Category: Boxing / UFC / MMA

UFC bantamweight champion Merab Dvalishvili is set for his first title defense, and it's against an undefeated opponent. At UFC 311 on Jan. 18 at Intuit Dome in Inglewood, Calif., Dvalishvili (18-4 MMA, 11-2 UFC) will put his title on the line against Umar…

Islam Makhachev and Arman Tsarukyan will rematch with the biggest stakes possible when they clash for the lightweight title in the UFC 311 main event. After Makhachev spoiled Tsarukyan's short-notice promotional debut in April 2023 with a unanimous decision win…

LAS VEGAS – Kron Gracie enters his UFC 310 matchup against Bryce Mitchell with a renewed mindset. After taking more than a year away from competition following his unanimous decision loss to Charles Jourdain at UFC 288, where he was criticized for

LAS VEGAS – Anthony Smith is fighting for a different and very personal reason when he steps into the octagon with Dominick Reyes at UFC 310. In a matchup of former light heavyweight title challengers, Smith (37-20 MMA, 13-10 UFC) is set to take on Reyes (13-4…

LAS VEGAS – Ciryl Gane is entirely focused on Saturday's UFC 310 rematch with Alexander Volkov, and not the current drama in the heavyweight division. Gane (12-2 MMA, 9-2 UFC) had minimal interest in discussing the ongoing speculation about whether a title unifi

LAS VEGAS – Ian Machado Garry has no problem admitting that Shavkat Rakhmonov made him tap in a past sparring session. Machado Garry (18-0 MMA, 8-0 UFC) confirmed at Wednesday's UFC 310 media day the recent claims that Rakhmonov (15-0 MMA, 6-0 UFC) made, saying…

LAS VEGAS – Alexandre Pantoja remembers hearing the name Kai Askaura for the first time. It was 2019, and Pantoja (28-5 MMA, 12-3 UFC) suddenly was interested to learn more. Asakura (21-4 MMA, 0-0 UFC) had just knocked out Kyoji Horiguchi, a teammate Pantoja…

LAS VEGAS – Kai Asakura feels the UFC flyweight division is in need of a change, and he promises to be just that. The former RIZIN FF bantamweight champion debuts in the octagon this Saturday in the main event of UFC 310 (ESPN+ pay-per-view, ESPN2, Hulu,

LAS VEGAS – Movsar Evloev appreciates his fans but thinks the criticism of his UFC 310 card placement is a bit silly. Saturday, Evloev (18-0 MMA, 8-0 UFC) takes on Aljamain Sterling (24-4 MMA, 16-4 UFC) at T-Mobile Arena, in a bout many thought could solidify a…

Kai Kara-France likes his chances against either UFC 310 headliner. Flyweight champion Alexandre Pantoja (28-5 MMA, 12-3 UFC) defends his title against former RIZIN champion Kai Asakura (21-4 MMA, 0-0 UFC) in Saturday's main event (pay-per-view, ESPN2, ESPN+) at…

Islam Makhachev doesn't see much to gain from fighting fellow UFC champion Ilia Topuria. Featherweight champ Topuria (16-0 MMA, 8-0 UFC) and his head coach expressed interest in moving up a weight class to challenge lightweight champ Makhachev (26-1 MMA, 15-1 UFC)

The UFC is back in Las Vegas for UFC 310, its final pay-per-view of the calendar. year, and the popular "Embedded" fight week video series is here to document what's happening behind the scenes. UFC 310 (pay-per-view, ESPNews/Hulu/FX, ESPN+) takes pl

Vicente Luque has some training insight into Shavkat Rakhmonov and Ian Machado Garry. Luque has trained with both Rakhmonov and Machado Garry at Kill Cliff FC. Machado Garry has since left the Florida-based gym and recently spent time training at Chute Boxe Diego Lima in…

Less than two weeks out from its original date at UFC on ESPN 63, the rematch between Mackenzie Dern and Amanda Ribas has been rescheduled. Although it will no longer take place in front of a crowd, the strawweight contenders will instead get two more rounds and a

One of the most exciting rising featherweights is set to return in February. Jean Silva (14-2 MMA, 3-0 UFC) takes on Melsik Baghdasaryan (8-2 MMA) 3-1 UFC) at a UFC Fight Night event Feb. 22 from a location and venue that has yet to be announced. Silva confirmed the…