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Vancouver – Perhaps surprisingly to many considering he took the fight on short notice in place of Anthony “Fluffy” Hernandez, Brendan Allen got the job done in the main event of UFC Vancouver, leaving Reinier de Ridder unable to continue after four rounds. Allen (26-7) suspected such an ending was in store, as De Ridder […]
Charles Jourdain, UFC Vancouver ceremonial weigh-in. Credit: Jay Anderson/Cageside Press The standard four bonuses were handed out after UFC Vancouver, and it was no surprise that the main event was not included. A lackluster four-round affair between Reinier de Ridder and Brendan Allen ended in a stoppage, especially when former ONE Championship doubles champion RDR […]
Zahabi (13-2) entered the fight riding an impressive six-fight win streak, with notable victories over Aoriqileng, Javid Basharat, Pedro Munhoz and former champion José Aldo. A win over Vera had the potential to propel the No. 9 bantamweight into the top five and put him firmly in the title conversation. Round 1 – Both men […]
Phil De Fries, KSW 84 weighing Credit: KSW With Francis Ngannou barely fighting anymore (especially not in MMA, with just one fight and one win since leaving the UFC), it’s hard to imagine a better heavyweight outside of the UFC right now than Phil De Fries. England’s Fries, a former UFC talent himself, went 2-3 […]
PFL Africa Semi-finals: Rwanda weigh-in Credit: PFL The Professional Fighters League launched PFL Africa earlier this year and the competition will now see the finalists fight their way to the end of the tournaments in four weight divisions this Saturday. PFL Africa: Rwanda sees semi-finals at bantamweight, featherweight, welterweight and heavyweight. While the fights on […]
Diego Lopes was introduced by UFC play-by-play man Brendan Fitzgerald as “fresh off one of the best fights of the year” during Friday’s UFC Vancouver Q&A, where the featherweight was one of three guests on hand to answer questions from fight fans. Despite the card coming from Canada, where Marc-Andre Barriault of Quebec and Mexican-Canadian […]
Roufusport head coach Scott Joffe announced the news in a post on the gym’s official Facebook page on Friday. “Today, the Roufusport family and the combat sports world were stunned by the heartbreaking news that Duke Roufus, the world-renowned top MMA coach, founder and namesake of the Roufusport MMA Academy, passed away peacefully in his […]
Vancouver – It’s been over a minute since we saw Chito Vera compete in the UFC. Vera (23-10-1) has not fought since losing to Deiveson Figueiredo in August 2024 in Abu Dhabi. Ahead of UFC Vancouver, where he returns against Aiemann Zahabi, Vera explained that he returned too early that night following his UFC 299 […]
Opportunities to fight at home are a coveted prize for local talents hoping to get a knock on the door by breaking down the barriers that hinder their personal development. By doing this, they can kill two birds with one stone and erase shortcomings with one stone, using this as motivation when they encounter a […]
Michael Oliveira of Brazil slams Victor Valenzuela of Chile in a welterweight bout during Dana White’s Contender Series Season Nine, Week Ten at UFC APEX on October 14, 2025 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC) Dana White’s Contender Series (DWCS) is back for another week of action. Week 10 features a rare […]
