The hits kept on coming at UFC Vegas 101, as the promotion's first card of the year picked up in intensity on the main card real quick. Not long after Roman Kopylov scored a controversial, last-second finish of Chris Curtis, Cesar Almeida pulled off an unbelievable performance of his own, coming back from nearly being […]
The first major fight controversy of 2025 has taken place at UFC Vegas 101 — the promotion's first card of the year. And, of course, it had to involve Chris Curtis. In a jaw-dropping finish, "Action Man" was stopped by Roman Kopylov with just one second remaining in the contest. Both athletes brought fire in […]
Welterweight Punahale Soriano got the first main card win of 2025, doing so in practically no time at all Saturday at UFC Vegas 101. Soriano needed just 31 seconds to score a quick finish of Uroš Medić at the promotion's first event of the new year inside Las Vegas' Apex on Jan. 11. The Hawaiian […]
The first finish of the UFC's 2025 calendar has been delivered, and it came in some brutal fashion, as Fatima Kline scored a win over Victoria Dudakova during the UFC Vegas 101 prelims. And it's safe to say that the Russian didn't take the result well… Both women delivered powerful shots during the opening frame, […]
Former two-division UFC champion Conor McGregor is infamously known for his rise to stardom in the Octagon, as well as his antics and controversies inside and out of the cage. But for one day, the Irishman took his talents from the cage to the pitch. McGregor laced up his cleats earlier today and joined Black […]
Whoever is interested in obtaining the US television rights for the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) will be paying more than a pretty penny. Per a new report from Bloomberg, the UFC is looking to obtain a TV rights deal in the United States that will give them more than $1 billion per year. The UFC's […]
While Ilia Topuria and his team have teased a move up to lightweight, it appears not everyone believes that the UFC featherweight champion will make such a jump. During a recent appearance on Submission Radio, Topuria's coach, Jorge Climent, teased that Topuria is looking at a move up to lightweight, even if it means leaving […]
Former UFC bantamweight champion Sean O'Malley has been known for a strong media presence, but it appears that he is planning to take a step back from such. After losing the 135-pound gold earlier this year, O'Malley has announced on his Instagram that he is planning to take a social media "detox" in the new […]
A prominent name on the European regional MMA scene will now be making his UFC debut — and that means one UFC titleholder won't be the only one in his family in the Octagon. Aleksandre Topuria, the brother of UFC Featherweight Champion Ilia Topuria, will be making his UFC debut at UFC 312 on Feb. […]
The final major boxing fight of 2024 saw a lot of unity from fans, pundits, media, and fighters — it was a close, competitive fight but the right man won. Oleksandr Usyk edged out Tyson Fury in a unanimous decision to retain the WBA, WBC, and WBO heavyweight championships in the main event of a […]
Manel Kape's recent performance will not earn him a UFC flyweight title shot — at least not yet. He may, however, be one fight away from getting such. Per Ag. Fight, Kape's next fight has already been booked, as he will take on former title challenger Brandon Royval in the main event of a UFC […]
Joaquin Buckley added to the woes of Colby Covington on Saturday night, battering the former interim welterweight champion in the main event of UFC Tampa. Buckley clearly took the opening round, stopping every takedown attempt from Covington and damaging his eye, including a knockdown of "Chaos" late in the round. The rising contender continued to […]
If this was the last time we saw Cub Swanson in the Octagon, he went out with a bang by pulling off a devastating knockout of Billy Quarantillo in the co-main event of UFC Tampa. The two pulled off an entertaining first round, with both men looking to pick the other apart and each having […]
Manel Kape looked to make a statement as to why he should be next in line for Alexandre Pantoja and the UFC flyweight championship. And perhaps he's made a case after his finish of Bruno Silva at UFC Tampa. Kape's path to victory in the fight didn't come without battle scars. Silva landed three low […]
Dustin Jacoby has just pulled off an absolute shocker of a result. Jacoby needed just one punch to pull off a third-round knockout of Vitor Petrino during the main card of UFC Tampa. The fight featured plenty of back and forth from both men. They looked to stay patient, but the Brazilian was arguably landing […]
Michael Johnson put on a vintage performance to close out the UFC Tampa preliminary card, delivering a devastating knockout of Ottman Azaitar. Johnson picked Azaitar apart on the feet during the opening round, putting on a strong striking display and rocking the German-Moroccan on more than one occasion. "The Menace" then put him away brutally […]
It's not every day that we see someone finish an opponent twice in the same fight, but that appeared to be what we saw during the UFC Tampa prelims in Joel Álvarez's win over Drakkar Klose. The Spaniard landed a strong combination that stumbled Klose backward toward the fence. Alvarez then appeared to slump Klose […]
Sean Woodson continues to score wins, and this time it came with a bang as he pulled off a major finish of Fernando Padilla during the preliminary card of UFC Tampa. Woodson had to outlast an early surge from Padilla, but he fought back to fire off his own flurries during the second half of […]
Despite the hype Kai Asakura came into the UFC from RIZIN with, Alexandre Pantoja was able to pull off a flawless victory in the main event of UFC 310, winning by submission. The action started hot and heavy, with the reigning flyweight champion absorbing a knee from Asakura and landing a hard right hand on […]
Ciryl Gane made it 2-0 against Alexander Volkov, but not without plenty of controversy coming out of the split decision ruling at UFC 310. Gane was tested early, as Volkov scored a takedown within the opening minute. Though it took a little bit of time, the Frenchman was able to work his way back up […]
