UFC lightweight champion Ilia Topuria is back in the gym, as the champion remains on course to fight this year. Topuria has not fought since stopping Charles Oliveira last June at UFC 317 to secure the vacant lightweight title, which made him a two-weight world champion. Topuria then announced a break from the sport as […]
UFC CEO Dana White testified in the antitrust lawsuit led by former light heavyweight Misha Cirkunov. White and Tracy Long, the UFC’s Vice President of Athlete Compliance, testified following allegations of “gaps” in the personal communications provided to the court. The hearing focused on “spoliation”—the legal term for the intentional destruction or loss of evidence. […]
Jon Jones’ desire to make his return on the UFC White House card has suffered another blow, as the former UFC champion revealed he has “severe arthritis”, which could possibly lead to a hip replacement. Jones revealed that his left hip is “covered” in arthritis, a byproduct of his wrestling and championship fights. The 38-year-old […]
UFC Hall of Famer Daniel Cormier says Alexander Volkanovski is the “Greatest Featherweight of All Time” following his title defense against Diego Lopes at UFC 325. The praise follows Volkanovski’s successful defense, where he beat Lopes via a unanimous decision (49-46, 49-46, 50-45) for the second time. Cormier argued that Volkanovski’s resume has officially surpassed […]
UFC London will feature a headliner between featherweights Movsar Evloev and Lerone Murphy on March 21 from London’s O2 Arena. Evloev returns for the first time since his December 2024 victory over Aljamain Sterling. The win extended his record to nine consecutive decision wins. Murphy will fight in front of a home crowd. He is […]
Paddy Pimblett has confirmed he is battling a scratched cornea but dismissing rumors of permanent facial damage following his loss to Justin Gaethje at UFC 324. Pimblett’s comments come after photos showed his face heavily swollen and bruised following his interim lightweight title loss last month. The injury stems from a controversial moment in the […]
Closing out the evening at UFC 325 in Sydney, Australia, Alexander Volkanovski retained his featherweight title in another exciting unanimous decision victory over Diego Lopes. While this bout was slightly more calculated and less chaotic than their first meeting at UFC 314 last April, it certainly did not lack memorable moments of action, much like […]
President Donald Trump has outlined his vision for the June 14 UFC White House event by stating there will be a massive temporary “stadium” setup to accommodate over 100,000 people. During a press briefing on Friday, January 30, the President described the planned structure as “really amazing,” as part of the 250th anniversary of the […]
Colby Covington has called out Paddy Pimblett for a welterweight fight at the UFC White House event on June 14 in a ‘US vs UK’ fight. Covington argued that the move makes sense for Pimblett following his January 24th interim lightweight title defeat to Justin Gaethje, suggesting Paddy should abandon the “brutal” cut to 155 […]
UFC Middleweight Champion Khamzat Chimaev was involved in a verbal altercation at a press conference in Oman for Fitbox Fighting Championship (FFC) 5. The incident occurred during the pre-fight build-up for the event’s welterweight headliner between Chimaev’s teammate, Dzhokhar Dushuev, and his opponent, Anthony Zeidan. Dushuev and Zeidan were separated by security after a physical […]