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Apr 30, 2025

2024 PFL Finalist Taila Santos Suspended 6 Months for Failed Drug Test There’s now some clarity as to why Taila Santos was unable to take part in the 2025 Professional Fighters League World Tournament.

Professional Fighters League

Apr 30, 2025

PFL Tournament Weigh-in Results: All Light Heavyweight, Heavyweight Bouts Official The last stage of the Professional Fighters League World Tournament opening round is now official.

Professional Fighters League

Apr 30, 2025

Sean Brady Slams Ian Garry’s Call for a Title Shot Sean Brady doesn’t consider Ian Garry to be worthy of a title shot.

UFC

Apr 30, 2025

Belal Muhammad Teases Middleweight Move in Exchange with Khamzat Chimaev Belal Muhammad and Khamzat Chimaev are seemingly teasing a future matchup.

UFC

Apr 30, 2025

Bantamweights Katharina Lehner, Olga Rubin Top Invicta FC 62 Card on May 16 Katharina Lehner will lock horns with Olga Rubin in the Invicta FC 62 main event on May 16.

Women’s MMA

Apr 30, 2025

UFC Vet Sedriques Dumas Arrested on Robbery, Battery Charges in Florida Sedriques Dumas is in trouble with the law again.

UFC

Apr 29, 2025

Michael Chiesa vs. Court McGee Among Additions to UFC Atlanta Lineup Welterweight veterans Michael Chiesa and Court McGree will square off when the Ultimate Fighting Championship heads to Atlanta.

UFC

Apr 29, 2025

UFC Des Moines Loses Junior Tafa-'Tuco' Tokkos Light Heavyweight Clash UFC Des Moines is down a fight following injuries to light heavyweights Junior Tafa and George Tokkos.

UFC

Apr 29, 2025

Khabib Nurmagomedov Offers to Help Soccer Star Patrice Evra Prep for PFL Debut Patrice Evra has the option to enlist some high-profile coaching for his Professional Fighters League debut.

Professional Fighters League

Apr 29, 2025

First Full Trailer Released for Mark Kerr Biopic 'The Smashing Machine' The first full trailer for “The Smashing Machine,” featuring Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson as Mark Kerr, is now available for public consumption.

UFC

Apr 29, 2025

Kazakhstani Brothers Are Secret Weapon for New Look Figueiredo Against Sandhagen After suffering his first defeat in the bantamweight division in his last fight against Petr Yan, former flyweight champion Deiveson "Daico"...

UFC

Apr 29, 2025

Dustin Poirier: 'Legit' Paddy Pimblett Can Be UFC Champion Dustin Poirier’s opinion of Paddy Pimblett has changed recently.

UFC

Apr 29, 2025

Ian Garry Responds to Joaquin Buckley’s Trash Talk: 'It’s Just Desperation' Ian Garry and Joaquin Buckley seem to be developing a little bit of a beef.

UFC

Apr 29, 2025

Dustin Poirier Wants Lil’ Wayne to Walk Him Out for Retirement Fight Dustin Poirier walking out with Lil’ Wayne for his last fight would be quite the spectacle.

UFC

Apr 29, 2025

Carlos Prates on UFC Kansas City Defeat: 'I Had Forgotten How Much It Hurts' For the first time since June 20, 2019, Carlos Prates tasted defeat in a mixed martial arts bout.

UFC

Apr 28, 2025

'TUF 15' Cast Member, UFC Vet Vinc Pichel Announces Retirement Vinc Pichel is calling it a career.

UFC

Apr 28, 2025

Eddie Hall Interested in Pudzianowski Rematch, Other Strongman Fights in KSW One of the most buzzworthy fights of the past weekend took place under the Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki banner, when Eddie Hall dispatched longtime promotional favorite...

KSW

Apr 28, 2025

Karl Williams Replaces Linton Vassell, Meets Oleg Popov at PFL Tournament 4 Professional Fighters League’s heavyweight bracket has undergone a shakeup on the week of its next event.

Professional Fighters League

Apr 28, 2025

Antonio Carlos Jr. Impressed by ATT Stablemate Bo Nickal’s Evolution in MMA American Top Team training partners Antonio Carlos Jr. and Bo Nickal have taken advantage of the close proximity of their upcoming fights to...

Professional Fighters League

Apr 28, 2025

Tom Aspinall’s Father Frustrated by Wait for Jon Jones Matchup Andy Aspinall, the father of UFC interim heavyweight champ Tom Aspinall, is frustrated with his son’s lack of activity.

