UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Alex Pereira says his next fight will not be against Magomed Ankalaev. Pereira is coming off a stoppage win against Khalil Rountree Jr. at UFC 307. The win secured his third victory of 2024, having stopped Jamahal Hill at UFC 300 and Jiri Prochazka at UFC 303. Pereira did state he […]
Conor McGregor says he is in talks to box Logan Paul in an exhibition in India. McGregor looks far from the man who is a two-weight UFC champion. He has not been in the Octagon since his 2021 loss to Dustin Poirier at UFC 264. That was his third defeat out of his last four […]
Mark Shapiro, the President and CEO of TKO Group Holdings, says the UFC is open to exploring boxing in the Middle East. Speculation over the UFC’s involvement started after Dana White said a big announcement about boxing was coming. White helped organize Conor McGregor’s bout with Floyd Mayweather in 2017. It was one of the […]
Nate Diaz has been charged with battery after allegedly hitting a Las Vegas nightclub employee this year during an altercation. Reports indicate Diaz hit the employee in the face on August 25 while Nate was with some acquaintances as they were trying to get inside the Omnia at Caesars Palace. Authorities have witnesses saying Diaz […]
Ilia Topuria has hinted that he could vacate his UFC Featherweight Belt and move up to lightweight to face Charles Oliveira. Topuria stopped Max Holloway in his last fight at UFC 308 to make the second successful defense of his belt. He won the belt after knocking out Alexander Volkanovski at UFC 298. Since then, […]
The Dricus du Plessis vs. Sean Strickland rematch will take place at UFC 312 on February 8 at Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney, Australia. The pair will run things back in the main event following their first fight at UFC 297. Du Plessis won a controversial split decision, ending Sean’s reign as UFC Middleweight Champion […]
Ilia Topuria is targeting a fight with UFC Lightweight Champion Islam Makhachev. Topuria made the second defense of his UFC Featherweight Title by stopping Max Holloway at UFC 308. It was the first stoppage loss of Holloway’s career, showing the magnitude of Topuria’s victory. The win followed Topuria’s knockoutagainst Alexander Volkanovski at UFC 298. That […]
Islam Makhachev vs. Arman Tsarukyan will headline UFC 311 from the Intuit Dome, Los Angeles, on January 18. Makhachev successfully defended his UFC Lightweight Title against Dustin Poirier at UFC 302 by submitting him in the final round. He was immediately linked with a rematch against Arman in October. But Makhachev suffered an injury, which […]
Jorge Masvidal says he will return to the UFC in April to fight in Miami. Masvidal has not fought since losing to Gilbert Burns at UFC 287 last year, his fourth loss in a row. His last win was in 2019 when he beat Nate Diaz at UFC 244 to become the first BMF Champion. […]
Conor McGregor has suffered another blow after Irish airports in Dublin and Cork removed his alcoholic drinks. McGregor was found liable after Nikita Ni Lamhain won a civil sexual lawsuit. It claimed McGregor sexually assaulted her in a Dublin hotel room in 2018. McGregor’s friend, James Lawrence, was named in the proceedings. Lawrence was cleared; […]