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UFC 323 Breakdown This article offers a deep preview of Merab Dvalishvili vs. Petr Yan II at UFC 323, breaking down the champion’s dominant run, the challenger’s strengths, and what both stand to gain or lose. It analyzes their contrasting styles, recent trajectories, and the tactical keys that c...
Making the strip out to the Middle East for one of the biggest Fight Night cards of the year, UFC Qatar provided a few answers to the complicated title pictures at both lightweight and welterweight. At 155-lb, Armenian sensation Arman Tsarukyan tapped out divisional luminary Dan Hooker to possibl...
Conor McGregor is back… on social media. The former two-time world champion took to social media on October 6th to say: “Hey folks online, I’m out of here for a bit, see you again soon! My love, unwavering! Thank you all”. Fans believed that this was a sign that the fan favourite was ‘locking in’...
Khamzat Chimaev has been involved in some chaotic moments during his rise, but this one might be the strangest. The backstage shove he delivered at UFC Qatar didn’t feel like intensity, rivalry, or even competitive fire. It just felt weird, even by UFC standards. Considering how unhinged the MMA...
If there’s one constant in MMA right now, it’s this: Paddy Pimblett refuses to be boring. He doesn’t wait for fight announcements. He doesn’t sit quietly in the rankings. He doesn’t play polite contender games. Instead, he shows up, stirs the pot, and somehow turns every week into a headline. Thi...
UFC Qatar is here! Today, before, the promotion recesses for the Thanksgiving holiday next week, it makes its first-ever visit to the country for this week’s card in Doha. Only two shows remain on the schedule after today. Live coverage is underway, having begun at 10 am ET/ 7 am PT with the prel...
Liverpool’s Shem Rock finally made his UFC debut at UFC Qatar; however, unfortunately for him and the Next Generation team, he came away with a loss. Shem Rock was matched with the undefeated Nurullo Aliev, who is 2-0 in the UFC, with wins over Rafael Alves and Joe Solecki. The tough Tajikistan n...
The stare-down between Dan Hooker and Arman Tsarukyan exploded online the moment the headbutt landed not because of the contact itself, but because of the reaction. Tsarukyan lunged. Hooker laughed. That tiny emotional contrast may tell us more about this fight than people think. The whole moment...
With UFC Fight Night set for Nov. 22 in Qatar, the lightweight matchup of Dan Hooker vs. Arman Tsarukyan has emerged as one of the most compelling fights of the year. Earlier this week, Hooker joined Submission Radio and delivered one of his most candid, charged interviews in recent memory—layin...
Before the sport takes a rare week off to allow fans and fighters to connect with their families for Thanksgiving, UFC Qatar looks to give audiences a fantastic night of fights to usher in the holiday season. Taking top billing for the event, number one lightweight contender Arman Tsarukyan meets...
UFC Qatar is almost here. Ahead of Saturday morning and afternoon’s card in Doha, the final hurdle between the fighters and the contests themselves took place earlier this morning in the form of the official weigh-in window. Live coverage of tomorrow’s card begins at 10 am ET/ 7 am PT on ESPN+ in...
Competing in his first bout in well over a year, premier lightweight contender Arman Tsarukyan will look to resume his warpath toward title contention with a monumental win at UFC Qatar. Arman Tsarukyan Returns to Cage After Lengthy Hiatus Last seen in action at UFC 300 last year, Arman Tsarukyan...
Before the sport takes a rare week off to allow fans and fighters to connect with their families for Thanksgiving, UFC Qatar looks to give audiences a fantastic night of fights to usher in the holiday season. Taking top billing for the event at UFC Qatar, No. 1 lightweight contender Arman Tsaruky...
UFC Qatar fight week continues. Around this time of year, the MMA schedule gets thinner with each passing week. After Saturday’s show in Doha, there are only three live events remaining between now and the time the year ends on Dec. 31. This week’s event serves as the last for the UFC in the year...
Touching down in Qatar for the first time in their history, the top of the UFC’s lightweight division will be on full display at UFC Qatar when Armenian standout Arman Tsarukyan battles divisional luminary Dan Hooker, with likely title implications on the line for whoever gets their hand raised. ...
UFC Qatar fight week is here. Counting Saturday morning and afternoon’s card (USA time,) there are only three shows left on the 2025 promotional schedule between now and the time the first quarter of this century ends on Dec. 31. This week, Dana White’s organization makes its first-ever visit to ...