Latest Updates Around The World
Abdoul Abdouraguimov (right) Credit: Brave CF The PFL’s “Lazy King” has a new opponent for his first fight in more than a year. Abdoul Abdouraguimov (19-1) was originally booked to face Magomed Umalatov on next month’s PFL: Road to Dubai card on February 7. However, with Umalatov out of the fight, Kendly St. Louis (11-5) […]
Josh Emmett, UFC 296 official weigh-in Credit: Gabriel Gonzalez/Cageside Press The UFC has announced a featherweight headliner for the March 14, 2026 Fight Night event at the newly renamed Meta Apex. That would be UFC Vegas 114, which will be headlined by ranked 145lb’ers Josh Emmett (19-6) and Kevin Vallejos (17-1). Promotion officials announced the […]
Michael Chiesa, UFC 310 ceremonial weigh-in Credit: Gabriel Gonzalez/Cageside Press Welterweight vet and UFC analyst Michael Chiesa will fight at home in March. Chiesa (19-7) finds himself in one of several newly announced fights, taking on Carlston Harris on March 28, 2026 at UFC Seattle. Winner of The Ultimate Fighter 15, The Colorado-born Chiesa fights […]
Credit: LFA Legacy Fighting Alliance kicked off 2026 with a heavyweight title fight and another home broadcast. After a multi-year partnership with UFC Fight Pass, the future of which appears increasingly uncertain, LFA has joined Vice TV. LFA 224 was their debut on the cable network, with a vacant heavyweight title on the line between […]
UFC heavyweight Mohammed Usman has been handed a 30-month ban after testing positive for testosterone, a ruling that will sideline the fighter in mid-2028 and marks a major setback at a crucial point in his career. Combat Sports Anti-Doping (CSAD) announced the suspension on Friday. CSAD said Usman admitted to using testosterone ahead of his […]
Credit: ONE Championship After taking a few weeks off over the holidays, the MMA world is getting back on track, with ONE Championship hosting its first event of the year at Bangkok’s ONE Friday Fights 138. MMA, kickboxing and Muay Thai action make up the 14-fight main card, which concludes with a flyweight clash between […]
Josiah Harrell, UFC 290 official weigh-in Credit: Eddie Law/Cageside Press Josiah Harrell’s tenure in the UFC was one of the shortest of all time. At UFC 290, Jack Della Maddelena was set to face Sean Brady when Brady was forced to withdraw due to a staph infection. The UFC sounded the horn and called up […]
Merab Dvalishvili, UFC 316 press conference Credit: Jay Anderson/Cageside Press We wrap up our 2025 MMA Awards with perhaps the biggest of them all: Fighter of the Year. This year was a difficult one, as one of the top contenders on the men’s side suffered losses, while on the women’s side, many champions and contenders […]
Peter Murray, PFL 2 Credit: Gabriel Gonzalez/Cageside Press Peter Murray, the former CEO of PFL who recently transitioned to CEO of PFL International, has left the company. “The Professional Fighters League today announced that Peter Murray, CEO of PFL International Leagues, will be leaving the organization,” league officials wrote in a statement released Thursday. The […]
Legacy Fighting Alliance has found a new home. The rising MMA promotion announced a new broadcast partnership with Legacy Fighting Allianceand brings its events to Vice TV in a move that marks a major step forward for the league as it continues to establish itself as one of the premier development pipelines in mixed martial […]
