Reigning light heavyweight champion Alex Pereira returned to the Octagon at UFC 307 on Saturday night seeking his third successful title defense in six months. After scoring back-to-back highlight-reel knockouts against Jamahal Hill and Jiri Prochazka in his last two outings, ‘Poatan’ is tasked with taking out another heavy hitter—Khalil Rountree Jr. ‘The War Horse’
After more than two years on the shelf, Julianna Pena returned to the co-main event spotlight at UFC 307 for a long-awaited clash with fellow TUF alumnus and reigning women’s bantamweight world champion Raquel Pennington. ‘Rocky’ rolled into Salt Lake City for her first title defense since landing a dominant decision victory over Mayra Bueno
Looking to kickstart a run towards the bantamweight world title, Jose Aldo returned to the Octagon on Saturday night for a clash with No. 11 ranked contender Mario Bautista. Following a big win over Jonathan Martinez in May, ‘Junior’ believes he could be one big win away from a potential shot at the 135-pound crown.
Kicking off the UFC 307 main card in Salt Lake City was the return of two-time Olympic gold medalist Kayla Harrison. Following her impressive promotional debut in April against Holly Holm, Harrison stepped inside the Octagon on Saturday night seeking her second straight win under the UFC banner. Standing in her way was No. 2
Returning to the Octagon on his home turf, lightweight finisher Benoit Saint-Denis looked to climb back into the win column in the UFC Paris headliner on Saturday. Standing in his was surging contender Renato Moicano—a streaking Brazilian fan-favorite determined to make it four wins in a row against the ‘God of War’ and inch himself
The UFC’s return to The City of Light produced a battle between top 10 middleweight contenders as No. 8 ranked Brendan Allen looked to continue his climb up the ladder against fourth-ranked Nassourdine Imavov in the UFC Paris co-main event. Round 1 Allen throws a calf kick early but eats a counter left. Wasting no
It’s all going down in London town. One of the biggest heavyweight fights of the year takes place in Wembley Stadium with Anthony Joshua headlining against Daniel Dubois. The two men in the marquee collide for the IBF Heavyweight title, left behind by Oleksandr Usyk for a rematch with Tyson Fury, with interim champ Dubois
‘Sugar’ Sean O’Malley returned to the Octagon on Saturday night determined to defend his bantamweight title for a second time in 2024. Following a decisive decision victory over Marlon ‘Chito’ Vera in March, the reigning 135-pound king faced his toughest test yet, squaring off against the division’s top-ranked contender, Merab Dvalishvili. ‘The Machine’ went into
After a disappointing and highly controversial split draw in their rematch on last year’s Noche UFC card, former flyweight champion Valentina Shevchenko returned to the Octagon on Saturday night determined to take the belt back from the division’s reigning 125-pound queen, Alexa Grasso. Round 1 Both fighters come out throwing early, but Shevchenko catches her
Multi-weight world champion Canelo Alvarez stepped back into the squared circle inside T-Mobile Arena on Saturday night set to defend his WBA, WBC, and WBO super middleweight titles against undefeated standout Edgar Berlanga. Alvarez’s return to the ring comes four months after a unanimous decision victory over Jaime Munguía. Overall, ‘Canelito’ is 61-2 in his
Let’s try this again, shall we? Top UFC Featherweights Brian Ortega and Diego Lopes were scheduled to face off at this year’s International Fight Week but Ortega withdrew from UFC 303 at the last second due to sickness, living to fight Lopes another day. That day is here as the sun sets on Noche UFC
The first act of Noche UFC is upon us. UFC 306 is a fight night like no other, taking place at the Sphere, the first sporting event to do so and in stellar fashion, with Dana White revealing more than $20M spent on the milestone event. The UFC kicks off Mexican Independence Day weekend in
Usman Nurmagomedov returned to the Bellator cage on Saturday night determined to defend his lightweight championship against streaking sensation Alexander Shabliy. Nurmagomedov (17-0), captured the promotion’s 155-pound crown nearly two years ago with a dominant performance against Patricky Pitbull at Bellator 288. Since then, he’s fought his way past both Benson Henderson and Brent Primus,
Top-10 welterweights collide at UFC Vegas 97. Brazil’s Gilbert Burns returns to the main event spotlight for the first time in three years, slated five rounds or less against oncoming contender Sean Brady. Burns attempts to bounce back from the worst losing skid of his career at 2, hoping to turn his troubles around to
After their first fight ended in an all-out brawl, legendary pugilist Floyd Mayweather will return to the squared circle to run it back with former mixed martial artist John Gotti III. 14 months ago, Gotti III—grandson of infamous American mafioso John Gotti—was disqualified in the sixth round of his exhibition bout with ‘Money’ in Florida.
Streaking middleweight standout Caio Borralho stepped into the main event spotlight at UFC Vegas 96 on Saturday night ready to punch his ticket to the division’s top five. Standing in his way was one-time title challenger Jared Cannonier who made his 18th walk to the Octagon determined to hang onto his spot as the fifth-ranked