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Belal Muhammad finally realized his dream on Saturday night after putting on a suffocating performance to beat Leon Edwards and become welterweight champion in the UFC 304 main event. While the win didn’t come quite as easily as he predicted, Muhammad delivered on his promise that he would prove his superiority and he did that

Belal Muhammad won the most important decision of his career. No stranger to going to the judges, Muhammad earned a unanimous verdict against Leon Edwards on Saturday at UFC 304 to claim the welterweight title. “Remember the Name” got out to an early lead, dominating the first two rounds with his grappling en route to

Paddy Pimblett owes King Green a debt of gratitude for his latest financial windfall. “The Baddy” cashed in big after picking up one of three UFC 304 Performance of the Night awards, with UFC CEO Dana White announcing at the evening’s post-fight press conference that Pimblett was given a $200,000 bonus. That’s four times the

Claressa Shields keeps adding to her GWOAT résumé. “The Greatest Woman of All Time” scored a blistering second-round knockout Saturday in Detroit, needing less than five minutes to put away Vanessa Lepage-Joanisse. Watch the finishing sequence below. After an uneventful first round, Shields (15-0, 3 KOs) turned up the heat in Round 2 and battered

MMA Fighting has Manny Pacquiao vs. Rukiya Anpo live round-by-round updates for the legend’s unexpected return at Super Rizin 3 at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan, on Sunday morning. The Pacquiao vs. Anpo exhibition is expected to begin around 5 a.m. ET on Rizin pay-per-view. Check out our Pacquiao vs. Anpo results page

MMA Fighting has Pacquiao vs. Anpo results live for the Manny Pacquiao vs. Rukiya Anpo Super Rizin 3 fight card at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan on Sunday morning. When the Pacquiao vs. Anpo fight begins around 5 a.m. ET, check out our Pacquiao vs. Anpo live round-by-round updates for our live blog

Conor McGregor and Michael Chandler seemed to be on the same page this past weekend in regards to the rebooking of their matchup, but UFC CEO Dana White says he hopes it can happen before the end of the year. Will we see the fight happen before the calendar shifts to 2025? Will it happen

Michael Bisping feels for Nate Diaz in his current situation. On Monday, Diaz filed a lawsuit against Fanmio in the U.S. District Court, claiming the company still owes him $9 million from his win over Jorge Masvidal in a July 6 boxing match after the promoter guaranteed Diaz a $10 million payday overall. Bisping, along

Dustin Poirier has a list of names. At UFC 302, Poirier fell short in his bid to become lightweight champion, losing by fifth-round submission to Islam Makhachev. Following the bout, Poirier suggested it may have been his final fight in MMA, but in the past few weeks, “The Diamond” has walked that back, saying he

All eyes in the wrestling world will soon turn to Paris when the 2024 Olympic Games begin. A total of 18 gold medals will be awarded across six weight classes in men’s freestyle, men’s Greco-Roman, and women’s freestyle competition. The action kicks off Monday, Aug. 5, and wraps up with the final matches on Sunday,

Jake Paul is still hearing detractors of his date with Mike Tyson ahead of his fight against Mike Perry this Saturday. Paul and Tyson were originally set to compete this weekend, but after a health scare forced Tyson out, the bout was postponed to November. Now, BKFC star Perry steps in for a main event

Reinier de Ridder is no longer a ONE Championship fighter after parting ways with the promotion and joining UAE Warriors, MMA Fighting confirmed Tuesday. De Ridder faces Magomedmurad Khasaev in a light heavyweight contest for his promotional debut on the July 27 show in Abu Dhabi. De Ridder (16-2) made a name for himself in

The Jake Paul vs. Mike Perry fight card is headlined by Jake Paul boxing Mike Perry in an eight-round cruiserweight contest on Saturday night at the Amalie Arena in Tampa, Fla. Jake Paul (9-1) has won three straight fights since losing a split decision to Tommy Fury in February 2023. Paul defeated Ryan Bourland via

Alexa Grasso and Valentina Shevchenko are dead even when it comes to their featherweight fighters. This week’s episode of The Ultimate Fighter 32 featured the final quarterfinal matchup of the 145-pound tournament, which saw Team Grasso’s Mairon Santos (13-1) win a hard-fought split decision over Team Bullet’s Edwin Cooper Jr. (6-1). That leaves the opposing

At the UFC 305 on-sale press conference, heated rivals Dricus du Plessis and Israel Adesnaya will go face-to-face for the first time ahead of their middleweight championship main event. The press conference will launch ticket sales for the promotion’s Aug. 17 pay-per-view event at RAC Arena in Perth, Western Australia. Du Plessis and Adesanya will

The Ultimate Fighter 32 just gave fans one of the best fights of the year. In a bout that needed another five minutes, Team Valentina Shevchenko featherweight Zygimantas Ramaska (9-2) out-slugged Team Alexa Grasso’s Bekhzod Usmonov (11-4) to win a decision in an exhilarating two-round contest on the latest TUF 32 episode. Shevchenko closed the

Tensions were high during the first staredown between Dricus du Plessis and Israel Adesanya since their championship bout announced. Du Plessis will defend his newly won title against the former champion in the main event of UFC 305 on Aug. 17 at RAC Arena in Perth, Western Australia. The heated rivals took part in the

Manel Kape doesn’t play games outside the octagon. When “Starboy” makes it to fight night, he’s not to be trifled with there either. Unfortunately, the problem has just been keeping that a consistent theme. Whether his or his opponent’s fault, the flyweight contender Kape has amassed nine UFC fight cancelations since arriving off the heels