Brazilian star Charles Oliveira may have his immediate plans post-UFC Rio scuppered already. Turning in a spectacular victory to extend his undefeated run in his native Brazil, former lightweight champion Charles Oliveira made light work of his short-notice foe.
Khabib Nurmagomedov isn’t exactly known for his sentimental moments, but he surprised fans with a message of support for his charge today. For years, Khabib has been best friends with Islam Makhachev, with the pair helping to guide each other to UFC lightweight gold.
The Dec. 6 UFC 323 pay-per-view event at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas will be headlined by two world title bouts. In the main event, bantamweight champion Merab Dvalilshvili puts his title on the line against former titleholder Petr Yan.
The UFC's event calendar is nearing its conclusion, as Saturday, Dec. 6, will see the promotion return to its home base of Las Vegas, Nevada, with the T-Mobile Arena playing host to UFC 323 and a pair of title fights to top the bill.
Conor McGregor could be facing an 18-month suspension period, but he’s expected to be available by the time the UFC White House event takes place. Scheduled to take place on President Donald Trump’s 80th birthday, speculation has taken shape about who his potential opponent will be.
Former two-weight champion Henry Cejudo is not done with MMA yet, it seems, booking a surprise end-of-year comeback. In the midst of a three-fight losing skid for the first time in his career, former dual-weight champion Henry Cejudo has been sidelined since his controversial loss to Song Yadong earlier this year.
Tom Aspinall is widely regarded as one of, if not the most unique heavyweight fighters of all time, but even he thinks he’d have struggled with a certain heavyweight legend.
DWCS 86, the final episode of the ninth season on Dana White’s Contender Series, is almost here. Tuesday night, the midweek MMA promotion ends its first decade of action inside the UFC Apex facility from Enterprise, NV.
SlapFIGHT Championship’s “INFLUX” event set the stage for a monumental night, with two tournaments designed to replenish the contender pools for the heavyweight and super heavyweight divisions.
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Very few teams in the MMA world have supplied stars like Dan Lambert’s American Top Team. Names like Dustin Poirier, Amanda Nunes, Kayla Harrison, and Jorge Masvidal, with whom Scottish fighter Chris Duncan has trained in the past, graduated from the Florida-based outlet.
How good is Ilia Topuria, really? That’s the question fans have been asking since ‘El Matador’ rose to the pinnacle of this sport. At first, he defeated two legends—Alexander Volkanovski and Max Holloway—back-to-back in the featherweight division.
Emerging with her bantamweight championship in tow, Ronda Rousey was forced to deal with one of the most brutal injuries one can suffer in combat sports.
Unless a fighter’s injured, nobody wants to sit on the sidelines waiting for a fight to come, especially when you’re a champion. Tom Aspinall’s last fight was over a year ago, as the initial plans had him fighting Jon Jones sometime this year to unify the belts.
Nearly three months removed from his last bout, former UFC star Dustin Poirier is still adjusting to life as a retired fighter. “The Diamond” was one of
At UFC 320, Alex Pereira successfully reclaimed his UFC light heavyweight title after defeating former champion Magomed Ankalaev. He entered the fight as a major betting underdog, but shocked everyone by finishing the Russian within just 80 seconds.
Earlier this year, Tom Aspinall was officially promoted to the position of UFC heavyweight champion after Jon Jones‘ retirement. Aspinall became the longest-reigning interim champion in UFC history, proving his patience and perseverance finally paid off with the undisputed title.
The world of mixed martial arts continues to evolve with each event, as fighters constantly adjust strategies and set their sights on future matchups. Every win and loss not only impacts rankings but also shapes potential challenges that lie ahead.
UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Alex Pereira’s injury fears have been confirmed with the news of a fractured foot. The injury occurred during his first-round TKO win at UFC 320 against Magomed Ankalaev, which allowed him to reclaim his light heavyweight belt.
UFC Rio is in the books, and with it, a former champion has reclaimed his place in the win column in exciting fashion. Returning to action after previously being knocked out at UFC 317 by Ilia Topuria, Charles Oliveira dazzled audiences in his home country of Brazil by tapping out Mateusz Gamrot.
UFC fight night in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil ended in stunning fashion with Charles Oliveira submitting Mateusz Gamrot with a rear naked choke in the second round of their bout. Here are some potential next matchups for each fighter.