In the aftermath of Saturday’s UFC Fight Night at Arena CDMX in Mexico City, MMA News has you covered with this week’s updates to the official UFC rankings. Men’s Pound-For-Pound: No changes. Women’s Pound-for-Pound: No changes. Women’s Strawweight: No changes. Women’s Flyweight: No changes. Women’s Bantamweight: No changes. Flyweight: The sole update to the UFC rankings this week comes at 125 pounds, […]
March has been a month to forget for the Edwards brothers. Fabian was in the corner of his brother Leon earlier this month as the former UFC welterweight champion looked to bounce back from his title defeat to Belal Muhammad last July. But inside The O2 in London, "Rocky" fell to the first two-fight losing […]
The lineup for next month's UFC 314 pay-per-view has taken a big hit. Mixed martial arts' leading promotion will be back in Florida soon to host another April numbered event from inside Miami's Kaseya Center. The March PPV in Las Vegas saw multiple bouts struck off the card on fight day due to illness. Now, […]
Tonight's UFC Fight Night card in Mexico City will go ahead without the middleweight matchup between Joe Pyfer and Kelvin Gastelum. This month's UFC 313 pay-per-view served as a reminder that no bout is good to go until the cage door closes behind both athletes, with two fights falling through just hours before the card. […]
Ilia Topuria is hard at work preparing for his fight since committing to a permanent move up to the lightweight division. And although an opponent is unconfirmed, the UFC's top Spanish star is preparing for one of two men. Topuria has set his sights on achieving two-division glory after choosing to vacate the featherweight gold […]
Former UFC flyweight contender Muhammad Mokaev will be leaving mixed martial arts for his next fight. Mokaev surprisingly found himself outside of the sport’s leading promotion shortly after his win at UFC 304 in Manchester last July. In a lackluster affair, the Dagestan-born Brit outpointed Manel Kape to move to 13-0 as a pro and […]
Alex Pereira has responded after being accused of cheating by the man who ended his light heavyweight reign at UFC 313 earlier this month. Pereira's perfect start to life at 205 pounds came to an emphatic halt inside Las Vegas' T-Mobile Arena on March 8, where Magomed Ankalaev made good on his promise to dethrone […]
UFC middleweight prospect Shara Magomedov is expecting to be back in action soon, and he might have netted himself a high-ranked opponent. For the first time in his professional career, Magomedov is coming off a loss. The Dagestani suffered a setback at the UFC Fight Night in Saudi Arabia early last month, falling to defeat […]
One fighter familiar with both Dricus Du Plessis and Khamzat Chimaev expects the former to lose his grip on the UFC middleweight title should their expected fight come to fruition this year. Having successfully defended his belt against Israel Adesanya and Sean Strickland, the reign of Du Plessis could meet its tallest hurdle to date […]
According to Chael Sonnen, UFC Heavyweight Champion Jon Jones won't hesitate to say yes when presented with an official offer to fight Tom Aspinall this year. Aspinall has pushed for unification showdown with Jones since winning interim gold in November 2023. The Brit made the most of the cancellation of Jones' planned defense against Stipe […]
UFC Mexico 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, March 29, at Arena CDMX in Mexico City. The main card begins at 7 PM ET/4 PM PT, with the preliminary card starting at 4 PM […]
It would seem to take a lot to rile up UFC flyweight Steve Erceg, but Muhammad Mokaev has evidently managed it. While Erceg isn’t one for trash talk and heated feuds, he did get on the wrong side of Mokaev after giving his take on the Dagestan-born Brit’s sudden UFC exit. After the promotion chose […]
A high-stakes women's flyweight matchup will top the UFC Fight Night lineup on May 31. After returning to the win column with an impressive co-headlining victory over former two-time strawweight champion Rose Namajunas in Edmonton last November, Erin Blanchfield (13-2) will be back in the main event spotlight this year. 14 months on from suffering […]
UFC welterweight contender Colby Covington has reacted to his former opponent Leon Edwards' second straight defeat. Edwards fell short in his first fight since losing the 170-pound title last July. Like against Belal Muhammad, "Rocky" had his grappling deficiencies exposed by Sean Brady in the UFC London main event. With that, the Jamaica-born Brit is […]
Ilia Topuria has revealed his new "identity" as he begins a journey toward two-division UFC championship glory in the coming months. Topuria is set to embark on a new pursuit of gold this year after choosing to vacate the featherweight title after just one defense. Though a rematch with the man from whom he took the […]
Bantamweight fighter Taylor Lapilus has found a home in the Professional Fighters League (PFL). Lapilus, 32, has been the subject of two widely questioned departures from the UFC. After going 3-1 in his first stint, "Double Impact" went on a tear away from the Octagon that culminated in Ares FC championship success. But it's been […]
It would seem the ball is firmly already rolling when it comes to a second dance between newly crowned UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Magomed Ankalaev and Alex Pereira. Ankalaev made good on his promise to bring Pereira's reign to an end at this month's UFC 313 pay-per-view, which the pair headlined inside Las Vegas' T-Mobile […]
In the aftermath of Saturday’s UFC Fight Night at The O2 in London, MMA News has you covered with this week’s updates to the official UFC rankings. Men’s Pound-For-Pound: After his second straight defeat this past weekend, former welterweight champion Leon Edwards is no longer part of the pound-for-pound UFC rankings. He's been replaced at #15 by […]
A host of professional MMA fighters reacted as former UFC heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez was sentenced for a 2022 shooting. Velasquez spent eight months behind bars following an incident in February 2022. The MMA great was arrested and charged with attempted, premeditated murder after pursuing and shooting at a car that contained Harry Goularte, who's […]
While her final fights inside the UFC Octagon didn't go her way, Molly McCann has been reflecting positively on her journey in mixed martial arts following the conclusion of her career. McCann called time on her stint as an active fighter inside The O2 in London this past weekend, where she returned to action in […]
