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Tai Tuivasa didn’t plan to return to the octagon so soon. After picking up his fourth straight knockout win, the main item on his agenda was drinking. But after a recent appearance on The MMA Hour, he said UFC matchmaker Mick Maynard got the idea to put him back in against a big name, Derrick

Sam Alvey says he is not ready to call it a career just yet in an emotional post-fight statement over the weekend. Alvey was submitted in the second round by short notice opponent Brendan Allen this past Saturday at UFC Vegas 47 to extend his UFC winless streak to eight fights, tying the longest streak

Vanessa Demopoulos’ Saturday night went exactly as planned — she got a win, a bonus, and hoisted in the air by Joe Rogan in the post-fight interview. Demopoulos made her second octagon appearance count with a slick submission win over Silvana Gomez Juarez during the preliminary card at UFC 270 in Anaheim this past weekend.

The UFC is returning to Florida with a loaded card. Featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski headlines UFC 273 opposite “The Korean Zombie” Chan Sung Jung on April 9 at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville. In the co-main event, bantamweight champion Aljamain Sterling fights interim champion Petr Yan in a rematch of their controversial UFC 259

Find out why professionals are using BoxBandz Nothing came easy but Nick Maximov remained undefeated with a hard-fought split decision win over Punahele Soriano at UFC Vegas 47. With blood dripping into his eye for most of the fight, Maximov relied on his wrestling to take Soriano to the ground repeatedly, which helped him secure the

Hello, friends! After practically a month of no UFC events, the world’s premiere MMA organization is back in full swing with its third event in as many weekends taking place tonight in Las Vegas, NV. In the main event, top-ranked middleweights Jack Hermansson and Sean Strickland face off in a bout that could put the

Back to the middleweight division after moving up a weight class to conquer another belt, Reinier de Ridder is set to defend his throne against fellow ONE Championship titleholder Kiamrian Abbasov in the main event of ONE: Full Circle at the Singapore Indoor Stadium on Feb. 25. de Ridder (14-0) currently holds the ONE middleweight

In recent years, fighter pay, particularly in the UFC, has become a one of the most talked-about stories in MMA. Over the past year, fighters like Jon Jones and Jorge Masvidal have complained outright about the UFC’s pay structure. Meanwhile, lesser-known fighters like Sarah Alpar have set up GoFundMe’s to cover the costs of training

The PFL has its heavyweight lineup set for its upcoming Challenger Series. Eight heavyweight fighters will compete on March 25 at Universal Studios in Orlando, Fla., for an opportunity with the league that will come in the form of either a contract to be part of its 2022 regular season with $1 million on the

Find out why professionals are using BoxBandz Welcome to the latest update to the MMA Fighting pound-for-pound rankings, where every month our esteemed panel of experts sort through the noise to answer one question: Who are the best overall male and female mixed martial arts fighters in the world? Between the drama surrounding UFC heavyweight champion

The Professional Fighters League has announced 16 more fighters will have the chance to earn a roster spot for the upcoming season along with a coveted $1 million prize. On Wednesday, the promotion announced the four women’s lightweight matchups that will take place March 4 at its Challenger Series event at Universal Studios in Orlando.

The Mixed Martial Arts Hour is back in your life! Below is a rundown of Wednesday’s show, which begins at 1 p.m. ET / 10 a.m. PT / 6 p.m. GMT. 1 p.m. ET: Jack Hermansson discusses his UFC Vegas 47 headliner opposite Sean Strickland. 1:30 p.m.: Veteran UFC lightweight Al Iaquinta returns to the

Israel Adesanya says he had Robert Whittaker figured out before they faced off in the octagon for the first time. Whittaker has blamed “ego” for his knockout loss to Adesanya almost three years ago. He’s vowed to return a different fighter, but the champ sees the same result ahead. “It was his ego last time,

Jake Paul might look like a one-man army going to war with the UFC and Dana White, but he promises there are silent masses from inside the promotion who are backing him up. After releasing a “diss track” aimed at the UFC president and business practices that Paul has targeted as unfair to the athletes,

Victor Henry’s performance against Raoni Barcelos had a lot of people buzzing in the aftermath of UFC 270, including Joe Rogan. Henry made his promotional debut against Barcelos and — as the biggest betting underdog on the card — swept the judges’ scorecards en route to a unanimous decision win this past Saturday night in

Last week we learned that UFC welterweight champion, and the current top pound-for-pound fighter in the sport Kamaru Usman, considered jumping up to 205 pounds to challenge Jan Blachowicz for the light heavyweight title. Well, now Usman’s manager is hoping “The Nigerian Nightmare” sets his sights a little lower, to 185 pounds to be exact.

Chase Hooper will return to the octagon in May. Multiple people with knowledge of the promotion’s plans confirmed to MMA Fighting that Hooper will face Felipe Colares at the UFC’s event on May 21, which does not have a location or venue revealed. Combate was first to report the booking. Hooper will look to get

Find out why professionals are using BoxBandz Ryan Bader made his hometown fans happy and retained his heavyweight title. Plus, he booked his next title defense. Bader took on interim champ Valentin Moldavsky in the main event of Saturday night’s Bellator 273 fight card at the Footprint Center in Phoenix, and took home a hard-fought unanimous