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Reigning ONE Bantamweight Muay Thai World Champion Nabil Anane reflected on his extraordinary 2025 campaign that saw him capture gold, avenge his promotional debut loss to pound-for-pound great Superlek, and successfully transition to kickboxing competition. The 21-year-old Thai-Algerian sensatio...
Sean O’Malley (18-3, 1 NC MMA, 10-3, 1 NC UFC,) currently the No. 3 contender at bantamweight and formerly the UFC Bantamweight Champion, is looking ahead to the evening of Jan. 24. That night, he’ll travel to T-Mobile Arena in Enterprise, NV, the host venue of UFC 324 on Paramount Plus. During U...
Reigning ONE Women’s Strawweight Muay Thai World Champion Stella Hemetsberger reflected on her extraordinary 2025 breakthrough while setting her sights on becoming Austria’s first-ever two-sport ONE Championship titleholder in 2026. Stella Hemetsberger, the 26-year-old Austrian sensation discusse...
Former UFC featherweight champion and current PFL featherweight queen, Cris Cyborg, has taken to X (formerly Twitter) to call out female boxing royalty, Claressa Shields, challenging her to a boxing match in October. The heavy-handed MMA pioneer reacted to a post that the Flint, Michigan native p...
Michael Bisping and current UFC Heavyweight Champion Tom Aspinall share a commonality: Both men have seen their vision become compromised in the wake of injuries that have happened during a fight. Back in October, Aspinall defended his championship at 265 in the UFC 321 main event. Ciryl Gane (13...
Kayla Harrison (19-1 MMA, 3-0 UFC) has been to the top of the mountain in women’s MMA several times throughout her career inside the cage. The former Olympian in judo began her time in MMA by competing in showcase fights under the PFL banner in 2018 before entering the women’s lightweight tournam...
Khabib Nurmagomedov stepped away from active competition in 2020 with an undefeated 29-0 record. Against the backdrop of the COVID-19 pandemic, Nurmagomedov announced his retirement as a fighter in the immediate aftermath of the UFC 254 main event, he revealed that the fight against Justin Gaeth...
Shara Magomedov (16-1 MMA, 5-1 UFC) had a quiet end to 2025 in terms of competition in the UFC. “Bullet” only fought twice in the old year, going 1-1 inside the fabled Octagon. He began 2025 fighting Michael Page (24-3 MMA, 3-1 UFC) in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Magomedov’s first fight on Feb. 1 ended...
UFC light heavyweight champion, Alex Pereira, took to social media to celebrate the new year in explosive fashion as he also went ‘official’ with UFC flyweight, Tracy Cortez. The light heavyweight king had a turbulent 2025. Poatan was coming off an epic year in 2024, going 3-0 with three finishes...
Demetrious Johnson, who retired from active competition in MMA three years ago, has kept a close eye on the happenings in the sport, hosting the MightyCast podcast where he interviews some of MMA’s hottest figures. Like many fans the world over, Demetrious Johnson, nicknamed “Mighty Mouse,” is aw...
Iranian striking sensation Mohammad Siasarani achieved the breakthrough moment of his career, as he authored a second-round knockout of former ONE Featherweight Muay Thai World Title challenger “Smokin’” Jo Nattawut at ONE Friday Fights 137 on Friday, December 19, at Lumpinee Stadium in Bangkok, ...
Henry Cejudo initially ended his UFC run in May of 2020. That night before the Mother’s Day holiday inside the United States of America, Cejudo made the last walk to the fabled Octagon. Against the backdrop of the COVID-19 pandemic, an empty VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, FL serv...
RIZIN Super Powerhouse, the RIZIN New Year’s show is ending the year with a banger. While there were some bumps in the road with fight cancellations and changes ahead of Rizin New Year’s , the show is going to cap off a successful year for the promotion. In addition, this will be the final show […]
Former ONE Bantamweight MMA World Champion Fabricio Andrade opened up about his shocking fourth-round submission defeat to Mongolia’s Enkh-Orgil Baatarkhuu at ONE Fight Night 38 in early December. The 28-year-old Brazilian expressed genuine surprise at the 36-year-old challenger’s incredible dura...
Tom Aspinall was elevated to UFC Heavyweight Champion early this past summer in the wake of Jon Jones optioning to retire from the sport of MMA. At the time of Jones’ retirement, Aspinall (15-3, 1 NC MMA, 8-1, 1 NC UFC) had already defended the UFC Interim Heavyweight Championship once. A July 27...
Introduction: UFC as Both Sport and Business Mixed martial arts has grown far beyond its early reputation as a niche combat sport. Today, the UFC represents the highest level of competition in MMA and a global entertainment product watched by millions. Every fight night showcases not only athleti...