The UFC may be without Sean Strickland for some time, depending on what the Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC) determines at an upcoming meeting. The NSAC will be holding a meeting this coming Wednesday, July 23, and one of the topics for discussion will be an "extension of temporary suspension" for Strickland "for possible action." […]
We’re about 24 hours away from UFC 318, and MMA News is here to bring you the video from the ceremonial weigh-ins for the card! UFC 318 takes place on July 19 from the Smoothie King Center in New Orleans, Louisiana. The main event of the evening will feature Dustin Poirier, who makes the Octagon […]
We are just one day away from UFC 318, and we’ve got the official weigh-in results for you here at MMA News. UFC 318 takes place from the Smoothie King Center in New Orleans, Louisiana. And in the main event, the UFC's BMF title will be up for grabs again as New Orleans' favorite MMA […]
The BKFC made major signings last week, one of whom was former UFC and Bellator title challenger Yoel Romero. Romero has been seen as a welcome edition to the roster, with hope he will fit in well with the bare-knuckle style. What may have gone under the radar, however, is that Romero had a run […]
Dustin Poirier will hope for his final UFC fight to be one that's memorable — and he'll get that with UFC 318, as he challenges Max Holloway for the BMF title in a trilogy bout that headlines the evening. The moments won't stop there for the Louisiana native, however. On Wednesday, July 16, Poirier announced […]
We're in the middle of UFC 318 fight week, and we find ourselves just a couple of days away from Dustin Poirier making his final walk to the Octagon. Time to add to the build, and get some more hype around this card, with a good ol’ fashion question-and-answer session. The seventh UFC pay-per-view event […]
UFC 318 fight week is here, which means we are now days away from the final Octagon walk for a UFC legend in his hometown. 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, July 19. The […]
Don't try to outshine Conor McGregor — whether you believe him or not. Just as news drops of Jon Jones explaining his plans to unretire and confirming his intentions to compete at the UFC's White House card next year, McGregor makes his own claim of the same nature. Talking to The Schmo, McGregor confirmed his […]
The saga of Jon Jones' retirement and unretirement decision has been one that stretched back to when it was debated if he'd retire after facing Stipe Miocic — and it's ongoing in the wake of his decision to unretire just two weeks after doing so and giving up the UFC heavyweight championship. And now, Jones […]
In an announcement that is jaw-dropping, but more than welcomed by combat sports fans around the world, Turki Alalshikh — the chair of Saudi Arabia’s General Entertainment Authority — has announced the end of the pay-per-view model of Riyadh Season and The Ring cards on DAZN. Posting to X (fka Twitter), Alalshikh announced that this […]
MMA legend Randy Couture is back at home after spending time over the last week hospitalized following a car crash at a pro racetrack. Per TMZ Sports, Couture was released from a burn center he was at and is now home recovering from injuries he suffered during practice runs at a racetrack in Kansas City. […]
A boxing bout between Shakur Stevenson and Conor Benn would definitely bring eyeballs — especially after the way they talked trash at each other on a livestreamed Internet program. Stevenson and Benn were both scheduled guests for a recent edition of The Ariel Helwani Show following Stevenson's victory over William Zepeda in Flushing, NY, this […]
It was 10 years ago when two boxing legends — Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao — finally met in the ring for a highly-anticipated clash of boxing icons that many felt was long overdue. The fight ended up not living up to expectations, but it was had, and as years have gone on, many have […]
Welcome, everyone, to the eighth 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 are, to […]
Ilia Topuria was already soaring in popularity and becoming one of the best fighters in the world — and that was solidified after UFC 317, if it wasn't already. Just a couple of weeks ago at this year's International Fight Week card, Topuria knocked out Charles Oliveira in the main event to become UFC lightweight […]
UPDATE: Timur Khizriev's management team tells Mike Bohn of MMAJunkie that the fighter's "life is not in danger" but is currently hospitalized. Note: This is a developing breaking news story that will be updated as more information comes out. Timur Khizriev, the featherweight champion of the 2024 PFL season, has been reportedly shot during an […]
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 Nashville, MMA News has you covered with this week’s complete updates. Men’s Pound-For-Pound: Alexandre Pantoja moves up one spot to No. 4, tying him with Dricus Du Plessis. Women’s Pound-for-Pound: No changes. Women’s […]
When the BMF title was first created by the UFC in 2019, there were various split opinions about the championship. Some called it genius, some called it a gimmick. But it seemed that such a belt was a one-and-done matter. But since then, there have been two other BMF title fights in the UFC and […]
Dustin Poirier will make his final walk to the Octagon this weekend at UFC 318, in his hometown of New Orleans, challenging an old rival in Max Holloway for the BMF title in the main event. This will be the third time Poirier and Holloway will meet in the Octagon, with Poirier having won both […]
It appears to be one scandal after another in short time for Conor McGregor. In a story first broken by The Sun on Sunday, June 13, photos have come out of McGregor spending time and showing love to a woman on the Florida beach — a woman that is not his fiancée, Dee Devlin. Photos […]
