Category: UFC / MMA

LOS ANGELES – UFC welterweight champion Belal Muhammad is targeting Shavkat Rakhmonov in the first half of the year. Muhammad (24-3 MMA, 15-3 UFC) was expected to face Rakhmonov (19-0 MMA, 7-0 UFC) last month at UFC 310, but a bone infection in his foot forced…

It's still very early in 2025, but there have been multiple examples of wholesome MMA content turned in this year. There's arguably nothing more heartwarming than the collaboration between former UFC middleweight champions and longtime rivals Israel Adesanya…

The UFC is back in Southern California for UFC 311, its first pay-per-view of the calendar. year, and the popular "Embedded" fight week video series is here to document what's happening behind the scenes. UFC 311 (pay-per-view, ESPNews/Disney+, ESPN+

The fledgling Global Fight League continued to get its business in order Thursday with several important announcements. Last month, the GFL, headed by co-founder Darren Owen, announced plans for its official launch this year, with the concept of team-based mixed ma

LOS ANGELES – Jamahal Hill sees his UFC 311 fight with Jiri Prochazka as a No. 1 contender bout. Former light heavyweight champions Hill (12-2 MMA, 6-2 UFC) and Prochazka (30-5-1 MMA, 4-2 UFC) throw down on Saturday's main card (pay-per-view, ESPNews/Disney+,…

LOS ANGELES – UFC 311 wasn't an ideal return date for Merab Dvalishvili, but he doesn't expect it to be an issue. Dvalishvili (18-4 MMA, 11-2 UFC) defends his bantamweight title against Umar Nurmagomedov (18-0 MMA, 6-0 UFC) in Saturday's co-main…

After a three-week lull, the UFC was back to open up 2025 – and there were a ton of highlight-reel finishes. This past Saturday, nine of the 14 bouts on the card at UFC Fight Night 249 in Las Vegas were stoppages. There even were four finishes on the…

LOS ANGELES – Islam Makhachev doubts Arman Tsarukyan truly has anything special in store for him at UFC 311. Makhachev (26-1 MMA, 15-1 UFC) defends his lightweight title in a rematch against Tsarukyan (22-3 MMA, 9-2 UFC) in Saturday's main…

Steve Garcia would look forward to fighting for the BMF title over an undisputed UFC championship. Garcia (17-5 MMA, 6-2 UFC), MMA Junkie's 2024 Under the Radar Fighter of the Year, is on a five-fight knockout streak. His exciting style earned him an opportunity ag

INGLEWOOD, Calif. – The UFC 311 pre-fight press conference takes place Thursday, and you can watch a live stream of the event in the video above. The press conference takes place at Intuit Dome, which also hosts Saturday's fight card. UFC 311 is built around…

Islam Makhachev is undoubtably a standout talent, and he's getting up there among the greatest in history who've competed in the UFC's lightweight division. Makhachev (26-1 MMA, 15-1 UFC) returns to the cage Saturday in the main event of UFC 311 (pay-per-view, ESPN

LOS ANGELES – If Jamahal Hill is counting his chickens, so to speak, his next opponent thinks he might regret it. Hill, a former light heavyweight champion who never got to defend the belt because he had to vacate it with an injury, takes on Jiri Prochazka on Saturday…

LOS ANGELES – Beneil Dariush knows he's overlooked. Maybe it's the mature appearance, or the fact that he's been in the promotion's lightweight rankings for so long. Dariush (22-6-1 MMA, 16-6 UFC) isn't positive, but he has a hunch as he heads into his UFC 311 ma

LOS ANGELES – Kevin Holland plans to outdo himself in 2025. Ahead of UFC 311, the promotion's first pay-per-view event of the year and on which he's competing, Holland (26-12 MMA, 13-9 UFC) expects to have a very active year. One of the promotion's…

INGLEWOOD, Calif. –The fight is happening, but Umar Nurmagomedov is convinced that that's not what Merab Dvalishvili wanted. The two bantamweights collide in the co-main event of UFC 311 on Saturday at Intuit Dome in Inglewood, Calif. Challenger Nurmagomedov…