of note […]
UFC legend Demetrious Johnson thinks it's time for Sean Strickland to change his ways after a second championship defeat in the span of three fights. Strickland returned to action in the main event of Saturday's UFC 312 pay-per-view, challenging for Dricus Du Plessis' middleweight title in Sydney, Australia. Having had the gold taken away by […]
UFC Middleweight Champion Dricus Du Plessis insists he's not to blame for how his main event in Australia this past Saturday unfolded. Du Plessis ran it back with former titleholder Sean Strickland in the headlining act of UFC 312 inside Sydney's Qudos Bank Arena, with the pair renewing hostilities 13 months on from the South […]
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, February 3, and Sunday, […]
While the UFC 312 main event itself didn't exactly deliver fireworks, color commentator Joe Rogan was extremely impressed by how middleweight kingpin Dricus Du Plessis controlled it. Du Plessis returned to the cage for his first assignment of the new year and second defense of the 185-pound title on Saturday night, headlining the pay-per-view in […]
UFC Bantamweight Champion Merab Dvalishvili was not pleased to see one fighter's outing at Saturday's pay-per-view brought to a controversial end after just 19 seconds. While the promotion's second numbered event of the year — UFC 312 at the Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney, Australia — wasn't particularly thrilling or memorable, it certainly didn't start […]
Dricus Du Plessis and Sean Strickland ran it back in Saturday's UFC 312 headliner, and it's safe to say the rematch didn't thrill the MMA masses. The pair's second dance went down this weekend in Sydney, Australia, 13 months on from Du Plessis securing a narrow split decision to capture the middleweight crown. The South […]
The UFC 312 pay-per-view recently concluded, and MMA News has you covered with the post-fight press conference in Sydney. The Qudos Bank Arena played host to Octagon action on tonight, as the mixed martial arts leader continued its PPV schedule for 2025 with a lineup that featured two championships and a host of local names. […]
Things got off to a fast start at UFC 312 — first punch of the night, fast. Lightweight prospect Quillan Salkilld needed just one strike and 19 seconds to make a statement in his debut at Saturday's pay-per-view Down Under in Sydney, Australia. The Perth native, who earned a contract by way of Dana White's […]
Colby Thicknesse is vowing to show the difference in ability between Ilia Topuria and the featherweight kingpin's UFC debuting brother this weekend. The preliminary card of Saturday's UFC 312 pay-per-view will see two prominent newcomers collide, with Thicknesse and Aleksandre Topuria getting their first taste of Octagon action against one another. The Australian bantamweight, a […]
UFC 312 takes place tomorrow night, and MMA News is here to bring you the official weigh-in results! For the first time in 2025, the Octagon is Down Under, with the Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney, Australia playing host to the promotion’s latest pay-per-view event. And for its trip across the globe, the mixed martial arts leader […]
Fans won't be seeing legendary former UFC bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz back in the Octagon. Cruz, who held gold under the WEC banner before becoming a two-time titleholder on MMA's biggest stage, last competed in the main event of a UFC Fight Night in San Diego back in August 2022. Following a knockout loss to […]
UFC 312 is now only a couple of days away, and what better way to get hyped for the upcoming pay-per-view than with some MMA News staff predictions? The event will be available exclusively on ESPN+ pay-per-view on Saturday, February 8, 2025. The UFC 312 main card begins at 10 PM ET, while the preliminary […]
The blows keep on coming for the UFC in 2025. After losing its first pay-per-view main event of the new year on just 24 hours' notice last month in Los Angeles, the opening week of February has seen the mixed martial arts dealt two hits to its Q1 calendar in the form of canceled main […]
UFC flyweight contender Manel Kape is wasting little time searching for a new foe after losing his planned opponent early next month. Following a return to winning ways via a knockout of Bruno Silva in Tampa last December, Kape was booked for a potential title eliminator against Brandon Royval in the UFC Vegas 103 main […]
UFC Middleweight Champion Dricus Du Plessis recently assessed former rival Israel Adesanya's legacy following a third straight defeat inside the Octagon. After consecutive losses to Sean Strickland and Du Plessis in title fights, Adesanya returned to non-championship, non-pay-per-view competition this past weekend in Saudi Arabia. He was unable to rediscover winning form, instead falling via […]
UFC Heavyweight Champion Jon Jones has caused a stir, as speculation about his future in the cage continues. Jones returned from a lengthy layoff to defend the heavyweight gold for the first time last November, headlining UFC 309 in New York City opposite former champion Stipe Miocic. "Bones" received plenty of flak for facing the […]
