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Daniel Cormier warns UFC lightweight champion Islam Makhachev of a potential middleweight move. Since he won't fight UFC welterweight champ Belal Muhammad, Makhachev (27-1 MMA, 16-1 UFC) is willing to jump two weight classes just to fulfill his goal of becoming…
Old teammates Sean Strickland and Tatiana Suarez both challenge for titles at UFC 312. Earlier in their careers, the two shared the mats at Millennia MMA in Rancho Cucamonga, Calif. While Strickland now calls XTreme Couture in Las Vegas home, this Saturday at Qudos
The UFC returns "Down Under" for UFC 312, its second pay-per-view of the year, and the popular "Embedded" fight week video series is here to document what's happening behind the scenes. UFC 312 (ESPN+ pay-per-view, ESPN2, ESPN+) takes place Saturday (Sunday…
Kamaru Usman suggests Israel Adesanya emulate Anderson Silva's approach to the end of his UFC career. Adesanya (24-5 MMA, 13-5 UFC) suffered his third straight loss when he was knocked out by Nassourdine Imavov (16-4 MMA, 8-2 UFC) in this past Saturday's main event
Ten years ago, Jake Matthews was in his early 20s and considered one of the best prospects in the UFC. Well, Francisco Prado believes that label belongs to him now, and wants to show that he's the future and Matthews a thing of the past. The 22-year-old welterweight…
Aleksandre Topuria might be Ilia Topuria's brother but that doesn't mean he can fight like him, says Colby Thicknesse. Thicknesse (7-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC) takes on the UFC featherweight champion's older brother, Aleksandre (5-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC), this Saturday on the preliminary card…
Two of Brazil's top strawweights will square off this April. At UFC Fight Night event April 26 rumored for Kansas City, Mo., Jaqueline Amorim and Polyana Viana will meet in a three-round bout. Two people with knowledge of the matchup recently informed MMA Junkie of…
UFC featherweight champion Ilia Topuria insists Movsar Evloev is not a worthy title challenger. Evloev (19-0 MMA, 9-0 UFC) remained unbeaten when he outgrappled former champ Aljamain Sterling at UFC 310. While Evloev has certainly amassed a resume that warrants a t
Alexander Volkanovski wants nothing more than to run things back with Ilia Topuria. After five title defenses, Volkanovski (26-4 MMA, 13-3 UFC) lost his featherweight title to Topuria by knockout at UFC 298 last February. Topuria has since knocked out Max Holloway
Dricus Du Plessis thinks Israel Adesanya's best days are behind him. After Adesanya (24-5 MMA, 13-5 UFC) suffered a third consecutive loss for the first time in his combat sports career and fell to 1-4 in his past five fights with a second-round knockout defeat to
UFC Fight Night 253 needs a new main event. The highly anticipated flyweight battle between Brandon Royval and Manel Kape will no longer take place March 1 at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. Royval (17-7 MMA, 7-3 UFC) announced Wednesday his withdrawal from the…
Tatiana Suarez is confident she can put a stop to any woman in the world, and that includes UFC strawweight champion Zhang Weili Only one person has been able to finish Weili in 28 fights, and only two have been able to beat her, yet Suarez believes she can join…
Kevin Lee doesn't know who released the footage, but he's determined to find out. On Tuesday, a clip went viral on social media that shows Lee (20-8) at Kill Cliff FC getting dropped after attempting a flying knee in sparring. Lee staggers to his feet, clearly dazed from…
It appears Alex Pereira could have added motivation to corner Sean Strickland at UFC 312. Strickland (29-6 MMA, 16-6 UFC) challenges middleweight champion Dricus Du Plessis (22-2 MMA, 8-0 UFC) in a title-fight rematch, which headlines Saturday's event at Qudos Bank
The second numbered UFC event of 2025 is just days away, with UFC 312 set for Saturday at Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney.
