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Robert Whittaker calls Joe Rogan’s UFC 329 fight commentary ‘upsetting’
Robert Whittaker has no idea where Joe Rogan was coming from when he was analyzing his recent win at UFC 329. The former UFC middleweight champion made a successful jump up to 205 pounds this past July, when he scored a knockout over veteran Nikita Krylov, breaking Krylov’s jaw in the third round. Whittaker snapped […]
UFC owners welcome competition from new MVP-PFL combined company: ‘A rising tide lifts all boats’
It’s safe to say the UFC’s owners at TKO Group Holdings aren’t sweating the new promotion launched when Jake Paul’s MVP merged with the PFL, which will now stage both boxing and MMA events. The merger will eventually absorb the PFL into MVP, and everything will operate under the Most Valuable Promotions’ banner with plans […]
3 new fights added to UFC 331, including Gable Steveson’s sophomore appearance
The UFC has announced three new fights for its upcoming numbered event in Los Angeles on Sept. 19, including the second octagon appearance of Gable Steveson and the promotional return of Robelis Despaigne. Steveson will take on Sean Sharaf, while Despaigne takes on octagon veteran Tai Tuivasa. The other bout officially announced for the line-up […]
Islam Makhachev’s coach argues a win at UFC 330 puts him in consideration as the greatest of all-time
After winning titles at both lightweight and welterweight, Islam Makhachev is already the No. 1 pound-for-pound fighter in MMA, but is his resume enough that he should be in consideration as the greatest of all-time? Makhachev’s longtime coach Javier Mendez certainly thinks so, especially considering the way he has run roughshod over his competition in […]
Morning Report | Joe Rogan defends Tom Aspinall from critics of UFC 321 no-contest: ‘He got really f*cked over’
Joe Rogan still can’t understand why Tom Aspinall was vilified following his disappointing UFC 321 title defense. The British heavyweight’s first fight as undisputed champion this past October ended in utter disaster for him and challenger Ciryl Gane, as the bout was ruled a no-contest near the end of the first round due to Aspinall […]
Valter Walker unfazed by own submission record in UFC, celebrates Fabricio Werdum as heavyweight GOAT
Valter Walker joined Demian Maia as the only men to score five submissions in a row in the modern era of the UFC, but won’t get too cocky about his accomplishments. Instead, he looks at another jiu-jitsu star as inspiration as he attempts to climb the heavyweight rankings. Walter tapped out Junior Tafa, Don’Tale Mayes, […]
Darren Till and Yoel Romero refuse to end staredown at BKFC press conference
Neither Darren Till nor Yoel Romero are prepared to give an inch. Next month, Till and Romero square off in a cruiserweight bout in the main event of BKFC 94. The fight is the sophomore outing for both men in BKFC, and is being promoted by the company as the biggest bout in BKFC history. […]
Former UFC heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar announces retirement from professional wrestling
Brock Lesnar is finally walking away from professional wrestling and the world of combat sports altogether. On Tuesday, the former UFC heavyweight champion and longtime WWE star announced on The Pat McAfee Show that he is officially retiring from professional wrestling, a business the 49-year-old Lesnar has been involved with since 2000. Lesnar appeared at […]
Bo Nickal faces Olympic champion on RAF Moscow: Chimaev vs. Woodley card
Bo Nickal is joining the Khamzat Chimaev vs. Tyron Woodley show, and he’s not getting an easy matchup. RAF announced Tuesday that Nickal is set to wrestle Olympic wrestling champion Shirvani Muradov at the upcoming RAF Moscow event, which is headlined by Chimaev vs. Woodley, on Sept. 5. See the announcement below. A rising contender […]
Yair Rodriguez vs. Jean Silva set for Noche UFC main event
Yair Rodriguez is set to clash with Jean Silva in the five-round main event at the latest Noche UFC card scheduled on Sept. 12 in Glendale, Ariz. The matchup was officially announced Tuesday. A celebration of Mexican Independence Day, Noche UFC has become an annual event for the promotion and this time Rodriguez gets the […]
Rankings Shakeup: Navajo Stirling rises, Jan Blachowicz at crossroads
Jan Blachowicz has been to the mountaintop and now he’s in the middle of a precipitous fall. May 2022. That’s the last time Blachowicz left the octagon with his hand raised. And that bout ended in opponent Aleksandar Rakic being felled by an injury in the third round. For the last time Blachowicz had a […]
Islam Makhachev tells Ian Machado Garry to stop doing interviews: ‘It looks like somebody in the house controls him’
Islam Makhachev looks forward to defending his welterweight title against Ian Machado Garry at UFC 330, but he’s going to pass on tuning in to any interviews from the challenger. The two meet in the Aug. 15 main event, which takes place at Xfinity Mobile Arena in Philadelphia, and Garry has been busy making the […]
Jiri Prochazka calls out Paulo Costa beef over possible fight: ‘I’m waiting for the contract’
