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ONE Championship is bringing heavy action to Qatar on Thursday, February 20, with ONE 171. Two title tilts have already been announced, but the organization continues stacking the card with high-stakes action. With bantamweight kickboxing gold on the line in the main event, two contenders will co...
Denice Zamboanga finally has ONE Championship gold over her shoulder. At ONE Fight Night 27, “The Menace” secured the ONE Interim Atomweight MMA World Title with a second-round TKO of Alyona Rassohyna. It was an emotional moment for the Filipina, who still had trouble believing it was real after ...
After almost nine months on the sidelines, Justin Gaethje is seemingly preparing for an imminent return to action sometime this spring. In his last trip to the Octagon, “The Highlight” engaged in a five-round thriller with former featherweight king Max Holloway at UFC 300, only to fall to “blesse...
The UFC is set to return for UFC London in England on March 22nd and the fight card for the event has been gradually taking shape during the opening weeks of 2025. Huge Main Event Confirmed For UFC London Just last week an intriguing featherweight clash between two former Cage Warriors champions ...
Bouncing back from a first round submission loss to Julian Erosa, Christian Rodriguez (12-2 MMA, 5-2 UFC) recorded yet another victory over a highly-touted undefeated prospect in Austin Bashi at UFC Fight Night 249. Going into the fight, the then 13-0 Bashi was a considerable favorite following a...
Ever since the Professional Fighters League acquired Bellator MMA in November of 2023, it looked like the latter promotion was going to be living on borrowed time. This past week was one ripe with changes across the board for the PFL, which hosted five Bellator MMA events under the Bellator Champ...
Dominick Cruz Prepares For Final Curtain The fat lady is beginning to clear her throat as far as the storied career of Dominick Cruz (24-4 MMA, 7-3 UFC) is concerned. The former WEC and UFC bantamweight champion will bring down the final curtain on one of the most exceptional careers in the histo...
The UFC’s 2025 schedule of events features a light January itinerary, concluding with Saturday night’s UFC 311. Inside the United States, you can preorder UFC 311 on ESPN+ today. While the official schedule of events for next weekend in combat sports indicates that this card is still booked for t...
What Next For Mackenzie Dern? The first fight card of 2025 is in the history books, and what a start to the year it proved to be. Mackenzie Dern (15-5 MMA, 10-5 UFC) pulled off a picture-perfect armbar finish over Amanda Ribas (13-6 MMA, 7-5 UFC) in the third round of an enthralling main event, […]
Former UFC Flyweight Title Contender Gets New Opponent Steve Erceg (12-3 MMA, 3-2 UFC) has enjoyed a rollercoaster journey to the top of the sport over the past two years. “Astroboy” only made his debut inside the Octagon in June of 2023 when he beat David Dvorak by unanimous decision at UFC 289 ...
UFC Vegas 101 is here! Later today, the UFC’s 2025 schedule begins at the UFC Apex with the first card of the new year from MMA‘s top promotion. Live coverage of this afternoon/evening’s event begins at 4 pm ET/ 1 pm PT on ESPN+ inside the United States with the prelims. Main card action follows […]
Lemoore’s Tachi Palace has been the home of MMA in California since 2001, with LFA making its promotional debut at the venue with 12 fights for the Central Valley Locals for its presentation of LFA 199: Farias vs. Visconde. The matchup poses as the first time in LFA’s 199 event-long history that ...
ONE Championship is back tonight with ONE Fight Night 27 on the eve of UFC Vegas 101. This first fight night of 2025 features a nine-fight card across the combative disciplines, ranging from MMA, Muay Thai, to submission-only grappling. Inside the United States, ONE Fight Night 27 is streamed on ...
After a three-week break for the festive season, UFC Vegas 101 is set to take place on Saturday night. Friday morning in Las Vegas, the official weigh-ins for this weekend’s card took place. MMA‘s leading organization has its main event locked in following the weigh-in. Dern and Ribas On Weight f...
In the freshman outing for the UFC in 2025, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu specialist Mackenzie Dern (14-5 MMA, 9-5 UFC) will clash with Amanda Ribas (13-5 MMA, 7-4 UFC) at UFC Fight Night 249 in Las Vegas. Originally meant to compete against each other at UFC on ESPN 63, the pair was then suddenly reschedu...
Kicking off the first UFC show of the year, strawweight standouts Amanda Ribas and Mackenzie Dern go toe-to-toe for a second time at UFC Vegas 101. Over four years removed from her loss to the Brazilian, Dern is attempting to enter the 115-lb division top five, sitting at No. 6 on the official ra...