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LAS VEGAS – For Natalia Silva, it doesn’t matter who she fights next, as there’s only one thing she has her eyes on: The UFC championship belt. The Brazilian women’s flyweight continued her impressive streak Saturday and improved her run to 11-0 since her most recent defeat, which dates back to 2017. Silva (18-5-1 MMA,

Alejandra Lara now is a free agent. The former Bellator women’s flyweight title challenger was released by the PFL in the wake of its recent acquisition of Bellator. Lara (9-7), who renewed her contract with Bellator after her most recent performance, had been working with the promotion prior to the sale on her return. However,

Ilia Topuria has a bold prediction for his first UFC championship fight. The undefeated featherweight contender sees himself not only dethroning champion Alexander Volkanovski at UFC 298, but also finishing him – and in the first round. Volkanovski has yet to lose at 145 pounds in his 10-year career as a professional MMA fighter. Yet

What mattered most at UFC Fight Night 235 at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas? Here are a few post-fight musings … Can Themba Gorimbo make noise in welterweight division? [embedded content] You have to credit the mix of humility and confidence beaming out of Themba Gorimbo, and it’s hard not to root for him

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA — “The Rock” was happy that his guy won. Themba Gorimbo notched his first UFC stoppage at UFC Vegas 85 last night (Sat., Feb. 3, 2024), knocking out Pete Rodriguez in 36 seconds flat with a nasty right hand followed by ground-and-pound from inside UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada (watch highlights).

The unified rules struck again. Last night (Feb. 3, 2024), Nassourdine Imavov largely dominated Roman Dolidze in the UFC Vegas 85’s main event. He picked apart the grappler for most of five rounds, yet the scorecards were quite odd, including one judge declaring the bout a draw. That scorecard is indefensible, but part of the

Manny Pacquiao is out of retirement and looking at a big money fight against Conor McGregor in Saudi Arabia. “Pac-Man” retired from professional competition in 2021 but never really hung up the gloves. He fought influencer DK Yoo at the end of 2022 and has been in talks to fight Buakaw Banchamek and Floyd Mayweather

Strange things were afoot at ONE 165 when the long-awaited Sage Northcutt vs. Shinya Aoki fight fell apart at the last minute. Northcutt said his coaches were deported because they didn’t have working visas, and he was unwilling to fight without them. An unhappy Aoki would end up fighting John Lineker, beating the UFC vet

“Meatball” Molly McCann got back into the win column on Saturday night at UFC Vegas 85, and she did it by snapping her opponent Diana Belbita’s arm backwards with an armbar (watch that finish here) The injury, affectionately known amongst grizzled MMA veterans as the ‘flamingo knee,’ is when your arm gets hyperextended past the

UFC Vegas 85 went down last night (Sat., Feb. 3, 2024) inside UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada, featuring a Middleweight bout that saw Nassourdine Imavov defeat Roman Dolidze via majority decision (recap here). In the co-main event, Renato Moicano delivered a gutsy performance to outlast Drew Dober in a Lightweight bout (relive it here).

Aljamain Sterling is never going back to 135 pounds. The former bantamweight champion never hid the fact that it was tough for him to hit bantamweight during his title reign. But now that he’s moving up to featherweight, he’s opening up on just how horrible those weight cuts were. “Just the thought of it gives

Cris Cyborg hasn’t fought in MMA since October of 2023, and she’s starting to get a bit impatient waiting for her next bout to get booked. Cyborg competes for Bellator, which just got bought out by the PFL. While PFL heads Donn Davis and Pete Murray have talked about how important she is to their

From the first-ever UFC women’s champion, Ronda Rousey, to the current crop of titleholders, here’s a look at the females who have captured UFC gold since women first step foot in the octagon in 2013. Ronda Rousey, bantamweight Dec. 6, 2012, promoted to undisputed UFC champion after Strikeforce purchase. … 6 title defenses. Carla Esparza,

Robert Whittaker disagrees with the notion that there’s controversy surrounding the UFC 297 headliner. Dricus Du Plessis (21-2 MMA, 7-0 UFC) edged out Sean Strickland (28-6 MMA, 15-6 UFC) by split decision to claim the middleweight title Saturday at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto. The likes of UFC CEO Dana White and Joe Rogan had Strickland winning, but

TORONTO – Frankie Edgar had the heart of a champion. A former lightweight champ, Edgar this past weekend was announced to be part of the UFC Hall of Fame Class of 2023, as he will be inducted into the modern wing this summer. Edgar (24-11-1 MMA, 18-11-1 UFC), who was in attendance for the announcement during

Oddsmakers are heavily favoring Kayla Harrison to win her UFC debut. Longtime PFL star Harrison (16-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC) has drawn former champion Holly Holm (15-6 MMA, 8-6 UFC) in a bantamweight bout April 13 at UFC 300 in Las Vegas. According to DraftKings, Harrison is -310 favorite, meaning a $310 bet would be needed

Apparently, judge Mike Bell owned up to his mistake, not publicly, but privately. Bell was under heavy public scrutiny this past September after he scored the fifth round of the Alexa Grasso vs. Valentina Shevchenko rematch a 10-8, a score that led to the UFC women’s flyweight fight to end in a split draw. Many,

Rising star Diego Lopes will be featured on the UFC’s historic 300th event. Lopes takes on Sodiq Yusuff in a featherweight bout April 13 at UFC 300 from T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. A person with knowledge of the situation confirmed the booking to MMA Junkie following an initial report from Instagram account Freak MMA.