Category: UFC / MMA

Islam Makhachev is considered by most, except UFC CEO Dana White, as the No. 1 pound-for-pound fighter on the planet. Yet, despite his accolades and praise, Arman Tsarukyan finds Makhachev to be a bit overrated. That's right, Tsarukyan (22-3 MMA, 9-2 UFC),…

Even though he's made the UFC walk nearly 50 times, Jim Miller still struggles with something that may come as a surprise. Sometimes, the 41-year-old lightweight said, he doesn't think he should be making the kinds of demands about his fighting career that get made by…

A new flyweight title contender will likely be determined in March at UFC Fight Night 253 when Brandon Royval meets Manel Kape. The flyweight bout between former title challenger Royval (17-7 MMA, 7-3 UFC) and Kape (20-7 MMA, 5-3 UFC) will headline the event on Mar

Robelis Despaigne doesn't think he's done fighting for the UFC. Despite getting released from the Las-Vegas based promotion in October, the Olympic bronze medalist in karate is determined, and confident, he'll once again find himself fighting inside the octagon. Despaigne…

Rashad Eugene had a killer karate resume already, but now the phone's really probably going to ring. Eugene posted a video to social media that was picked up by ESPN MMA that shows an utterly insane flip kick that landed on a karate opponent and took him out. It's the kind…

LAS VEGAS – Ian Heinisch remained silent, until he couldn't take it anymore. He just wanted to feel normal, a state he hadn't been in for a year and a half. In July 2023, Heinisch (14-5 MMA, 3-4 UFC) announced an indefinite break from MMA, something he now…

UFC title fights throughout 2024 were filled with dramatic moments, exciting finishes and huge upsets. Titles change

Check out these photos from the official weigh-ins for Oleksandr Usyk vs. Tyson Fury 2 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. (Photos by Richard Pelham, Getty Images)

It's been quite the solid run for Rafael Alves since he exited the UFC. After a 1-3 run in the promotion, Brazil's Alves found himself outside the UFC a little less than a couple years ago. But 2024 has been a good year: Alves went 3-0 under the Karate Combat banner.…

With another action-packed month of MMA in the books, MMA Junkie looks at the best submissions from December 2024: Here are the five nominees, listed in chronological o

Some of the UFC's most legendary finishes look a little different from other angles. The vast majority of MMA fans have seen Dan Henderson's UFC 100 knockout of Michael Bisping, which came with an extra shot for good measure. But from the opposite side of the…

Who doesn’t love a good upset? In 2024, MMA saw its fair share of underdogs who defied the odds in the UFC, PFL an

The impending heavyweight boxing title rematch will have a large differential in weight. Ahead of their rematch Saturday, Oleksandr Usyk and Tyson Fury stepped on the scale Friday in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Grant Dawson has no issues earning his way to the top of the lightweight division, but if he can avoid the longest possible path to UFC gold, he would certainly take it. Dawson (22-2-1 MMA, 10-1-1 UFC) looks to continue his assent through the division when he takes on Diego Ferre

The UFC's 2024 schedule is in the books. This past year was busy and booming not only for fighters, promoters, and c