The latest season of Dana White’s Contender Series continued with some memorable highlights on Tuesday night in Las Vegas. DWCS, the inaugural season of which took place back in 2017, sees some of the top prospects in mixed martial arts enter the cage in front of White and the matchmakers, looking to put in a performance worthy […]
Count former two-division UFC champion Daniel Cormier among those incredibly excited for this weekend's main event in Paris. For the third straight year, mixed martial arts' leading promotion is staging an event in the French capital in September. While the first two following the 2020 legalization of the sport in the European nation saw Ciryl […]
Former UFC welterweight champion Leon Edwards put two of the most well-known comedians in the United Kingdom through their paces. Edwards, who recorded two successful title defenses before being unseated from the throne by Belal Muhammad at UFC 304 in Manchester this past July, trains at the Team Renegade gym in Birmingham, England. While "Rocky" […]
According to one longtime rival of Conor McGregor's, Michael Chandler is owed a lot by the UFC for his lengthy stint on the sidelines. By the time Chandler enters the Octagon again, it will have been two years since his most recent outing. The former Bellator champion started life on MMA's biggest stage in rapid […]
Former UFC middleweight champion Michael Bisping thinks Renato Moicano is in for a shock when he makes the walk in the French capital. Mixed martial arts' leading promotion is back in Paris this week to stage its third event in France. The appetite for events in the country has consistently increased since MMA was legalized […]
After speaking to Conor McGregor, BKFC president David Feldman has no doubt that the former two-division UFC champion will compete in his promotion down the line. McGregor's combat sports future currently sits under a sizable cloud of uncertainty, one that's hovered over him ever since a broken leg condemned him to the sidelines back in […]
Some MMA enthusiasts aren't surprised at UFC featherweights' unwillingness to do battle with the undefeated Movsar Evloev on short notice. One of the key bouts set for the upcoming UFC 307 pay-per-view in Salt Lake City on Oct. 5 took a hit earlier this month when former bantamweight champion Aljamain Sterling announced his withdrawal through […]
UFC Women's Flyweight Champion Valentina Shevchenko was shocked to be on the wrong side of so many predictions from fellow fighters prior to her victory inside the Sphere earlier this month. Shevchenko began her second reign on the 125-pound throne at the UFC 306 (Noche UFC) pay-per-view event in Las Vegas on September 14, where […]
According to former referee John McCarthy, Herb Dean would have been well within his rights to penalize UFC Bantamweight Champion Merab Dvalishvili for his actions against Sean O'Malley. Dvalishvili secured his long-awaited crowning moment on mixed martial arts' biggest stage at this month's UFC 306 (Noche UFC) pay-per-view. The Georgian topped the lineup, staged inside […]
Play-by-play commentator Jon Anik thinks one recent revelation may have boosted the UFC's spirits following the unseating of Sean O'Malley from the bantamweight throne. O'Malley's reign came to an emphatic halt at the hands of Merab Dvalishvili earlier this month when the pair headlined the UFC 306 (Noche UFC) pay-per-view event inside the Sphere. The […]
Former UFC star Jorge Masvidal doesn't appear keen to bury the hatchet with welterweight contender Leon Edwards anytime soon. Significant animosity has existed between Masvidal, a former two-time UFC title challenger, and Edwards, who was unseated from the throne just this past July, ever since a London-held UFC Fight Night in 2019. Both men emerged […]
UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Alex Pereira will have the help of an ex-opponent ahead of his return in Salt Lake City. Pereira has had a bumper 2024 thus far, firmly putting himself in Fighter of the Year contention by recording consecutive successful title defenses in major main events at UFC 300 and UFC 303. "Poatan" […]
While still loaded with prominent names and big stakes, next month's UFC 308 pay-per-view has lost one of its main card matchups. After staging a UFC Fight Night in Abu Dhabi early last month, mixed martial arts' leading promotion will soon be back in the Middle East for its annual October numbered event at the […]
The inaugural PFL MENA season continued on Friday, and MMA News has you covered with all the action! Having broken onto the scene with its regular season and playoff format in North America, the Professional Fighters League (PFL) has begun its pursuit of further prominence around the globe. In 2023, that took sizable step forward with […]
Veteran UFC welterweight contender Stephen Thompson doesn't feel his age, something he'll look to prove when he returns to the cage. Thompson, a former two-time title challenger at 170 pounds, turned 41 this year. Nevertheless, he still occupies a spot inside the division's top 10, which he'll hope to defend in Salt Lake City early […]
A retired fighter who boasts a win over Khalil Rountree wouldn't be surprised if he unseats Alex Pereira from the UFC light heavyweight throne. Pereira, who also previously held gold on MMA's biggest stage at middleweight, has ruled over the 205-pound division since capturing the then-vacant title in November 2023. He stopped Jiří Procházka on […]
UFC welterweight contender Michael "Venom" Page believes Sean O'Malley failed to capitalize on an opening at the end of his recent title loss. O'Malley saw his reign as bantamweight kingpin come to an emphatic end at this past weekend's UFC 306 (Noche UFC) pay-per-view, which he headlined alongside Merab Dvalishvili inside Las Vegas' Sphere. Having […]
Former two-division UFC champion Daniel Cormier recently reacted to Jon Jones' clearest retirement statement to date. Jones is set to make his first defense of the heavyweight title at UFC 309 this coming November, 20 months on from his crowning at the expense of Ciryl Gane in March 2023. The long wait was caused by […]
UFC Welterweight Champion Belal Muhammad doesn't know if recent opponent Leon Edwards has what it takes to earn a chance at redemption. Muhammad unseated Edwards from the 170-pound throne in the summer, heading across the pond to enemy territory to challenge the Brit at UFC 304 inside the Co-op Live in Manchester, England. Against the […]
According to former UFC title challenger Chael Sonnen, Valentina Shevchenko left a key topic out of her Octagon interview inside the Sphere. Shevchenko was among the biggest winners to emerge from this past weekend's pay-per-view event in Las Vegas, where she regained the women's flyweight crown to start her second reign in the division. To […]
