UFC lightweight Jim Miller may have enjoyed a record-breaking career in mixed martial arts, but he still says he suffers from "imposter syndrome" at times. The 41-year-old New Jersey native is still going strong inside the Octagon, most recently submitting Damon Jackson in under three minutes at November's UFC 309 pay-per-view inside the prestigious Madison […]
Former WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury doesn't look set to change stance on the result of his rematch against unified titleholder Oleksandr Usyk on Saturday. Fury was back in Saudi Arabia this week in pursuit of redemption against Usyk, who narrowly got the better of him in their blockbuster first clash this past May. On […]
MMA News has you covered with this week’s UFC matchmaking bulletin, featuring all the additions to upcoming 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, December 16, and Sunday, […]
The heavyweight championship rematch between Oleksandr Usyk and Tyson Fury took place today, and MMA News has you covered with all the action. Nine months on from their first showdown, which an undisputed heavyweight king crowned for the first time since Lennox Lewis was stripped of the title in 2000, Usyk and Fury renewed hostilities […]
The major MMA promotions have wrapped up their schedules for 2024, so it's time to crown this year's MMA News award winners. Today, it's time to reveal our second winner, as we determine which athlete among the UFC, PFL, and ONE Championship rosters emerged as 2024's Male Fighter of the Year. Voting Panel: Harvey Leonard, […]
The major MMA promotions have wrapped up their schedules for 2024, so it's time to crown this year's MMA News award winners. Getting the ball rolling will be the Female Fighter of the Year, as we determine which woman among the UFC, PFL, and ONE Championship rosters stood out from the rest in 2024. Voting […]
Former two-division UFC champion Daniel Cormier has given a somewhat surprising answer when pondering who would be the "most marketable" titleholder for the promotion at 170 pounds. The welterweight division has finished the year as one of the most talked about weight classes, largely thanks to standout contenders Shavkat Rakhmonov and Ian Garry co-headlining UFC […]
Former UFC flyweight Muhammad Mokaev has looked to give Kai Kara-France a lesson in mathematics. Mokaev and Kara-France once looked on a collision course as they plied their trade under the same banner. But that changed this year when the UFC opted not to renew the former's contract following his controversial fight week in Manchester […]
Former interim UFC welterweight champion Colby Covington insists he is far from finished. Covington's hopes of a fourth crack at securing the undisputed crown at 170 pounds suffered a big blow this past weekend in Tampa, where he headlined the year-ending UFC Fight Night at Amalie Arena opposite Joaquin Buckley. The charging "New Mansa" entered […]
While it's not clear who he'll be fighting first in 2025, UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Alex Pereira says it won't be the man many see as his biggest threat in the division. "Poatan," a former titleholder at 185 pounds, enjoyed a standout year in the Octagon. After being crowned a two-division king last November, the […]
UFC lightweight contender Dustin Poirier has revealed his choice for Knockout of the Year — and it's not Max Holloway's finish of Justin Gaethje. With mixed martial arts' leading promotion concluding its schedule for 2024, focus has turned to a number of categories for the annual year-end awards. And perhaps the most discussed is who […]
If former two-division UFC champion Conor McGregor wants to record his first win in the boxing ring at the second time of trying next year, Stephen A. Smith doesn't think Logan Paul would be a smart opponent. Talk of the next step in McGregor's combat sports career has largely centered around a UFC return in […]
The Professional Fighters League (PFL) will look to kick off the new year in style when it touches down in Dubai for the first Champions Series event of 2025. After completing its 2024 schedule with the PFL Europe Championship event in Lyon, France last week, the PFL's attention will turn to a year that looks […]
UFC bantamweight contender Cory Sandhagen will be backing his most recent opponent when champion Merab Dvalishvili's first title defense rolls around next month. Dvalishvili will put his 135-pound gold on the line four months on from his crowning, which came at the expense of Sean O'Malley inside the unique surroundings of the Sphere this past […]
Former fighter Chael Sonnen has no qualms about Sean Strickland getting the next opportunity at the UFC middleweight title. The promotion confirmed earlier this month that Strickland will indeed get his shot at redemption opposite reigning 185-pound kingpin Dricus Du Plessis 13 months on from their showdown in Canada this past January. The pair are […]
One former fighter thinks Colby Covington's time as an elite UFC welterweight might have been up even before this past weekend's result. Covington had his pursuit of a fourth shot at the undisputed 170-pound crown stalled emphatically by Joaquin Buckley in Saturday's UFC Fight Night main event at Tampa's Amalie Arena. After a dominant opening […]
Former UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov is planning to guide a prominent member of his team to title glory at the expense of a riled-up Merab Dvalishvili next month. Dvalishvili has his first defense of the bantamweight title in the calendar, coming four months on from his crowning against Sean O'Malley at the Sphere this […]
Should it come to fruition, Jake Paul has no doubt that his brother would get the better of former two-division UFC champion Conor McGregor inside the boxing ring. At the end of a year in which he was found liable of assault on a woman who accused him of rape, McGregor's combat sports future remains […]
As always, the latest action on offer inside the Octagon has seen some climb the ladder toward contention and others fall away. And in the aftermath of Saturday's UFC Fight Night in Tampa, MMA News has you covered with this week’s updates to the official UFC rankings. Men’s Pound-For-Pound: No changes. Women’s Pound-for-Pound: No changes. Women’s Strawweight: No changes. Women’s […]
UFC Heavyweight Champion Jon Jones has become the latest to express joy over Colby Covington's recent setback inside the cage. After a third failed attempt at capturing the undisputed welterweight crown against Leon Edwards 12 months ago, Covington returned on short notice in pursuit of a key bounce-back victory. But while he hoped that would […]
