7+ hour, 38+ min ago  (137+ words) Things nearly turned physical at the UFC Freedom 250 press conference, when undefeated heavyweight Josh Hokit and lightweight champion Ilia Topuria had to be separated by security. This was after a confrontation that escalated quickly. The flashpoint came when Hokit interrupted…...

7+ hour, 55+ min ago  (198+ words) UFC lightweight champion Ilia Topuria had a characteristically brief response when asked about Arman Tsarukyan being named the backup fighter for his UFC lightweight title defence against Justin Gaethje on June 14. UFC CEO Dana White confirmed the backup role this…...

5+ day, 10+ hour ago  (201+ words) Khamzat Chimaev will make his first middleweight title defence against Sean Strickland on May 9, as we preview the fight. The matchup has history behind it. In 2022, Chimaev and Strickland shared rounds at Xtreme Couture in a sparring session that neither…...

5+ day, 15+ hour ago  (245+ words) The UFC rolled out its latest Countdown episode ahead of Saturday's UFC 328 middleweight title fight between champion Khamzat Chimaev and former champ Sean Strickland at Prudential Center in Newark. Chimaev won the belt with a dominant showing against Dricus du…...

6+ day, 9+ hour ago  (134+ words) Carlos Prates stopped former welterweight champion Jack Della Maddalena with a third-round TKO at RAC Arena in Perth, Western Australia. In the second, Prates came out with greater intensity, attacking from multiple angles and dropping Della Maddalena with a calf…...

6+ day, 12+ hour ago  (106+ words) Josh Hokit has MMA fans guessing after posting a cryptic tease on X, suggesting a significant announcement is coming for UFC Freedom 250 on June 14 at the White House. Hokit wrote "Uh oh" alongside the shifty eyes emoji before following up…...

1+ week, 16+ min ago  (189+ words) Quillan Salkilld punched his way into the UFC lightweight top 15 with a first-round knockout of Beneil Dariush in the co-main event at UFC Perth on Saturday. Dariush dropped Salkilld with a jab seconds into the fight and grabbed a body…...

1+ week, 7+ hour ago  (211+ words) Paddy Pimblett has reportedly been booked to face Benoit Saint-Denis at UFC 329 on July 11 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Saint-Denis has won four straight and finished all of them. The Frenchman's run includes victories over Kyle Prepolec, Mauricio Ruffy,…...

1+ week, 7+ hour ago  (440+ words) The former UFC champion has reportedly booked his 205-pound debut against Nikita Krylov at UFC 329 on July 11 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. The move ends a run at 185 pounds for the 35-year-old New Zealander, who spent the bulk…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (274+ words) Khamzat Chimaev wants to share a boxing ring with Conor Mc Gregor, and he is not shy about why " the money and the spectacle are too good to ignore. Chimaev floated the idea of a Zuffa Boxing crossover as a…...