The UFC has reportedly turned to a familiar face in Alex Pereira after losing its headline attraction for the final pay-per-view event of the year. Reports emerged on Thursday regarding a potential injury suffered by UFC Welterweight Champion Belal Muhammad, who was booked to headline UFC 310 in Las Vegas on Dec. 7 in defense […]
UFC Edmonton is almost upon us, and MMA News is here to keep you updated with the current odds for this weekend’s lineup. The upcoming event takes place Saturday, November 2, at Rogers Place in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. The main card begins at 7 PM ET/4 PM PT, with the preliminary card starting at 4 […]
Germaine de Randamie has announced her retirement from mixed martial arts, bringing an 11-year stint in the UFC to an end. After establishing her name under the Strikeforce banner, a strong start to life inside the Octagon peaked with de Randamie becoming the inaugural UFC women's featherweight champion in 2017. Having beaten Holly Holm to […]
UFC middleweight Armen Petrosyan believes Shara Magomedov was saved by an early stoppage in their clash this past weekend. Petrosyan was on the wrong end of one of the top highlights to come from Saturday's UFC 308 pay-per-view in Abu Dhabi, where he opened the main card opposite a fellow striking specialist in Magomedov. The […]
Former Bellator and ONE Championship titleholder Ben Askren can relate to Francis Ngannou's recent back and forth with UFC CEO Dana White. The aftermath of Ngannou's successful return to mixed martial arts and PFL debut earlier this month has largely centered around the disparaging comments made by his ex-employer. White has claimed that he didn't […]
UFC Welterweight Champion Belal Muhammad is reportedly out of his scheduled title defense against Shavkat Rakhmonov at UFC 310. Muhammad completed his ascent to the mountaintop at 170 pounds this past July in Manchester, England, where he upset the odds to get the better of Leon Edwards across five rounds in their rematch. Eager to […]
UFC heavyweight contender Derrick Lewis is looking to tone down his antics this weekend in the "Great White North." Lewis, a former two-time UFC title challenger, is set for his second assignment of the year at Saturday's UFC Fight Night in Edmonton. While he was originally announced to be facing Alexandr Romanov, a switch-up has […]
UFC welterweight contender Michael "Venom" Page is willing to move up in weight for a striking battle with Shara Magomedov. Magomedov was among the biggest winners to emerge from this past weekend's UFC 308 pay-per-view in Abu Dhabi, where he opened the main card against a fellow striking specialist in Armen Petrosyan. After a competitive […]
UFC women's flyweight contender Maycee Barber has revealed the battle she's been enduring away from the Octagon. When it comes to activity inside the cage, Barber has endured nothing but triumphs for the past three years. Since defeats to Roxanne Modafferi and Alexa Grasso stalled her rise, "The Future" has won six straight fights. Most […]
Former two-division UFC champion Daniel Cormier is full of praise for featherweight kingpin Ilia Topuria following this weekend's pay-per-view event. Topuria cemented his grip on the crown at 145 pounds on Saturday in Abu Dhabi, where he headlined UFC 308 opposite fan-favorite legend Max Holloway eight months on from his knockout of Alexander Volkanovski. Despite […]
Highly touted lightweight prospect Mauricio Ruffy has a new foe to prepare for weeks out from the UFC 309 pay-per-view in New York City. After earning a contract on Dana White's Contender Series last year, Ruffy announced himself as one of the most promising up-and-comers at 155 pounds when he debuted in style this past […]
UFC light heavyweight contender Aleksandar Rakić evidently believes he was unlucky not to leave the United Arab Emirates with a win added to his record this past weekend. Rakić slumped to 0-2 in 2024 at Saturday's UFC 308 pay-per-view. He met the division's top-ranked contender, Magomed Ankalaev, on the main card inside Abu Dhabi's Etihad […]
Things have only gone downhill for heavyweight Robelis Despaigne since his victorious UFC debut this past April, culminating in his release from the promotion this week. Despaigne arrived on mixed martial arts' biggest stage this year with plenty of hype around him. That was owing to both his Olympic medal-winning success in taekwondo and violent […]
Former two-time UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya isn't the only prominent name Shara Magomedov has his eye on following this past weekend's event. Magomedov made a splash in his latest Octagon outing on Saturday in Abu Dhabi. In his third fight since June, the Dagestani was tasked with opening the UFC 308 pay-per-view main card […]
Former UFC featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski is backing Ilia Topuria for 2024's Fighter of the Year accolade despite Alex Pereira's record-breaking run. Topuria took another step toward greatness on mixed martial arts' biggest stage on Saturday night in Abu Dhabi, where he headlined the UFC 308 pay-per-view against BMF titleholder and 145-pound legend Max Holloway. […]
UFC heavyweight contender Sergei Pavlovich will have the chance for redemption when he returns to Saudi Arabia early next year. Pavlovich (18-3) fell to the first losing skid of his career last time out in Riyadh, where his former training partner Alexander Volkov stifled his power en route to a comfortable unanimous decision victory. That […]
Former UFC bantamweight champion Aljamain Sterling is confident he could hand featherweight kingpin Ilia Topuria his first defeat in mixed martial arts. Topuria continued to pave a violent path toward greatness on MMA's biggest stage this past weekend when he headlined the UFC 308 pay-per-view in Abu Dhabi alongside fan favorite Max Holloway. Eight months […]
UFC light heavyweight contender Johnny Walker will have the chance to snap his difficult winless run at the very first pay-per-view event of 2025. Walker (21-9, 1 NC) hasn't had his hand raised since a decision victory over Anthony Smith put him on a three-fight win streak. After a no contest against Magomed Ankalaev halted […]
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 UFC 308, MMA News has you covered with this week’s updates to the official UFC rankings. Men’s Pound-For-Pound: For the first time since his May 2021 title crowning, Charles Oliveira is […]
Former UFC bantamweight champion Sean O'Malley watched on this past weekend as Ilia Topuria, a man whom he's discussed fighting down the line, continued his violent undefeated run. Topuria returned to headline Saturday's UFC 308 pay-per-view eight months on from his featherweight title crowning in Anaheim. After getting the better of one divisional legend in […]
