MMA news
- Dana White says the UFC is working on a 'unique' event and he has already seen renderingsWhite said after UFC 333 in Abu Dhabi that he looks forward to announcing it soon, but gave no name, venue or date.
- Islam Makhachev cites Carlos Prates' loss to Ian Garry in rejecting title fightPrates will instead face Michael Morales for the interim welterweight title at UFC 336 in January, with the winner set to meet Makhachev next year.
- Alexander Volkanovski would retire after Gaethje fight following Movsar Evloev winThe featherweight champion said he would walk away win or lose after a shot at Gaethje's lightweight title, and UFC CEO Dana White has admitted the promotion would be hard-pressed to deny him.
- Ilia Topuria livestreams his reaction to Merab Dvalishvili's UFC 333 loss to Petr YanTopuria had Dvalishvili winning on his livestream and turned his back to the TV as the verdict for Yan was read out.
- Azamat Bekoev out of UFC Vegas 123 after anaphylactic reaction left him passed out in a CVSThe middleweight said an ambulance was called after he passed out in the store, ending his 31 October fight with Andre Petroski.
- Paddy Pimblett says Movsar Evloev 'quit' and 'rolled over' against Volkanovski at UFC 333Volkanovski stopped the unbeaten challenger with six seconds of round two left, and Pimblett said Evloev should have kept moving to see out the round.
- Darren Owen's GFL sets debut at Club Atletico Lanus for 18 DecemberThe Global Fight League will stage its first event in Buenos Aires, with the Buenos Aires Gauchos hosting the Miami Monsters, after its planned May launch was cancelled.
- On Saturday the UFC announced a Dallas Fight Night for 16 January 2027The Fight Night card will be the UFC's first event of 2027, ending the promotion's usual holiday break from mid-December to mid-January.
- Dana White says UFC events in Qatar and Saudi Arabia will go ahead despite the warSpeaking after UFC 333 in Abu Dhabi, the UFC CEO said he has never felt unsafe in the region and that other sports' plans are 'their business'.
- Charlotte Padie: things to know before she faces world champion Rodrigues in ONEThe French striker makes her professional debut against a reigning ONE world champion. She won a junior world kickboxing title by knockout while still at school and holds national titles in kickboxing and Burmese boxing.
- Sean O'Malley says he is fighting Petr Yan next, even if the UFC announces Yan vs Song YadongO'Malley, who beat Yan in 2022, wants the rematch in the United States early next year and called Daniel Cormier's question to Yan about Song "anticlimactic".
- Islam Makhachev cites Ian Garry win after Carlos Prates brands him a cowardCarlos Prates will fight Michael Morales for the interim UFC welterweight title on 30 January. Champion Islam Makhachev hit back by pointing to his win over Ian Machado Garry, the only man to beat Prates in the UFC.
- Movsar Evloev says Alexander Volkanovski 'was the better man today' after first career lossVolkanovski stopped the previously unbeaten challenger at 4:54 of the second round in Abu Dhabi to keep the UFC featherweight title.
- Alexander Volkanovski finishes Movsar Evloev as Petr Yan beats Merab DvalishviliBoth champions kept their titles at UFC 333, with Yan's victory settling his trilogy with Dvalishvili, while Lone’er Kavanagh, Alexander Volkov and Aaron Pico won on the main card.
- Islam Makhachev waits until after Ramadan following Ian Garry win, says WhiteUFC CEO Dana White said the welterweight champion, slated to fight in January, told the promotion he did not want to compete until after Ramadan, prompting a new belt at UFC 336.
- Petr Yan beats Merab Dvalishvili by unanimous decision at UFC 333Petr Yan defended his UFC title against Merab Dvalishvili in their third fight, with all three judges scoring it 48-47 in his favour in Abu Dhabi.
- Carlos Prates vs Michael Morales set for UFC 336 interim welterweight titleFlyweight champion Joshua Van will also defend his belt against Manel Kape in the co-main event of the 30 January card in Toronto.
- Jon Jones trolls Dillon Danis after Arman Tsarukyan loss leaves him 0-3 in RAF wrestlingJones congratulated Danis on another dominating performance in an Instagram comment and said Mike Tyson would be proud of him.
- Dominick Reyes calls Daniel Cormier a 'low iq hater' after UFC 333, Cormier tells him to chillReyes also wrote that Jon Jones "whooped" Cormier, and Cormier replied that he had praised the win and was "not very hard to find".
- Alexander Volkanovski would retire 'win or lose' after a Justin Gaethje super fightThe featherweight champion said he would vacate his belt after the fight, and Dana White said there is not much the UFC would refuse him.
- Dana White explains Dillon Danis UFC ban: a fight breaks out every time he shows upThe UFC boss was asked about the ban at the UFC 333 post-fight press conference in Abu Dhabi, a day after Danis lost to Arman Tsarukyan at RAF 14.
- Dana White says Petr Yan's next opponent is between Song Yadong and Sean O'MalleyYan kept the UFC bantamweight title with a unanimous decision over Merab Dvalishvili in their trilogy fight at UFC 333 in Abu Dhabi.
- Dana White says it would be 'tough to say no' to Petr Yan as the greatest bantamweight everYan kept the UFC bantamweight title with a unanimous decision over Merab Dvalishvili in their trilogy fight at UFC 333 in Abu Dhabi.
- Dana White says Islam Makhachev did not want to fight until after RamadanThe UFC boss said divisions cannot be held up for a champion who fights about once a year, as Carlos Prates and Michael Morales fight for the interim welterweight title instead.
- Lone'er Kavanagh wants UFC flyweight title shot and would be backup for Van v KapeThe English flyweight said he is happy to wait for the winner of Joshua Van v Manel Kape after stopping Ramazan Temirov in the first round in Abu Dhabi.
- Alexander Volkanovski stops Movsar Evloev in round two to keep UFC featherweight titleReferee Marc Goddard stopped the UFC 333 main event with six seconds of the second round left after Volkanovski dropped the unbeaten challenger.
- Petr Yan beats Merab Dvalishvili on a unanimous decision to keep UFC bantamweight titleAll three judges scored the five-round trilogy fight 48-47 for Yan at UFC 333 in Abu Dhabi.
- UFC 333: Volkanovski stops Evloev in Abu Dhabi, Yan outpoints DvalishviliAlexander Volkanovski stopped Movsar Evloev at 4:54 of the second round to win the featherweight main event at the Etihad Arena, while Petr Yan beat Merab Dvalishvili by unanimous decision.
- Joshua Van to defend UFC flyweight title against Manel Kape after Pantoja winThe flyweight title fight is set for 30 January at the Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, with Carlos Prates and Michael Morales meeting for the interim welterweight title in the co-main event.
- Carlos Prates vs Michael Morales set for interim UFC welterweight title at UFC 336The fight headlines the card at Scotiabank Arena on 30 January, where flyweight champion Joshua Van also defends his title against Manel Kape.
