The UFC has produced countless rivalries, some born from championship stakes, others fueled by personal grudges. While many escalate into heated trash talk, a few stay lighthearted.
The UFC has seen several fighters rise quickly by capitalizing on significant opportunities, and Diego Lopes has emerged as one of the most talked-about names in the featherweight division.
Dana White returns to our screens once again with the latest season of his Contender Series starting in August 2025. The UFC CEO is embarking on the ninth season of Dana White’s Contender Series, as the program continues to grow and grow since its inception in 2017.
Opening odds are out for the UFC Fight Night 259, or Noche UFC 3 event, and you may be surprised. Former title challenger Diego Lopes has opened as a slight underdog against the always dangerous Jean Silva.
On the main card of UFC 318, we are going to see a big time matchup in the featherweight division. All time Bellator great Patricio Pitbull (36-8) will look to bounce back and get his first win inside the octagon as he takes on “50K” Dan Ige (19-9).
Ahead of his clash against Patricio Pitbull at UFC 318, Dan Ige has vented his frustration with the UFC commentary team. On Saturday, the UFC returns to Louisiana for a huge UFC 318 event headlined by a BMF title fight between Max Holloway and Dustin Poirier.
UFC 318 is almost here. Tomorrow night, Smoothie King Center in New Orleans plays host to the Saturday night MMA extravaganza. If you want to watch this event and you’re inside the United States, ESPN+ will carry the schedule of events from start to finish.
On the main card of UFC 318, we are going to see a big time matchup in the featherweight division. All time Bellator great Patricio Pitbull (36-8) will look to bounce back and get his first win inside the octagon as he takes on “50K” Dan Ige (19-9).
The UFC 318 card brings an intriguing clash of featherweight styles as the number 12 ranked Dan Ige welcomes Patricio “Pitbull” Freire for his second UFC appearance.
Nobody would have taken a fight against a top contender on just four hours notice, except for Dan Ige. That is what makes the tough Hawaiian such an asset to the UFC.
UFC 318 goes down in New Orleans on July 19th and tonight, we learned about a banger of a featherweight matchup that’s being added to the card. Leo Guimaraes was the first to report tonight that former two-division Bellator champion Patricio Pitbull (36-8) will be taking on “50K” Dan Ige (19-9).
The referees at UFC 314 are hearing it tonight. Earlier on the UFC 314 undercard, Sedriques Dumas protested his TKO loss as an premature stoppage to Michal despite the fighter receiving much punishment for nearly 20 seconds.
We’re set for another betting prediction and pick for UFC 314: Volkanovski vs. Lopes as we turn attention towards the Featured Prelim taking place in the Featherweight (145) Division.
‘The Miracle’ returns to the Octagon on April 5 for his second main event inside the UFC Apex. Manchester’s Lerone Murphy is set to make the walk for the ninth time this Saturday after signing to the UFC back in 2019.
Lerone Murphy overcame adversity to defeat Dan Ige in his main card spot at UFC 308. Ige landed a short left hook in the first round that sent Murphy to his knees.
On the main card of UFC 308, we are going to see a featherweight matchup between two contenders who are looking to make their case for the top ten in the rankings.
Combat sports are a funny thing. Max Holloway actually probably owes his opponent for UFC 308 this weekend, Ilia Topuria, a thank you card and maybe a small gift.
Merab Dvalishvili honors every aspect of his life when he walks into the UFC octagon. He is one of several fighters who carry a flag representing two countries to the cage.
Dan Ige will reportedly return at UFC 308 to take on another top featherweight after “50K” stepped in on just a few hours’ notice to save the co-main event of UFC 303.
Dan Ige saved the day for Dana White and the UFC earlier at UFC 303. Ige took on a fight against Diego Lopes on just hours’ notice and put on an exciting performance.
After a Herculean effort to save International Fight Week, UFC 303…happened. For better or worse, the show went on. In an alternative universe, Alex Pereira never knew that his former kickboxing opponent turned UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya mentioned him in an unflattering way.