Ikram Aliskerov stopped Andre Muniz in April | Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC Middleweight finishers Ikram Aliskerov and Brunno Ferreira have agreed to meet inside the octagon at UFC 318, the upcoming pay-per-view show scheduled for July 19 in New Orleans. Multiple people with knowledge of the booking confirmed the news to MMA Fighting following […]
I’m starting to think that Misfits Boxing is afraid no one will pay attention to its fight cards unless the goons it assembles start acting like idiots to build up the monthly combat sports events on DAZN. I’m not sure how else to explain the repeat antics present at each and every presser, including flying […]
Ilia Topuria will face Charles Oliveira at UFC 317 on June 28 in Las Vegas during International Fight Week for the lightweight belt after Islam Makhachev vacated to move up to welterweight to pursue a second belt against Jack Della Maddalena. Topuria, the former featherweight champion, vacated his 145-pound title after knocking out Max Holloway […]
Dricus du Plessis | Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC Dricus du Plessis and Khamzat Chimaev are finally set to lock horns. On Tuesday, UFC CEO Dana White announced via Instagram Live that du Plessis will defend his middleweight title against Chimaev in the main event of UFC 319, which goes down Aug. 16 at United […]
Tom Aspinall says he’s prepared to move on if he can’t land a title bout with Jon Jones. Aspinall, who is the interim heavyweight champ, has been waiting since his 2023 KO win over Sergei Pavlovich. Aspinall is the longest interim champion ever, a record he has said he doesn’t want. Jones, who submitted Ciryl […]
MONTREAL – UFC bantamweight Brad Katona joins MMA Fighting’s José Youngs to discuss everything from his love of Lord of the Rings, chess, Star Wars, pizza toppings, bread selections, movies, and more. Katona (14-4), a two-time winner of The Ultimate Fighter, is currently slated to fight Bekzat Almakhan on the preliminary card of UFC 315 […]
Photo by PUNIT PARANJPE/AFP via Getty Images Snyder was one of 16 men pinched in the operation. Former collegiate wrestling icon Kyle Snyder, who won gold at the 2016 Summer Olympics, was arrested during a prostitution sting by Columbus Division of Police last weekend in Ohio. Snyder is accused of paying an undercover officer for […]
Magomed Ankalaev claims he has been offered a rematch with Alex Pereira for UFC 317 on June 28 in Las Vegas, leaving the ball in Alex’s court. Ankalaev defeated Pereira via a unanimous decision to become the UFC Light Heavyweight Champion at UFC 313. The pair are expected to run things back, although Akalaev suggested […]
UFC Heavyweight Champion Jon Jones and MMA star Nate Diaz will appear as rival coaches for season 2 of the Russian fight reality show ALF Reality. The show mirrors that of the UFC TUF series, as they follow in the footsteps of Aljamain Sterling and Petr Yan, who coached on season 1. Jones, currently without […]
Andrei Arlovski | Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images Andrei Arlovski is making the move to bare knuckle. On Saturday, Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship announced that Arlovski will make his promotional debut when he takes on Geronimo dos Santos at BKFC 76 in Fort Worth, TX, on June 21. ANDREI ARLOVSKI IS LEAVING […]