It seems like Jiri Prochazka is ready to get back in there, and he’s trying to square up with Paulo Costa. The former light heavyweight champion has not fought since getting knocked out by Carlos Ulberg in his vacant light heavyweight title fight at UFC 327 in April. Earlier in that same evening, former UFC […]
Matt Brown: Jake Paul, MVP MMA trying to get into a ‘d*ck-swinging’ contest with UFC and ‘you don’t have a chance’
The PFL is merging with Most Valuable Promotions to create a combat sports conglomerate with plans to promote both boxing and MMA events, and MVP co-founder Jake Paul has already said the new company is absolutely gunning to take down the UFC as the top organization in the sport. Paul has rarely missed opportunities to […]
Morning Report | Javier Mendes says Ilia Topuria is ‘by far’ the toughest UFC test for Usman Nurmagomedov
Usman Nurmagomedov is the hottest free agent in MMA, and if he ends up joining the UFC, his coach thinks it won’t be long before he’s holding gold. This past weekend, Nurmagomedov successfully defended his PFL lightweight title, stopping Archie Colgan with strikes in the first round. The win moved Nurmagomedov to 22-0 (1 no-contest) […]
Stamp Fairtex returns to headline ONE Fight Night 47
Stamp Fairtex competes for the second time this year this fall. The ultra-popular fighter makes her return at the upcoming ONE Fight Night 47 card on Sept. 5 from Lumpinee Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand. Stamp is set to face Selina Flores in an atomweight Muay Thai fight, which serves as the main event for the […]
UFC owners reveal how much money was ultimately lost staging UFC White House card in June
The UFC always expected a significant loss staging the recent UFC White House card in June, but despite those financial setbacks, the company still saw overall growth in the second quarter of 2026. On Monday, TKO Group Holdings released its second-quarter financials, which included the losses from the UFC White House card. While the company […]
UFC flyweight Allan Nascimento dead at 34
UFC flyweight Allan Nascimento has died at age 34. On Monday, the UFC announced that Nascimento was found unresponsive after suffering an apparent heart attack in his sleep. The responding medical team pronounced him dead at the scene. This morning, Monday, August 3rd, our beloved flyweight fighter, Allan Nascimento, was found unresponsive after suffering an […]
On To the Next One: Matches to make after finish-filled UFC Belgrade event
Uros Medic was put in a position to become a breakout fighter in the UFC, and he delivered in a big way with a blistering, 30-second knockout of Daniel Rodriguez in the main event of UFC Belgrade. The Serbian competitor sent his hometown crowd happy before turning his attention to former champion Leon Edwards as […]
The Ultimate Insider: Xavier Franklin tells behind-the-scenes story of controversial win, Daniel Cormier ‘going crazy’
Our The Ultimate Fighter 34 guest blogger Xavier Franklin finally got his chance to compete this week, and while he walked away with a win, it wasn’t without some added drama. Franklin evened the score between coaches Michael Bisping and Daniel Cormier at four wins apiece heading into the TUF 34 semifinals, finishing Micaias Urena […]
Zabit Magomedsharipov set to grapple UFC featherweight
Zabit Magomedsharipov has another grappling match lined up – this time against top-ranked UFC featherweight Youssef Zalal in the main event of ACBJJ 22 in Istanbul, Turkey, on Aug. 30. ACBJJ also officially announced Monday that former UFC welterweight champion Belal Muhammad will compete on the card, taking on former Oktagon titleholder Kerim Engizek. Magomedsharipov […]
UFC Hall of Famer B.J. Penn running for local office in Hawaii amid numerous other legal issues
Embattled UFC Hall of Famer B.J. Penn is once again running for office, this time trying to get elected for the District 1 council seat. The 47-year-old retired fighter previously made a run at becoming Hawaii’s governor back in 2022 but came up short in his bid. Now he’s running for a different local office […]
PFL CEO John Martin on MVP MMA merger: ‘Together, we can really accelerate and fundamentally change this sport’
The PFL has merged with Jake Paul’s Most Valuable Promotions, and PFL CEO John Martin is thrilled with what comes next. Earlier this week, news broke that the PFL and MVP were merging their two brands under the MVP banner, creating one combat sports promotion for boxing and MMA. While the PFL won’t officially rebrand […]
Charles Oliveira: Ian Machado Garry has ‘very good chance’ of beating Islam Makhachev at UFC 330
Islam Makhachev tapped out Charles Oliveira to kick off his UFC lightweight reign in 2022, and “do Bronx’s” teammate Ian Machado Garry will enter the octagon on Aug. 15 in Philadelphia to try to end his unbeaten streak and capture the welterweight title at UFC 330. Garry earned a shot at the 170-pound belt after […]
RAF announces signing of Shara Bullet
‘Shara Bullet’ is the latest UFC fighter to commit to the RAF mats. The freestyle wrestling promotion announced Friday that Bullet a.k.a. Shara Magomedov is the newest member of the RAF roster. An opponent and date are still to be announced for Bullet’s first RAF appearance. Bullet (17-1 in MMA) joins a growing list of […]
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