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LIVE! UFC Oklahoma City Results: DDP vs. Usman
MMA Fighting has UFC Oklahoma City results for the DDP vs. Usman fight card, a live blog of the main event, and much more from the Paycom Center in Oklahoma City, Okla., on Saturday night. In the main event, former UFC champion Dricus du Plessis squares off against former UFC champion Kamaru Usman in a […]
Tabatha Ricci hopes to leave UFC Oklahoma City unscathed to volunteer for backup role at UFC 330
Gillian Robertson won five in a row to earn a shot at the UFC strawweight belt against Mackenzie Dern in the co-main event of UFC 330 on Aug. 15, and the last woman to beat her in the octagon wants to insert her name in the conversation for a shot at the gold with a […]
UFC Oklahoma City’s Felipe Franco seeks first win after forcing Mario Pinto ‘into a grappler’ in debut
Felipe Franco was a massive underdog on the night when he made his UFC debut this past March, and having that experience made him “a thousand percent” better as a fighter to pursue his first octagon victory Saturday night against Levi Rodrigues Jr. at UFC Oklahoma City. Franco stepped in as a short-notice replacement against […]
UFC veteran Irene Aldana retires from MMA ‘to prioritize my health’
Irene Aldana has decided to hang up her MMA gloves. The one-time UFC bantamweight title challenger was removed from the UFC roster earlier that day despite being ranked in the top-15 of the women’s 135-pound division, as MMA Fighting first reported, and now the reason is known. “After a year and a half of deep […]
PFL champ Costello van Steenis vows to smash Johnny Eblen in rematch: ‘If you lose against Impa, you mean even less than nothing to me’
Costello van Steenis and Johnny Eblen were set to headline PFL Austin on July 18, but an injury forced the champion out of their bout. Now, he gets to stay on the sidelines and watch Eblen rematch Impa Kasanganay for the interim title. Van Steenis will be in attendance Saturday night at the Moody Center […]
Ben Askren breaks down Arman Tsarukyan vs. Colby Covington, picks the winner at RAF 11
Just after Ben Askren makes his miraculous return to the wrestling mats at RAF 11, the main event goes down with Arman Tsarukyan taking on Colby Covington in one of the most anticipated matches of the year. With a 7-0 record in RAF, Tsarukyan has largely run roughshod over his competition since debuting with the […]
‘He still sucks’: Colby Covington reacts to Justin Gaethje’s shocking win over Ilia Topuria at UFC White House
Colby Covington wasn’t impressed with Justin Gaethje’s undisputed title win at UFC White House. In one of the more stunning upsets in UFC history, Gaethje stopped Ilia Topuria via fourth-round corner stoppage TKO at the one-of-one event on the South Lawn in June. While everyone was blown away with what “The Highlight” accomplished, Covington — […]
Arman Tsarukyan praises Conor McGregor as a ‘GOAT in our sport’ but his career is over: ‘I feel like Conor is done’
Conor McGregor has faced a mountain of criticism after his comeback to the UFC following a five year layoff ended with a devastating knee injury just 66 seconds into the fight. Ever since UFC 329 ended, McGregor has stated rather emphatically that he plans to compete again, although there are more than a few […]
UFC Oklahoma City predictions
Dricus du Plessis and Kamaru Usman are fighting on Saturday, but what they’re fighting for remains to be seen. Both former champions, a DDP vs. Usman fight wasn’t on most people’s radars until a few months ago, when the rumors started to swirl. After all, Usman was still lobbying for a welterweight title fight, while […]
Impa Kasanganay explains why he already updated Instagram bio to PFL champion before title fight
Impa Kasanganay has already updated his Instagram bio to ‘world champion’ in 2026 even before he enters the PFL cage on July 18 to rematch Johnny Eblen for the interim middleweight title in Austin, Texas, but he guarantees there’s nothing arrogant or overconfident about it. Kasanganay fought Eblen the first time in 2024, his first […]
UFC Oklahoma City newcomer Levi Rodrigues Jr. confident he’ll become a 3-division champion
Levi Rodrigues Jr. makes his octagon debut against fellow Brazilian light heavyweight Felipe Franco at UFC Oklahoma City, and believes that it will be the start of a historic career. “Baby Monster” is undefeated as a professional MMA fighter with five finishes and one no-contest going into his three-round clash with Franco at the Paycom […]
Dana White responds to Conor McGregor saying his final UFC fight ‘has to be’ against Max Holloway
Conor McGregor still has to undergo surgery for his injured leg after his comeback at UFC 329 ended in disaster but that didn’t stop him from already looking forward to his next return to action. On Friday, McGregor answered questions from fans on social media and despite the time off he’ll need to recover, the […]
UFC Oklahoma City Preview Show: Are Dricus du Plessis and Kamaru Usman fighting for a title shot?
