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A potential move to featherweight may just be in the not-so distant future for Rafael Fiziev. Short-Notice Fight for Rafael Fiziev Brings Defeat in Las Vegas Having sat out for the entirety of 2024, Rafael Fiziev willingly raised his hand to battle former foe Justin Gaethje at UFC 313 last weeken...
From the T-Mobile Arena in Paradise, NV, reigning light heavyweight king Alex Pereira makes the fourth defense of his strap against the surging Magomed Ankalaev at UFC 313. Before that, a returning Justin Gaethje is set to make a rebound into the win column by going toe-to-toe with European Muay ...
Returning to competition for the first time after a blowout 2024, UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Alex Pereira will be making the fourth defense of his title against divisional dark horse Magomed Ankalaev at UFC 313. Also, lightweight phenom Justin Gaethje battles familiar adversary in Azerbaijan’...
Kicking off the UFC 313 main card, promising 155-lb prospect Mauricio Ruffy takes on divisional fan-favorite King Green. In a classic up-and-comer versus established name matchup, both striking experts will engage in what could easily go down as Fight of the Night. Return of Lightweight King Gree...
UFC 313 just took a massive hit to its main card lineup only barely a week before the event is to take place. Hand Injury Nixes Highly-Anticipated Lightweight Scrap in UFC 313 Originally expected to square off with former UFC Interim Lightweight Champion Justin Gaethje in the co-main event o...
After nearly 14 years in the UFC, Dustin Poirier is seemingly closing in on his retirement fight. Dustin Poirier’s Legendary Career Nearly Met End in New Jersey last year Last seen in action this past summer, Poirier (30-9 MMA, 22-7 UFC) tried and came up short in his third bid for undisputed UF...
It would seem that UFC Featherweight Champion Ilia Topuria has several high-profile options for this next bout, whether it is at 155-lb or 145-lb. Ilia Topuria Discusses Desire To Move Up In Weight Although Topuria (16-0 MMA, 8-0 UFC) will have his hands full cornering his brother, who is making...
UFC 311 is upon us. Looking to cement his status as the greatest UFC lightweight fighter of all time with a fourth consecutive title defense, Islam Makhachev faces extremely late replacement Renato Moicano following Arman Tsarukyan’s removal from the card due to injury. Having bested Alexander Vo...
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...
Former UFC Interim Lightweight Champion and MMA icon Tony Ferguson seems to be set on a return to action in 2025. Winless in his past eight fights, including being finished in five of them, fans and fighters alike have often encouraged the now 40-year old legend to finally hang up his gloves. Thi...
Ahead of UFC 311 next month, Arman Tsarukyan (22-3 MMA, 9-2 UFC) sat down with ESPN’s Brett Okamoto to discuss his upcoming match with the 155-lb champion Islam Makhachev (26-1 MMA, 15-1 UFC). First PPV of 2025 is a BANGER 🔥@MAKHACHEVMMA vs @ArmanUFC 2@MerabDvalishvil vs @UNmgdv #UFC311 at the @...
UFC lightweight legend Jim Miller has another grizzled veteran in mind for his next fight. Keeping very active in 2024, the winningest competitor in UFC history, Miller (38-18-1 NC MMA, 27-17-1 NC UFC) continues to add to his record-setting amount of promotional wins at 27. Starting off his year ...
Beneil Dariush’s performance in his first bout of 2025 will decide if he continues his career as a top-level mixed martial artist. Making his first Octagon appearance since December 2023, Dariush (22-6-1 MMA, 16-6-1 UFC) will be fighting fan-favorite Brazilian striker Renato Moicano at UFC 311 ne...
Despite his age and the amount of time he’s been involved in the sport, lightweight mainstay Michael Johnson appears to still have a lot left in the tank as a competitor. Picking up his second victory in a row last Saturday at UFC on ESPN 63 with a viral knockout over Ottman Azaitar, Johnson (23-...
UFC Featherweight Champion Ilia Topuria (16-0 MMA, 8-0 UFC) may just be ready to move up in weight sooner rather than later. After positively starching BMF title holder Max Holloway (26-8 MMA, 22-8 UFC) at UFC 308, it seemed as though Topuria’s next fight had all but been confirmed when he faced...
Your combat sports weekend for the first week of April is loaded. After the PFL opens its new season with a pair of heavyweight MMA fights at the top of the main card on Thursday in San Antonio, the action shifts to Thailand on Friday night (US time), where it’ll already be Saturday morning. Foll...