Category: Boxing / UFC / MMA

INGLEWOOD, Calif. – If someone told Reinier de Ridder to shoot for the moon if he had a big night at UFC 311, he passed the test. De Ridder (19-2 MMA, 2-0 UFC) opened the UFC 311 main card Saturday at Intuit Dome with a stunning submission of Kevin Holland…

INGLEWOOD, Calif. – Payton Talbott might have been thinking about getting into the top five some day, but it probably wasn't this one. Talbott (9-1 MMA, 3-1 UFC) on Saturday suffered a top-five biggest upset loss in UFC history when he was dominated by Raoni…

INGLEWOOD, Calif. – Islam Makhachev was obviously not happy to see Umar Nurmagomedov come up short in his biggest career fight. However, that hasn't changed how he views Nurmagomedov's potential. Makhachev, who successfully defended his UFC lightweight title in

INGLEWOOD, Calif. – Jiri Prochazka heard a little rumor in some circles that he keeps his hands down too much. It cost him in his losses to light heavyweight champion Alex Pereira, some surmised. And some of those some, Prochazka has heard, happen to be on…

Umar Nurmagomedov doesn't believe Merab Dvalishvili was the rightful winner of their UFC 311 title fight. In his first statement after exiting the octagon following Dvalishvili's (19-4 MMA, 12-2 UFC) unanimous decision win to retain the bantamweight

(ALSO SEE: Sean Shelby's Shoes: What's next for champs Islam Makhachev, Merab Dvalishvili after UFC 311?) It was heartbreak for Renato Moicano and Umar Nurmagomedov at UFC 311 when both fell short of their cham

(ALSO SEE: Sean Shelby's Shoes: What's next for Renato Moicano, Umar Nurmagomedov after UFC 311 title losses?) After a 2024 that featured many UFC title challenges, the first champions to put their belt up for grabs this year were successful in defending t

The first numbered UFC event of 2025 proved to be a memorable one with UFC 311 on Saturday at Intuit Dome in Inglewood, Calif., delivering the goods.

INGLEWOOD, Calif. – Jailton Almeida knows what he wants, and he knows how to ask for it. The problem has been, he just hasn't gotten the right answer on that request yet. Still, after a bonus-winning knockout at UFC 311 on Saturday, the Brazilian decided he…

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…