Jon Jones makes his long-awaited return to action at UFC 285 against Ciryl Gane for the Undisputed UFC Heavyweight title, via Jones and Dana White. The UFC will release Francis Ngannou from his contract and the championship will become vacant. Just a few weeks out from my first Heavyweight champion

If you're familiar with MMA, you undoubtedly know the name Nurmagomedov, affiliated most famously with UFC superstar and former UFC Lightweight Champion Khabib Nurmagomedov, as well as his coach and father Abdulmanap Nurmagomedov. However, some people may not know that the Nurmagomedov bloodline has

Stamp Fairtex picked up a split-decision win over ‘Supergirl’ Anna Jaroonsak at ONE Fight Night 6: Superbon vs. Allazov on January 13th. Following the fight, we asked her about her future plans: Is it more important to you to reclaim your titles in kickboxing and Muay Thai, or would you rather purs

Most fans immediately mention the lightweight division when they think about the modern-day UFC. With some of the promotion’s most prominent names stationed at 155 (McGregor, Poirier, Pimblett, etc.), it’s got the most fighters than any other division on the roster. Of course, that means it’s got th

The UFC is back in action this weekend from the Apex in Las Vegas with a matchup of talented strikers in Sean Strickland +101 and Nassourdine Imavov -128. The year's first card is not short on action as it will feature big names like Dan "50K" Ige -128 taking on Damon "Action" Jackson +101 and Umar

This week on The MMA Hour, Bellator president Scott Coker announced an eight-man Lightweight Grand Prix with a cash prize of one million dollars. The bracket is as follows: Usman Nurmagomedov vs. Benson Henderson Sydney Outlaw vs. Mansour Barnaoui Tofiq Musayev vs. Alexander Shabliy Patricky Pi

The UFC's welterweight rankings are home to a wealth of high-level grapplers. As such, strikers like Stephen Thompson and Jorge Masvidal have struggled to get their hands on that elusive UFC gold. One fifth-round "headshot" later, we find the well-rounded Leon Edwards taking the throne. While many f

There’s some great action this weekend at the UFC Apex for Fight Night 218: Strickland vs. Imavov. Top-tier Bantamweights Umar Nurmagomedov and Raoni Barcelos open the main card in their battle to climb the rankings. This fight takes place in the Bantamweight (135 lbs) division. Umar Nurmagomedov

The first UFC event of the new year has a new main event after Kelvin Gastelum has withdrawn from his fight with Nassourdine Imavov leading Sean Strickland to step up and take his place in our headliner from the Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada. Odds Provided by BestFightOdds.com Accurate as of 1/9/2023

Kelvin Gastelum has pulled out of his scheduled main event this Saturday due to a mouth injury, and Sean Strickland has stepped in on short notice, per Brett Okamoto. This fight takes place in the Light Heavyweight (205 lbs) division. Sean Strickland holds a professional record of 25-5-0 and is cu