Merab Dvalishvili and Sean O’Malley collide in the UFC 316 main event Saturday. | Photo by Ed Mulholland/Zuffa LLC At UFC 316, Merab Dvalishvili will defend his title against Sean O’Malley in the main event rematch. MMA Fighting has UFC 316 results for the Dvalishvili vs. O’Malley 2 fight card, live blogs of the entire […]
Merab Dvalishvili and Sean O’Malley are locked in. On Saturday, Dvalishvili puts his bantamweight title on the line against O’Malley in the main event of UFC 316, a rematch of their 135-pound title fight at UFC 306 that saw Dvalishvili claim the belt from “Suga.” And at Friday’s ceremonial weigh-ins, the two faced off for […]
The UFC has announced the launch of UFC Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, a new series set to highlight elite grapplers. The first event, UFC Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu 1, will take place on June 25, during International Fight Week exclusively on UFC Fight Pass. The card will feature three title fights to crown the first bantamweight (135 lbs.), lightweight […]
Former 2-division UFC Champion Amanda Nunes has officially announced that she will be ending her 2-year retirement as she plans to fight the winner of Julianna Pena vs Kayla Harrison for the bantamweight title. This comes after the news that Nunes will be inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame. She is a former two-weight […]
Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC Kayla Harrison is probably the most high-profile UFC signing of the last five years. Aside from short-notice replacements, it’s rare nowadays for the promotion to venture beyond their Contenders Series and The Ultimate Fighter (TUF) feeder systems. Kickboxing champion or not, everyone (mostly) debuts on the same cheap starter contract. […]
Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images The UFC 316 press conference will happen Thursday evening at the Prudential Center in Newark, N.J. UFC champion Merab Dvalishvili, UFC champion Julianna Pena, former UFC champion Sean O’Malley, and Kayla Harrison will be four of the expected 10 fighters that will appear at the UFC […]
Alexander Shabliy has been suspended for six months by USADA after testing positive for a banned substance. The failed test arose during some out-of-competition testing. Shabliy failed for recombinant erythropoietin (EPO), which boosts red blood cell production and is known to enhance endurance and conditioning. Shabliy currently fights under the PFL banner. However, he has […]
UFC APEX | Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC To coin a famous phrase, this is the best of times and the worst of times for the UFC. No one can argue that the world’s biggest MMA promotion isn’t experiencing incredible success from both a financial and visibility standpoint. The TKO-governed organization is making record profits […]
Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship (BKFC) is headed “Down Under.” BKFC announced today that their debut fight card in Australia will be headlined by former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Heavyweight Ben Rothwell, who will collide with Alex Simon for the inaugural BKFC super heavyweight title on Fri., July 18, 2025. Rothwell snatched the BKFC Heavyweight title […]
Tom Aspinall | Photo by Ben Roberts Photo/Getty Images Fans are getting tired of waiting around for Jon Jones. For over a year, the MMA world has been waiting on a possible unification bout between UFC heavyweight champion Jones and interim heavyweight champion Tom Aspinall. Unfortunately, that bout seems no closer to being booked, with […]