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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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
SlapFIGHT Championship’s “INFLUX” event was designed to complement the heavyweight and super heavyweight divisions, and it delivered a night of brutal knockouts, grueling five-round wars and unexpected new stars. Fourteen aspiring slappers competed for contracts in two separate tournaments, aiming to become the next top contenders in their respective weight classes. With champions Frank the […]
Photo courtesy of Wes Schultz on IG (@partytimemma) Contender series by Dana White started in 2017. Since then, the Contender Series has produced some major rising stars such as Dan Ige, Sean O’Malley, Geoff Neal, Maycee Barber and Edmen Shahbazyan. In short: it was a huge success for finding talent. A Contender Series fight is […]
Charles Oliveira, UFC 289 ceremonial weigh-in Credit: Jay Anderson/Cageside Press Charles Oliveira does extended his bonus record after the fightmoved up to 21st all-time since joining the UFC in 2010. Oliveira (36-11, 1NC), a former lightweight champion, hit Matuesz Gamrot in an armbar in the second round of UFC Rio’s main event on Saturday. During […]
