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UFC title fights throughout 2024 were filled with dramatic moments, exciting finishes and huge upsets. Titles change

Check out these photos from the official weigh-ins for Oleksandr Usyk vs. Tyson Fury 2 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. (Photos by Richard Pelham, Getty Images)

It's been quite the solid run for Rafael Alves since he exited the UFC. After a 1-3 run in the promotion, Brazil's Alves found himself outside the UFC a little less than a couple years ago. But 2024 has been a good year: Alves went 3-0 under the Karate Combat banner.…

With another action-packed month of MMA in the books, MMA Junkie looks at the best submissions from December 2024: Here are the five nominees, listed in chronological o

Some of the UFC's most legendary finishes look a little different from other angles. The vast majority of MMA fans have seen Dan Henderson's UFC 100 knockout of Michael Bisping, which came with an extra shot for good measure. But from the opposite side of the…

Who doesn’t love a good upset? In 2024, MMA saw its fair share of underdogs who defied the odds in the UFC, PFL an

The impending heavyweight boxing title rematch will have a large differential in weight. Ahead of their rematch Saturday, Oleksandr Usyk and Tyson Fury stepped on the scale Friday in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Grant Dawson has no issues earning his way to the top of the lightweight division, but if he can avoid the longest possible path to UFC gold, he would certainly take it. Dawson (22-2-1 MMA, 10-1-1 UFC) looks to continue his assent through the division when he takes on Diego Ferre

The UFC's 2024 schedule is in the books. This past year was busy and booming not only for fighters, promoters, and c

Yahoo Sports senior writer Jay Busbee reflects on the memorable moments from the year in sports - a span when a whole lot of your favorite sports took a huge, running leap into the future.

Cub Swanson straddled the line of a retirement announcement after his knockout of Billy Quarantillo at UFC on ESPN 63 this month. UFC commentator Laura Sanko understands it's no easy choice to make, especially after a highlight-reel finish in the Fig

One of the most violent fighters in Bellator history took the gloves off in retirement in 2024 – but also perhaps to signal his entry into bareknuckle boxing. Connecticut's Brennan Ward has signed with BKFC, the promotion announced recently. He will debut…

(This story was updated to add new information.) Nominations for the 97th Academy Awards have been announced. Suffice it to say, the "Road House" reboot didn't make the cut in any categories. Still, it's movie season, so here's a list of MMA movies and

In just one PFL season, Dakota Ditcheva went from an exciting rising prospect to an established top 5 pound-for-pound-ranked fighter. Entering her first PFL regular season, Manchester's Ditcheva wasn't a newcomer by any means, as she ended 2023 by winning the…

Francis Ngannou will be rooting for Tyson Fury to defeat Oleksandr Usyk on Saturday with hopes of setting up a rematch between them in 2025. Former UFC heavyweight champion and current PFL Super Fight champion Ngannou still has a sour taste in his mouth stemming from…