Jose Aldo appeared during the main card of UFC Rio, as the UFC granted him the ability to make one more entrance into the Octagon as he laid the gloves down in the center. This formalized the retirement of Aldo, who entered the UFC Hall of Fame in 2023 before a three-fight comeback between 2024 […]
Kaan Ofli may have scored the victory at UFC Rio, defeating Ricardo Ramos, but it didn't come without much controversy following several missed fence grab calls. Just seconds into the fight, Ricardo Ramos had Kaan Ofli against the fence, threatening a kneebar. Ofli's defenses, however, saw him grab the fence multiple times. None of the […]
A fight that has long been rumored for UFC 323 appears to now have been confirmed, leaked by, of all people, a fighter who competed on the UFC Rio card. During his post-fight interview, Michael Aswell Jr. advocated to compete next on UFC 323, which was recently confirmed for December 6 at the T-Mobile Arena […]
Michael Aswell Jr. made things look to easy in the featured preliminary bout of UFC Rio, as the Texas native quickly took out Lucas Almeida. Aswell cracked Almeida seconds into the fight with a right hand before laying in some flurries to try and get the quick finish. Almeida tried to fight back, but Aswell […]
Jafel Filho continues to show how dangerous he is on the ground, as he took out Clayton Carpenter during the UFC Rio preliminary card. Filho landed a crisp right hand early that seemed to wobble Carpenter, allowing Filho to score the trip and take the back quickly. Filho then locked in a body triangle as […]
Perhaps Vitor Petrino has found a new home for himself at heavyweight, as he capped off his second performance in the weight class with a highlight finish in front of a native crowd at UFC Rio. Petersen looked to use his wrestling to his advantage during the opening two rounds. He was, however, repeatedly stuffed […]
Having already accomplished so much in the world of Brazilian jiu-jitsu, Bia Mesquita now is set on dominating the MMA world in the same way she dominated Irina Alekseeva in her Octagon debut during the UFC Rio preliminary card. After about a minute of feeling out, Alekseeva clipped Mesquita with a punch. But Mesquita kept […]
UFC Rio is almost here, and we here at MMA News are here to provide you the latest on betting odds for the card. The card takes place from the Farmasi Arena in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Saturday, October 11. The main card portion of the event will start at 7PM ET/4PM PT, with […]
The latest season of Dana White’s Contender Series continued with one of the best episodes in the show's history tonight in Las Vegas. DWCS began in 2017 and has produced a notable number of fighters currently on the UFC's roster. Since the show's inception in 2017, a couple have even gone on to claim UFC championships. Known […]
In what will go down as one of the greatest fights in MMA — let alone of the greatest fights of 2025 and perhaps the greatest fight to ever happen on Dana White's Contender Series — Adrian Luna Martinetti and Mark Vologdin both earned UFC contracts and $25,000 bonuses from UFC CEO and President Dana […]
The latest action on offer inside the Octagon has seen some climb the UFC rankings toward contention and others fall away. And in the aftermath of Saturday's UFC 320, MMA News has you covered with this week’s complete updates. Men’s Pound-For-Pound: As a result of regaining the UFC light heavyweight title, Alex Pereira moves up four spots to No. […]
UFC 320 is in the books, meaning attention will soon turn to the mixed martial arts leader’s next pay-per-view offering, UFC 321 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. The promotion was in Las Vegas last week, where the T-Mobile Arena played host to a number of intriguing matchups for its nine numbered event of the year. Of […]
The Global Fight League is doing take two and has announced plans to restart operations in 2026. The GFL announced their intention to finally get events started through a statement on social media — the promotion's first statement since the spring. "To the athletes, fans and partners, thank you for your patience and support. We’ve […]
It's been assumed that the UFC will want a massive event for its Paramount premiere, and while UFC CEO and President Dana White has planned such, a new report hints at what potentially could be the headliner for that first card. Per a new report from Alvaro Colmenero, Ilia Topuria is expected to make his […]
UFC CEO and President Dana White is telling the world to hold their horses in regards to Conor McGregor's claims that he is locked in for the UFC White House event in June. At the UFC 320 post-fight press conference, White was asked about recent claims made by McGregor, who has gone around various media […]
The eyes of the combat world were locked in on Las Vegas last night, as UFC 320 and its two title fights went down at the T-Mobile Arena in the UFC home of Las Vegas, Nevada. The main event saw the UFC light heavyweight championship on the line in a rematch between Magomed Ankalaev and […]
Chama is champ once again. After his offense was completely neutralized in their first meeting, Alex Pereira went all out and finished Magomed Ankalaev in just 80 seconds to regain the UFC light heavyweight championship in the main event of UFC 320. Pereira looked to pressure Ankalaev right away, and it paid off. Pereira landed […]
Despite a hearty effort from Cory Sandhagen, Merab Dvalishvili put on a masterclass showing in the Octagon, scoring a unanimous decision win to retain the UFC bantamweight championship in the co-main event of UFC 320. The opening round saw plenty of exchanges, with Sandhagen seemingly getting the better of Dvalishvili in terms of the more […]
Despite a slow, concerning start, Jiri Prochazka came from behind to produce a wild third round with Khalil Rountree Jr., where he scored a wild knockout at UFC 320. The two opened the fight cautiously, very well aware of the power the other possesses, especially when it comes to kicks. A couple of minutes into […]
Youssef Zalal has now scored perhaps the biggest and most impressive win of his UFC career, needing just 98 seconds to put away former interim title challenger Josh Emmett at UFC 320. Emmett attempted to pressure and flash his power, but Zalal showed off his speed and managed to score a quick takedown in on […]
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