Conor McGregor has revealed that he has re-entered the UFC drug testing pool, and has gotten his first blood test. The former two-division champion has been out of action since breaking his leg in a first-round TKO loss to Dustin Poirier four years ago. He was on course to face Michael Chandler at UFC 303 […]
Dan Hooker | Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC Dan Hooker didn’t hold back criticizing some of the UFC’s policies in a recent interview. Speaking to Submission Radio, Hooker took the opportunity to air several grievances with the promotion he’s fought for since 2014, including claiming he was denied to tickets to UFC 317, his belief […]
UFC welterweight contender Shavkat Rakhmonov’s wife and son are in stable condition after being involved in a serious car accident in Kazakhstan that reportedly left two people dead. The incident occurred in the Zhambyl region on Sunday, according to local news outlet Kursiv. A Toyota Land Cruiser 200 lost control, which Rakhmonov’s wife was reportedly […]
Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC “Wonderboy” is down to scrap another old guy. Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Welterweight knockout artist Muslim Salikhov scored a big win at UFC Abu Dhabi this past weekend (Sat., July 26, 2025) when he floored Carlos Leal in the first round (as one of the card’s biggest underdogs) inside Etihad […]
Amir Albazi | Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC UFC Vegas 108 has a new main event with the card just five days away. Amir Albazi and Tatsuro Taira were scheduled to scrap in a five-round flyweight fight to headline the Las Vegas card, but multiple people confirmed to MMA Fighting that the matchup is no […]
Amanda Ribas | Photo via Amanda Ribas’ Instagram page Amanda Ribas will have to go under the knife after her UFC Abu Dhabi loss to Tabatha Ricci on Saturday, and that’s courtesy of a brutal elbow strike. Ribas went down in round two after eating an elbow in the clinch, and the referee stopped the […]
Reinier de Ridder won a split decision over Robert Whittaker at UFC Abu Dhabi, with the three scorecards having it 48-47. De Ridder had to get off the canvas in the third round after he was dropped by a Whittaker right hand, but the win means he is closer to facing the winner of Dricus […]
Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC Reinier de Ridder pushed his unbeaten UFC streak to five earlier today (Sat., July 26, 2025) at UFC Abu Dhabi LIVE on ABC/ESPN+ from inside Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, outlasting former UFC middleweight champion Robert Whittaker with a main event split-decision win. In addition to the […]
Petr Yan secured a decision win over Marcus McGhee at UFC Abu Dhabi to give the latter his first loss via a unanimous decision, 29-28, 29-28, 29-28, as he targets a world title shot. Yan dropped McGhee in the opening round with a leg kick, followed up by left hooks and uppercuts. Although McGhee landed […]
Amanda Ribas walks out to fight Paige VanZant in July 2020 | Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC Amanda Ribas has a crucial fight in the UFC octagon Saturday when she meets Tabatha Ricci in an all-Brazilian strawweight clash in Abu Dhabi, the city where she made a name for herself with a star-making performance over […]