UFC featherweight contender Lerone Murphy isn't entertaining any criticism of his headline victory on Saturday night. Murphy remained undefeated as a professional at this weekend's UFC Fight Night inside the Apex. The Mancunian recorded his biggest win to date in the main event by outpointing longtime top 10 mainstay Josh Emmett. With the result, "The […]
MMA News has you covered with this week’s UFC matchmaking bulletin, featuring all the additions to upcoming fight 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, March 31, and Sunday, […]
The latest UFC Fight Night took place Saturday in Las Vegas, and MMA News has you covered with all of the action! Before turning its attention to pay-per-view fights in Miami next weekend, mixed martial arts' leading promotion had one final piece of business to attend to at the Apex. And headlining inside the low-capacity […]
Things didn't go to plan for Aleksei Oleinik in his first taste of BKFC action. Oleinik, a veteran of 80 professional MMA fights, switched to a new combat sport Friday in Dubai, competing in bare-knuckle boxing under the prominent banner of BKFC. The company, which is co-owned by Conor McGregor, received some flak for signing […]
UFC Vegas 105 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, April 5, at the Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada. The main card begins at 9 PM ET/6 PM PT, with the preliminary card starting at […]
Former two-division UFC champion Daniel Cormier is confident he knows who will be placed opposite lightweight kingpin Islam Makhachev next time out. Makhachev is awaiting his second matchup of 2025, having retained possession of the 155-pound gold courtesy of a submission victory over Renato Moicano at UFC 311 this past January. Because of Arman Tsarukyan's […]
UFC featherweight contender Lerone Murphy is confident that a statement performance at the expense of Josh Emmett this weekend will net him a first shot at gold on MMA's biggest stage. After an undefeated start to life in the UFC and recent wins over Edson Barboza and Dan Ige, Murphy has cracked the divisional top […]
UFC welterweight title challenger Jack Della Maddalena sees similarities between reigning champion Belal Muhammad and legend Georges St-Pierre's approach to fighting. Della Maddalena has received a surprise opportunity this year owing to an injury to original top contender Shavkat Rakhmonov. As a result, the Australian was pulled from his scheduled London main event against Leon […]
UFC featherweight contender Josh Emmett is expecting to make a mockery of his underdog status in this weekend's main event. Emmett is set to return from a 16-month layoff at Saturday's UFC Fight Night inside the Apex, having not competed since his sickening knockout of Bryce Mitchell in December 2023. In his bid to regain […]
Sean O'Malley will soon have his shot at redemption, and he's promised UFC Bantamweight Champion Merab Dvalishvili that he'll be facing an entirely different beast come fight night. UFC CEO Dana White announced a few high-profile bouts this week, including the title rematch between Dvalishvili and O'Malley following their five-round battle inside the Sphere last […]
Dustin Poirier is set to have one final UFC fight this year, and former two-division champion Henry Cejudo thinks he might have worked out who will be tasked with sending him into retirement. Poirier is planning to make his farewell in 2025. He committed to one more Octagon outing soon after his latest failed shot […]
An important clash between top heavyweights is reportedly targeted for UFC Atlanta on June 14. Mixed martial arts' leading promotion is heading back to Georgia to stage a UFC Fight Night from the State Farm Arena in a few months' time, and the lineup is beginning to come together. Following news that Rose Namajunas will […]
A forgotten face in the UFC may soon be returning to the Octagon. Entering 2019, David Teymur was among the most promising prospects out of Europe. A perfect run of five straight wins in the UFC left him 8-1 as a professional and with an opportunity to impress in hostile territory against then-future champion Charles […]
A late switch-up means UFC welterweight contenders Ian Garry and Carlos Prates will headline in Missouri later this month. The promotion's trip to Kansas City to stage a UFC Fight Night inside T-Mobile Center on April 26 was originally set to feature a main event between hard-hitting light heavyweights Jamahal Hill and Khalil Rountree. But […]
Plenty of gold will be on the line when the mixed martial arts leader returns to Newark for UFC 316. The UFC heads back to the Prudential Center to stage a numbered event on June 7, marking the venue's first time hosting the Octagon since Islam Makhachev successfully fended off the threat of Dustin Poirier […]
A veteran of the UFC is returning from a combat sports retirement, but not to re-commence her career inside the Octagon. Jessica Eye competed 16 times on mixed martial arts' biggest stage after signing in 2013, recording victories over the likes of Katlyn Cerminara and Viviane Araújo. Her peak came in 2019 when she challenged […]
Former UFC flyweight contender Muhammad Mokaev has weighed in on Joe Pyfer's comments after a last-second withdrawal from Saturday's event in Mexico. Pyfer has caused a stir in recent days following the cancellation of his planned clash with Kelvin Gastelum on this past weekend's card inside Arena CDMX. "Bodybagz" pulled out on the day of […]
Should anything happen to either Michael Chandler or Paddy Pimblett, one top lightweight says he's first in line to fill in at UFC 314. Chandler and Pimblett are on a collision course for Miami, with the pair set to headline next weekend's pay-per-view event inside the Kaseya Center. They're tasked with setting the stage for […]
UFC middleweight prospect Shara Magomedov has been warned against verbally sparring with his division's champion, Dricus Du Plessis. Magomedov recently had his charge up the 185-pound ladder stalled by Michael "Venom" Page, but that hasn't stopped him from sharing some firm words on Du Plessis' status as kingpin. "Bullet" recently expressed bemusement at the South […]
Should current plans come to fruition, UFC middleweight contender Paulo Costa will bring to an end a one-year layoff at this year's edition of International Fight Week. Costa (14-4) went 0-2 last year after returning to action for the first time since a 2022 win over Luke Rockhold. After playing his part in a memorable […]
