Mick Parkin has suffered his first defeat, but it did not come without debate, as he dropped a decision to Marcin Tybura during the UFC London preliminary card. The first round proved to be quiet and even. Parkin took the lead in terms of strikes landed, though Tybura used his grappling to give some trouble, […]
The next chapter in the James Krause betting scandal that hit the UFC at the end of 2022 will finally come to fruition in the coming days. Darrick Minner and Jeff Molina have been added to the agenda of a meeting of the Nevada State Athletic Commission on March 25, per MMA Fighting. Their appearance […]
UFC London showed that just because you have big names helping you prepare for a fight and in your corner, it doesn't mean you'll be coming out on top. Guram Kutateladze experienced this in a harsh way, dropping a one-sided decision against Kauê Fernandes to open up the preliminary card of Saturday's event in England's […]
After falling short in their original encounter at UFC 286, Roman Dolidze exacted revenge when he and Marvin Vettori were placed into a five-round rematch, scoring a unanimous decision win in the UFC Vegas 104 main event. Both men put their striking on display in the opening frame. While Vettori landed more in terms of […]
Despite missing weight, Chidi Njokuani may be in for a big fight at welterweight next after his victory over Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos in the co-main event of UFC Vegas 104. With both men being kicking specialists, the fight started at range, with both men landing low kicks. Njokuani piled on the strikes, but a […]
UFC Vegas 104 was certainly a debut to forget for Diyar Nurgozhay. After coming in to the fight missing weight by 4.5 pounds, Nurgozhay ended up being submitted by Brendson Ribeiro during the event's main card. Ribiero started strong, attacking with leg kicks and crisp punching, scoring a knockdown of Nurgozhay during the first round. […]
A night featuring some brutal-looking finishes at UFC Vegas 104 continued with an additional just before the main card thanks to Waldo Cortes-Acosta. The rising heavyweight contender managed to secure a late second-round finish of Ryan Spann in the featured preliminary bout of the evening. Cortes-Acosta controlled the fight with relentless striking, overwhelming the formerly […]
After UFC Vegas 104 already experienced a pair of upsets during the preliminary card, one more was added courtesy of the biggest underdog listed on the card, Carlos Vera. Vera scored a first-round submission win over "KO Wizard" Josias Musasa. A win via submission for Vera came out to odds of +1200, according to the […]
Though there were plenty of bad feelings heading into UFC Vegas 104 from fans and pundits after the aftermath of UFC 313, the results of the first two fights may have taken things up a notch pretty quickly. The opening two bouts of the card were women's fights that both ended in first-round knockouts from […]
One week after a UFC 313 broadcast that left plenty of complaints and rants against ESPN and their ESPN+ platform, it appears the UFC's relationship with the American broadcast sports network will be coming to an end. According to a recent report from the New York Post, officials at TKO, created by the parent company […]
The light heavyweight division has been given a major shake-up courtesy of Magomed Ankalaev. In upset fashion, Ankalaev's grappling proved to be too much for "Poatan," as the Dagestani defeated Alex Pereira in the main event of UFC 313 to become the new UFC light heavyweight champion. Pereira focused on leg kicks to start the […]
In a rematch that proved to be as entertaining as their first fight at UFC 286 two years ago, Justin Gaethje once again was able to edge out Rafael Fiziev on the scorecards, coming out on top in the co-main event of UFC 313. Fiziev pulled off a sudden takedown in the opening minute. Gaethje […]
Ignacio Bahamondes pulled off a shock in what was expected to be a strikers' battle, as he scored a first-round submission of Jalin Turner at UFC 313. Turner then pulled off an even bigger shock when, despite pleas from his corner, he elected to retire from mixed martial arts two months before his 30th birthday. […]
A longtime MMA veteran whose active career spanned over 20 years, "Ruthless" Robbie Lawler will be honored for all of his memories in the sport with a solo spot in the UFC Hall of Fame. Lawler was announced at UFC 313 as the latest member of the organization's Hall of Fame Class of 2025 as […]
The Fighting Nerds continue to do amazing things in the Octagon, with Mauricio Ruffy opening up the UFC 313 pay-per-view main card in style courtesy of a highlight, first-round knockout of King Green. Green started the fight on the back foot as he tried to strategize against Ruffy, but that led to "One Shot" hitting […]
The UFC debut of The Ultimate Fighter season 32 champion Mairon Santos will go down in controversy, as he came out on top against Francis Marshall via a highly disputed split decision during the preliminary card of UFC 313. Marshall scored a knockdown of Santos during the opening round and had an opportunity to finish […]
A former soccer hooligan, Djorden Santos made his UFC debut in the first bout of the evening at UFC 313, falling short via decision to Ozzy Diaz. Santos utilized quick footwork and sharp, speedy strikes in the opening round, emphasized with leg kicks, as the two went back-and-forth with their boxing. Santos' aggression increased in […]
Manel Kape made a statement that he should be next in line for the UFC flyweight championship, taking out Asu Almabayev in the main event of UFC Vegas 103. "Starboy" got off to a strong start, grabbing momentum right away with the striking display he put on in round one. He added in a couple […]
Cody Brundage emerged victorious from the UFC Vegas 103 co-main event, but the finishing sequence wasn't without some controversy. Brundage started strong by landing an overhand right that stunned Marquez. He continued the attack, but Marquez managed to battle back and create a back-and-forth battle. After submission attempts from both men, "The Cuban Missile Crisis" […]
Sam Patterson got the main card of UFC Vegas 103 underway with a stunner of a result, finishing the previously unbeaten Danny Barlow in the opening round of their bout. About three minutes into the fight, Patterson caught Barlow coming in with a flurry, stunning "LeftHand2God" with a right hand. The Brit caused Barlow to […]
