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DWCS Results: Mir vs. Apodaca
MMA Fighting has Dana White Contenders Series results for the Mir vs. Apodaca fight card and more from the Meta Apex in Las Vegas, Nev., on Tuesday night. In the main event, Bella Mir makes her anticipated DWCS debut when she squares off against Alex Apodaca in a bantamweight contest. Mir, who is the daughter […]
Duel Arena fight card, start time: Mike Perry vs. Dillon Danis
Mike Perry and Dillon Danis could kick off a new promotion this weekend. Perry and Danis clash in a mixed martial arts contest in the Duel Arena main event at Kia Center in Orlando, Fla., on Saturday night. Perry, who is 6-0 in the BKFC, returns to the MMA ring for the second time since […]
Aljamain Sterling has humble reason for why he would ‘absolutely not’ have taken Jean Silva fight at Noche UFC
Aljamain Sterling knows his limits. The former UFC bantamweight champion and current featherweight contender used his podcast to address a rumor that he was in talks to fight Jean Silva at Noche UFC on Sept. 12. Silva was originally scheduled to face Yair Rodriguez in the headlining bout of the card, but Rodriguez withdrew due […]
Shara Bullet draws Gracie family star for RAF Moscow debut
Shara Bullet has his first RAF assignment, and it’s none other than former Bellator title contender Neiman Gracie. The promotion announced Monday that Bullet is set to wrestle Gracie at RAF Moscow, which takes place at Russia’s VTB Arena on Sept. 5. See the official announcement below. Bullet (a.k.a. Shara Magomedov) has risen to prominence […]
Shogun Rua to retire after Glover Teixeira boxing match: ‘I think it’s the last one’
RIO DE JANEIRO — Mauricio “Shogun” Rua will enter a boxing ring Saturday to face Glover Teixeira in a battle of former UFC champions in Sao Paulo, Brazil, and that will likely be the last time he ever puts gloves on to fight. The former UFC and PRIDE titleholder spoke with MMA Fighting during the […]
Islam Makhachev: ‘I have at least 3 more very hard and exciting fights waiting for me’
Islam Makhachev isn’t leaving any time soon. Earlier this month, Makhachev made history, defending his welterweight title against Ian Machado Garry at UFC 330, setting the record for the most consecutive wins in UFC history. The win solidifies Makhachev as a historically great fighter; however, the performance was heavily criticized as Makhachev failed to finish […]
Matt Brown understands why Mike Perry took Dillon Danis fight over returning to BKFC to face Darren Till
Mike Perry made a name for himself in the UFC, but he arguably became a star through his blistering performances as a bare-knuckle fighter in BKFC. From his six-round slugfest against Michael “Venom” Page to scoring dramatic wins over former UFC champions like Luke Rockhold and Eddie Alvarez, Perry not only found a home in […]
Morning Report | Dana White credits Jake Paul for ‘ballsy move’ fighting Anthony Joshua, but has no interest in promoting him
Even Dana White was impressed by Jake Paul putting his money where his mouth is and fighting Anthony Joshua. In December, Jake Paul answered his haters by finally fighting a legitimate boxer in the prime of his career, and he did so in grand fashion, taking on former unified heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua. The YouTuber-turned-boxer […]
On To the Next One: Matches to make after UFC Sacramento
Gregory Rodrigues picked up the biggest win of his career on Saturday, outlasting Anthony Hernandez in the five-round middleweight headliner of UFC Sacramento. With the 185-pound division being in a strange place, and multiple contenders hoping for their shot at Sean Strickland and the middleweight title, where does “Robocop” go from his recent victory. On […]
UFC Sacramento medical suspensions: Both main eventers dealing with possible broken leg after 5-round war
Gregory Rodrigues and Anthony Hernandez went to war in the UFC Sacramento main event, and they’ll both have the scars to show for it. On Monday, the California State Athletic Commission released the medical suspensions stemming from the event with both main event fighters looking at potential six-month layoffs due to eerily similar injuries. Rodrigues, […]
The Ultimate Insider: Behind the scenes of The Ultimate Fighter 34’s wild celebration, contestant’s drunken antics
The Ultimate Fighter 34 strawweight final is set following another episode featuring friends facing off, as well as some classic reality television shenanigans of which the viewers only got a glimpse of. Before we discuss how Michael Bisping treating his team to a night out devolved into chaos, let’s look at this week’s fight, which […]
Mario Piazzon likes ‘hostile atmosphere’ with intense DWCS face-off, vows to ‘slice’ opponent’s face
Mario Piazzon returns to Dana White’s Contender Series with another shot at earning a UFC deal, and he likes the atmosphere built around his heavyweight clash with Guilherme Uriel on Aug. 25 in Las Vegas. The Brazilian heavyweight duo will collide Saturday night at the Meta Apex, and there seems to be bad blood between […]
ESPN raising subscription prices again just as PFL deal comes to a close at the end of 2026
