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Ilia Topuria to defend lightweight title in early spring or summer
8+ hour, 57+ min ago (181+ words) Ilia Topuria intends to defend his UFC lightweight championship in the next six months, according to a statement on social media. Topuria (17-0) announced he was stepping away from the sport late last year in order to deal with issues in…...
Yan and Van's wins at UFC 323 throw kinks into the MMA timeline
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (296+ words) After champ Alexandre Pantoja breaks his arm, the co-main event is stopped and Joshua Van is champion. (0:32) The final UFC pay-per-view of 2025 delivered two new champions who will enter the new year with golden hardware around their waists. Petr Yan…...
A White House nod boosts the stature of once-shunned MMA
5+ mon, 2+ day ago (895+ words) Republican Sen. John McCain of Arizona (who later became a fan) dubbed it "human cockfighting." He wasn't completely wrong. There were so few rules at the time that fighters at UFC 4 had to make a gentlemen's agreement to not pull…...