LAS VEGAS – Joshua Van isn’t asking for a specific opponent or date for his next fight at UFC 310. He just wants to represent his country. Following his unanimous decision win over Cody Durden (17-7-1 MMA, 6-5-1 UFC) in their flyweight bout this past Saturday at T-Mobile Arena, Van (12-2 MMA, 5-1 UFC) declared his
Day: December 10, 2024
A big fight in the UFC light heavyweight division is headed to London. Former champion Jan Blachowicz returns from a near-two-year layoff as he battles Carlos Ulberg at UFC Fight Night 255. Promotion officials announced the bout Tuesday. The event takes place March 22 at O2 Arena. Blachowicz (29-10-1 MMA, 12-7-1 UFC) has not competed
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LAS VEGAS – Michael Chiesa is putting any dialogue about a potential retirement behind him and setting some lofty goals for himself after UFC 310. After a three-fight losing skid from 2021-2023 that left questions about the state of his career, Chiesa (18-7 MMA, 13-7 UFC) has righted the ship this year. He submitted Tony Ferguson
LAS VEGAS – UFC featherweight contender Josh Emmett hit the reset button on his career and is now ready to get going again. After taking a year away from fighting, Emmett is ready to pick up the gloves once again and start building toward title contention. Emmett, who was last seen in action in December
LAS VEGAS – Chase Hooper isn’t trying to go after the oldest names in the lightweight division, but it could be the way the stars align after UFC 310. Hooper (15-3-1 MMA, 7-3 UFC) improved to 4-0 since moving up to 155 pounds from featherweight on Saturday when he submitted Clay Guida with an armbar
LAS VEGAS – Bryce Mitchell agrees that a fight with Dooho Choi would be a banger. After Choi (16-4-1 MMA, 5-3-1 UFC) finished Nate Landwehr in Saturday’s UFC 310 main card opener at T-Mobile Arena, he called out Mitchell for an opportunity to re-enter the featherweight rankings. One fight later, Mitchell (17-2 MMA, 8-2 UFC)
Shavkat Rakhmonov emerged from the battle of unbeaten welterweight contender against Ian Machado Garry on Saturday at UFC 310. Rakhmonov (19-0 MMA, 7-0 UFC) kept his perfect streak alive at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas with a unanimous decision win over Machado Garry (15-1 MMA, 8-1 UFC) that set him up as the No. 1
LAS VEGAS – Bryan Battle has missed weight twice in his past five fights, yet he’s not concerned about a pattern in the aftermath of his UFC 310 win. Battle (12-2 MMA, 7-1 UFC) came in four pounds over the welterweight limit for this past Saturday’s fight with Randy Brown (19-6 MMA, 13-6 UFC) at T-Mobile
Since the early days when the sport was anything but a mainstream endeavor the MMA industry has thrived and survived through various websites, forums, and, perhaps most importantly, social-media platforms. Fighters interact with fans, each other and many more through the likes of X, Facebook and Instagram, which helps outsiders get a deeper look into
Is Ilia Topuria about to voluntarily give up the UFC featherweight title? It appears he thinking about it. Topuria (16-0 MMA, 8-0 UFC), who earned his first 145-pound title defense with a knockout of Max Holloway at UFC 308 in October after claiming the belt from Alexander Volkanovski at UFC 298 in February, said he’s