The UFC will return to Shanghai, China, for their first card since 2017 on August 23 from the Shanghai Indoor Stadium. It is the first time the UFC has returned since the COVID-19 pandemic. Zhang Weili, Song Yadong and Zhang Mingyang promoted the card at a media event, raising suggestions they could feature. Fans will […]
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 […]
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 […]
Ilia Topuria says a fight with Islam Makhachev may still happen at welterweight. Topuria recently vacated his featherweight title to move up to lightweight, aiming for a second belt. That opened the door for a clash with Islam Makhachev, who was the UFC Lightweight Champion. However, Makhachev will pursue double-champ status by jumping to welterweight […]
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 […]