Dominick Cruz believes criticism toward Sean Strickland's performance at UFC 312 is unfair. Strickland (29-7 MMA, 16-7 UFC) was heavily chastised for how he fought against middleweight champion Dricus Du Plessis (23-2 MMA, 9-0 UFC) in this past Saturday's headliner…
Dustin Poirier believes Ilia Topuria has the skills to beat Islam Makhachev – but maybe not the size. UFC featherweight champion Topuria (16-0 MMA, 8-0 UFC) is eager to move up a weight class and challenge lightweight champ Makhachev (27-1 MMA, 16-1 UFC). Makhachev…
SOMERVILLE, Mass. – Cold and snow aren't typically part of Melquizael Costa's pre-fight preparations. But this training camp has been a little different. The back half of his camp has taken place over 4,600 miles North of the norm. Rather than Chute Boxe in…
Israel Adesanya recently reconciled with two of his biggest UFC rivals. After beating Robert Whittaker twice in title fights, former UFC middleweight champion Adesanya trained with him last month at City Kickboxing in New Zealand. The pair even filmed mu
Tatiana Suarez suffered an unexpectedly deep and nasty gash on her knee during her UFC 312 title fight with Zhang Weili, and it's safe to say she'll never forget it. The injury occurred in the early going of Round 2 after Suarez appar
The PFL on Wednesday announced the first two of its eight tournament fields for this year. At welterweight, three former Bellator champions – Jason Jackson (18-5), Andrey Koreshkov (28-5) and Logan Storley (16-3) – headline the field. The five other…
Don't expect Gregory Rodrigues to change his style for his first five-round UFC fight. Rodrigues (16-5 MMA, 7-2 UFC) takes on former title challenger Jared Cannonier (17-8 MMA, 10-8 UFC) in Saturday's UFC Fight Night 251 (ESPN+) headl
Kamaru Usman believes UFC champion Dricus Du Plessis still has some work to do before moving up a division. Du Plessis (23-2 MMA, 9-0 UFC) retained his middleweight title by defeating Sean Strickland (29-7 MMA, 16-7 UFC) a second time in Saturday's UFC 312 headlin
Stipe Miocic's pick for "Baddest Man on the Planet" might surprise a few people. Former two-time heavyweight champion Miocic retired after suffering a third-round TKO loss to heavyweight champ Jon Jones (28-1 MMA, 22-1 UFC) last November at UFC 309. But when asked
Fares Ziam was honest in his assessment of where he stands in the UFC lightweight division. Ziam (17-4 MMA, 7-2 UFC) notched his fifth-straight win less than two weeks ago when he defeated Mike Davis by unanimous decision at UFC Fight Night 250 in Riyadh. The…
UFC 312 took place this past Saturday at Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney, producing a few updates across multiple divisions. In the main event, Dricus Du Plessis successfully defended the middleweight title in a championship rematch against Sean Stricklan
Former UFC title challenger Brandon Royval had to put his health first when deciding not to compete again. Last week, Royval (17-7 MMA, 7-3 UFC) announced that he had to pull out of his UFC Fight Night 253 flyweight headliner against Manel Kape (20-7 MMA, 6-3 UFC)
Paddy Pimblett dismisses UFC featherweight champion Ilia Topuria's star power. Topuria (16-0 MMA, 8-0 UFC) is open to defending his belt in a rematch against Alexander Volkanovski next but would rather move up a division to challenge lightweight champ Islam Makhach