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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 […]
UFC 329 draws nearly 16 million viewers for the return of Conor McGregor
UFC 329 wasn’t quite as big as UFC White House, but it was close. On Thursday, Paramount+ — the exclusive broadcast partner for the UFC — released viewership numbers for this past weekend’s big number event, headlined by the return of Conor McGregor after a five-year layoff. Across the U.S. and Latin America, the UFC […]
19-year-old grappling phenom Helena Crevar welcomes super fights against the best of the best from MMA
At 19 years old, Helena Crevar is already the No. 1 pound-for-pound women’s grappler in the world and as much as she’s earned that recognition during her career, she’s still chasing bigger and better goals. Already undefeated in 2026 with submission victories in every single match, her next challenge comes in ONE Championship on Friday […]
Dricus du Plessis calls potential Sean Strickland vs. Khamzat Chimaev rematch ‘ridiculous’
Dricus du Plessis sees no reason why Khamzat Chimaev should get an immediate rematch against UFC middleweight champion Sean Strickland. The 185-pound contender picture faces a conundrum at the moment. Strickland won a hard-fought decision over Chimaev at UFC 328 to become champion a second time, and Chimaev immediately called for his chance to run […]
Justin Gaethje loses Fighter of the Year ESPY to Terence Crawford
Justin Gaethje’s year has been a wild one that led to becoming undisputed UFC lightweight champion — but it wasn’t enough to take home an ESPY award. “The Highlight” was the lone MMA fighter nominated for this year’s Fighter of the Year award for ESPN’s annual award show. In the end, Gaethje lost to recently-retired […]
Between the Links: Conor McGregor’s disastrous return, UFC 329 fallout, busy weekend ahead
Conor McGregor’s return to the UFC octagon could not have gone worse this past Saturday as his main event matchup with Max Holloway ended abruptly after McGregor suffered an injury. Is this the end for McGregor, or will he return for one more walk — and if he does, will anybody buy into it? On […]
Jake Paul still chasing Nate Diaz fight in MMA, open to Floyd Mayweather next in boxing: ‘He needs the money’
Jake Paul is still recovering from the broken jaw he suffered in his boxing match against Anthony Joshua but he’s getting closer and closer to his eventual return to action. On Wednesday, Paul revealed that he expects to get clearance to return to training very soon and he’s already deep in talks with several potential […]
Colby Covington reacts to Conor McGregor’s injury at UFC 329, won’t ‘kick him while he’s down’ like Dustin Poirier
Colby Covington isn’t going to pile on Conor McGregor following the devastating end to UFC 329. McGregor returned after a five-year hiatus following a gruesome leg break suffered against Dustin Poirier at UFC 264 in July 2021. When his rematch with Max Holloway began this past Saturday, McGregor threw a wild kick that appeared to […]
Morning Report | Conor McGregor calls for loss to Max Holloway to be a no-contest
Conor McGregor does want his loss to Max Holloway to stand. This past weekend, in the main event of UFC 329, McGregor made his long-awaited return to the octagon after a five-year layoff; it was a total disaster. McGregor immediately injured his knee when he threw a jumping switch kick and landed awkwardly, ending any […]
Cody Garbrandt implies he’s not retiring in first statement after UFC 329 knockout loss
Cody Garbrandt has given his first thoughts since getting knocked out at UFC 329. The former bantamweight champion was stopped by Adrian Yanez in a wild one-round bout at this past Saturday’s numbered event at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Following the third loss in his past four fights, Garbrandt took off his gloves in […]
Dillon Danis’ attorney quits again over lack of payment, failure to communicate in Nina Agdal lawsuit
Dillon Danis needs a new attorney in his ongoing legal battle with Nina Adgal. On June 9, Judge Michael Hammer granted a motion filed by Danis’ attorney Mark Berman, who represents Hartmann Doherty Rosa Berman & Bulbulia, LLC, to withdraw as his counsel. Berman initially filed a motion back in May asking to withdraw as […]
Shakur Stevenson reacts to viral Shannon Sharpe interview, Eddie Hearn spoiling Zuffa Boxing signing
Shakur Stevenson is the biggest signing in the short history of Zuffa Boxing, but it was an interview with Shannon Sharpe that went viral. Stevenson and Sharpe had a bit of a debate on the former NFL player’s Nightcap podcast, where things got a little bit heated as Sharpe insinuated — then flat out said […]
