Category: UFC / MMA

LAS VEGAS – The UFC is rumored to head back to Miami this Spring and Santiago Ponzinibbio wants in. Following his UFC Fight Night 249 win, Ponzinibbio (30-8 MMA, 12-7 UFC) called for a spot on the card expected for April 12 in his current

After a couple hours for the result to sink in, Chris Curtis said he's not hurting, at least physically, after his last-second TKO loss to Roman Kopylov. Kopylov (14-3 MMA, 6-3 UFC) finished Curtis (31-12 MMA, 5-4 UFC) literally with one second left in their middleweight…

LAS VEGAS – Fighters from Saturday's UFC Fight Night 249 event took home UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay totaling $173,500. The program, a comprehensive plan that includes outfitting requirements, media obligations and other items under the fighter…

Roman Kopylov walked away from UFC Fight Night 249 a winner, but wore the sacrifice it took to become victorious on his face. As shown by UFC CEO Dana White on a pair of Instagram story posts Saturday, Kopylov (14-3 MMA, 6-3 UFC) suffered a gnarly laceration across

LAS VEGAS – In a world in which everyone is chomping at the bit for a UFC title opportunity, Mackenzie Dern is taking her time. Following her UFC Fight Night 249 win Saturday, Dern (16-5 MMA, 11-5 UFC) reaffirmed what she'd said pre-fight. She thinks another…

There was plenty of competition for post-fight bonus awards at UFC Fight Night 249 – no question about it. In 14 fights at the promotion's first event of 2025, there were nine finishes. Four of those nine came on the preliminary card at the UFC Apex, and…

Mackenzie Dern checked a lot of boxes Saturday when she defeated Amanda Ribas in the UFC Fight Night 247 main event. Not only did Dern (16-5 MMA, 11-5 UFC) pull off her first stoppage since April 2021, she avenged a prior loss to Ribas (12-7 MMA, 7-6 UFC) and…

Mackenzie Dern redeemed the first loss of her MMA career on Saturday in her UFC Fight Night 249 main event rematch with Amanda Ribas. After Ribas (12-6 MMA, 7-5 UFC) took her undefeated record in October 2019, Dern (15-5 MMA, 10-5 UFC) got the better of the…

Santiago Ponzinibbio had to show heart and durability against Carlston Harris, but it was the determining factor in his UFC Fight Night 249 win. Ponzinibbio (30-8 MMA, 12-7 UFC) was in a bad way early against Harris (19-7 MMA, 4-3 UFC) in the welterweight co-main e

Cesar Almeida turned the tables on Abdul Razak Alhassan in violent fashion at UFC Fight Night 249. After absorbing a knockdown from Alhassan (12-7 MMA, 6-7 UFC) early in the middleweight bout at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas on Saturday, Almeida (6-1 MMA, 2-1 UFC) got

Controversy struck UFC Fight Night 249 on Saturday during the conclusion of the main card bout between Roman Kopylov and Chris Curtis. The fight was a battle for 15 minutes. Well, almost 15. Both men got their licks in but when a Kopylov (14-3 MMA, 6-3 UFC)…

Puna Soriano snatched a victory Saturday at UFC Fight Night 249 – and also snatched the consciousness of opponent Uros Medic. In the main card opener at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Soriano (11-4 MMA, 5-4 UFC) blasted Medic (10-3 MMA, 4-3 UFC) with a violent…

The first submission finish under the UFC banner in 2025 was nothing short of beautiful, and it came courtesy of Felipe Bunes at UFC Fight Night 249. With his back on the mat early in the flyweight bout at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Bunes (14-7 MMA, 1-1 UFC)…

Marco Tulio brought the violence in his UFC debut. At UFC Fight Night 249 on Saturday, Tulio (13-1 MMA, 1-0 UFC) brutalized Ihor Potieria (21-8 MMA, 2-6 UFC) with an elongated swarm of punches before the stoppage came at 3:04 of Round 1. After a low blow…

Jacobe Smith showed why he's a prospect to watch in the welterweight division with a brutal knockout of Preston Parsons in his UFC Fight Night 249 debut. Stepping in on just eight days' notice, Dana White's Contender Series signee Smith (10-0 MMA, 1-0 UFC) wasted l