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At UFC on ESPN 63, two preliminary fighters shone brightly under the lights in what was the promotion’s final event of 2024. Logging one phenomenal first-round knockout each, Sean Woodson and Joel Alvarez made light work of their respective opponents, making solid cases for themselves to share th...
The UFC is an MMA promotion that includes many different fighting events, gathering thousands of people to watch fights with top MMA stars like Conor McGregor, Alex Pereira, Islam Makhachev, and many others. MMA helps athletes to become international stars, build a significant career, and even cr...
For the past few years, one name has been on the mind of MMA fans the world over: Conor McGregor. After unfortunately breaking his leg in his trilogy fight with Dustin Poirier at UFC 264, the Irishman has remained on the sidelines, healing from his injury, filming a remake of the classic 1989 act...
A week ago Saturday, Madison Square Garden played host to one of MMA‘s most-anticipated fights of 2024, if not the most-anticipated fight of the year. During the UFC 309 main event of the evening, the UFC Heavyweight Championship was at stake between current champion Jon Jones (28-1, 1 NC MMA, 22...
By delivering electrifying knockouts over former champion Alexander Volkanovski and the legendary Max Holloway in the span of eight months, UFC featherweight kingpin Ilia Topuria can count himself among the top MMA fighters in the world, with him residing at number four on the UFC’s pound-for-pou...
Former two-division ONE Championship title holder Reinier de Ridder (18-2 MMA, 1-0 UFC) logged a solid UFC debut when he battled reputable submission ace Gerald Meerschaert at UFC Vegas 100. Weathering an early onslaught by the Midwesterner, de Ridder secured the finish in the third round with an...
It’s only November but Rizin this week announced one fight for their final show of the year, Rizin 49. The New Year’s Eve show will see Rizin featherweight champion Chihiro Suzuki defend his title once again against Kleber Koike. CEO Nobuyuki Sakakibara has said he wants to see all of the belts d...
Ilia Topuria gave UFC fans a surreal visual when he became the first man to knock out Max Holloway at UFC 308 last Saturday. After two close rounds, Topuria eventually overwhelmed Holloway, a former featherweight champion with several title defenses. Holloway was the clear-cut contender for Topur...
The UFC’s annual trip to Abu Dhabi for UFC 308 promised us answers to some massive questions. Ilia Topuria vs Max Holloway, current champ vs former champ in the main event, in the wake of Holloway’s legendary finish over Justin Gaethje at UFC 300 earlier this year was probably the most high level...
Charles Johnson is officially a contender at 125-lb. Picking up his fourth win of the year last weekend at UFC Vegas 99, the streaking Johnson has cemented himself as an up-and-coming name in the flyweight division. Since dropping a unanimous decision to Rafael Estevam back in late 2023, “InnerG”...
After 17 professional fights, the formerly undefeated Tatsuro Taira (16-1 MMA, 6-1 UFC) finally met his match. Taking on onetime flyweight title challenger Brandon Royval (17-7 MMA, 7-3 UFC) at UFC Fight Night 244, the Japanese contender came up short in a competitive five-round title eliminator,...
A Scriptwriter’s Dream As narratives go, the story of Francis Ngannou is up there with some of the greatest fairytales the world of combat sports has ever known. The Cameroonian makes his PFL debut in Saudi Arabia this Saturday, but he steps into the SmartCage for the first time with a tsunami of...
Retaking her title at UFC 306 from her nemesis, Alexa Grasso, Valentina Shevchenko is now back on top of the flyweight division. Heading into 2025, the current pound-for-pound queen of women’s MMA will look to begin another dominant reign at 125 lbs. However, while she does have several opponents...
Women’s MMA Crying Out For A New Star Ronda Rousey broke down the doors of the UFC for female fighters in 2013 and, alongside Conor McGregor and Brock Lesnar, spearheaded a charge which brought the sport kicking and screaming into the mainstream. Her star was extinguished just two-and-a-half year...
Canada, our neighbors to the north, has long been a breeding ground for high-level MMA talent, and that is as true as ever in 2024. While the shadow of Georges St-Pierre continues to loom large, and the recent retirement of Rory MacDonald hurts to an extent, Canadian fighters are still making wav...
Movsar Evloev is in need of a new opponent next month. Earlier this week, it was reported that former bantamweight champion Aljamain Sterling would be dropping out of his scheduled UFC 307 bout opposite the surging Russian featherweight. While the loss of the fight is certainly disappointing, con...