Category: Boxing / UFC / MMA

LAS VEGAS – Roman Kopylov doesn't really get all the hubbub. While opponent Chris Curtis and many viewers didn't agree with Mark Smith's stoppage of their fight Saturday at UFC Fight Night 249, Kopylov (13-3 MMA, 5-3 UFC) doesn't see the ending as all

Usman Nurmagomedov doesn't think Paul Hughes is a viable threat to his Bellator lightweight title. With Nurmagomedov (18-0) short on fresh contenders, however, he accepts Hughes (13-1) as the challenger to his throne when they meet in the main event of PFL's Road to Du

The UFC's in-cage product got off to a strong start in 2025 on Saturday, with UFC Fight Night 249 seeing nine of 14 fights end inside the distance, inclu

LAS VEGAS – Eleven days into 2025, predictions were already being made that Cesar Almeida's UFC Fight Night 249 finish of Abdul Razak Alhassan could end up on the Knockout of the Year candidates list in a little less than 12 months. Almeida (7-1 MMA,…

Mackenzie Dern holds claim to the first UFC main event win of 2025 after emerging triumphant from her rematch with Amanda Ribas at UFC Fight Night 249. Dern (15-5 MMA, 10-5 UFC) avenged the first loss of her career to Ribas (12-6 MMA, 7-5 UFC) from O

Abdul Razak Alhassan exited the cage at UFC Fight Night 249 still a bit woozy Saturday after he suffered a scary knockout loss to Cesar Almeida. The knockout sequence, which is already being billed as a potential Knockout of the Year contender just o

LAS VEGAS – Punahele Soriano beat Uros Medic with a first-round knockout Saturday to open up the main card at UFC Fight Night 249 at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. Take a look inside the fight with Soriano, who picked up his second straight win and got his…

The UFC typically gives out four bonuses after each event. Barring special occasions, and unless otherwise noted, the bonuses are $50,000 each. Check out all the 2025 bonus winners below. Fighters are listed alphabetically. The list will be updated following…

LAS VEGAS – The UFC is rumored to head back to Miami this Spring and Santiago Ponzinibbio wants in. Following his UFC Fight Night 249 win, Ponzinibbio (30-8 MMA, 12-7 UFC) called for a spot on the card expected for April 12 in his current

After a couple hours for the result to sink in, Chris Curtis said he's not hurting, at least physically, after his last-second TKO loss to Roman Kopylov. Kopylov (14-3 MMA, 6-3 UFC) finished Curtis (31-12 MMA, 5-4 UFC) literally with one second left in their middleweight…

LAS VEGAS – Fighters from Saturday's UFC Fight Night 249 event took home UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay totaling $173,500. The program, a comprehensive plan that includes outfitting requirements, media obligations and other items under the fighter…

Roman Kopylov walked away from UFC Fight Night 249 a winner, but wore the sacrifice it took to become victorious on his face. As shown by UFC CEO Dana White on a pair of Instagram story posts Saturday, Kopylov (14-3 MMA, 6-3 UFC) suffered a gnarly laceration across

LAS VEGAS – In a world in which everyone is chomping at the bit for a UFC title opportunity, Mackenzie Dern is taking her time. Following her UFC Fight Night 249 win Saturday, Dern (16-5 MMA, 11-5 UFC) reaffirmed what she'd said pre-fight. She thinks another…

There was plenty of competition for post-fight bonus awards at UFC Fight Night 249 – no question about it. In 14 fights at the promotion's first event of 2025, there were nine finishes. Four of those nine came on the preliminary card at the UFC Apex, and…

Mackenzie Dern checked a lot of boxes Saturday when she defeated Amanda Ribas in the UFC Fight Night 247 main event. Not only did Dern (16-5 MMA, 11-5 UFC) pull off her first stoppage since April 2021, she avenged a prior loss to Ribas (12-7 MMA, 7-6 UFC) and…