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Brandon Moreno vs. Charles Johnson in the works for UFC 335
Former flyweight champion Brandon Moreno has his next fight booked as he’s expected to clash with Charles Johnson at UFC 335, which takes place on Dec. 12 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Multiple people with knowledge of the promotion’s plans confirmed the news to MMA Fighting’s Guilherme Cruz and Mike Heck. Coming off […]
Sedriques Dumas gets new opponent on 2 days’ notice at UFC Vegas 121
Mickey Gall will no longer enter the octagon this Saturday at UFC Vegas 121, but Sedriques Dumas will remain on the card against Luis Hernandez, the promotion announced Thursday. According to the UFC, Gall withdrew from the card due to medical issues. Gall, who was set to make his first appearance in nearly two years, […]
‘Netflix clearly didn’t get the memo’: Eddie Hearn stands firm that Dana White won’t be involved in Fury vs. Joshua promotion
Anthony Joshua vs. Tyson Fury is finally official with the heavyweights agreeing to meet on Dec. 11 in Cardiff, in the United Kingdom, and no one seems happier with the deal than Matchroom Boxing president Eddie Hearn. Hearn has been publicly battling with UFC CEO Dana White about the date and location for the highly […]
Michael Page out of RAF 14, Brendan Allen in; Bella Mir added to card
Michael Page’s first post-UFC combat sports matchup will have to wait. Page was slated to face Alexander Shlemenko at RAF 14, but will no longer compete on the card. Surging UFC middleweight contender Brendan Allen steps in to face Shlemenko on the card in his promotional debut — which takes place 13 days following his […]
Video: Darren Till, Yoel Romero face off for first time since epic 4-minute BKFC 94 staredown
Darren Till and Yoel Romero faced off Thursday ahead of their BKFC 94 main event clash, scheduled for Saturday night in Manchester, and it was a shorter version of the one that went viral this past August. The UFC veteran will collide with no gloves at the AO Arena and didn’t break eye contact for […]
Between the Links: UFC 331 fallout, Van and Tsarukyan shine, Steveson stumbles, Fury vs. Joshua
UFC 331 delivered an incredible fight card, and in the main event, Joshua Van put his rivalry with Alexandre Pantoja away for good with a spectacular title defense in the main event, while Arman Tsarukyan earned himself a shot at Justin Gaethje and the lightweight title with a knockout of the year contender against Mauricio […]
Petr Yan: ‘Nothing really impresses me’ with current state of bantamweight division
LOS ANGELES – Petr Yan returns to face rival Merab Dvalishvili at UFC 333, and he doesn’t feel like he’s missed much since he’s been gone. When Yan returns to the octagon against Dvalishvili on Oct. 24, it will have been 10 months since he became two-time bantamweight champion by defeating Dvalishvili. Following that fight, […]
Darren Till explains 4-minute faceoff with Yoel Romero, if he actually feared facing him in bare-knuckle
Darren Till is a serious prize fighter but that certainly doesn’t mean he can’t have fun while navigating the fight game. While he was still competing in the UFC, Till often joked about potential matchups including one against Olympic silver medal winning wrestler Yoel Romero and how he would do just about anything to avoid […]
Tyson Fury vs. Anthony Joshua date, location officially announced
A highly anticipated boxing heavyweight clash between Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua is finally official, and it will take place Dec. 11 at the 78,000-seat Principality Stadium in Cardiff, Wales. The boxing match will be streamed live on Netflix. The match has been topic of public debate between UFC CEO Dana White and Matchroom’s Eddie […]
Morning Report | Raul Rosas Jr. still aiming to be youngest UFC champion, retire by 25
Raul Rosas Jr. still has the same big goals he had when he entered the UFC. On Saturday, Rosas steps into the octagon for the eighth when he takes on Raoni Barcelos in the main event of UFC Vegas 121. It’s Rosas’ first UFC main event, and still only 21 years old, he believes a […]
Norma Dumont celebrates Ailin Perez UFC fight for chance to do ‘what I want to do without getting arrested’
The growing rivalry between Norma Dumont and Ailin Perez is boiling as they approach fight night on Sept. 26, and the top-ranked Brazilian makes it clear that things are personal with the rising Argentine bantamweight. Dumont vs. Perez goes down in the preliminary portion of UFC Vegas 121, and Dumont celebrates finally having a date […]
Mauricio Ruffy issues first statement since knockout loss to Arman Tsarukyan: ‘It was my fault, my carelessness’
Mauricio Ruffy knows he screwed up. This past weekend, Ruffy took on Arman Tsarukyan in the co-main event of UFC 331. The bout was billed as a lightweight title eliminator, and while Ruffy had a strong early start, Tsarukyan ended up knocking the Brazilian fighter out cold with just a few seconds remaining in the […]
Justin Gaethje thinks Ilia Topuria is too small for lightweight, says Arman Tsarukyan is ‘next in line’
Justin Gaethje thinks Ilia Topuria is too small for lightweight. At UFC White House, Gaethje scored one of the biggest upsets in MMA history, stopping Topuria to claim the UFC lightweight title. It was the first loss of Topuria’s MMA career, and one he’s had trouble accepting, recently accusing Gaethje of loading his gloves before […]
MMA Pound-for-Pound Rankings: Is Joshua Van destined to claim the No. 1 spot?