Oklahoma, where the winds come sweeping down the plain! That’s right, the UFC is headed to OKC for a Fight Night event, headlined by Dricus du Plessis taking on Kamaru Usman in a middleweight fight nobody saw coming. But which former champion will get to stop and smell the waivin’ wheat? Ahead of Saturday’s event, […]
One-time UFC title challenger Irene Aldana removed from UFC roster
Former UFC bantamweight contender Irene Aldana has been removed from the promotion’s roster, MMA Fighting has learned. Aldana was currently ranked in the top 10 of the 135-pound division in the UFC but hasn’t entered the cage since September of 2024, when she lost a decision to Norma Dumont on the first Noche UFC card […]
Johnny Eblen: Impa Kasanganay ‘only has a puncher’s chance’ in PFL Austin title fight
Johnny Eblen and Impa Kasanganay will rematch in the main event of Saturday night’s PFL Austin, just over two years after their first three-round decision, and Eblen feels his opponent only has a puncher’s chance in this interim title bout. Eblen was originally slated to face Costello van Steenis for the undisputed middleweight title on […]
Volkan Oezdemir reveals he’s been suspended 16 months after making ‘the biggest mistake of my life’
Volkan Oezdemir revealed on Friday that he’s been suspended for 16 months after violating the UFC’s anti-doping policy. The veteran light heavyweight took to Instagram to explain what happened but ultimately he says he’s already received his punishment and has no one to blame but himself. UFC officials have not announced Oezdemir’s suspension or the […]
Conor McGregor responds to ‘nonsense’ claims he was injured going into UFC 329, reveals who he wants in final UFC fight
Conor McGregor isn’t interested in hearing conspiracy theories that he was already compromised heading into his comeback fight against Max Holloway at UFC 329. As soon as the action started, McGregor threw an ill-fated jumping roundhouse kick and when he landed, his knee popped and the referee eventually stopped the fight. During the UFC 329 […]
UFC Oklahoma City weigh-in results: Chase Hooper, another fighter miss weight
The top two fights are set to go for this weekend, but not everyone at UFC Oklahoma City successfully made weight. On Saturday, former middleweight champion Dricus du Plessis returns to the cage for the first time since dropping his title, taking on former welterweight champion Kamaru Usman in a five-round main event, and on […]
Missed Fists: Fighter actually pulls off jumping switch kick, knocks out opponent instead of injuring himself
Welcome to the latest edition of Missed Fists, where we shine a light on fights from across the globe that may have been overlooked in these hectic times, where it seems like there’s an MMA show every other day. Alexander K. Lee is on a well-deserved vacation this week, so I, Jed Meshew, am taking […]
Rising prospect steps in against former champion in new UFC Belgrade co-main event
Jan Blachowicz is staying on the UFC Belgrade card, defending his position against a rising prospect. On Thursday, the UFC announced that undefeated prospect Navajo Stirling will step in to fight former champion Jan Blachowicz in the co-main event of UFC Belgrade in August. Blachowicz (29-11-2) was originally set to rematch Bogdan Guskov at the […]
UFC Oklahoma City weigh-in video: Du Plessis vs. Usman
At the UFC Oklahoma City weigh-ins, all 24 fighters on Saturday’s UFC fight card step on the scale Friday morning in Las Vegas, Nev. In the main event, former UFC champion Dricus du Plessis returns to face former UFC champion Kamaru Usman in a middleweight contest. Both fighters need to weigh 186 pounds or less […]
Aljamain Sterling sympathizes with Conor McGregor after latest injury: ‘Many people told me my career was over’
Aljamain Sterling just became UFC champion for the first time when he decided it was finally time to address a neck injury that had plagued his career for years. The “life-changing” surgery allowed Sterling to start operating without severe pain caused by nerve damage in his neck but there was also a lot of risk […]
Morning Report | Jon Jones shoots down Oleksandr Usyk talk, leaves door open for UFC return
Jon Jones might not be done with fighting, but if he does come back, it won’t be to box Oleksandr Usyk. Last month, unified heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk announced he’s vacating his boxing world championships to pursue a “last dance” fight for fun. While most people disregarded it, Jones’ name quickly came up as a […]
Kamaru Usman: ‘It’s either Sean Strickland or Islam’ Makhachev next with UFC Oklahoma City upset win
Kamaru Usman says his next fight has to be for a UFC title next should he pull off a massive upset this Saturday. The former welterweight champ faces recent middleweight champ Dricus du Plessis in the 185-pound main event of UFC Oklahoma City, which takes place at the Paycom Center and streams on Paramount+. When […]
RAF 11: Arman Tsarukyan vs. Colby Covington match card, start time
After several months of building animosity, Arman Tsarukyan and Colby Covington will finally face off this Saturday night in the RAF 11 main event. The top-ranked lightweight faces the former interim welterweight champion in a catchweight headliner at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Panther Arena. The contest will be for the inaugural RAF Crossover title. Both […]
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