The first fight ever broadcast on FOX: Cain Velasquez vs Junior dos Santos for the Heavyweight Championship. After a week without UFC action, we look back at UFC 166 and one of the biggest MMA events to be held in Houston. Next week, the outspoken Sean Strickland and the electric Anthony “Fluffy” Hernandez will take […]
ONE Championship is in action Friday at Lumpinee Stadium with ONE Friday Fights 142 flyweight Muay Thai action atop the card. Two mixed martial arts bouts and a kickboxing bout, and plenty of Muay Thai graced a card otherwise dominated by Muay Thai action. A US ONE Championship contract worth $100,000 was once again on […]
As feelings mount about the UFC’s dwindling heavyweight ranks, a recent winner at PFL Dubai has posited that his promotion has a deeper roster in that weight category. The fighter in question is Pouya Rahmani, who scored a submission victory over Karl Williams to improve his unblemished professional MMA record. Also a prolific wrestler, Rahmani […]
Javid Basharat delivered exactly what was needed UFC Vegas 113. Charged with late replacement Gianni Vazquez in short order, Basharat navigated a tough, competitive affair to secure a hard-fought decision victory. Basharat (15-2) was originally scheduled to face Saïd Nurmagomedov, but visa issues forced Nurmagomedov out of the fight. Gianni Vazquez stepped in just a […]
Jailton Almeida’s tenure with the UFC is coming to an unexpected end. After back-to-back losses and a decision defeat to Rizvan Kuniev at UFC Vegas 113, the promotion has opted to release the former heavyweight contender, closing the chapter on a run that once saw him heading towards title contention. Laerte Vianna was the first […]
Selina Flores, ONE Credit: ONE Championship A Muay Thai atomweight showdown has been added to ONE Championship’s March schedule Johanna Persson is confronted Selina Flores on March 13 at ONE Fight Night 41 sources tell Cageside Press. Persson (0-1 in ONE) made her promotional debut last July, suffering a knockout loss to Allycia Hellen Rodrigues. […]
Las Vegas – There was no doubt in the mind of Pole Jakub Wiklacz that Muin had tapped Gafurov at the end of their UFC Vegas 113 “bantamweight fight.” Bantamweight it really wasn’t after Gafurov lost five pounds. And on top of that controversy, the former ONE Championship fighter appeared to use a late guillotine […]
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – FEBRUARY 07: (L-R) Mario Bautista reacts after defeating Vinicius Oliveira of Brazil in a bantamweight bout during the UFC Fight Night event at Meta APEX on February 7, 2026 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC) Our first Apex show of 2026 had some good deals. UFC Vegas 113 […]
Las Vegas, Nevada – February 7: (RL) Vinicius Oliveira of Brazil punches Mario Bautista in a bantamweight fight during the UFC fight night event at Meta Apex on February 7, 2026 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Chris Unger/Zuwa LLC) Saturday’s UFC Vegas 113 marked the promotion’s first Fight Night event of the Paramount+ era […]
Michal Oleksiejczuk extended his win streak to three at UFC Vegas 113, earning a decisive victory over Marc-André Barriault and recalling the distribution of pressure and power that once made him an emerging competitor. “This win is very important. My win streak is three wins. I feel good, but I have great respect for my […]