Category: UFC / MMA

Ryan Spann is changing things up. At UFC Fight Night 254, Spann (22-10 MMA, 8-5 UFC) will make his promotional heavyweight debut against "Salsa Boy" Waldo Cortes-Acosta (12-1 MMA, 5-1 UFC). The bout takes place March 15 at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. Two people…

As he did with Alexander Volkanovski, Islam Makhachev wants to leave no doubt who the better fighter is when he rematches Arman Tsarukyan. The UFC lightweight champion attempts to defend his belt for a fourth time Jan. 18 in the main event of UFC 311 in…

Chael Sonnen learned the hard way not to mess with Gilbert Burns. After Sonnen suggested that Burns was retired on a recent episode of "Good Guy/Bad Guy" with Daniel Cormier, Burns retaliated by leaking his phone number on X in a late

Stephen A. Smith heavily dismisses Conor McGregor in a potential boxing match againt Logan Paul. McGregor on Tuesday made a surprise announcement that he is in preliminary talks to box Paul in an exhibition match in India before making his UFC return – a fight wh

Khabib Nurmagomedov thinks it's time for various UFC lightweights to call it a career. Nurmagomedov specifically pointed out former foe Dustin Poirier, who's coming off a title loss to lightweight champion Islam Makhachev at UFC 302 in June. Nurmagomedov also holds

Shara Magomedov will look to remain unbeaten when he welcomes Michael Page back to middleweight in the UFC Fight Night 250 co-main event. Shara Magomedov vs. Michael Page preview Magomedov (15-0 MMA, 4-0 UFC) scored a Knockout of the Year contender when he landed a do

UFC on ESPN 63 took place Saturday in Tampa, Fla. and resulted in all sorts of movement in the USA TODAY Sports/MMA Junkie rankings. Most notably, main event victor Joaquin Buckley (21-6 MMA, 11-4 UFC) traded places in the welterweight rankings with the

LAS VEGAS – Brad Tate considers himself blessed. "I've always said, 'If you find something you love, you'll never work another day in your life, and that's the truth,'" Tate recently told MMA Junkie on the 16th Annual Fighters Only World MMA Awards red carpet. "I

UFC Hall of Famer Khabib Nurmagomedov would rather not see UFC champions Islam Makhachev and Belal Muhammad fight each other. UFC lightweight champ Makhachev (25-1 MMA, 14-1 UFC) is eager to move up to welterweight to chase dual-champ status, but with Muhammad (24-

Israel Adesanya will look to rebound when he takes on rising middleweight contender Nassourdine Imavov in the UFC Fight Night 250 main event. Israel Adesanya vs. Nassourdine Imavov preview Former champion Adesanya (24-4 MMA, 13-4 UFC) is coming off a title

Things escalated between David Benavidez and David Morrell. On Tuesday, Benavidez and Morrell nearly brawled it out in the ring after a media workout in Miami. Benavidez faced off with Morrell. The boxers immediately trash talked each other. Benavidez eventually had enough,…

Beneil Dariush thinks the result of his UFC 311 fight against Renato Moicano will have a heavy influence on his future in mixed martial arts. Winless since October 2022 and on a two-fight losing skid, Dariush (22-6-1 MMA, 16-6-1 UFC) returns to competition in a lig

If Jan Blachowicz can manage his energy, he's confident he has all the tools to beat Carlos Ulberg at UFC London. Former champion Blachowicz (29-10-1 MMA, 12-7-1 UFC) returns against Ulberg (12-1 MMA, 7-1 UFC) on March 22 at UFC Fight Night 255 from O2 Arena in…

Javier Mendez is not interested in UFC lightweight champion Islam Makhachev fighting Ilia Topuria – for now. Featherweight champion Topuria (16-0 MMA, 8-0 UFC) teased a move up to 155 pounds and expressed interest in a potential fight with Charles Oliveira…

Several fighters who competed on this past season of Dana White's Contender Series are facing disciplinary action from the Nevada Athletic Commission. Francesco Mazzeo and Abdellah Er-Ramy, who lost their respective bouts, were issued suspensions for failed drug tests,…