In his UFC debut, Mario Pinto scored a victory in a big way, brutally knocking out Austen Lane in the featured prelim bout at UFC Vegas 103. Lane had control in the first round of the fight, which included him scoring a knockdown on Pinto. The American looked to get the job done with ground-and-pound […]
A noteworthy UFC name has already volunteered to be a part of a potential relationship between the MMA organization and the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), with Michael Chandler raising his hand. New FBI Director Kash Patel reportedly said during a teleconference on Wednesday, Feb. 26, that he is looking into expanding the […]
After a thrilling card that featured plenty of finishes and standout performances, UFC Seattle's main event between Henry Cejudo and Song Yadong left the west coast crowd with a lot to be desired. Song came out on top in his main event bout against former two-division champion Henry Cejudo via decision, but the fight's conclusion […]
At LFA 32 in January 2018, prior to their arrival to the Octagon, Anthony Hernandez defeated Brendan Allen to win the then-vacant LFA middleweight championship. Now, seven years later, "Fluffy" proved that he still has the upper hand by defeating "All In" at UFC Seattle. Allen landed a high kick early in the fight and […]
Jean Silva and his teammates at the Fighting Nerds have been arguably the biggest names to watch in the UFC entering 2025, and that continued with the Brazilian's victory over Melsik Baghdasaryan at UFC Seattle. Silva's power was on full display in this fight, landing 18 of his 27 strikes thrown in the contest – […]
For the first time in his UFC tenure, Ion Cuțelaba has scored a submission, defeating Ibo Aslan in the featured preliminary bout at UFC Seattle. Cuțelaba and Aslan got right into things early, swinging away and trading hard blows throughout the fight's opening minute. Though each landed hard on one another, the Moldovan changed strategy […]
After three losses and two and a half years, Ricky Simon finally re-entered the win column in grand fashion against Javid Basharat during the UFC Seattle preliminary card. The formerly ranked contender looked to get on the attack right away, and he managed to do so with a strong start that included a takedown. When […]
Former Bellator standout and Dana White's Contender Series alum Austin Vanderford came out on top in his UFC debut at UFC Seattle — and his opponent, Nikolay Veretennikov, may have simultaneously made his last appearance. Vanderford completely dominated the opening round, gaining top control with a takedown and riding out on top for about four […]
The scorecards in Artur Beterbiev vs. Dmitry Bivol 2 were the same as their first fight — but in the other fighter's favor. Bivol scored a majority decision win over Beterbiev in the main event of a card in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia to become the new undisputed light heavyweight champion and hand the Russian-Canadian his […]
After a scheduled IBF heavyweight title shot against Daniel Dubois suddenly fell through, Joseph Parker remained interim WBO heavyweight champion on Saturday by stopping Martin Bakole in two rounds. The fight served as the co-main event to Artur Beterbiev vs. Dmitry Bivol in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Parker worked his jab over the course of the […]
Despite being troubled very early on in the UFC Vegas 102 main event, Jared Cannonier pulled off a major comeback to score a fourth-round finish of Gregory Rodrigues. "Robocop" brought the power from the opening round, dropping "The Killa Gorilla" twice with a couple of solid shots. Cannonier, however, managed to score a takedown late […]
Youssef Zalal received the biggest opportunity of his career thus far when he took on Calvin Kattar in the co-main event of UFC Vegas 102. But while he scored a decision win, the result led to a mix of reactions from MMA fans. Kattar tried to take control of the fight from the get-go, looking […]
Andre Petroski feels he's ready for a step up in competition after his victory over Rodolfo Vieira at UFC Vegas 102. Unfortunately for him, the man he chose to call out, Bo Nickal, doesn't share the same sentiment regarding the idea of a fight between the two of them. "I'd love to get an easy […]
With both Bonfim brothers competing at UFC Vegas 102, Gabriel Bonfim ensured a strong start for the pair with a second-round submission victory over knockout artist Khaos Williams during the preliminary card. Williams stalked his competition throughout the opening frame, looking to apply pressure and find the power shots that have led him to victory […]
Mixed martial arts veteran Julia Avila laid the gloves down at UFC Vegas 102. After suffering a decision loss to Jacqueline Cavalcanti in the opening bout of Saturday's event, "Raging Panda" announced her retirement from professional MMA. "This is it," Avila said before placing her gloves down in the middle of the Octagon. "I want […]
After a victory in his debut, former UFC star Darren Till is now set to make his second professional boxing appearance, taking on another former UFC Darren – fellow Englishman Darren Stewart. The bout between "The Gorilla" and "The Dentist" will take place at Misfits Boxing 21 on March 29 at the AO Arena in […]
The first fight between Dricus Du Plessis and Sean Strickland was a close battle that could have fallen either way, ending in a controversial decision for the South African despite UFC CEO Dana White feeling "Tarzan" won the fight. But the rematch between the two was not close at all. Du Plessis took complete control […]
Despite coming into the bout as the betting underdog for the first time as a champion, Zhang Weili was able to dominate Tatiana Suarez in a five-round decision to end the challenger's undefeated streak and retain the UFC women's strawweight title in the UFC 312 co-main event. Suarez easily took control of the fight in […]
Israel Adesanya's recently gone on a rough patch in his MMA venture, including his knockout loss to Nassourdine Imavov last week. But in a moment of lightness, he will be honored for putting on one of the greatest bouts in Octagon history as part of this year's UFC Hall of Fame class. Adesanya's interim middleweight […]
Israel Adesanya and Alex Pereira have waged war plenty of times with one another between their time in kickboxing and MMA. But at UFC 312 in Australia, the longtime rivals appeared to be at peace, as the pair were sitting next to each other audience. After images emerged of the two stars seated together, a […]
