UFC lightweight champion Islam Makhachev once hoped he could settle one of Khabib Nurmagomedov’s rivalries. Nurmagomedov and Tony Ferguson (25-11 MMA, 15-9 UFC) saw five scheduled bouts scrapped, and the pair never ended up settling their beef that spanned several years. Makhachev (26-1 MMA, 15-1 UFC) revealed that he wanted to step in and take
Day: January 13, 2025
UFC 311 is undergoing a fight-week change. With Sedriques Dumas out of his preliminary fight against Zach Reese, LFA middleweight champion Azamat Bekoev has been tabbed to step in on five days’ notice. X user Octagon Update was first to report news of Dumas’ withdrawal, although no reason was stated. MMA Junkie subsequently confirmed the addition
Frontier Airlines rejects the notion that UFC Hall of Famer Khabib Nurmagomedov was removed from a flight for any reason other than not being compliant with Federal Aviation Administration requirements. Nurmagomedov confirmed Sunday that he was escorted off a Frontier Airlines flight after video of the incident went viral on social media. In an Instagram
Arman Tsarukyan has put in the work unlike ever before going into his first opportunity at gold on Saturday in the UFC 311 headliner. Tsarukyan (22-3 MMA, 9-2 UFC) is set to rematch lightweight champion Islam Makhachev (22-3 MMA, 9-2 UFC) in the main event at Intuit Dome in Inglewood, Calif., (ESPN+ pay-per-view, ESPNews, ESPN+),
UFC bantamweight champion Merab Dvalishvili can’t wait to shut down Umar Nurmagomedov’s hype. Dvalishvili (18-4 MMA, 11-2 UFC) defends his title against Nurmagomedov (18-0 MMA, 6-0 UFC) on Jan. 18 in the UFC 311 co-main event from Inglewood, Calif. (ESPN+ pay-per-view, ESPN, ESPN+). Dvalishvili has made it very clear that he doesn’t think Nurmagomedov deserves the
The UFC’s first pay-per-view of 2025 is set for Saturday just outside Los Angeles. Here’s how to watch UFC 311 with the bantamweight and lightweight titles on the line at the top of the card at Intuit Dome in Inglewood, Calif. Broadcast and streaming info UFC 311 has a main card that begins at 10 p.m.
LAS VEGAS – Eleven days into 2025, predictions were already being made that Cesar Almeida’s UFC Fight Night 249 finish of Abdul Razak Alhassan could end up on the Knockout of the Year candidates list in a little less than 12 months. Almeida (7-1 MMA, 3-1 UFC) violently stiffened Alhassan (12-7 MMA, 6-7 UFC) ,
Usman Nurmagomedov doesn’t think Paul Hughes is a viable threat to his Bellator lightweight title. With Nurmagomedov (18-0) short on fresh contenders, however, he accepts Hughes (13-1) as the challenger to his throne when they meet in the main event of PFL’s Road to Dubai card Jan. 25. But with just two victories in the
Former UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov confirmed Sunday he was removed from a Frontier Airlines flight Saturday. Video surfaced Sunday that showed Nurmagomedov sitting in a seat next to a window in a conversation with a crew member. The crew member appears to be telling Nurmagomedov his choice was to move to a new seat
LAS VEGAS – Marco Tulio beat Ihor Potieria with a first-round TKO Saturday on the preliminary card at UFC Fight Night 249 at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. Take a look inside the fight with Tulio, whose UFC debut included 20 percent of Potieria’s purse after Potieria missed weight. Marco Tulio def. Ihor Potieria
Take a look at the 2025 betting upsets in the UFC. For an underdog to be included on this list, the favorite had to be a consensus minimum of -150 across major sportsbooks. That will keep the list from being populated with truly minor upsets from betting lines that easily could have swung the opposite
Umar Nurmagomedov is tasked with being the opener in a month of three major championship fights for his team. Nurmagomedov (18-0 MMA, 6-0 UFC) is set to challenge Merab Dvalishvili (18-4 MMA, 11-2 UFC) for the bantamweight title in Saturday’s UFC 311 co-main event at Intuit Dome in Inglewood, Calif. (ESPN+ pay-per-view, EPSNews, ESPN+), then