ESPN is once again raising prices on its subscription services, including both the unlimited and select plans for customers. The price increase goes into effect on Sept. 17 with ESPN Unlimited —the service that includes all of ESPN’s programming from linear networks like ESPN and ESPN2 plus WWE premium live events and the PFL lineup […]
UFC Sacramento fight night weights: Gregory Rodrigues only weighed just 2 pounds more than Anthony Hernandez
Gregory Rodrigues is one of the biggest middleweights on the entire UFC roster, but he barely outweighed Anthony “Fluffy” Hernandez for their five-round main event at UFC Sacramento this past Saturday night. On Monday, the California State Athletic Commission shared the fight night weights for all of the athletes on the card with MMA Fighting. […]
Dana White: Heavyweight division on the rise after becoming ‘a little stale’
Dana White thinks heavyweight could be in a good place sooner rather than later. Long one of the marquee divisions in combat sports, the UFC’s heavyweight roster has fallen on hard times in recent years due to a dearth of promising talent, veterans aging out of contention, and even the very top of the division […]
Bella Mir confirms plans to conquer multiple sports with Dana White’s full support: ‘I want to be legendary’
Bella Mir is no stranger to having a massive spotlight on her no matter what she’s doing. The daughter of multi-time UFC heavyweight champion Frank Mir, the now 23-year-old wrestling phenom was the first athlete that the UFC signed to a NIL deal in college and now she’s just a day away from competing in […]
Morning Report | Jiri Prochazka shoots down fight rumors: ‘Don’t believe to every bullsh*t on internet’
Jiri Prochazka will let the MMA world know his next move when he’s good and ready. The former light heavyweight champion was last seen on the wrong end of a shocking knockout at the hands of Carlos Ulberg at UFC 327 this past April in a bout that he appeared to be on the verge […]
UFC announces dates for UFC 334, UFC 335 to close out 2026 slate
The UFC has announced dates for its final numbered events of 2026. UFC 334 is set to take place at Madison Square Garden in New York on Nov. 14, marking the promotion’s annual visit to “The World’s Most Famous Arena,” while UFC 335 is set for T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on Dec. 12. See […]
Gregory Rodrigues wants Dricus du Plessis or Khamzat Chimaev after UFC Sacramento win: ‘Why I’m going to look back?‘
Gregory Rodrigues is soaring up the middleweight rankings and he’s certain a big-name opponent has to be next. “Robocop” put on the best performance of his career Saturday, putting on a complete performance against a gritty Anthony Hernandez to win a five-round unanimous decision in the UFC Sacramento main event. It was the fourth straight […]
Jorge Masvidal’s Gamebred FC inks broadcast deal with DAZN, next 4 events announced
Jorge Masvidal’s Gamebred FC has inked a broadcast deal with DAZN with all future events airing on the streaming platform live and free to subscribers. The partnership was announced on Saturday night during the Teofimo Lopez vs. Rolly Romero event, which was also airing on DAZN. Gamebred FC is bare-knuckle MMA, which operates under the […]
Henry Cejudo reacts to stunning 36-second victory over Merab Dvalishvli at RAF 12: ‘I’m excited for the trilogy’
Henry Cejudo lost in dramatic fashion when he wrestled Merab Dvalishvili for the first time, but he more than made up for it with his performance at RAF 12 on Saturday. After scoring a quick takedown to open the match, Cejudo wasted no time seizing on the opening with Dvalishvili’s shoulders on the mat. Cejudo […]
Dana White addresses Namo Fazil allegedly being attacked before DWCS: ‘We handled it behind the scenes’
Dana White knows something controversial went down at the Meta Apex involving Dana White Contender Series hopeful Namo Fazil. But he’s not sharing the details. This past week, Fazil made a shocking allegation that he was accosted by a group of Chechens—“There were 15 of them,” Fazil said—prior to his fight against Kaik Brito this […]
Anthony Smith releases first statement since July arrest for multiple felony charges
Ex-UFC title challenger Anthony Smith broke his silence for the first time since he was arrested in several felony charges in late July with a post on social media. On Saturday, Smith took to Instagram celebrating that he was able to return home to his family after he was initially denied any contact with his […]
Anthony Hernandez claims Gregory Rodrigues was ‘cheating,’ grabbing his gloves in UFC Sacramento main event
Anthony Hernandez enjoyed performing in front of a hometown crowd at UFC Sacramento, but there’s one aspect of his fight with Gregory Rodrigues that left him sour. Both middleweight contenders showed incredible heart in in Saturday’s main event bout, with Rodrigues earning a hard-fought decision win to send Hernandez to his second straight loss. For […]
UFC Sacramento Post-Fight Show: Reaction to Gregory Rodrigues outlasting Anthony Hernandez
Gregory Rodrigues is a legitimate contender at 185 pounds. On Saturday night, “Robocop” picked up the biggest win of his career, outlasting Anthony Hernandez in the main event of UFC Sacramento to win a unanimous decision. The win should vault Rodrigues up the middleweight rankings and put him fully in the title mix at 185 […]
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