Former interim UFC lightweight champion and BMF titleholder Justin Gaethje is beginning to look ahead to his return fight. Gaethje entered 2024 riding high off the back of a memorable knockout victory over Dustin Poirier in Salt Lake City the previous July. The result saw the Arizona native avenge his 2018 loss to "The Diamond" […]
We’re deep into Noche UFC (UFC 306) fight week, meaning it was recently time for the fighters set to be in action on September 14 to take to the stage and answer some questions. The MMA leader’s latest numbered event takes place at the Sphere in Las Vegas, Nevada, where the main attraction of the […]
Ray Longo, a longtime coach for UFC bantamweight Merab Dvalishvili, has hit back at some comments recently made by Dana White. Dvalishvili is set to ride a 10-fight winning run into his first title challenge this weekend, which comes in the main event of the highly anticipated Noche UFC 306 pay-per-view at the Sphere. While […]
Noche UFC (UFC 306) 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, September 14, 2024. The main card begins at 10 PM ET, while the preliminary […]
Former UFC title challenger Chael Sonnen wants to know why more people aren't being "hyped up" for one important Sphere showdown this weekend. Mixed martial arts' leading promotion will stage its second annual celebration of Mexican Independence Day on Saturday, Sept. 14. Rather than the T-Mobile Arena, this year's edition of Noche UFC will take […]
For many, UFC Heavyweight Champion Jon Jones is a shoo-in when selecting four names for the Mount Rushmore of MMA. Not for this former fighter, however… The topic of creating an MMA Mt. Rushmore has returned to the surface this week after UFC CEO Dana White selected his four names during a video for ESPN […]
When all is said and done in his career, UFC Bantamweight Champion Sean O'Malley wants to be part of a conversation that Conor McGregor is not. Comparisons have long been made between the surging O'Malley and McGregor, the sport's unrivaled biggest superstar who became the first two-division champion during his prime years in the cage. […]
UFC bantamweight contender Merab Dvalishvili isn't about to let Sean O'Malley forget about the time he donned the champion's jacket. A matchup a long time in the making will go down this weekend, as O'Malley puts his gold on the line against Dvalishvili in the main event of the Noche UFC (UFC 306) pay-per-view event […]
UFC CEO Dana White isn't concerned about criticisms of the lineup for this weekend's highly anticipate pay-per-view at the Sphere. Mixed martial arts' leading promotion will stage its sophomore celebration of Mexican Independence Day this Saturday, Sept. 14. Las Vegas is once again the host location, but the Octagon will be in vastly different surroundings […]
Former UFC featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski is surprised at how wide the odds are for Brian Ortega and Diego Lopes' upcoming Sphere showdown. Below two championship headliners that will see Sean O'Malley and Alexa Grasso put their titles on the line, there's little doubt over which undercard bout carries with it the most intrigue and […]
UFC Bantamweight Champion Sean O'Malley doesn't know where upcoming opponent Merab Dvalishvili is getting his self-belief from. O'Malley is just days away from his second defense of the 135-pound title. And just over a year on from his crowning at the expense of the previously long-reigning Aljamain Sterling, "Sugar" is tasked with dispatching of "Funk […]
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 […]
UFC bantamweight contender Merab Dvalishvili doesn't see successful takedowns as the be all and end all of his title challenge this weekend. Having won 10 straight inside the Octagon, a run that most recently had triumphs over Petr Yan and Henry Cejudo added to it, Dvalishvili is set to compete with UFC gold on the […]
UFC Women's Flyweight Champion Alexa Grasso wants to become a member of the two-division titleholders' club, but not at the expense of her teammates and fellow countrywomen. Grasso's next fight is one of the main attractions on offer at this weekend's Noche UFC (UFC 306) pay-per-view event, set to go down inside the unique surroundings […]
Daniel Cormier says the UFC's upcoming Sphere show marks a crucial moment for Brian Ortega's continued stay toward the top of the promotion. Plenty of storylines are set to play out at this weekend's Noche UFC pay-per-view, with the most intriguing of which below the two championship headliners being a highly anticipated featherweight clash on […]
Dana White has shut down Arman Tsarukyan's calls for an interim UFC lightweight title to be created while champion Islam Makhachev recovers from a hand injury. Makhachev and Tsarukyan were originally expected to run it back for the former's gold at the upcoming UFC 308 pay-per-view in Abu Dhabi next month. But a physical issue […]
According to legendary boxing trainer Teddy Atlas, UFC Bantamweight Champion Sean O'Malley could compete with the best in boxing. O'Malley's hands were on full display during his rise to prominence on mixed martial arts' biggest stage. After a memorable knockout on Dana White's Contender Series to earn a contract, a further five foes were stopped […]
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 Fight Night: Gilbert Burns vs. Sean Brady, MMA News has you covered with this week’s updates to the official UFC rankings. Men’s Pound-For-Pound: Israel Adesanya has found himself off […]
Top UFC bantamweight contender Merab Dvalishvili knows he's in for a challenge this weekend, but he doesn't see it as the greatest he's faced to date. Dvalishvili will make the walk on Saturday night to headline Noche UFC (UFC 306), the promotion's second annual celebration of Mexican Independence Day, at the Sphere in Las Vegas. […]
UFC welterweight prospect Bryan Battle doesn't see anything special in the arsenal of ranked contender Ian Garry. Garry, a former Cage Warriors champion, has extended his perfect professional record to 15-0 with eight victories since signing with mixed martial arts' leading promotion in 2021. The latter half of the Irishman's UFC career thus far has […]
