Belal Muhammad is set to return at UFC 310 where he will put his welterweight title on the line for the first time against Shavkat Rakhmonov. The undefeated contender comes into December 7 as the favorite despite the champion's own impressive winning streak. Rakhmonov's ability to finish opponents is simply remarkable, with all 18 of […]
When Khalil Rountree stepped into the main event slot at UFC 307 to face Alex Pereira for the light heavyweight title, he wanted to put on a show. Of course, leaving Salt Lake City with the belt was always the number one priority but Rountree always aims to entertain. He was unsuccessful in dethroning "Poatan" […]
The main event of UFC 308 on October 26 can't come soon enough as one of the biggest fights of the year goes down in Abu Dhabi. One of the most exciting elements of the fight is that both the champion and challenger are known as two of the best boxers in the UFC. Ilia […]
Usually it's up the UFC matchmakers or Dana White himself to decide which talent they want to bring into the promotion. At the Apex this past Tuesday night on another episode of Contender Series, it was the promotion's light heavyweight champion that helped make this call. Alex Pereira told White why he should sign his […]
What Cody Garbrandt accomplished back at UFC 207 in 2016 will go down in the UFC history books as one of the greatest performances from a title challenger that we have ever seen. The 10-0 knockout artist was a significant underdog for good reason against, arguably the greatest 135-pounder of all time, Dominick Cruz. Garbrandt […]
A new upcoming MMA TV series is coming to Netflix on November 8 with the French release, "LA CAGE", arriving on the streaming service. The show follows Melvin Boomer's lead character who is a young fighter that dreams of making it to the top. In this Rocky-like rise, he's given an opportunity to take that […]
Artem Vakhitov wouldn't be signed to the UFC right now if it wasn't for the light heavyweight champion, Alex Pereira. The former GLORY kickboxer, who was the last man to beat "Poatan" in the sport, earned a contract on this week's episode of Dana White's Contender Series. Let alone getting this opportunity if it wasn't […]
Anyone who was watching along during UFC 307 this past weekend will have noticed one thing on social media. Conor McGregor is well known, or "Notorious" you could say, for being very vocal about his opinions on fights and people's performances. This was the case during the PPV card in Salt Lake City where he […]
Polaris 30 has already made some headlines in the MMA world for the marquee match-up that will headline the grappling event in London on November 2. At the top of the card, UFC star Michael "Venom" Page will face a former icon of his weight class when he competes against former interim welterweight champion Carlos […]
Last month, former Bellator welterweight champion Yaroslav Amosov announced that he is now a free agent. He posted on Instagram to share the news and reflect on his time in Bellator where he spent the best part of six years with the promotion. In a recent interview with MMA Junkie, Amosov provided more in details […]
Brandon Royval attempts to continue making the case for why he deserves another flyweight title shot this weekend. The #1-ranked contender seemingly has less to gain than his opponent in their upcoming main event clash at the UFC Apex. Tatsuro Taira will be difficult to deny if he's able to extend his undefeated streak in […]
Curtis Blaydes returned to England at UFC 304 where there was still a score to settle with fellow top heavyweight Tom Aspinall. The two men first met back in 2022 where the fight only lasted 15 seconds following an unfortunate injury to the Brit. With Aspinall holding the interim heavyweight title and being keen to […]
UFC 309 is a big return for Jon Jones following the injury that he suffered ahead of UFC 295 in November of last year. However, it's an even bigger comeback for the former champion Stipe Miocic who hasn't fought in well over three years at this point. The last time that we saw him compete […]
Mario Bautista has taken a lot of criticism following the biggest win of his career at UFC 307 this past weekend. He knew that it was always going to be tough for him to get support from the majority of the fan base when you're going up against a legend of the game like José […]
On June 30, Eric Nicksick knew that he would be heading to the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas but he didn't realize that Dan Ige would be coming with him. UFC 303 produced one of the most remarkable stories in the history of the promotion as Ige agreed to step in and face Diego Lopes […]
European promotion OKTAGON have previously been described by Ariel Helwani as "MMA's best kept secret". They may not have the household names that every fan in the United States would know but this had no impact on their seismic growth in Europe. This weekend at OKTAGON 62, they're set to host their second event of […]
The UFC Roster Tracker account on X has been very busy in the days following UFC 307 in Salt Lake City with nine posts about fighters exciting the UFC. Though the following releases are yet to be confirmed by other sources with knowledge of the situation, the promotion has been known to issue these mass […]
In the latest update of the ongoing Le vs Zuffa lawsuit, there have been declarations written by many of the former UFC fighters that are involved in the case. The declarations talk about how they have been affected and whether they're for or against the proposed settlement fee of $375 million over the case continuing […]
A lot of fight fans felt that if Khalil Rountree was going to have success at UFC 307, it would need to come early. Alex Pereira is so efficient and effective at setting traps that the fight was always going to get tougher for him in the later rounds and this ended up being the […]
Brandon Royval is set to return this weekend at the UFC Apex where he faces the undefeated Tatsuro Taira in the main event. Even after beating Brandon Moreno last time out to cement his status as the #1-ranked flyweight in the division, handing Taira his first win may not be enough for him to secure […]
