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Arman Tsarukyan didn’t bother waiting until he got into the octagon before throwing his fists at UFC 300. The bristly Armenian lightweight was barely twenty steps into his walkout when he bee-lined towards a fan in the stands and started throwing punches. He even went back for a second go after security dragged him away.

There was a lot of talk about Alex Pereira potentially turning around after UFC 300 to fight at UFC 301 in Brazil. It wasn’t very serious talk from anyone but Pereira, but it was fun to imagine “Poatan” cutting through Jamahal Hill so fast he could compete again in four weeks. Well, imagine no more

Max Holloway delivered one of the absolute best knockouts in mixed martial arts (MMA) history by icing Justin Gaethje with one second remaining in their “BMF” title fight at UFC 300 last night (Sat., April 13, 2024) in Las Vegas, Nevada (video replay here). Even Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) CEO, Dana White, couldn’t believe his

LAS VEGAS – Alex Pereira felt it was essential to give Jamahal Hill a taste of his own medicine after scoring a knockout in the UFC 300 main event. Pereira (10-2 MMA, 7-1 UFC) defended his light heavyweight title for the first time Saturday at T-Mobile Arena when, following a low blow that he waved

LAS VEGAS – Zhang Weili was just as confused as everyone else during her strawweight title defense at UFC 300. The champion defended her belt in the co-main event of Saturday’s pay-per-view by defeating Yan Xiaonan in a unanimous decision. Although the fight went the full 25 minutes, some think it ended much sooner than

LAS VEGAS – After winning at UFC 300, Arman Tsarukyan has his sights set on fighting for the UFC lightweight title in a rematch against Islam Makhachev. On the biggest stage, in the most important fight of his career thus far, Armenia’s Tsarukyan (22-3 MMA, 9-2 UFC) picked up a split decision win over former

LAS VEGAS – Amanda Nunes was paying close attention to Kayla Harrison’s UFC debut, and UFC CEO  Dana White loved to see it. Nunes, a former women’s bantamweight and featherweight UFC champion, posted a video on social media Saturday night reacting to Harrison’s dominant submission win over Holly Holm (15-7 MMA, 8-7 UFC) at UFC

LAS VEGAS – Jorge Masvidal is rolling with the punches, but he’s pretty upset with the way Nate Diaz has handled himself leading up to their scheduled boxing match. The former UFC stars will meet for the second time in combat sports, but the rematch will take place in the boxing ring instead of the

UFC 300 lived up to the hype and more on Saturday at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, with the milestone event seeing eight of 13 fights inside the distance. One of those finishes came in the main event, where Alex Pereira (10-2 MMA, 7-1 UFC) dropped and stopped Jamahal Hill (12-2 MMA, 6-2 UFC) in

Justin Gaethje appears to be in good spirits after UFC 300. Gaethje (25-5 MMA, 8-5 UFC) was on the wrong end of a vicious knockout in the closing moments of the BMF title fight against Max Holloway at UFC 300. In the final seconds of Round 5, Holloway (26-7 MMA, 22-7 UFC), who was already

Holly Holm is frustrated with her lack of execution against Kayla Harrison at UFC 300. Former UFC champ Holm (15-7 MMA, 8-7 UFC) was on the wrong end of a one-sided fight and submission loss against Harrison (17-1 MMA, 1-0 UFC) on Saturday at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. She landed just eight significant strikes

What mattered most at UFC 300 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas? Here are a few post-fight musings … * * * * Kayla Harrison makes a definitive statement [embedded content] Kayla Harrison’s octagon debut couldn’t have gone much better. Truly. The two-time Olympic gold medalist and two-time PFL champion came into her first UFC

LAS VEGAS – UFC CEO Dana White stopped Bo Nickal as he exited the cage at UFC 300 to have a conversation. Nickal (6-0 MMA, 3-0 UFC), who was disappointed in his performance after submitting Cody Brundage in the second round of the pay-per-view opener, appeared to listen attentively while White spoke. UFC CEO Dana

Georges St-Pierre is healed up enough to get back to combat sports. That’s the big announcement “Rush” made on his social media accounts yesterday (Thurs., April 4, 2024) after several months of healing and rehab from an injured shoulder. “Finally today I got the green light from the Doc to start back to go live

The only way for two-time Olympic gold medalist Kayla Harrison to get into the UFC was through the bantamweight division. The UFC was quite clear with her on that when they signed her for a UFC 300 fight against Holly Holm. The only problem? Harrison won her gold medals at 170 pounds, and has fought

Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is just one day away from the upcoming UFC Vegas 90 mixed martial arts (MMA) event, which is set to go down tomorrow night (Sat., April 6, 2024) on ESPN+ from inside the promotion’s APEX facility in Las Vegas, Nevada, featuring a middleweight main event — and UFC Vegas 44 rematch

Conor McGregor is “coming soon.” That’s according to UFC CEO Dana White, who dropped a “Notorious” video teaser this morning on his Instagram page. Not coincidentally, fellow TUF 31 coach Michael Chandler informed his Twitter followers he was “on a plane” but did not disclose the destination. Perhaps “Iron” has another WWE skit planned for

Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is just over 24 hours away from its upcoming UFC Vegas 90 mixed martial arts (MMA) event, headlined by a 185-pound rematch between middleweight rivals Brendan Allen and Chris Curtis. The action gets underway this Sat. night (April 6, 2024) on ESPN+ from inside the promotion’s APEX facility in Las Vegas,