Category: Boxing / UFC / MMA

UFC champion and undefeated. Those are two labels Usman Nurmagomedov thinks his brother Umar Nurmagomedov should have today. Usman, the Bellator lightweight champion, was surprised to see Umar lose a unanimous decision to bantamweight champ Merab Dvalishvili in the

UFC lightweight champion Islam Makhachev's coach wants the Arman Tsarukyan fight rescheduled. Tsarukyan pulled out of his title fight against Makhachev (27-1 MMA, 16-1 UFC) just one day before UFC 311 due to a back injury. Makhachev faced Renato Moicano instead,

Payton Talbott entered UFC 311 with a heck of a lot of hype – and exited with not only his first loss, but his first scar. During Saturday's prelims at Inuit Dome in Inglewood, Calif., Talbott (9-1 MMA, 3-1 UFC) was upset by veteran fighter Raoni Barce

Check out these photos from the ONE 170 pre-fight press conference ahead of the event taking place at Impact Arena in Bangkok, Thailand on Friday, Jan. 24. (Photos courtesy of ONE Championship.)

Global Fight League has added another notable name to its roster. Former Bellator lightweight champion Patricky Freire, who was released from his PFL contract along with his brother Patricio, has signed with GFL – a new team-format MMA promotion that's set to…

Well, the free agent market in MMA is the hottest it's been for a while. Some big names, including two former champions from major organizations, are no longer under contract with their respective promotions and are looking to continue their fighting careers elsewhere.…

Another player is entering the mixed martial arts landscape with a unique launch event a two days away. Years into its planning, the Global Fight League (GFL) has yet to hold an event, but the promotion says it's getting close with an April 2025 launch announced.…

Anthony Smith doesn't agree with lightweight champion Islam Makhachev being the UFC's No. 1 pound-for-pound fighter. Makhachev (27-1 MMA, 16-1 UFC) already was No. 1 prior to quickly submitting Renato Moicano in Saturday's UFC 311 main event. Makhachev…

Aljamain Sterling isn't sure that a rematch between UFC bantamweight champion Merab Dvalishvili and Sean O'Malley is the fight to make. Dvalishvili (19-4 MMA, 12-2 UFC) retained his title when he outlasted Umar Nurmagomedov (18-1 MMA, 6-1 UFC) in this past Saturday

UFC welterweight champion Belal Muhammad was taken aback by Kamaru Usman's recent comments. While discussing the fallout from UFC 311 on his "Pound 4 Pound" podcast, former champ Usman (20-4 MMA, 15-3 UFC) was critical of Muhammad (24-3 MMA, 15-3 UFC) and Islam…

VICE TV's MMA-themed documentary series continues this week. "Dark Side of the Cage" continues Wednesday (VICE TV Art, 10 p.m. ET) with an episode about former UFC middleweight champion Evan Tanner, who died in September 2008 at 37 after a solo voyage into the…

Sean Strickland has challenged middleweight champion Dricus Du Plessis to make their UFC 312 title fight a striking-only encounter. Strickland (29-6 MMA, 16-6 UFC) rematches Du Plessis (22-2 MMA, 8-0 UFC) in the Feb. 8 headliner at Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney.…

Michael Page plans on dropping back to welterweight after UFC Fight Night 250. Page (22-3 MMA, 1-1 UFC) takes on Shara Magomedov (15-0 MMA, 4-0 UFC) in a middleweight bout that co-headlines the Feb. 1 event at ANB Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (ESPN+

Anthony Hernandez is excited to jumpstart 2025 with a big fight. Hernandez (13-2 MMA, 7-2 UFC) runs things back with Brendan Allen (24-6 MMA, 12-3 UFC) at UFC Fight Night 252 on Feb. 22 from Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle. Hernandez defeated Allen…

UFC 311 took place this past Saturday at Intuit Dome in Inglewood, Calif., and it produced a few updates across multiple divisions. In the main event, Islam Makhachev made quick work of short-notice opponent Renato Moicano, winning the fight by submission in the fi