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Tatsuro Taira puts his unbeaten record on the line against a fellow flyweight prospect. Taira’s management announced Thursday that he is set to face Joshua Van (10-1) at UFC 302 on June 1 in Newark, N.J. The two fighters share the same representation. This marks an opponent change for Van, who was originally scheduled to

Shaquille O’Neal has Vitor Belfort to thank for his lifetime love affair with MMA. One of the greatest basketball players ever and among the biggest media personalities on the planet, Shaq, is also a huge MMA fan. “The Big Aristotle” started training in Brazilian jiu-jitsu and kickboxing back in 2000 and regularly attends UFC events.

Curtis Blaydes learned a long time ago that just because a fight should happen in the UFC, doesn’t mean it will happen. Following a knockout of top prospect Jailton Almeida in March, the perennial heavyweight contender immediately started calling for a rematch with current interim champion Tom Aspinall. Their first encounter ended in less-than-spectacular fashion

Congratulations are in order for Paddy Pimblett. The rising UFC lightweight star announced this week that he and his wife Laura have welcomed two baby girls into the world. According to Pimblett, Betsy and Margot were born April 17. Check out Pimblett’s announcement below. “[April 17] the day our lives changed forever,” Pimblett wrote on

The UFC’s upcoming return to Louisville, Ky. has 13 fights booked already with a main event still to be determined. The event, which takes place at the KFC Yum Center on June 8, serves as the UFC’s first card in Louisville in 13 years with the last card there headlined by Diego Sanchez vs. Martin

Just days away from BKFC KnuckleMania IV, Mike Perry and Thiago Alves came face to face for a tense staredown following the pre-fight press conference. The former UFC fighters headline the first ever BKFC card in Los Angeles after the California State Athletic Commission voted to sanction bare-knuckle fighting in the state. Perry looks to

Beneil Dariush resumed sparring in March after taking some significant time off from hard sessions in the gym, Kings MMA coach Rafael Cordeiro recently revealed on MMA Fighting’s Trocação Franca podcast. Dariush had an eight-fight winning streak snapped by Charles Oliveira and Arman Tsarukyan in 2023, both via stoppage due to strikes — after which,

Charles Oliveira threatened Arman Tsarukyan with multiple submission attempts at UFC 300 but ultimately lost a decision to the Russian-Armenian talent Saturday night at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Removed from the title picture now, the former lightweight champion posted a video on his social media with his first comments on the fight, lamenting the

Until Max Holloway shocked the world with a last-second knockout of Justin Gaethje, he was a UFC 300 underdog. “Brother, I was counted out,” he said at the post-fight press conference for Saturday’s event. “People were telling me, ‘What are you doing, Justin’s too big, too strong,’ just a lot of stuff. People needed to

Find out why professionals are using BoxBandz UFC 300 was everything we wanted it to be. Alex Pereira capped off one of the most iconic nights in promotional history by defending his UFC light heavyweight title with a first-round knockout of Jamahal Hill, but Saturday night was so much more than its main event. With so

Dana White might want to have a word with the “co-leader” in MMA. Following a historic UFC 300 card with 20,067 fans in attendance, the UFC CEO spent most of the post-fight press conference celebrating an incredible night of action until somebody made the ill-fated decision to mention the name “Bellator” to him. The subject

Ilia Topuria is ready to grant Max Holloway his wish. Following his all-time great knockout win over Justin Gaethje at UFC 300 on Saturday, Holloway followed up on his plans to call for a fight with featherweight champion Topuria. Throughout fight week, Holloway made a point to mention that Topuria made it to the top

Justin Gaethje may be a savage in the octagon but he’s a gentleman outside the cage. Despite a heartbreaking loss in the “BMF” title fight at UFC 300, the always exciting human highlight reel still took time to congratulate opponent Max Holloway on a job well done in his first public comments afterwards. Gaethje took

Holly Holm might be at a crossroads where her future is concerned. The former bantamweight champion suffered a lopsided loss to two-time Olympic judo gold medalist Kayla Harrison at UFC 300 after she was taken down and choked out in the second round. The loss dropped Holm to 1-2 with one no contest in her

The overblown expectations for a jaw-dropping UFC 300 main event meant nearly any matchup was going to be subjected to criticism. That’s been especially true for the actual headliner where Alex Pereira will defend his light heavyweight title against Jamahal Hill in a matchup that was ultimately booked after almost the entire card had already

Welcome to the latest edition of Missed Fists where we shine a light on fights from across the globe that may have been overlooked in these hectic times where it seems like there’s an MMA show every other day. You can’t keep a good fighter down and there may not be a better example of

Find out why professionals are using BoxBandz With the UFC just over a week away from a historic pay-per-view event, UFC CEO Dana White is setting the table for a major announcement regarding the promotion’s biggest star. White posted a video to his Instagram story early Friday morning that showed Conor McGregor walking into a building

Brazilian jiu-jitsu champion Kade Ruotolo makes his MMA debut on June 7 when he faces Blake Cooper at the upcoming ONE 167 card from the Impact Arena in Bangkok, Thailand. ONE Championship officials confirmed the matchup to MMA Fighting on Friday. After first learning jiu-jitsu at just 3 years old alongside his twin brother Tye,