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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,

Could it be? Is Conor McGregor’s return to the UFC actually going to happen? If you take what Dana White’s Instagram story read on Friday morning as a seed planted, perhaps we’re heading in the right direction. On an all-new edition of Heck of a Morning, MMA Fighting’s Mike Heck reacts to White’s tease of

At the UFC Vegas 90 weigh-ins, all 26 fighters on Saturday’s card in Las Vegas will step on the scale Friday. MMA Fighting will have live video of the proceedings, courtesy of Ag Fight. In the main event, Brendan Allen and Chris Curtis can weigh no more than 186 pounds, the maximum allowed for their

The headliners for UFC Vegas 90 faced no struggles making weight, but that wasn’t the case for several other matchups on the card. Brendan Allen and Chris Curtis hit the scale early in the day and both weighed 186 pounds for their middleweight main event. The rematch comes more than two years after their initial

“The King of Rio” returns, and he rightfully makes top billing in the new poster for UFC 301. The UFC on Thursday released the official artwork for the May 4 pay-per-view event, and the artwork features a colorized headshot with former featherweight kingpin Jose Aldo. Check out the poster below. UFC 301 is headlined by

Edson Barboza and Lerone Murphy have agreed to meet in a five-round UFC Fight Night main event in Las Vegas on May 18 at the UFC APEX. Both athletes have yet to sign the bout agreement, multiple people with knowledge of the situation confirmed to MMA Fighting following a report by Laerte Viana. Barboza (24-11)

Maycee Barber didn’t get much time to celebrate her UFC 299 win. That’s because she ended up in the hospital to battle a nasty infection and eventually contracted pneumonia as well. Barber revealed the news on Instagram, detailing her harrowing experience with a fever that developed due to the infection and how doctors struggled to

The Mixed Martial Arts Hour is back in your life! Below is a rundown of Monday’s show, which begins at 1 p.m. ET / 10 a.m. PT / 6 p.m. UK time. 1 p.m. ET: Intro 1:15 p.m.: UFC Vegas 89 winner Payton Talbott breaks down his win over Cameron Saaiman. 1:40 p.m.: UFC Atlantic

Former UFC champ and ONE Championship titleholder Demetrious Johnson showed out at the Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Pan American Championship, winning gold in his chosen division of the 154.6 pound Masters division and medaling in an openweight contest. The latter required Johnson, who is 5-3 and weighed approximately 155 pounds for the competition, take on giants such

Rose Namajunas has a UFC career most fighters would dream of, but the lead-up to her most recent outing was literally the stuff of nightmares. “Thug Rose” scored an important win this past Saturday at UFC Vegas 89, outpointing Amanda Ribas in the main event to snap the first losing streak of her career and

The UFC 301 lineup now features 14 bouts after the addition of a pair of lightweight contests. Vinc Pichel and Ismael Bonfim, who were originally booked to meet this past November at UFC Sao Paulo, have agreed to collide on May 4 in Rio de Janeiro. Also, Jamie Mullarkey face octagon newcomer Mauricio Ruffy. Marcel

Brandon Moreno is taking some time away to reset. The two-time former UFC flyweight champion announced Monday that he is taking a break from MMA following his split decision loss to Brandon Royval at UFC Mexico City in February. In an eight-minute message on Instagram, Moreno, 30, emphasized that he is not retiring, but simply