Though the jury may still be out on him, Aleksandre Topuria, the brother of UFC Featherweight Champion Ilia Topuria, undoubtedly scored a victory in his Octagon debut, defeating Colby Thicknesse during the preliminary card of UFC 312 in Australia. The Spaniard and his Australian foe traded plenty of strikes to start things off, with the […]
After a period of time where things appeared to be uncertain, it looks like Canelo Álvarez does have his plan laid out for Riyadh Season after all. With a fight against Terence Crawford seemingly on the horizon for later this year, the WBA/WBC/WBO super middleweight champion will defend his titles against William Scull on May […]
Bryce Mitchell has released a statement in response to the massive backlash he has received in the wake of pro-Adolf Hitler comments he made on a podcast. In the first episode of his new podcast, ArkanSanity, Mitchell appeared to defend Hitler, the dictator and leader of Germany under Nazi rule. The UFC featherweight claimed that […]
In the biggest fight of his life, Nassourdine Imavov has come through — and he's called his shot for a crack at gold. Even in a fight where many were picking against him, Imavov performed in a big way, stunning the world with a second-round stoppage of former two-time UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya in […]
The undefeated streak of Shara "Bullet" Magomedov is no more. Michael "Venom" Page came in with a strategy and puzzled Magomedov, going on to take a decision win in the co-main event of UFC Saudi Arabia. Both fighters brought out a tactical approach to the first round, being selective with their shots. While Magomedov had […]
Early on at UFC Saudi Arabia, we witnessed what happens when there is a heavyweight highlight thanks to Shamil Gaziev's first-round knockout of Thomas Petersen. Ranked contenders Sergei Pavlovich and Jairzinho Rozenstruik, however, provided the polar opposite of such an outing during the main card portion of the evening. Both fighters took a patient approach, […]
Heavyweight knockouts are a delight to MMA fans, and Shamil Gaziev pulled off such a highlight by getting a first-round finish of Thomas Petersen during the UFC Saudi Arabia prelims. Gaziev landed a right hand on the button three minutes into the bout, dropping Petersen. That was all that was needed, with the Bahraini behemoth […]
It was another first-round highlight from Terrance McKinney, as he got the job done quick against Damir Hadžović on the preliminary card of UFC Saudi Arabia. McKinney did damage right away with his powerful punches in the opening minute. "T. Wrecks" then grabbed the neck and brought the fight to the ground, looking for a […]
Jasmine Jasudavicius continues to come into her own, coming out on top in a historic bout against former title challenger Mayra Bueno Silva on the preliminary card of UFC Saudi Arabia. The fight made promotional history in that it was the first women's UFC bout to take place in the country. It was all-around domination […]
In a battle of former power-punching UFC stars, Jeremy Stephens was able to come away with a huge victory, knocking out hometown hero Eddie Alvarez in Philadelphia in the main event of BKFC's KnuckleMania V. The two started the fight with some feeling out before Alvarez connected with a pair of left jabs. "Lil Heathen" […]
If you thought things with the Global Fight League (GFL) were a circus after the draft, things took even more of a turn on Jan. 25 thanks to a claim on social media made by Rashad Evans. Evans, a former UFC light heavyweight champion, was announced by the promotion to have been drafted to the […]
In what is certainly going to be an early nominee for the 2025 Fight of the Year in MMA, Usman Nurmagomedov will likely end up as the final defending Bellator champion in the brand's history. Nurmagomedov narrowly retained the Bellator lightweight title in a five-round war with Paul Hughes in the main event of the […]
What comes next for Vadim Nemkov is uncertain, but it can still include great opportunities following a win over Tim Johnson in the co-main event of PFL Champions Series: Road to Dubai on Jan. 25. Nemkov made things look easily, landing several head kicks on Johnson that busted him open across the center of his […]
Just two fights into the PFL's 2025 campaign and we may have had our first nominee for Gruesome Injury of the Year in this sport, seen in Haider Khan's first-round victory over Mostafa Nada. The two did plenty of circling around the cage during the fight, with Khan keeping distance to avoid Nada's power and […]
New, last-minute challenger, no problem for Islam Makhachev. Makhachev became the first fighter in UFC lightweight history to defend the championship four times with a quick submission victory over Renato Moicano in the main event of UFC 311. Moicano appeared to get off to a decent start, landing a couple of strong shots on the […]
With plenty of anticipation around their fight, Jiří Procházka managed to come out on top in a battle of former UFC light heavyweight champions, defeating Jamahal Hill at UFC 311. After feints and feeling out on both sides, Hill started to work combinations, but Procházka soon found his rhythm and landed power shots, one of […]
After a shaky outing in his UFC debut, Reinier de Ridder scored an impressive victory in his first performance on pay-per-view, opening up the UFC 311 main card with a submission of Kevin Holland. De Ridder scored a takedown in the opening seconds of round one. Despite a triangle attempt from Holland, the Dutchman was […]
In what has perhaps been the biggest shock of the night thus far at UFC 311 — the promotion's first pay-per-view card of the year — Payton Talbott's undefeated record came to an end at the hands of Raoni Barcelos. Barcelos dominated the fight from start to finish, using his size and wrestling to success. […]
Former UFC star Darren Till has come out on top in his first professional boxing bout, defeating Anthony Taylor via knockout in the main event of Misfits Boxing 20 in Manchester, England. After thoroughly dominating Taylor for five rounds, coming in with a notable advantage in height and reach, "The Gorilla" put his fellow MMA […]
Back in October 2019, Mackenzie Dern was matched up with Amanda Ribas for her third UFC fight. After a 7-0 start in MMA, the decorated Brazilian jiu-jitsu practitioner was handed her first taste of defeat at Ribas' hands, dropping a decision in Tampa. Just over five years later, she can now say that she avenged […]
