Should current plans come to fruition, the bantamweight gold will be on the line at the Sphere-held Noche UFC event this fall. The promotion will stage its sophomore celebration of Mexican Independance Day on September 14. While Las Vegas is once again the host destination, the Octagon will be in much different surroundings this time […]
Fanmio and its CEO, Solomon Engel, have vehemently refuted the recent claims made by former UFC star Nate Diaz. On Monday, Diaz's attorney, Jeremiah Reynolds, filed a lawsuit against the promoter in U.S. District Court in Miami, accusing Engel and his company of fraud and breach of contract in relation to his recent boxing match. […]
Just over a week on from the boxing fight on Fanmio between Nate Diaz vs. Jorge Masvidal, the victorious Stockton star has sued the company and its owner over claims he's yet to be paid 90 percent of the agreed purse. Over four years on from their highly anticipated showdown inside the Octagon at UFC […]
One UFC bantamweight up-and-comer has some firm opinions on the skillset that his division's most recent title challenger possesses. Marlon Vera unsuccessfully competed for the 135-pound gold this past March at UFC 299, riding on his past victory over champion Sean O'Malley to secure a rematch on the back of a 1-1 record in 2023. […]
UFC lightweight prospect Paddy Pimblett has even more belief in his grappling game having controlled former interim champion Tony Ferguson on the ground last December. A year on from a controversial decision victory over Jared Gordon that appeared to dampen the hype surrounding his rise up the 155-pound ladder, Pimblett got relatively back on track […]
UFC Heavyweight Champion Jon Jones has been slapped with two misdemeanor charges owing to an alleged altercation with a drug-testing agent earlier this year. Jones, whose fighting talents have long kept him in the GOAT conversation for mixed martial arts, has frequently fallen foul of the law away from the Octagon. With incidents ranging from […]
Former UFC title challenger Din Thomas believes Belal Muhammad has traveled a path of unprecedented difficulty in order to secure a first shot at gold. Muhammad, who currently occupies the #2 spot at 170 pounds, is less than two weeks out from his long-awaited maiden title opportunity, which he's been calling for and working toward […]
Given how he performed at UFC 303, welterweight contender Michael "Venom" Page says he wouldn't have wanted his hand raised. Page had his plans for a quick rise toward an all-English championship showdown with Leon Edwards stalled by Ian Garry at the International Fight Week pay-per-view late last month in Las Vegas. The pair opened […]
Despite the hype around Interim UFC Heavyweight Champion Tom Aspinall, Curtis Blaydes isn't approaching their title fight differently to any other of his bouts. Two years on from their disappointingly short first showdown in London, Aspinall and Blaydes will once again share the Octagon across the pond, this time with championship gold on the line […]
UFC middleweight powerhouse Abdul Razak Alhassan is far from pleased with how his appearance in the Octagon concluded this past weekend. Alhassan opened the main card of Saturday's UFC Fight Night in Denver, with the Ball Arena playing host to his first fight in nine months. The Ghanaian was tasked with getting the better of […]
Former UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman wants to see more from the man who dethroned him back in 2022. Since securing a memorable crowning with a last-gasp head kick knockout back at UFC 278 in Salt Lake City, Edwards has gone on to defend the title successfully twice in a pair of pay-per-view main events […]
MMA News has you covered with this week’s UFC matchmaking bulletin, featuring all the additions to the upcoming cards. With UFC 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. In recent days, a […]
On Saturday, the mixed martial arts leader returned for its latest event, UFC Fight Night: Rose Namajunas vs. Tracy Cortez. After a rare weekend off in the aftermath of the UFC 303 pay-per-view late last month, the promotion kicked off its schedule for July by bringing the Octagon back to Denver. The main event came […]
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 unique 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 […]
UFC Fight Night: Rose Namajunas vs. Tracy Cortez takes place on Saturday, and MMA News is here to bring you the official weigh-in results! After taking a weekend off post-UFC 303, the promotion is kicking off its July schedule with a return to Denver. The main event comes in the women's flyweight division, with surging […]
UFC legend Chael Sonnen has urged former two-time Glory Kickboxing champion Artem Vakhitov to rethink the way he's currently approaching his pursuit of Alex Pereira in mixed martial arts. Pereira, the reigning light heavyweight champion in MMA's leading promotion, is beginning to find himself on the opposite end of a narrative he rode all the […]
UFC middleweight veteran Paul Craig was left confused by Joe Pyfer's agitated callout following his UFC 303 victory. Pyfer made a statement in his return to the win column late last month at the International Fight Week pay-per-view, bouncing back from his first UFC setback in emphatic and violent fashion. Months on from a decision […]
UFC legend Chael Sonnen could not disagree more with a recent opinion Daniel Cormier shared about the heavyweight title picture. The main throne is currently occupied by Jon Jones, who collected the then-vacant belt with a submission of Ciryl Gane in his divisional debut last March. Next to him, however, sits an interim champ in […]
UFC lightweight star Dustin Poirier expects Benoît Saint Denis to lose a second straight fight to an American Top Team standout this fall. Poirier and Saint Denis shared the Octagon in the co-main event of March's UFC 299 pay-per-view event in Miami. Supporters of the Frenchman tipped him to continue his rise at the expense […]
While he admits the submission hold was deep, Michael "Venom" Page says he was never concerned about getting choked out by Ian Garry at UFC 303. Page made the walk inside Las Vegas' T-Mobile Arena at last month's International Fight Week pay-per-view event, making his sophomore appearance inside the Octagon after swapping Bellator for the […]
