Category: Boxing / UFC / MMA

INGLEWOOD, Calif. – Merab Dvalishvili thinks he's running out of opponents at 135 pounds. After completing his first title defense, the UFC bantamweight champion had a tough time seeing a clear next challenger for him. Dvalishvili (19-4 MMA, 12-2…

Charles Oliveira is eager to run it back with Islam Makhachev after seeing what unfolded in the UFC 311 main event. Makhachev (27-1 MMA, 16-1 UFC) easily dispatched of replacement opponent Renato Moicano by first-round submission on Saturday at Intui

What mattered most at UFC 311 at Intuit Dome in Inglewood, Calif.? Here are a few post-fight musings …

INGLEWOOD, Calif. – Plenty of fighters like to say they will fight anyone, anytime, anywhere. UFC lightweight champion Islam Makhachev actually did it. Under less-than-ideal circumstances, Makhachev retained his title after submitting Renato Moicano in the f

INGLEWOOD, Calif. – Arman Tsarukyan won't be fighting for the UFC lightweight title anytime soon. Tsarukyan hast lost his opportunity to rematch champion Islam Makhachev following his late-notice withdrawal from the main event of UFC 311 at Intuit

INGLEWOOD, Calif. – Move over, Jon Jones: There's a new UFC pound-for-pound No. 1 in Dana White's book. While lightweight champion Islam Makhachev officially has been ranked as the promotion's pound-for-pound best for quite some time, White has spent the past…

INGLEWOOD, Calif. – Fighters from Saturday's UFC 311 event took home UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay totaling $306,000. The program, a comprehensive plan that includes outfitting requirements, media obligations and other items under the fighter code…

The UFC handed out four bonuses after Saturday's card, including one to a former champion looking for another crack at the belt. After UFC 311, four fighters picked up an extra $50,000 for their performances in Los Angeles. Check out the winners below. Performance…

Islam Makhachev's reign of terror over lightweight continue Saturday when he retained gold over replacement opponent Renato Moicano at UFC 311. After Arman Tsarukyan fell out of the main event rematch with injury on one days' notice, Makhachev (27-1 MMA, 16-1 UFC)

INGLEWOOD, Calif. – Is Islam Makhachev the greatest lightweight fighter in UFC history? After UFC 311, he's got one record working in his favor. Makhachev needed a quick wakeup call, but once it happened, it didn't take long for him to dispose of Renato Moicano…

Merab Dvalishvili ended the undefeated run of Umar Nurmagomedov for his first bantamweight title defense on Saturday at UFC 311. Entering as the betting underdog, Dvalishvili (19-4 MMA, 12-2 UFC) pulled off the METHOD upset over Nurmagomedov (18-1 MMA, 6-1 UFC) to

Merab Dvalishvili is inevitable. Despite Umar Nurmagomedov's best efforts in his first crack at UFC gold, Dvalishvili (19-4 MMA, 12-2 UFC) proved his championship metal by getting better as the fight reached deep waters. The UFC bantamweight championship remained around…

LOS ANGELES – Twelve fighters who competed at UFC 311 entered the cage guaranteed to earn disclosed payouts worth six figures, with bantamweight champion Merab Dvalishvili leading the way. California State Athletic Commission executive director Andy Foster…

Check out the best photos from Islam Makhachev's first-round submission win over Renato Moicano at UFC 311 at Intuit Dome in Inglewood, Calif. (Fight and venue photos by Gary A. Vasquez, USA Today Sports)

LOS ANGELES – At UFC 311, Jiri Prochazka was in his element. With the crowd at Intuit Dome clearly on his side, Prochazka got back to his old ways as he scored a third-round knockout of Jamahal Hill to conclude an entertaining scrap between the…