UFC 307 has been announced for October 5, subject to the main event being announced. The card will take place from the Delta Center in Salt Lake City. The UFC will head to the venue for the first time since UFC 291 in 2023 when Justin Gaethje knocked out Dustin Poirier to win the BMF […]
Aleksandre Topuria | Guillermo Gutierrez/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images Aleksandre Topuria is joining his brother Ilia Topuria in the UFC, MMA Fighting confirmed after the bantamweight talent announced on social media. UFC has yet to work on a date and opponent for his octagon debut. Topuria, 28, is one year older than his UFC featherweight […]
Dwayne Johnson’s upcoming film The Smashing Machine has just been picked up for UK distribution. Johnson plays ex-UFC and PRIDE fighter Mark Kerr. Kerr is a Pride FC Heavyweight Champion and a two-time UFC Heavyweight Tournament Champion. The film explores his addiction to painkillers and narcotics. The film will also touch upon Kerr’s relationship with […]
Canelo Alvarez has reacted to Conor McGregor questioning his star power. McGregor questioned Canelo’s ability to sell PPVs as he prepares to face Edgar Berlanga on September 14. The fight will go head-to-head with UFC 306 on Mexican Independence Weekend. The UFC will make history by holding the first-ever combat sport event at The Sphere […]
Photo by Richard Pelham/Getty Images Francis Ngannou is back. Professional Fighters League (PFL) announced today (Weds., Aug. 7, 2024) the two biggest match ups in promotional history. At Heavyweight, the former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) champion, Ngannou, will return to mixed martial arts (MMA) for the first time since his lone title defense against Ciryl […]
Photo by Will Russell/Zuffa LLC The Mixed Martial Arts Hour is back in your life! Below is a rundown of Wednesday’s show, which begins at 1 p.m. ET / 10 a.m. PT / 6 p.m. UK time. With Ariel Helwani in Paris, Eric Jackman and Conner Burks host the episode and look ahead at this […]
Francis Ngannou will headline against Renan Ferreira for his PFL debut on October 19. Ngannou has not had an MMA fight since beating Ciryl Gane at UFC 270 in 2022. He left the UFC last year after contract talks broke down. The Predator signed a deal with the PFL, which gave him an option to […]
Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images The cost to follow the UFC and PFL is going to get more expensive starting in October. On Tuesday, Disney announced plans to raise prices for all of its various streaming services, including ESPN+, which serves as the primary streaming home for promotions like the UFC and […]
Sean O’Malley’s coach, Tim Welch, has hit back at Merab Dvalishvili for his ‘threats’ ahead of their UFC 306 clash. O’Malley will make a second defense of his UFC Bantamweight Title at The Sphere in Las Vegas for the first combat sports event at the arena. He avenged the only UFC loss of his career […]
Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images No one expects Stipe Miocic to hang around after his anticipated Jon Jones clash and that includes UFC CEO Dana White. White is so confident that Miocic will retire after the previously planned Heavyweight title fight fell through that it’s a guarantee in his mind. Therefore, […]