Photo by Cooper Neill/Zuffa LLC The fourth season of Road To UFC (RTU) went down early this morning (Thurs., May 22, 2025) inside the UFC Performance Institute Shanghai in Shanghai, China and the first two episodes were very violent. A quick reminder that RTU is a single-elimination tournament organized by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) […]
Jon Jones’ future is unclear, as doubts remain over his return. Jones is currently in Thailand filming a Russian reality show, as he weighs up his next move. Jones last fought at UFC 309, stopping Stipe Miocic. Since then, interim champ Tom Aspinall has pushed for a bout. Dana White is still hopeful of the […]
Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images Erin Blanchfield hopes a statement win over Maycee Barber at UFC Vegas 107 puts her in title contention, but the line to get to reigning champion Valentina Shevchenko might get a little longer if strawweight queen Zhang Weili decides to move to 125 pounds. Following Shevchenko’s unanimous […]
After parting ways with the UFC in 2023, the road ahead for Kevin Lee has seemed slightly unknown, but with the recent news of his signing with the PFL, things could very well be back on track. Lee’s most recent MMA appearance took place in September 2024 with Michigan based promotion ‘Lights Out’, where he […]
Jailton Almeida | Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC Jailton Almeida wants a fight in the UFC, and he’s willing to go back to light heavyweight for it. “Malhadinho” improved to 8-1 in the octagon with a first-round beatdown over Serghei Spivac in January, his second quick finish in a row in the company, and hoped […]
Photo by Jennifer Stewart/Getty Images Justin Gaethje wanted first crack at Ilia Topuria now that “El Matador” has abandoned the 145-pound throne to chase lightweight gold. Unfortunately for “The Highlight,” UFC matchmakers had other plans and booked Topuria against former 155-pound titleholder Charles Oliveira. Oliveira defeated Gaethje by submission at UFC 274 back in May […]
As fans still await the Jon Jones vs Tom Aspinall announcement, the UFC heavyweight champ who has said very little up to this point, reacted to fans asking him when he will finally fight Aspinall. Jones hasn’t fought since his dominant UFC 309 win over Stipe Miocic, as he sent the latter into retirement. A […]
Ian Machado Garry | Photo by Cooper Neill/Zuffa LLC Ian Machado Garry would happily settle his differences with Jack Della Maddalena. Earlier this month, Della Maddalena won the welterweight title, winning a unanimous decision over Belal Muhammad in the main event of UFC 315. Garry was the backup fighter for that bout, and as such, […]
Jose Aldo has explained his decision to retire from MMA. Aldo announced his retirement following his unanimous decision loss to Aiemann Zahabi at UFC 315. Aldo came out aggressive but was ultimately outworked by Zahabi, who secured a victory on the scorecards. Aldo previously revealed the decision to retire was influenced by a difficult weight […]
Jon Jones and Anthony Smith | Photo by Isaac Brekken/Getty Images Anthony Smith believes Jon Jones is toying with Tom Aspinall. For well over a year now, interim heavyweight champion Tom Aspinall has been chasing a unification bout against Jones for the undisputed heavyweight title. But despite Aspinall’s repeated calls for the bout, it has […]