UFC lightweight champion Ilia Topuria is back in the gym, as the champion remains on course to fight this year. Topuria has not fought since stopping Charles Oliveira last June at UFC 317 to secure the vacant lightweight title, which made him a two-weight world champion. Topuria then announced a break from the sport as […]
Jon Jones’ desire to make his return on the UFC White House card has suffered another blow, as the former UFC champion revealed he has “severe arthritis”, which could possibly lead to a hip replacement. Jones revealed that his left hip is “covered” in arthritis, a byproduct of his wrestling and championship fights. The 38-year-old […]
Closing out the evening at UFC 325 in Sydney, Australia, Alexander Volkanovski retained his featherweight title in another exciting unanimous decision victory over Diego Lopes. While this bout was slightly more calculated and less chaotic than their first meeting at UFC 314 last April, it certainly did not lack memorable moments of action, much like […]
Colby Covington has called out Paddy Pimblett for a welterweight fight at the UFC White House event on June 14 in a ‘US vs UK’ fight. Covington argued that the move makes sense for Pimblett following his January 24th interim lightweight title defeat to Justin Gaethje, suggesting Paddy should abandon the “brutal” cut to 155 […]
Tonight under the bright lights of the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Justin Gaethje captured the UFC interim lightweight title over Paddy Pimblett in absolute punishing fashion. In addition to capturing the interim belt, the main event this evening at UFC 324 granted Gaethje his 15th career Fight of the Night bonus, and it was […]
UFC CEO Dana White has confirmed that the promotion will begin the official matchmaking process for the UFC White House event this coming Monday, January 26. The timeline follows the conclusion of UFC 324 on January 24, the promotion’s debut on Paramount+. White revealed that his team is moving their usual Tuesday matchmaking meeting up […]
Former UFC Bantamweight Champion Merab Dvalishvili has cast doubt about competing against the bantamweight champion Petr Yan at the upcoming UFC White House event on June 14. Dvalishvili revealed that while the UFC has promised him a trilogy fight against newly re-crowned bantamweight champion Petr Yan, who took the title from him at UFC 323 […]
Jorge Masvidal is sparking speculation about a UFC return, hinting at a “level-five access” announcement just as rumors of a clash with Conor McGregor at the White House increase. The former “BMF” champion was coy when asked if he would be the one to face McGregor on the South Lawn this June. While he refused […]
UFC middleweight champion Khamzat Chimaev has challenged light heavyweight champ Alex Pereira to a fight at the upcoming UFC White House event on June 14. Chimaev captured the middleweight belt last August at UFC 319, where he secured a dominant unanimous decision win against Dricus du Plessis. Meanwhile, Pereira reclaimed his light heavyweight title in […]
Former UFC Flyweight Champion Alexa Grasso is reportedly close to finalizing a rematch with Maycee Barber at UFC Seattle on March 28. Grasso won their February 2021 encounter via a unanimous decision, but since then, their careers have gone in different directions. Grasso would enter this fight on the first back-to-back losing streak of her […]