In his first fight in the sport after nearly two years, Phil Davis showed that he's still competing at the highest level of the game, defeating Rob Wilkinson in the main event of the PFL's World Tournament first round event on May 1. Wilkinson got the edge in the fight early on, making use of […]
Despite being rocked early in the fight, Valentin Moldavsky managed to battle back and come out on top over Sergey Bilostenniy in the co-main event of the PFL World Tournament first round event on May 1. Bilostenniy and Moldavsky both had their fair share of hard strikes, with Bilostenniy looking for a quick start to […]
A statement was made by Simeon Powell, as the 2023 PFL Europe light heavyweight finalist impressed in the opening round of the PFL World Tournament. Powell scored a finish of Karl Albrektsson in a bout that opened up the main card of the PFL World Tournament event on May 1. Powell didn't seem to have […]
Once someone who appeared to be a rising name in the UFC's heavyweight division, Alexandr Romanov now appears to be someone to watch for in the PFL's World Tournament at heavyweight. Romanov made a statement by scoring a quick submission of veteran and former Bellator interim heavyweight title challenger Tim Johnson. The two headlined the […]
Sullivan Cauley appeared to take on the form of prime Travis Browne, as he finished Alex Polizzi quickly during the early card of the light heavyweight and heavyweight portion of the PFL World Championships on May 1. The first-round bout saw Polizzi quickly score a pair of takedowns on Cauley. Though Cauley scrambled up the […]
After suffering his first career defeat in a short-notice outing, Ian Machado Garry, in another fairly short-planned fight, scored a unanimous decision win over Carlos Prates, potentially rebounding as he seeks a title opportunity. Garry started things off with plenty of low kicks, working his range well. While Prates got in a bit of leg […]
After a lengthy career in Mixed Martial Arts, "Lionheart" tells the sport thank you and goodbye. Anthony Smith retired from active MMA competition following his loss against Zhang Mingyang in the co-main event of UFC Kansas City. Mingyang's streak of consecutive first-round finishes remains as a result. "Every single one of you made an impact […]
Ikram Aliskerov has gotten back in the win column in a notable way, putting out Andre Muniz with a strong finish to open the main card of UFC Kansas City. After some leg kick trading, Aliskerov took control with pressure, landing several left hands on Muniz. Muniz looked for a takedown but got stuffed, with […]
A fight with great intensity ended appropriately — with one of the most vicious knockouts we have seen in 2025 thus far. That KO came courtesy of Randy Brown, who became the first man to put away Nicolas Dalby as they threw down at UFC Kansas City. Brown looked to get the fight off at […]
The UFC has named Charles Oliveira as this year's recipient of the Forrest Griffin Community Award, as announced during the UFC Kansas City main card. Oliveira is being honored for the work he has done with East LA Jiu-Jitsu, a non-profit jiu-jitsu school set up for kids to build character, confidence and resilience. The school, […]
Coming in to his UFC debut off his appearance on Dana White's Contender Series, Malcolm Wellmaker rose to the occasion at UFC Kansas City, while Cameron Saaiman's losing skid has only worsened. Wellmaker scored a finish of Saaiman in under two minutes during the preliminary card for Saturday's UFC Fight Night event.. At just under […]
In what ended up being an explosive, highly entertaining battle of second-generation boxing talents, Chris Eubank scored a unanimous decision victory over Conor Benn at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London, England. Benn came out blazing from the opening bell, using explosive combinations and rapid movement. Not only did that overwhelm Eubank, but so, too, […]
It didn't take long for Eddie Hall to pull off an absolute stunner in his professional MMA debut at KSW 105, needing just 30 seconds to put away Mariusz Pudzianowski. In a battle of strongmen champions, Hall landed a combination mere seconds into round one that caused Pudzianowski to stumble. Pudzianowski attempted to fight back […]
It was 14 months ago when Alexander Volkanovski lost his third straight fight and suffered his second straight knockout, losing the UFC featherweight world championship in the process. Now, with Ilia Topuria moving up to lightweight, Volkanovski made the most of his opportunity to earn back the gold, defeating Diego Lopes in the main event […]
If you didn't believe before, you may have to now. Paddy Pimblett scored the biggest fight of his career in the co-main event of UFC 314, brutally finishing Michael Chandler. Pimblett, as he has previously, started his attack with a leg-kick focus. Chandler landed a long jab before Pimblett tried to get his own striking […]
The long-awaited UFC debut of former two-division Bellator champion Patricio Pitbull ended in major disappointment, as he suffered a dominant decision loss to former interim featherweight champion Yair Rodriguez at UFC 314. Rodriguez started out the aggressor, with a kick-focused attack. Rodriguez landed a number of kicks, including a low kick combined with a quick […]
The Fighting Nerds continue to deliver. After Michal Oleksiecjzuk was successful in his fight on the UFC 314 preliminary card, Jean Silva went into a highly anticipated showdown with Bryce Mitchell and dominated, scoring a submission. Mitchell looked to get out to a strong start early, taking the upper hand in striking. But when Mitchell […]
The woman widely considered the greatest women's fighter in the history of MMA, let alone the UFC, will now get to take her spot in the UFC Hall of Fame. Former UFC women's bantamweight and featherweight champion Amanda Nunes was announced as the newest member of the UFC Hall of Fame Class of 2025, as […]
"The Devastator" really is back. And if his words ring true, better than ever. Dominick Reyes pulled off yet another knockout in his attempted career resurgence, needing just one round to defeat Nikita Krylov in the opening main card bout for UFC 314. As the two were feeling each other out and slowly finding their […]
The performance of Dan Ige in the featured prelim bout of UFC 314 cannot be denied, but his stoppage win over Sean Woodson left a bitter taste in the mouths of fans. Ige's striking was on point, pressuring Woodson despite facing a significant disadvantage in height and reach. Though Woodson's jabs get Ige at bay […]
