5+ hour, 37+ min ago (459+ words) Home " MMA News " Fabricio Andrade " How Fabricio Andrade built a ONE World Championship dynasty one" The finishes resumed at ONE: WINTER WARRIORS II in December 2021. Chinese finisher Li Kai Wen had stopped his previous four opponents, but Andrade's confidence never wavered. A piston-like jab set up a clean knee to the body that signaled the beginning of the end. More knees followed before a left high kick and flurry of punches sent Li crashing to the mat in under five minutes. The Brazilian proved his worthiness at ONE: FULL CIRCLE in February 2022 against rising Filipino sanda specialist Jeremy Pacatiw. Their matchup was expected to be closely contested. Andrade barely broke a sweat instead, catching Pacatiw lunging forward and dispatching him with a devastating knee to the liver in less than two minutes. The finish became one of his signature highlights....

8+ hour, 12+ min ago (543+ words) Home " MMA News " Dana White " Nakisa Bidarian on Dana White claiming he was unaware of Paul" Nakisa Bidarian was not buying the recent claims made by Dana White regarding the UFC figurehead intimating he had no awareness of the looming Jake Paul vs. Anthony Joshua bout. During a recent episode of The Ariel Helwani Show, one of the prominent figures within Most Valuable Promotions spoke with the titular figure of the show regarding several subjects. MVP is carrying the promotional weight for the Paul vs. Joshua, and at a recent press event following UFC 322, White made it seem like he had no idea there were plans to set up this Netflix bout for December 19th. Bidarian and White do have a broader history with one another, as the former served as the UFC CFO at one point in time. When speaking…...

8+ hour, 13+ min ago (487+ words) Home " MMA News " Yaroslav Amosov " Yaroslav Amosov booked for UFC debut vs. winningest welterweight" Yaroslav Amosov will make his long-awaited UFC debut before the calendar year closes out and will take on one of the most prolific welterweights in the history of the organization. The former Bellator MMA welterweight champion will enter the octagon on December 13th, and Amosov will take on Neil Magny inside the UFC Apex. Magny is the winningest 170-pound fighter in UFC history, with additional UFC welterweight records set with most bouts as well as most fight time set for that weight category. Yaroslav Amosov captured Bellator gold against Douglas Lima, and then, after a stint in the military serving his war-torn home country of Ukraine, he unified the titles with then-interim champ Logan Storley in Q1 of 2023. In what is his lone professional MMA loss, Amosov lost…...

8+ hour, 47+ min ago (132+ words) The UFC's first ever trip to Qatar and fifth trip this year to the Middle East featured a bunch of fun, important fights with UFC Qatar topped by a pair of potential number one contender bouts. The main card was off to a hot start as Volkan Oezdemir, Myktybek Orolbai, Waldo Cortes-Acosta and Kyoji Horiguchi all scored impressive finishes on our way to our top two fights. In the main and co-main events, Arman Tsarukyan and Ian Machado Garry both called for title shots after their wins. With UFC Qatar now in the books, let's look at what's next for the winners. Tsarukyan's next fight: Title shot Machado Garry's next fight: Kamaru Usman Orolbai's next fight: Chidi Njokuani Horiguchi's next fight: Amir Albazi...

8+ hour, 54+ min ago (589+ words) Arman Tsarukyan battered and submitted Dan Hooker in the second round of their fight in the main event on Saturday. With the loss, Dan now falls to 14-9 under the UFC banner. The loss snapped a three-fight winning streak for Hooker which included a body kick finish to Claudio Puelles and a pair of split decisions opposite of Jalin Turner and Mateusz Gamrot. Hooker's next fight: Renato Moicano" This is one that could go either way. Belal could draw a lot of different fighters in his next bout. Two of the most likely would-be #11 Gabriel Bonfim or #13 Colby Covington. It's doubtful that Belal draws a name like #8 Kamaru Usman or #4 Shavkat Rakhmonov. There aren't many fighters that Covington doesn't have bad blood with and Belal is no exception. With their similar fight styles and the proper buildup/hype this fight could…...

10+ hour, 55+ min ago (453+ words) Islam Makhachev has barely settled into life as the new ruler at 170 after overpowering Jack Della Maddalena in the UFC 322 main event, yet the conversation around him quickly shifted to Ilia Topuria. Fans still want the meeting between the champions, and Topuria added fuel when he dismissed Makhachev's showing as "boring" moments after the bout. The rivalry between them has been building for months. Many supporters have insisted that the only fair setting would be 155, the division Makhachev dominated before moving up. Others argue that Topuria should simply follow him to 170 since he has repeatedly claimed that he would do it for this matchup. The lightweight champion has loudly hinted that he welcomes the challenge. Makhachev, however, made it clear that the road back to his old class is nearly closed. Makhachev has always been a large athlete for the…...

11+ hour, 7+ min ago (600+ words) Home " MMA News " ONE Championship " Jeremy Miado to test flyweight momentum against surging finisher" The weight class change breathed new life into a career that needed it. Six of Miado's victories came by knockout at strawweight, showcasing the electrifying finishing power that defines his style. Now at flyweight, he wants to waste no time reaching the division's pinnacle. His finishing instincts face an immediate litmus test against an opponent who shares the same DNA. Kholmirzaev earned his spot on ONE Championship's global roster the hard way. He dominated the ONE Friday Fights series with a trio of highlight-reel finishes that announced his arrival in style. A tough setback in September 2024 could have derailed him, but the Uzbek responded with three consecutive stoppage victories that proved his resilience. The biggest win came this past July when Avazbek Kholmirzaev dominated former two-time…...

12+ hour, 28+ min ago (313+ words) Ex-UFC fighter Matthew Semelsberger is the latest MMA veteran to test themselves in a bare-knuckle fight Matthew Semelsberger has a new home after winning the recent BKFC tryouts to earn a spot on the KnuckleMania VI card going down in Philadelphia on Feb. 7. On Monday, BKFC announced that the tryouts held at the 2300 Arena in Philadelphia featured 60 fighters vying for a spot on the card. Ultimately, it was Semelsberger and local fighter Christian Fayne who won the opportunity and now they'll face off in February. Semelsberger joining the BKFC roster via the tryouts is his first move since being released from the UFC following four straight losses. He actually broke the news on social media that he was being released from his contract with Semelsberger admitting that perhaps he didn't actually belong on the roster any longer. At his peak,…...

13+ hour, 29+ min ago (446+ words) Home " MMA News " Tyron Woodley " Tyron Woodley slams former UFC foe Darren Till for claims he" Former UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley called out Darren Till for recent fight-dodging claims. Tyron Woodley will replace former UFC middleweight champion Chris Weidman and face UFC legend Anderson Silva in a boxing match next month. Woodley vs. Silva features on the undercard of Jake Paul vs. Anthony Joshua in Miami. This fight marks Woodley's long-teased return to the boxing ring and his first fight since a knockout loss to Paul in December 2021. Ahead of his December boxing return, Woodley was called out by former UFC foe Darren Till online for allegedly turning down a boxing match against him. Till is unbeaten in his boxing career, with recent wins over Luke Rockhold and Anthony Taylor. As Woodley prepares for his Silva fight, he didn't…...

13+ hour, 30+ min ago (82+ words) UFC BJJ 4: TACKETT vs DORSEY takes place Thursday, December 11 and will stream live and free on UFC's YouTube channel beginning at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT. REWIND: Watch The Full UFC BJJ 3 Event Here Additional matches on the card include: For the latest information on additional bouts for this event, please visit www.ufc.com. All bouts are live and subject to change. After Nearly A Year Away, Bantamweight Standout Excited To Return To Action...