What many expected to be a competitive battle proved to be a one-sided affair, as Dooho Choi put on a dominant showing against Nate Landwehr to open up the UFC 310 pay-per-view card. "The Train" tried to get aggressive early, but Choi made him feel his power, including a hook that briefly stumbled Landwehr. "Korean […]
Those who were counting Vicente Luque out were sorely mistaken. The longtime welterweight contender returned to the win column in impactful fashion with a quick victory over Themba Gorimbo as part of the UFC 310 preliminary card Saturday night. "The Silent Assassin" dropped Gorimbo with a short right hand just seconds into the fight. The […]
After the matchup was postponed on fight day at UFC 309 last month, Eryk Anders was able to score a win over former UFC middleweight champion Chris Weidman to close out the early preliminary portion of UFC 310. Anders got off to a strong start with his striking to start the opening round. After a […]
Some say Kennedy Nzechukwu has looked like a new man up at heavyweight, and that may have been evident with his victory over Łukasz Brzeski that kicked off UFC 310. Nzechukwu's striking was on display at Las Vegas' T-Mobile Arena, where he landed speedy, crisp, and powerful strikes over the course of the first round. Then, […]
Timur Khizriev put a beating on former PFL featherweight champion Brendan Loughnane to capture this year's 145-pound gold in the main event of the 2024 PFL World Championship. Khizriev established dominance early with consistent kicks, eventually securing a takedown. On the ground, he pressured and smothered Loughnane, leaving little room for the former champ to […]
Turkmenistan now has an MMA world champion after Dovlet Yagshimuradov needed less than a minute to put away Impa Kasanganay and become the 2024 PFL light heavyweight champion. The two brought the action right away with a pair of exchanges. It was in the second, near the edge of the cage, when Yagshimuragdov rocked the […]
Dagestan now has another world champion in MMA after Gadzhi Rabadanov pulled off a strong finish of Brent Primus to become this year's lightweight title winner at the 2024 PFL World Championship in Saudi Arabia. Rabadanov and Primus traded strikes early, with the former landing low kicks and his American counterpart responding with elbows and […]
Abdullah Al-Qahtani has been a prime face of the PFL's expansion into the Middle East, and he continued that trend by defeating Marouane Bellagouit to become the inaugural PFL MENA featherweight champion. The two headlined the MENA portion of the PFL World Championship card in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on Friday. Al-Qahtani and Bellagouit traded strikes […]
Ali Taleb brought out a vicious performance that ended in a quick knockout to capture the first-ever PFL MENA bantamweight championship in Saudi Arabia. After a bit of kick-heavy attacks from his opponent, Rachid El Hazoume, Taleb stunned him with a one-two, namely from an uppercut, before launching a flurry that ended with him dropping […]
The hype for one of UFC 311's most anticipated bouts is underway, as former light heavyweight champions Jamahal Hill and Jiří Procházka traded barbs over who had it worse in their unsuccessful attempts to reclaim the gold earlier this year. Both Hill and Procházka never lost the championship inside the Octagon. They also challenged Alex […]
One UFC fighter who has no love lost for Conor McGregor has let his voice be known after the result of the Irishman's recent civil trial in Ireland. UFC Lightweight Champion Islam Makhachev took to social media after McGregor was found liable for assault of a woman that took place in late 2018. Makhachev praised […]
Petr Yan made a statement at UFC Macau, defeating Deiveson Figueiredo in the main event before calling for a rematch with current UFC Bantamweight hampion Merab Dvalishvili. Yan won a five-round decision, sweeping the scorecards against the ex-UFC flyweight champion. He then mentioned wanting a rematch with Dvalishvili and an opportunity to regain the bantamweight […]
After both unsuccessfully attempted to regain the gold they never lost in the Octagon earlier this year, two former UFC light heavyweight champions will do battle at the promotion's first pay-per-view of 2025. Jiří Procházka and Jamahal Hill are set to do battle at UFC 311, which takes place on Jan. 18 at the Intuit […]
Petr Yan made a statement that he wants the UFC bantamweight championship back, making his case with a dominant decision win over Deiveson Figueiredo in the main event of UFC Macau. Figueiredo appeared to be on path to a strong start when he scored a takedown in the fight's opening minute. Yan, however, survived his […]
Competing in China for the first time in six years, Yan Xiaonan made the most of the experience by putting on one of her best performances in the Octagon, defeating Tabatha Ricci in the UFC Macau co-main event. Xiaonan was fully on the attack in the opening round, having complete control as Ricci continuously bit […]
If you thought UFC Macau was filled with highlights heading into the final three bouts of the card, Muslim Salikhov then went and took things to another level thanks to his first-round finish of Song Kenan. Salikhov delivered a brutal spinning wheel kick that landed flush on the home favorite, dropping him for the knockout […]
A fight that appeared to be a showcase for Wang Cong ended up being such for Gabriella Fernandes, as the Brazilian finished "The Joker" in a huge upset at UFC Macau. Cong looked sharp in the first round, landing strikes with crisp power while also stuffing a pair of takedown attempts from Fernandes. But the […]
Carlos Ulberg's climb up the UFC light heavyweight rankings continues on following possibly the biggest win of his career thus far at UFC Macau, where he took a decision over former title challenger Volkan Oezdemir. Though neither man was able to get the knockout blow, both threw with pressure and power over the course of […]
Zhang Mingyang's incredible run in MMA continued as he racked up yet another first-round knockout, defeating Ozzy Diaz to start off the UFC Macau main card. Just over two minutes into the fight, Mingyang landed a step-in elbow from distance that dropped Diaz. He then finished the fight with a series of ground-and-pound strikes. According […]
Perhaps the most notable thing about Shi Ming entering her fight at UFC Macau today was the fact that, despite working as a doctor and being a TikTok sensation, her parents and colleagues had no idea of her MMA activity. That may not be for much longer after she landed a jaw-dropping, brutal knockout of […]
