Alex Pereira revealed that he has a new eight-fight deal signed with the UFC, and that he still hopes to face Jon Jones following his heavyweight debut. Earlier this year, Pereira vacated his light heavyweight title to pursue ventures in a third division at heavyweight, and ultimately a fight against Jon Jones. Last June, Jones […]
The UFC has announced that middleweight champion Khamzat Chimaev (15-0) will defend his belt against former champion Sean Strickland (30-7) in the main event of UFC 328 on May 9 at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. Chimaev and Strickland have been linked with a fight since their 2022 sparring session at Xtreme Couture, […]
Conor McGregor’s latest post has fueled rumors that a return date is close. The update follows a reported meeting at UFC headquarters, as Conor seeks his first bout since his defeat to Dustin Poirier at UFC 264 in 2021. McGregor suffered a broken leg in that fight, while he pulled out before his Michael Chandler […]
Conor McGregor’s career remains at a crossroads without a confirmed date for his Octagon comeback. McGregor expressed frustration after being left off the UFC Freedom 250 (White House) card on June 14. McGregor had long been linked to a fight with Michael Chandler, a bout that has been in the works since their time on […]
It was announced this week that Francis Ngannou has parted ways with the PFL, and now the former UFC heavyweight champion has made a comment on his future within the MMA world. Ngannou (18-3 MMA) competed only once in his three years with the organization, but secured a fierce first-round finish of Renan Ferreira in […]
Jon Jones (28-1, 1 NC) has confirmed that he is officially in talks to fight at the UFC White House on June 14. Jones had initially walked away from the sport in June 2025 after a title bout with Tom Aspinall failed to materialize. However, the allure of competing on the South Lawn for the […]
Two-weight UFC champion Alex Pereira has vacated his light heavyweight title, as he will move up to the heavyweight division, seeking to become the first three-division champion in UFC history. The news comes after Pereira reclaimed the belt with a first-round knockout over Magomed Ankalaev at UFC 320 last October to avenge the loss in […]
UFC Featherweight Champion Alexander Volkanovski (28-4) revealed if he had suffered significant damage in his rematch against Diego Lopes last month, he would have considered retiring, however, since he retained his title without injury he decided to sign a new UFC contract. Volkanovski secured a unanimous decision (49–46, 49–46, 50–45) in the rematch, successfully marking […]
Although UFC Welterweight Champion Islam Makhachev believes his next fight will be at the June 14 White House event, he shut down rumors that his opponent will be UFC Lightweight Champion Ilia Topuria saying that the UFC “already has opponents lined up and isn’t interested in that fight right now”. Following his win over Charles […]
Russell Crowe, who won the 2021 “Best Actor” Academy Award for his leading role as Maximus in Gladiator, is starring in a new MMA action-drama movie titled “Beast”. In the film, which Crowe co-wrote, he stars as a coach to a former MMA champion, played by Daniel MacPherson, who must return to the sport for […]