PFL global and PFL MENA gold will be on the line in Saudi Arabia on November 29. Following the conclusion of its main and regional seasons, it's championship time for the Professional Fighters League. And before the sophomore PFL Europe champions are decided in December, the global and MENA kings — as well as a […]
Fight week for the UFC 309 pay-per-view this Saturday has kicked off with the release of the promotion’s latest Countdown episode. Under the spotlight in this edition is the headliner between Jon Jones and Stipe Miocic and the co-main event between Charles Oliveira and Michael Chandler. Saturday’s UFC 309 lineup is topped by a championship clash, with heavyweight kingpin […]
UFC women's strawweight Karolina Kowalkiewicz doesn't plan on letting her defeat at the Apex this past weekend mark the end of her journey in MMA. Kowalkiewicz, who has amassed 18 fights worth of Octagon experience since debuting way back in 2015, returned for her second assignment of the year in Saturday's UFC Vegas 100 featured […]
Carlos Prates is living the dream on mixed martial arts' biggest stage, having emerged victorious from his maiden UFC main event this past weekend. After earning a contract on Dana White's Contender Series in 2023, Prates has announced himself as a name to watch at 170 pounds by reeling off four straight wins in his […]
Former two-division ONE champion and UFC newcomer Reinier de Ridder would welcome the chance to hand Khamzat Chimaev his first defeat inside the cage. De Ridder arrived in mixed martial arts' leading promotion this year, having had his two pieces of ONE Championship gold ripped from his grasp by Anatoly Malykhin and becoming angered by […]
The pressure on UFC Heavyweight Champion Jon Jones to fight Tom Aspinall is continuing to mount just days away from his first title defense. Jones will return to the cage 20 months on from his crowning in March 2023, when he debuted at heavyweight by rapidly submitting Ciryl Gane to capture the then-vacant belt. While […]
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, November 4, and Sunday, November […]
The violent start to Carlos Prates' Octagon career continued at the expense of veteran contender Neil Magny at UFC Vegas 100. Prates had already staked a strong claim for this year's Newcomer of the Year accolade, having followed a contract-winning performance on Dana White's Contender Series 14 months ago with three straight UFC knockouts in […]
Reinier de Ridder got his UFC career off to a winning start at UFC Vegas 100, submitting Gerald Meerschaert in the co-main event. De Ridder, a former two-division kingpin under the ONE Championship banner, departed Asia's leading martial arts promotion after being unseated by Anatoly Malykhin at both middleweight (205lbs) and light heavyweight (225lbs). Following […]
Anatoly Malykhin's three-division kingpin status is no more following ONE 169. Malykhin became the first MMA fighter in a major organization to capture gold across three separate weight classes earlier this year when he added the ONE Championship middleweight title to a trophy cabinet that already boasted the heavyweight and light heavyweight belts. And after […]
UFC Fight Night: Neil Magny vs. Carlos Prates takes place on Saturday, and MMA News is here to bring you the official weigh-in results! Before heading back to New York City to stage its latest pay-per-view at Madison Square Garden next weekend, the mixed martial arts leader has one final piece of Fight Night business to […]
The top heavyweight competing in Asia's leading martial arts promotion plans to prove his superiority over the rest of the pack by facing and defeating PFL champion Francis Ngannou next year. Having not competed in MMA since January 2022, Ngannou made his highly anticipated return to the sport in which he made his name last […]
Former interim UFC welterweight champion Colby Covington is eyeing a return to action next year, and he has a couple of potential foes in mind. Covington hasn't appeared inside the Octagon since his third failed attempt at capturing undisputed gold on mixed martial arts' biggest stage last December. Having previously had his ambitions stalled by […]
UFC Flyweight Champion Alexandre Pantoja isn't buying former two-division king Henry Cejudo's talk of a return to 125 pounds next year. Cejudo's comeback from a short-lived retirement hasn't gone to plan thus far. "Triple C" has gone 0-2 at bantamweight since returning three years on from his successful title defense opposite Dominick Cruz. After narrowly […]
Newly signed UFC middleweight Reinier de Ridder says a victory is not enough when he debuts inside the Octagon this weekend at the Apex. Among the most notable storylines set to play out at Saturday's UFC Fight Night is the arrival of de Ridder, a former two-division titleholder under the ONE Championship banner over in […]
The upcoming UFC 309 pay-per-view at Madison Square Garden is a ranked matchup down following another fight cancellation. Among one of few fights originally set to play out toward the top of a division on Nov. 16, #6-ranked light heavyweight Nikita Krylov was booked to defend his spot opposite undefeated, rising contender Azamat Murzakanov. The […]
UFC welterweight contender Colby Covington has claimed to have thrown his name in the hat to face the undefeated Shavkat Rakhmonov on short notice next month. Mixed martial arts' leading promotion is scrambling for a new main event to close out its pay-per-view schedule for 2024. That's after the withdrawal of UFC Welterweight Champion Belal […]
UFC middleweight prospect Bo Nickal will have a keen eye on the Nov. 16 main event between Jon Jones and Stipe Miocic once his assignment on the night is complete. Nickal is set to feature on the main card of UFC 309 at Madison Square Garden next weekend, where the main attraction will be the […]
A number of UFC fighters were vocal on social media across last night and this morning, as Donald Trump emerged victorious from the 2024 US presidential election. Republican Trump will return to the White House after defeating Democrat opponent Kamala Harris. His victory was confirmed after he surpassed 270 electoral college votes, and he looks […]
Top UFC welterweight contender Shavkat Rakhmonov has dismissed the self-belief Ian Garry has when it comes to their likely fight down the line. When it comes to undefeated prospects rising the ranks on MMA's biggest stage, the 170-pound division has boasted two of the most prominent and highly touted in recent years — former M-1 […]
