Category: UFC / MMA

Despite coming out on top, Usman Nurmagomedov wants fans to know that his full potential wasn't displayed in his latest title defense. Nurmagomedov (19-0) defended his Bellator lightweight title, a now defunct promotion under the PFL banner, against Irisman Paul Hughes…

Diego Lopes continues to put his focus on fighting Alexander Volkanovski next. Lopes (26-6 MMA, 5-1 UFC) confirmed that he won't be fighting Yair Rodriguez, which was rumored for the UFC on ESPN 64 main event on March 29 in Mexico City. "The fight with Yair never…

Jack Della Maddalena disagrees with Leon Edwards' claim that timing impacted his performance against Belal Muhammad. Edwards (21-4 MMA, 13-3 UFC) lost his welterweight title to Muhammad at UFC 304 this past July. Their main event title fight took place in the middl

As a potential rematch looms, it appears there's no animosity between Ilia Topuria and Alexander Volkanovski. UFC featherweight champion Topuria (16-0 MMA, 8-0 UFC) and former titleholder Volkanovski (26-4 MMA, 13-3 UFC) are both in Sydney for Saturday's UFC 312 ev

Michael Bisping likes Ilia Topuria's chances against fellow UFC champion Islam Makhachev. UFC featherweight champion Topuria (16-0 MMA, 8-0 UFC) wants to move up to challenge lightweight champion Makhachev (27-1 MMA, 16-1 UFC), who's currently the promotion's…

The UFC returns "Down Under" for UFC 312, its second pay-per-view of the year, and the popular "Embedded" fight week video series is here to document what's happening behind the scenes. UFC 312 (ESPN+ pay-per-view, ESPN2, ESPN+) takes place Saturday (Sunday…

Gilbert Burns sees Tatiana Suarez overwhelming Zhang Weili with her wrestling at UFC 312. Suarez (11-0 MMA, 7-0 UFC) challenges strawweight champion Weili (25-3 MMA, 9-2 UFC) in Saturday's co-main event at Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney (

The fallout from Thursday's 11th-hour major, and apparently final, twist on a short boxing roller coaster ride likely only is just beginning. Former YouTuber Jake Paul, who for the past few years has been arguably the biggest name in boxing, reportedly was about to announce…

Dustin Poirier may get his wish of having his final UFC fight at home. Poirier (30-8 MMA, 22-7 UFC) is looking to compete one more time before calling it a career, and the former interim lightweight champion is currently working with the UFC on making it happen in his…

This week, the UFC returns to the land down under for its February pay-per-view. UFC 312 takes place

"Why am I not fighting? Why am I sitting on the sidelines, basically wasting my prime years?" Those two question sum up Patchy Mix's issue with the PFL. Mix, the bantamweight champion of recently-defunct Bellator promotion, finds himself under PFL contract, but with no…

Daniel Cormier refuses to change his stance on Jon Jones' greatness. Cormier was asked if he thinks former longtime UFC light heavyweight champion and current heavyweight champ Jones is the greatest of all time, but his answer remains no. Jones captured the heavywe

Turki Alalshikh has gotten Canelo Alvarez on board. Late Thursday, a report from ESPN emerged claiming Alvarez and Jake Paul were finalizing a deal to box May 3 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas in a cruiserweight bout expected to stream on Netflix. However, in an 11t

Check out these photos from the UFC 312 ceremonial weigh-ins and fighter faceoffs ahead of Saturday pay-per-view event at Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney. (Images courtesy of UFC)

UFC 312 ceremonial weigh-ins are in the books, and the fighters came face-to-face one final time before Saturday's event. The weigh-ins took place at Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney, which hosts Saturday's event (ESPN+ pay-p