Category: UFC / MMA

LAS VEGAS – Mansur Abdul-Malik beat Dusko Todorovic with a first-round TKO Saturday to open up the main card at UFC Fight Night 247 at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. Take a look inside the fight with Abdul-Malik, who picked up a brutal finish in his official UFC…

Fans missed out on a middle-of-the-cage shootout between Ilia Topuria and Max Holloway. However, Diego Lopes promises that wouldn't be the case if he were to get a crack at the champion. Last month at UFC 308, Topuria pointed to the middle of the cage, inviting Hol

Carlos Prates completed one of the great rookie years in recent octagon history Saturday when he knocked out longtime contender Neil Magny in the UFC Fight Night 247 main event. Prates (21-6 MMA, 4-0 UFC) made it four fights, four wins, four knockouts and four Perf

It's been a minute since Nick Diaz had a fight, and fighters' preparation methods always are evolving. There's no way to be sure that's what's going on here, but hell – it's Nick Diaz. Can anyone ever be sure if there's method to the proverbial madness? A month out…

Daniel Cormier can't get on board with the idea that Jon Jones is ducking Tom Aspinall. Jones (27-1 MMA, 21-1 UFC) has created waves in the MMA community ahead of his scheduled heavyweight championship defense against Stipe Miocic (20-4 MMA, 14-4 UFC) at UFC 309 on

LAS VEGAS – Gaston Bolanos took a big weight off his shoulders with his latest victory inside the octagon. The Peruvian fighter picked up a unanimous decision win over Cortavious Romious (9-3 MMA, 0-1 UFC) at Saturday's UFC Fight Night 247, bouncing back from…

Gaston Bolanos feels he proved he's UFC quality following Saturday's win over Cortavious Romious at UFC Fight Night 247.

Jon Jones is adamant he's not bothered by the notion he's avoiding a fight with interim UFC champ Tom Aspinall. Ahead of his return from a more than 20-month layoff Saturday against Stipe Miocic (20-4 MMA, 14-4 UFC) in the UFC 309 main event at Madison Square Garde

The final event of 2024 at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas went down Saturday with UFC Fight Night 247, which featured six first-round finishes.

LAS VEGAS – Gillian Robertson expected more from herself against Luana Pinheiro at UFC Fight Night 247. Robertson (15-8 MMA, 12-6 UFC) extended her winning streak to three fights and won for the fourth time in five appearances since dropping to strawweight court

LAS VEGAS – Reinier de Ridder is happy to be in the UFC, and out of ONE Championship. The former ONE Championship middleweight and light heavyweight champion debuted for the UFC this past Saturday in the co-main event of UFC Fight Night 247. De Ridder (18-2…

LAS VEGAS – Carlos Prates is setting his sights on some of the big dogs in the welterweight division. Prates (21-6 MMA, 4-0 UFC), who knocked out Neil Magny this past Saturday in the main event of UFC Fight Night 247, wants to return in February at the UFC…

UFC Fight Night 247 had some rough luck in the buildup, with seemingly more cancellations and 11th-hour changes than the average show. But Saturday, the 11 bouts that remained on the card picked up the slack. Eight of them ended in stoppages, including the first…

LAS VEGAS – Fighters from Saturday's UFC Fight Night 247 event took home UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay totaling $188,500. The program, a comprehensive plan that includes outfitting requirements, media obligations and other items under the fighter…

The UFC handed out four bonuses after Saturday's card, including one for a main event walkoff. After UFC Fight Night 247, four fighters picked up an extra $50,000 for their performances in Las Vegas. Check out the winners below.