The move to the Fighting Nerds team continues to pay off for Michal Oleksiejczuk, as he scores a first-round knockout of Gerald Meerschaert during the UFC 319 preliminary card. Meerschaert tried to bring the fight to the ground consistently, but Oleksiejczuk continuously stopped his takedown attempts. Oleksiejczuk's mission to keep the fight standing was successful, […]
Talk about a photo finish. Alexander Hernandez provided one with his first-round knockout of Chase Hooper during the UFC 319 preliminary card. Hooper looked to use his reach advantage, giving Hernandez some trouble with his kicks early on. "The Great Ape" worked his boxing more over the course of the round, however. That'd lead to […]
After Brad Katona did so just a couple of seasons ago, Joseph Morales has re-entered the UFC after winning The Ultimate Fighter, becoming the flyweight winner of season 33 with a second-round submission of Alibi Idiris — a fight that kicked off the action at UFC 319. Morales, the major underdog in this fight, came […]
Gadzhi Rabadanov's desires for a second straight PFL lightweight title are for naught. Alfie Davis put on an excellent striking performance to outlast Rabadanov's grappling-heavy efforts to claim the 2025 PFL World Tournament lightweight title in the main event of the PFL's card in Charlotte, North Carolina. The fight opened with a tactical first round, […]
Liz Carmouche's legacy grows following the PFL World Tournament event in Charlotte, North Carolina, as she claimed the women's flyweight tournament gold with a knockout of Jena Bishop in the co-main event. The opening round saw both women trading jabs, with Bishop landing combinations to the body while Carmouche answered with steady low kicks. Bishop […]
In a battle of two men who started the PFL bantamweight tournament as alternates before being official participants, Marcirley Alves managed to outwork Justin Wetzell in a featured bout at the PFL World Tournament card in Charlotte, North Carolina, to become the 2025 PFL World Tournament champion at bantamweight. Alves started strong, finding his range […]
UFC 319 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 United Center in Chicago, Illinois, on Saturday, August 16. The pay-per-view main card portion of the event will start at 10PM ET/7PM PT, with preliminary […]
The second of three events to mark the conclusion of the PFL's 2025 World Tournaments goes down in Charlotte, North Carolina tonight — and MMA News has you covered with all the action. The World Tournament is the spiritual successor to the season-and-the-playoffs has had since its inaugural season in 2018. As part of the […]
We’re about 24 hours away from UFC 319, and MMA News is here to bring you the video from the ceremonial weigh-ins for the card! UFC 319 takes place on August 16 from the United Center in Chicago, Illinois. The main event of the evening will feature Dricus Du Plessis defending the UFC middleweight championship […]
UFC 319 has taken yet another hit as a result of the sole weight miss that occurred for the card. Per an announcement from the promotion, the early prelim bout between Bryan Battle and Nursulton Ruziboev has been scrapped due to Battle missing weight. Battle weighed in at 190 pounds, four pounds above the non-title […]
We are just one day away from UFC 319, and we’ve got the official weigh-in results for you here at MMA News. UFC 319 takes place from the United Center in Chicago, Illinois, featuring a number of noteworthy matchups, including a highly-anticipated middleweight title fight. The UFC middleweight championship is on the line in the […]
The madness surrounding uncertainty over Conor McGregor's UFC contract status may need to be put on hold. According to UFC President & CEO Dana White, reports of McGregor and the UFC supposedly parting ways are untrue. "Total bull***," White posted on social media in response to a post about the report. About an hour later, […]
UFC 319 is just a couple of days away, featuring a highly-anticipated middleweight title fight. Time to stir the pot more and gain more hype for UFC 319, courtesy of a good ol’ fashion question-and-answer session. The ninth UFC pay-per-view event of the year goes down from the United Center in Chicago, Illinois, on Saturday, […]
For the first time in the show's history, The Ultimate Fighter will see its finale fights held on two different cards. This wasn't the intention; however, this is now the reality following an injury to Rodrigo Sezinando, forcing the TUF welterweight final featuring him and Daniil Donchenko to be moved from this weekend's UFC 319 […]
For the first time in six years, the UFC returns to the Windy City, as Chicago plays host to this Saturday's UFC 319. Get yourself ready and in the know with another edition of MMA News staff fight predictions. The event will be available exclusively on ESPN+ pay-per-view on Saturday, August 16. The main card […]
When he was awarded his new UFC contract on Dana White's Contender Series, Baysangur Susurkaev held up four fingers. The message was he wanted a quick turnaround — he wanted to fight at UFC 319 this coming weekend to be on the same card as his teammate, UFC middleweight title challenger Khamzat Chimaev. And now, […]
Two UFC veterans who are all about the violence will clash for BKFC's King of Violence title when the promotion appears in New Jersey for the first time this fall. BKFC President David Feldman announced on The Ariel Helwani Show on August 13 that Mike Perry will defend his King of Violence title against Jeremy […]
Welcome, everyone, to the 12th and final edition of The TUF Stuff! Each week, I'll be guiding you through a recap of this season's edition of The Ultimate Fighter, providing updates on what happens in each episode — from the drama and storylines out of the Octagon, to the looks into who the competing fighters […]
The latest season of Dana White’s Contender Series kicked off with a bizarre, and downright disappointing, night on 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 as "The […]
Just one day after Paramount acquired the UFC in a major money deal, they look to suddenly be adding another piece of the TKO pie to their empire. Per a report from Front Office Sports, Paramount is now being considered the "front-runner" to acquire Zuffa Boxing, the TKO-backed boxing promotion that is being overseen by […]
