A UFC veteran believes that Ilia Topuria is already on the verge of Jon Jones comparisons. At UFC 317, Topuria knocked out Charles Oliveira to win the vacant lightweight title with another ruthless knockout victory.
The Tuff-N-Uff event on June 29 made headlines when a former UFC champion attacked another fighter. Sean Strickland entered the cage and punched Luis Hernandez after the undefeated fighter submitted the former UFC champion’s teammate.
UFC 317 delivered a jaw-dropping moment when Ilia Topuria landed a thunderous right hook that shut the lights out on Charles Oliveira. The knockout not only stunned the T-Mobile Arena but also shifted the landscape of the UFC’s lightweight division.
Merab Dvalishvili left himself out when ranking the top 3 pound-for-pound fighters in the UFC. How the UFC’s P4P conversation looks now is a lot different than it did a year or two ago and it extends beyond just the new faces at the top of the rankings like Ilia Topuria, Dricus du Plessis and now Dvalishvili.
Khamzat Chimaev appears to have put whatever issues he had in the past behind him. UFC 319 is set to deliver one of the most highly anticipated main events of the year, with Dricus du Plessis recently suggesting that the co-main event will be equally massive.
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Jon Jones relinquished the UFC heavyweight title and opted to retire. The former two-division UFC champion informed the fight promotion of his decision
UFC 318 has taken a hit after one of its stars suffered a broken toe in training. Dustin Poirier’s retirement fight against BMF champion Max Holloway will headline the next pay-per-view show in New Orleans, Louisiana, on July 19.
Dustin Poirier has the chance to break records in his final fight as he prepares to make his bow in the UFC. Poirier has announced that UFC 318 will be his last event, as he retires from the sport to spend more time with his family.
Charles Oliveira suffered a first-round knockout loss to Ilia Topuria, raising question marks over his future. Oliveira missed out on becoming the UFC Lightweight Champion, taking his record to 35-11, 1 NC.
UFC 318 has lost a highly anticipated middleweight matchup. The Louisiana PPV is center stage for Dustin Poirier's retirement from MMA. 'The Diamond' is set to hang up the gloves in a trilogy with Max Holloway.
Merab Dvalishvili excluded himself when ranking the top 3 pound-for-pound fighters in the UFC. The UFC’s pound-for-pound conversation wasn’t what it was a year or two ago, with newer champions like Ilia Topuria, Dricus du Plessis and Dvalishvili atop the rankings, just behind the #1 seed Islam Makhachev.
What is it going to take to dethrone undefeated champion Ilia Topuria? Topuria has looked seemingly unstoppable as of late, knocking out the likes of featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski, BMF champion Max Holloway, and the former lightweight champion Charles Oliveira.
Ilia Topuria’s stunning first-round knockout of Charles Oliveira at UFC 317 solidified his status as a two-division champion and one of the sport’s brightest stars.
Magomed Ankalaev and Jiri Prochazka are yet again trading online insults. Ankalaev, who claimed the light heavyweight title from Alex Pereira at UFC 313, is still to announce his first title defense.
UFC 318 isn't looking so hot. The Louisiana-based PPV is set to mark the retirement of Dustin Poirier. 'The Diamond' ends his UFC run in a trilogy fight with perennial rival Max Holloway.
In the co-main event this past weekend at UFC 317, the flyweight title was on the line. Alexandre Pantoja (30-5) was looking for his fourth title defense as he took on the division’s biggest knockout threat in New Zealand’s Kai Kara-France (25-12).
Former MMA champion and Olympic wrestler Ben Askren is recovering from a double lung transplant. Askren's wife, Amy, shared the update in a Facebook post on Monday.
Sean Strickland's name is trending for his involvement with a post-fight brawl at a regional MMA show. Strickland is no stranger to the spotlight and often finds himself entangled in some sort of controversy.
Since the moment that Tom Aspinall knew that it was a possibility that he was going to fight Jon Jones, everything has been centered around trying to be the only fighter that would ever beat the GOAT in the ring.
The bantamweight Muay Thai throne now belongs to Nabil Anane. ONE Championship officially elevated the Thai-Algerian phenom from interim champion to undisputed ONE Bantamweight Muay Thai World Champion during ONE Friday Fights 114 on June 27.