UFC CEO Dana White puts one all-time rivalry above the rest in UFC history. The UFC is weeks away from returning to action after a long hiatus. Another major rivalry could emerge when Kayla Harrison and Amanda Nunes face off in the UFC 324 co-main event. Harrison and Nunes are former teammates turned rivals. Nunes, […]
UFC legend Jon Jones believes welterweight titleholder Islam Makhachev is a once-in-a-generation athlete in combat sports. Jon Jones and two-time UFC rival Daniel Cormier reunite as coaches for ALF Reality 3, a Russian MMA reality TV show. Jones and Cormier have offered similar stories about what it was like for the two rivals to reunite, […]
Former BMF champion Justin Gaethje’s upcoming title fight at UFC 324 could be his final Octagon appearance, according to his coach. Justin Gaethje and Paddy Pimblett will fight for the UFC interim lightweight title at UFC 324 later this month amid Ilia Topuria’s ongoing hiatus. Gaethje and Pimblett earned interim title shots over top contender […]
Valter Walker, UFC 321 official weigh-in Credit: Dave Noseworthy/Cageside Press Heel hook machine Valter Walker has joined the upcoming UFC Seattle Fight Night card. Heavyweight Walker (15-1), who has won his last four fights in the octagon via heel hook submission, will face veteran Marcin Tybura (27-10) at the event, which takes place at Climate […]
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 […]
Lucia Szabova Credit: Oktagon MMA Undefeated Oktagon MMA bantamweight champion Lucia Szabova will attempt to achieve double champion status this February at Oktagon 84. On Thursday, promotion officials announced via press release that Szabova (10-0) will face Brazilian Jungle Fight champion Leidiane Fernandes (7-2) at the event, with the vacant Oktagon MMA women’s flyweight title […]
Jake Hadley, PFL World Tournament 2025: First round ceremonial weigh-ins at Universal Studios in Orlando, Florida, Thursday, April 10, 2025. (Cooper Neill / PFL) England’s Jake Hadley shone in his PFL debut last year, winning a Scottish Twister over fellow UFC veteran Matheus Mattos. Now Hadley (12-5), aka ‘White Kong’, gets another chance to impress […]
Alexa Grasso, UFC 315 ceremonial weigh-in Credit: Jay Anderson/Cageside Press An upcoming Fight Night event in Seattle will see a pair of notable flyweights clash for the second time. UFC Seattle is the landing spot for Alexa Grasso vs. Maycee Barber 2, with former UFC women’s flyweight champion Grasso seen raising her hand in the […]