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UFC 329 draws nearly 16 million viewers for the return of Conor McGregor

UFC 329 wasn’t quite as big as UFC White House, but it was close. On Thursday, Paramount+ — the exclusive broadcast partner for the UFC — released viewership numbers for this past weekend’s big number event, headlined by the return of Conor McGregor after a five-year layoff.  Across the U.S. and Latin America, the UFC […]

Dricus du Plessis calls potential Sean Strickland vs. Khamzat Chimaev rematch ‘ridiculous’

Dricus du Plessis sees no reason why Khamzat Chimaev should get an immediate rematch against UFC middleweight champion Sean Strickland. The 185-pound contender picture faces a conundrum at the moment. Strickland won a hard-fought decision over Chimaev at UFC 328 to become champion a second time, and Chimaev immediately called for his chance to run […]

Justin Gaethje loses Fighter of the Year ESPY to Terence Crawford

Justin Gaethje’s year has been a wild one that led to becoming undisputed UFC lightweight champion — but it wasn’t enough to take home an ESPY award. “The Highlight” was the lone MMA fighter nominated for this year’s Fighter of the Year award for ESPN’s annual award show. In the end, Gaethje lost to recently-retired […]

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Morning Report | Conor McGregor calls for loss to Max Holloway to be a no-contest

Conor McGregor does want his loss to Max Holloway to stand. This past weekend, in the main event of UFC 329, McGregor made his long-awaited return to the octagon after a five-year layoff; it was a total disaster. McGregor immediately injured his knee when he threw a jumping switch kick and landed awkwardly, ending any […]

Cody Garbrandt implies he’s not retiring in first statement after UFC 329 knockout loss

Cody Garbrandt has given his first thoughts since getting knocked out at UFC 329. The former bantamweight champion was stopped by Adrian Yanez in a wild one-round bout at this past Saturday’s numbered event at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Following the third loss in his past four fights, Garbrandt took off his gloves in […]

LFA champ Lucas Fernando books UFC 330 debut against ‘Bipolar’

LFA light heavyweight champion Lucas Fernando has signed with the UFC and will make his octagon debut on Aug. 15 against Rafael Tobias, multiple people with knowledge of the booking confirmed the news to MMA Fighting. UFC 330 will take place at the Xfinity Mobile Arena in Philadelphia. Fernando (13-3), who once fought on Dana […]

UFC champion Justin Gaethje not interested in Paddy Pimblett rematch

Justin Gaethje is still weighing his options when it comes to his next fight, but don’t expect him to just immediately sign onto a rematch against Paddy Pimblett. Prior to his stunning performance to dethrone Ilia Topuria at the UFC White House card, Gaethje first had to dispatch Pimblett in an interim title fight back […]

Ryan Garcia vs. Conor Benn official for September fight in Las Vegas

Ryan Garcia vs. Conor Benn is finally official. After weeks of speculation and rumors about the matchup, UFC CEO Dana White announced the bout on social media on Wednesday with the fight taking place on Sept. 12 from the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas with the event airing live on Paramount+ in the United States. […]

Sedriques Dumas removed from UFC roster, sentenced in case following 2025 arrest

Sedriques Dumas has been removed from the UFC roster after nine fights with the promotion. It’s unclear if Dumas was out of contract or released from the organization, but he’s been removed from the roster effective immediately. He last fought in the UFC back in April when he suffered a submission loss to Jackson McVey, […]

Alex Pereira upset over Michel Pereira’s UFC release, calls out Herb Dean’s ‘mistake’

Alex Pereira was not happy to hear Michel Pereira wasn’t offered a new contract with the UFC and has been removed from the promotion’s roster following his UFC Baku loss to Shara Magomedov. The bout was surrounded by controversy after referee Herb Dean did not deduct points from “Bullet” for holding Pereira’s hair multiple times […]

UFC Paris adds several bouts, including Michael Page’s surprising middleweight return

Michael Page is heading back to middleweight, and competing in another bout not a lot of people would’ve predicted. The UFC announced on Wednesday that “MVP” will face Nursulton Ruziboev at UFC Paris. The event takes place Sept. 5 at Accor Arena, and streams exclusively on Paramount+ in the U.S. After going 2-0 at middleweight […]

Ben Askren admits double-lung transplant almost feels like a ‘bad dream’ now that he’s wrestling again just one year later

It’s hard to believe that Ben Askren is returning for a wrestling match in RAF just barely one year removed from a near-death experience that ended with him receiving a double-lung transplant. The one-time Olympian was hospitalized, and comatose for days, before doctors were finally able to save his life. He was barely recognizable when […]

Morning Report | Anthony Joshua says Ilia Topuria losing to Justin Gaethje made him rethink his own career: ‘The fight game is serious’

When Justin Gaethje beat Ilia Topuria, he didn’t just change his own career and Topuria’s; he also changed Anthony Joshua’s. At UFC White House, Gaethje scored one of the most remarkable upsets in UFC history, breaking Topuria over four rounds to claim the undisputed lightweight title. It was a monster upset for Gaethje, and a […]

UFC Oklahoma City: Undefeated newcomers finalize Dricus du Plessis vs. Kamaru Usman fight card

UFC Oklahoma City has a late addition to the mix. This Saturday, the UFC heads to Paycom Center in Oklahoma City with a middleweight main event between former champion Dricus du Plessis and former welterweight champion Kamaru Usman. And on Tuesday, MMA Fighting confirmed that a late addition fight between undefeated prospects takes place on […]

Conor McGregor hosting BKFC’s ‘World Baddest Man’ series headed to FOX Nation in 2027

Conor McGregor may be out of action while recovering from surgery on his injured knee but that won’t stop him from hosting a new competition series for BKFC with the show headed to FOX Nation in 2027. On Tuesday, BKFC officially announced World’s Baddest Man — a new original documentary competition series — with fighters […]

Junior dos Santos out of grappling match with Fabricio Werdum

Former UFC heavyweight champions Junior dos Santos and Fabricio Werdum will no longer meet in a grappling match on Aug. 8, “Cigano” announced Monday. The heavyweight duo was scheduled to compete at Kings Championship in Florianopolis, Brazil. The promotion has yet to announce if Werdum will be given a different opponent unless he’s also off […]

Dana White’s Contender Series season 10 debuts in August

Dana White’s Contender Series is set to return for season 10 with the show moving to Paramount+ as part of the UFC’s overall broadcast deal with the network. The first episode for The Contender Series debuts on Aug. 11 starting at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT with five total fights on the card. There are […]

Michel Pereira removed from UFC roster after loss to Shara Bullet in Baku

Michel Pereira is no longer on the UFC roster following his decision loss to Shara Magomedov at UFC Baku on June 27, MMA Fighting has learned. Pereira leaves the promotion after building a 10-6 record inside the octagon across two weight classes, having lost in four of his last five appearances. The 32-year-old Brazilian completed […]