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 […]
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 […]
Tonight at UFC 315, under the bright lights of the Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, Jack Della Maddalena defeated Belal Muhammad over the course of 25 minutes to become the new undisputed UFC welterweight champion. Throughout the fight, Della Maddalena was setting up his counter shots with evasive head movement, which would open his […]
Dana White expects Ilia Topuria to face either Islam Makhachev or Charles Oliveira at UFC 317 on June 28. Topuria vacated his featherweight belt after defeating Max Holloway at UFC 308. During an interview on Spanish TV, Topuria named Makhachev and Oliveira as his potential opponents. The future may depend on Makhachev’s friend Belal Muhammad’s […]
UFC Middleweight Champion Dricus du Plessis says he and Khamzat Chimaev have verbally agreed to fight, with two potential dates in mind. Du Plessis is coming off a win over Sean Strickland at UFC 312. The win took his record to 9-0. The fight had been in doubt after reports suggested Du Plessis was injured, […]
Former World’s Strongest Man Eddie Hall says he’s open to fighting Francis Ngannou if the money is right. Hall made his MMA debut last month, securing a 30-second knockout of Mariusz Pudzianowski at KSW 105. With attention now turning to Hall’s next move, the Brit wasted no time calling out Ngannou. The ex-UFC Heavyweight Champion […]
Dana White is still confident that fans will see Jon Jones vs. Tom Aspinall this year. White’s comments come shortly after Aspinall’s father expressed his frustration over the delay in securing a fight. Aspinall has said he wants to face Jones to win the heavyweight title, having beaten Curtis Blaydes in his last fight to […]
Dustin Poirier’s final fight is set for July 19 at UFC 318 in New Orleans against Max Holloway. After his submission loss to Islam Makhachev, Poirier expressed his desire for one last bout in his home state of Louisiana. Poirier has fallen short in title fights against Khabib Nurmagomedov, Charles Oliveira, and Makhachev. He also […]
Ilia Topuria will reportedly return to fighting during International Fight Week, having kicked off training camp for his next bout. After defeating Max Holloway at UFC 308, Topuria vacated his featherweight title to pursue double-champ status at lightweight. He is targeting a showdown with reigning champion Islam Makhachev. However, there is no guarantee this will […]
Chael Sonnen has backtracked on his comments that Jon Jones vs. Tom Aspinall is next. Sonnen claimed a deal had been verbally agreed, subject to an official announcement. The fight has been teased ever since Jones returned from injury to stop Stipe Miocic at UFC 309. Aspinall secured the title shot at UFC 304 as […]