Category: UFC / MMA

LOS ANGELES – If things go the way Reinier de Ridder has them planned Saturday, you might not want to be late tuning in to the UFC 311 main card. The 34-year-old de Ridder (18-2 MMA, 1-0 UFC) is just a couple months removed from his a UFC debut…

LOS ANGELES – If you thought the trolls and critics are getting to Jamahal Hill, think again. Although heavily criticized by many fans in the MMA word due to his back and forth with UFC light heavyweight champion Alex Pereira, among any other takes and opinions,…

LOS ANGELES – Dressed in an all-burgundy suit with a matching vest underneath, bantamweight champion Merab Dvalishvili walked into a hotel ballroom for UFC 311 media day with unusual low energy, and that's probably because he had a lot on his mind.…

UFC star Conor McGregor faces another civil lawsuit for sexual misconduct, this time stemming from an alleged incident at a Miami Heat game in 2023. Tuesday, a civil lawsuit was filed in United States District Court in Southern District of Florida Miami Division…

Robert Whittaker thinks Islam Makhachev has a big experience advantage over Arman Tsarukyan 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 event (

INGLEWOOD, Calif. – Although Renato Moicano likes and respects his UFC 311 opponent Beneil Dariush, he plans on beating him up badly. The UFC lightweight contender made it clear that he plans on stopping Dariush (22-6-1 MMA, 16-6 UFC) this Saturday when the two m

LOS ANGELES – Arman Tsarukyan let the cat out of the bag this week when, in an interview on the "Pound for Pound" podcast, he teased a "secret technique" ahead of his lightweight title fight with Islam Makhachev. Now people can't st

When UFC CEO Dana White found out Khabib Nurmagomedov was removed from a Frontier Airlines flight, one thought crossed his mind. "What the f*ck is he doing on Frontier Airlines anyway?" White said in an interview on "Pardon My Take."

Alexander Volkanovski credits UFC lightweight champion Islam Makhachev for his calculated approach. Makhachev (26-1 MMA, 15-1 UFC) defends his lightweight title in a rematch vs. Arman Tsarukyan (22-3 MMA, 9-2 UFC), which headlines Saturday's UFC 311…

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+) takes place S

(This story was updated to add new information.) The bantamweight title changed hands in the UFC 306 main event when Sean O'Malley (18-2 MMA, 10-2 UFC) was outworked by challenger Merab Dvalishvili (18-4 MMA, 11-2 UFC). Take a look at a chronological history of the…

UFC welterweight champion Belal Muhummad wants to make Sean Strickland pay for his words. Muhammad (24-3 MMA, 15-3 UFC) and Strickland (29-6 MMA, 16-6 UFC) have traded barbs plenty in the past. Strickland has been open about his Islamapho

Longtime UFC foes reunited on the mats. Robert Whittaker (27-8 MMA, 17-6 UFC) and Israel Adesanya (24-4 MMA, 13-4 UFC), who fought two times for the UFC middleweight title, recently spent time training at "The Stylebender's" gym, City Kickboxing in New Zealand.…

If Arman Tsarukyan becomes champion, his priorities might surprise you. Tsarukyan (22-3 MMA, 9-2 UFC) challenges lightweight champion Islam Makhachev (26-1 MMA, 15-1 UFC) in Saturday's UFC 311 (pay-per-view, ESPNews/Disney+, ESPN+) main event at Intuit Dome in Ingl

It's been a tumultuous series of news cycles for the PFL in recent months, but Wednesday the promotion announced the plan for its next set of tournaments. Starting in April, the PFL will hold a series of single-elimination tournaments over eight weight classes. Each…