Joshua Van is one of the five best fighters in the world. And he’s just getting started. It sounds absurd, but Van is just a few weeks shy of his 25th birthday, and he just picked up the biggest win of his young career, outworking future Hall of Famer Alexandre Pantoja over five rounds to […]
Khamzat Chimaev wrestles Robbie Lawler at RAF 14
Robbie Lawler is returning to the wrestling mats. On Wednesday, Real American Freestyle announced that Lawler will make his promotional debut, taking on former UFC middleweight champion Khamzat Chimaev in a catchweight bout at RAF 14 next month. Before the UFC Hall of Famer took up MMA, he was an all-state high school wrestler in […]
Jose Aldo reveals ‘high chance’ he returns to boxing in 2027: ‘Money talks’
UFC Hall of Famer Jose Aldo is open to re-entering the boxing ring again in 2027. The former UFC featherweight champion compiled a boxing record of 2-0-1 after retiring from MMA in 2022, prior to his UFC return in 2024, and revealed he had discussions with Spaten Fight Night officials earlier this year about possibly […]
Dana White supports Andy Foster’s push to ban oblique kicks in MMA
Dana White supports Andy Foster’s stance on banning oblique kicks in MMA. This past Saturday, UFC 331 took place in Los Angeles, and in a middleweight preliminary fight, Edmen Shahbazyan won a unanimous decision over Brunno Ferreira in a fight with a mild amount of controversy. During the fight, Shahbazyan complained about Ferreira throwing side […]
Sean Sharaf reacts to massive upset win over Gable Steveson at UFC 331, reveals what happened in post-fight interaction
Sean Sharaf knew he had nothing to lose. With an 0-2 record in the UFC, the 33-year-old veteran knew the stakes when he got the call to face Olympic gold medalist Gable Steveson at UFC 331 this past Saturday night. Sharaf understood he was being brought in as cannon fodder for Steveson to get his […]
Morning Report | Usman Nurmagomedov reacts to Gable Steveson’s knockout loss, says he’s ‘not a fighter’ yet
The Team Khabib and Jon Jones beef continues. In recent years, there’s been growing friction between Jones and various members of Khabib Nurmagomedov’s team centered primarily around the GOAT conversation. Jones, of course, has a long rivalry with Khabib’s friend and teammate Daniel Cormier, but he also took issue with people calling Khabib the MMA […]
DWCS Season 10, Week 7 results: Two wild brawls highlight historic week on Contender Series
Contender Series history was made this week. On Tuesday night, Week 7 of Season 10 of Contender Series took place at the UFC APEX in Las Vegas and delivered possibly the card of the season, with six fighters leaving Las Vegas with UFC contracts, including two of the night’s losers — a first in Contender […]
Gable Steveson responds to sexual assault allegations in first statement since knockout loss at UFC 331
Gable Steveson had a lot to say in his first statement after suffering a devastating knockout loss at UFC 331 this past weekend, but instead of focusing on the loss, it seems he mostly wanted to address sexual assault allegations from his past while he was competing at the University of Minnesota. On Tuesday, Steveson […]
DWCS LIVE Results: Novenyi Jr. vs. Haig
MMA Fighting has DWCS results for the Novenyi Jr. vs. Haig fight card and more from Meta APEX in Las Vegas on Tuesday night. In the main event, former Bellator standout Norbert Novenyi Jr. and Theo Haig clash in a middleweight contest. Novenyi went 6-1 competing under the Bellator banner and has scored three straight […]
Will Fleury rips Makhmud Muradov for walking back on rematch, wonders ‘if Oktagon will continue to protect him’
Will Fleury and Makhmud Muradov put on a thrilling back-and-forth battle for the Oktagon light heavyweight title in August, and the Irish talent feels that Muradov is trying to avoid running it back – and the promotion is helping him do it. Muradov was saved by the bell in the first round, and then clipped […]
Daniel Cormier responds to hypocrisy criticism after ripping Gable Steveson for bad sportsmanship at UFC 331
Daniel Cormier got called out for his criticism of Gable Steveson. This past weekend, Steveson fought for the second time in the UFC, getting knocked out by Sean Sharaf in 12 seconds at UFC 331. Given Steveson’s disrespectful posture before the fight, the MMA community did not go easy on the Olympic gold medalist, especially […]
UFC hopeful Marcos Degli wants to be the Carlos Prates of flyweight division
Marcos Degli gets a chance to fight for a UFC deal Tuesday night in Las Vegas, battling Paris Moran on Dana White’s Contender Series, and it felt like a long time for the flyweight talent. Named one of the top Brazilian prospects to watch in 2024, Degli added three title wins to his MMA record […]
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