UFC flyweight champion Valentina Shevchenko (26-4-1) mocked Jake Paul for claiming the UFC is “dying under Dana White,” considering the promotion is more popular and lucrative than ever. The friction started after Paul described the upcoming UFC Freedom 250 card at the White House a “disappointment.” While Paul criticized the lack of names like Jon […]
Carlos Ulberg is set to compete for the vacant light heavyweight title against Jiri Prochazka this weekend at UFC 327, and he feels with an impressive showing he could ‘lure’ Alex Pereira back to the 205-pound division. Back in March, Pereira vacated the light heavyweight title as he is now attempting to earn a third […]
Ronda Rousey is less than six weeks away from her first fight in ten years, and has started her training camp surrounded by a few fresh faces, including her former rival Miesha Tate’s longtime coach Ricky Lundell. On May 16th, Rousey will square off with Gina Carano in the main event of MVP MMA 1 […]
UFC Flyweight champion Joshua Van has withdrawn from his scheduled title defense against Tatsuro Taira at UFC 327 due to an undisclosed injury. The fight has been rescheduled for UFC 328 on Saturday, May 9, 2026. It will now serve as the co-main event for the middleweight title fight between Khamzat Chimaev and Sean Strickland […]
Francis Ngannou is set to make his MMA return this May after nineteen months away from the sport, and he is looking ready to fight based on some recent training footage. Ngannou, who parted ways with the UFC while reigning as heavyweight champion, left the organization in 2023 over concerns of unfair treatment and the […]
Colby Covington has filed a civil lawsuit against Jorge Masvidal. The suit stems from the March 21, 2022 incident where Masvidal allegedly ambushed Covington outside Papi Steak in Miami Beach—just weeks after Covington beat him at UFC 272. While the criminal portion of the case concluded with Masvidal pleading guilty to misdemeanor battery in late […]
The first four minutes of “Beast,” the MMA action-film starring Daniel MacPherson and Academy Award winner Russell Crowe, has been released on YouTube. Set to hit U.S. theaters on April 10, the film follows the comeback of Patton James (MacPherson), a former champion forced back into professional fighting to settle a debt and protect his […]
With the vacant ONE lightweight kickboxing world championship bout between Eersel and Rungrawee being moved to a separate event, the undefeated 185-pound MMA bout between Chase Mann and Dzhabir Dzhabrailov has been elevated to the headlining attraction of ONE Fight Night 42. Mann is 7-0 through his professional career, but his first match in ONE […]
Ex-UFC Bantamweight Champion Merab Dvalishvili (18-5) revealed a training injury that could sideline him for up to twelve months. The injury comes at a time when Merab was campaigning for an immediate rematch with the current champ Petr Yan after the latter took his belt at UFC 323 last December. Dvalishvili’s reign ended in a […]
UFC Middleweight Champion Khamzat Chimaev and ex-UFC flyweight champion Demetrious Johnson recently shared the mats for some grappling. Chimaev, who is currently preparing for his first title defense against Sean Strickland at UFC 328 on May 9, tested his skills against someone who is 60 pounds lighter. Johnson looked to work from his back, attempting […]