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At UFC 311 last week, Merab Dvalishvili logged the first defense of his bantamweight title in a landmark upset victory over the highly-touted Umar Nurmagomedov. Receiving some harsh blows, and even losing a few grappling exchanges in the early goings of the contest, “The Machine” lived up to his ...
It would seem former two-time bantamweight title challenger Cory Sandhagen is eager to step back into the Octagon, and he has a specific name in mind that he wants to face in his return in 2025. Cory Sandhagen Takes to Instagram To Send Challenge To Sean O’Malley Earlier today, Cory Sandhagen re...
In the world of MMA, there is no greater finale to a fight than a spectacular knockout. While there have been plenty of electrifying finishes over the years in the fabled UFC Octagon, none have captivated MMA audiences quite like head kicks. When this power staple of kickboxing lands, it generall...
Tom Aspinall is still the UFC Interim Heavyweight Champion, having successfully defended his belt approximately six months ago during UFC 304 in Manchester, England. That summer night, Aspinall (15-3 MMA, 8-1 UFC) needed just a scant 60 seconds to dispose of Curtis Blaydes (18-5, 1 NC MMA, 13-5, ...
The first UFC pay-per-view of 2025 turned out to be a rough night at the office for several undefeated fighters. Four men walked into the Intuit Dome in California for UFC 311 without an 0 to their name. By the time the event had concluded, all of them had lost their perfect records, with some […]
UFC 311 is here! Later on tonight, Intuit Dome in Inglewood, CA, the home court of the NBA’s Los Angeles Clippers, plays host to the first pay-per-view event from MMA’s leading promotion. Tonight’s card begins at 6 pm ET/ 3 pm PT on ESPN+ with the early prelims. Due to ESPN’s linear networks bein...
This Saturday, Los Angeles plays host to one of the most anticipated combat sports events in recent years in UFC 311. Headlining this massive show is none other than the promotion’s pound-for-pound king Islam Makhachev and one of the lightweight division’s most entertaining names in Renato Moican...
On a little more than 24 hours notice, Renato Moicano steps up to battle UFC Lightweight Champion Islam Makhachev in the main event of UFC 311. Originally slated to face Beneil Dariush earlier on the main card, that fight was ultimately scrapped following the Brazilian’s addition to the final bou...
UFC 311 has resulted in a crazy week for MMA‘s top promotion. Let’s flashback to last Sunday, when due to wildfire concerns in Southern California, UFC CEO Dana White mentioned he had Las Vegas as a backup plan for the show. White’s tune changed as the week progressed. In an interview on Westwood...
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...
BREAKING NEWS, the scheduled lightweight title challenger at UFC 311, Arman Tsarukyan is out of the main event! As per Dana White on the official UFC weigh-in show, Tsarukyan contacted him around 1am local time saying that he was suffering ‘significant back pain’. The issue got no better and he d...
A couple of days ago, MMA icon Patricio Freire (otherwise known as Patricio Pitbull) said via his X account that he will be released from his Professional Fighters League (PFL) contract. The announcement comes after months of publicly voicing his vexation at not being able to compete more frequen...
UFC 311 is right around the corner. While most sports fans this Saturday are going to be preoccupied by a full day and evening of football in the NFL‘s Divisional Playoffs, fans of competitive violence are going to be on cloud nine once Saturday rolls around. MMA and bare-knuckle boxing are both ...
The UFC have preferences, just like any other company. They have certain men and women on their roster who they hope to be UFC champions. This is based on potential, those who make ‘business sense’ e.g ticket sellers, those who put on entertaining fights and ‘fit’ the UFC mould. We take a look at...
UFC 311 is set to go down from the Intuit Dome in Los Angeles, California, on Saturday. The main card promises to bring plenty of action with two championship fights, but don’t overlook the UFC 311 preliminary card either. On the pay-per-view main card, lightweight champion Islam Makhachev will l...
UFC 311 Main Card Preview A New Dawn, A New Day in UFC 311 The first UFC pay-per-view event of 2025 is almost upon us. UFC 311 goes down at the brand new Intuit Dome in Inglewood, California this Saturday night and the UFC matchmakers have stacked the card with reigning champions, former title ho...