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 […]
UFC Flyweight Champion Valentina Shevchenko is targeting a possible fight with Strawweight Champion Zhang Weili. Shevchenko secured her eighth successful flyweight title defense at UFC 315, where she outpointed Manon Fiorot. The win followed up on her victory against Alexa Grasso at UFC 306, where she reclaimed the flyweight belt. At 37, Valentina has no […]
Sean Strickland | Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC Sean Strickland has been treated well by the fight business. The former UFC middleweight champion recently appeared on a stream with popular influencer Adin Ross, with the two discussing a number of topics both fight and non-fight related. At one point, Strickland was asked about his finances […]
Magomed Ankalaev says he’s done waiting for Alex Pereira, as he will move on to a new target. Ankalaev defeated Pereira via a unanimous decision at UFC 313 to claim the UFC Light Heavyweight Belt. A rematch had been expected, however, there is no news of it getting any closer. Ankalaev claims Pereira turned down […]
Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC UFC Vegas 107 went down last night (May 31, 2025) inside UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada, which saw the event lose its headliner seconds before it was set to start after Maycee Barber suffered a “medical issue” that required a trip to the hospital. In what proved to be […]