LFA champ Lucas Fernando books UFC 330 debut against ‘Bipolar’
LFA light heavyweight champion Lucas Fernando has signed with the UFC and will make his octagon debut on Aug. 15 against Rafael Tobias, multiple people with knowledge of the booking confirmed the news to MMA Fighting. UFC 330 will take place at the Xfinity Mobile Arena in Philadelphia. Fernando (13-3), who once fought on Dana […]
UFC champion Justin Gaethje not interested in Paddy Pimblett rematch
Justin Gaethje is still weighing his options when it comes to his next fight, but don’t expect him to just immediately sign onto a rematch against Paddy Pimblett. Prior to his stunning performance to dethrone Ilia Topuria at the UFC White House card, Gaethje first had to dispatch Pimblett in an interim title fight back […]
Ryan Garcia vs. Conor Benn official for September fight in Las Vegas
Ryan Garcia vs. Conor Benn is finally official. After weeks of speculation and rumors about the matchup, UFC CEO Dana White announced the bout on social media on Wednesday with the fight taking place on Sept. 12 from the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas with the event airing live on Paramount+ in the United States. […]
Sedriques Dumas removed from UFC roster, sentenced in case following 2025 arrest
Sedriques Dumas has been removed from the UFC roster after nine fights with the promotion. It’s unclear if Dumas was out of contract or released from the organization, but he’s been removed from the roster effective immediately. He last fought in the UFC back in April when he suffered a submission loss to Jackson McVey, […]
Alex Pereira upset over Michel Pereira’s UFC release, calls out Herb Dean’s ‘mistake’
Alex Pereira was not happy to hear Michel Pereira wasn’t offered a new contract with the UFC and has been removed from the promotion’s roster following his UFC Baku loss to Shara Magomedov. The bout was surrounded by controversy after referee Herb Dean did not deduct points from “Bullet” for holding Pereira’s hair multiple times […]
UFC Paris adds several bouts, including Michael Page’s surprising middleweight return
Michael Page is heading back to middleweight, and competing in another bout not a lot of people would’ve predicted. The UFC announced on Wednesday that “MVP” will face Nursulton Ruziboev at UFC Paris. The event takes place Sept. 5 at Accor Arena, and streams exclusively on Paramount+ in the U.S. After going 2-0 at middleweight […]
Ben Askren admits double-lung transplant almost feels like a ‘bad dream’ now that he’s wrestling again just one year later
It’s hard to believe that Ben Askren is returning for a wrestling match in RAF just barely one year removed from a near-death experience that ended with him receiving a double-lung transplant. The one-time Olympian was hospitalized, and comatose for days, before doctors were finally able to save his life. He was barely recognizable when […]
Morning Report | Anthony Joshua says Ilia Topuria losing to Justin Gaethje made him rethink his own career: ‘The fight game is serious’
When Justin Gaethje beat Ilia Topuria, he didn’t just change his own career and Topuria’s; he also changed Anthony Joshua’s. At UFC White House, Gaethje scored one of the most remarkable upsets in UFC history, breaking Topuria over four rounds to claim the undisputed lightweight title. It was a monster upset for Gaethje, and a […]
UFC Oklahoma City: Undefeated newcomers finalize Dricus du Plessis vs. Kamaru Usman fight card
UFC Oklahoma City has a late addition to the mix. This Saturday, the UFC heads to Paycom Center in Oklahoma City with a middleweight main event between former champion Dricus du Plessis and former welterweight champion Kamaru Usman. And on Tuesday, MMA Fighting confirmed that a late addition fight between undefeated prospects takes place on […]
Conor McGregor hosting BKFC’s ‘World Baddest Man’ series headed to FOX Nation in 2027
Conor McGregor may be out of action while recovering from surgery on his injured knee but that won’t stop him from hosting a new competition series for BKFC with the show headed to FOX Nation in 2027. On Tuesday, BKFC officially announced World’s Baddest Man — a new original documentary competition series — with fighters […]
Junior dos Santos out of grappling match with Fabricio Werdum
Former UFC heavyweight champions Junior dos Santos and Fabricio Werdum will no longer meet in a grappling match on Aug. 8, “Cigano” announced Monday. The heavyweight duo was scheduled to compete at Kings Championship in Florianopolis, Brazil. The promotion has yet to announce if Werdum will be given a different opponent unless he’s also off […]
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