UFC

Apr 28, 2025

Anthony Smith Reveals Why He Flipped Off Fan in Aftermath of Farewell Fight Apparently not everyone in attendance at the T-Mobile Center in Kansas City was there to pay tribute to Anthony Smith as he officially called it...

UFC

Apr 27, 2025

Ian Garry to Serve as Backup Fighter for UFC 315 Main Event If anything goes awry with the UFC 315 headliner, Ian Garry will be on hand to step in.

UFC

Apr 27, 2025

Max Holloway Pays Respect to Former Foe Chan Sung Zung Max Holloway recently expressed gratitude to Chan Sung Jung for being an important part of his career.

UFC

Apr 27, 2025

UFC Kansas City Bonuses: Malcolm Wellmaker Earns $50K in Memorable Debut Malcolm Wellmaker followed his spectacular Dana White's Contender Series win with a similar effort in his Octagon debut.

UFC

Apr 27, 2025

Ian Garry Withstands Late Rally, Downs Carlos Prates in UFC Kansas City Headliner Ian Garry had just enough in the tank to avoid disaster in the Ultimate Fighting Championship welterweight division.

UFC

Apr 26, 2025

UFC Kansas City ‘Garry vs. Prates’ Play-by-Play, Results & Round Scoring Sherdog's live UFC Kansas City coverage will begin Saturday at 6 p.m. ET. The event is also known as UFC on ESPN 66.

UFC

Apr 26, 2025

UFC Kansas City Prelims: Matt Schnell Tops Jimmy Flick, Halts Three-Fight Skid Matt Schnell willed his way to the winner’s circle and reasserted himself in the Ultimate Fighting Championship flyweight division.

UFC

Apr 26, 2025

Coach: Dricus Du Plessis Awaiting Contract for Title Defense vs. Khamzat Chimaev Dricus Du Plessis coach Morne Visser says they’re waiting on a contract for a title defense against Khamzat Chimaev.

UFC

Apr 26, 2025

Rafael Fiziev vs. Ignacio Bahamondes Set for UFC Baku A matchup of lightweight strikers has been added to UFC Baku.

UFC

Apr 26, 2025

Former Manchester United Captain Patrice Evra Signed by PFL for May Debut With a full football career behind him, Patrice Evra is going to test the waters of combat sports with the Professional Fighters League.

Professional Fighters League

Apr 25, 2025

UFC Kansas City Weigh-in Results: 1 Fighter Heavy The Ultimate Fighting Championship returns to Kansas City, Missouri, after two years for a 14-fight card that is now official after the UFC...

UFC

Apr 25, 2025

Kamaru Usman to Face Joaquin Buckley in UFC Atlanta Headliner on June 14 The Ultimate Fighting Championship’s return to Hotlanta will have a solid one-two punch in the marquee.

UFC

Apr 25, 2025

Max Holloway-Dustin Poirier Trilogy for ‘BMF’ Belt Official at UFC 318 in July Two of the most beloved Ultimate Fighting Championship fighters will run it back one more time.

UFC

Apr 25, 2025

Mateusz Gamrot Takes On Ludovit Klein at UFC on ESPN 68 in May Top-ranked Ultimate Fighting Championship Mateusz Gamrot is taking a bit of a stroll outside of the top 15 for a time.

UFC

Apr 24, 2025

UFC Vegas 106 Gets Sodiq Yusuff vs. Mairon Santos, Julian Erosa vs. Melquizael Costa Two more bouts have been added to the UFC Vegas 106 lineup, as Sodiq Yusuff wil meet Mairon Santos at lightweight, while Julian Erosa will take on...

UFC

Apr 23, 2025

PFL MENA Signs 17-Year-Old Emirati Grappling Champion Professional Fighters League MENA has signed 17-year-old Zamzam Al Hammadi with designs on showcasing the decorated grappler in amateur MMA...

Professional Fighters League

Apr 23, 2025

After 11-Year Hiatus, Alexandre Franca Nogueira Returns for Special Rules Bout in Japan After 11 years of retirement, Alexandre Franca Nogueira is making a comeback.

Apr 23, 2025

Carlos Prates’ Mother Wants Him to Make Quick Work of Ian Garry Carlos Prates’ mother wants her son to finish Ian Garry in style.

UFC

Apr 23, 2025

Movsar Evloev Claims Security Didn’t Let Him Meet Alexander Volkanovski After UFC 314 Movsar Evloev believes the UFC doesn’t want him to fight for the featherweight title.

UFC

Apr 23, 2025

Israel Adesanya Wants to Avenge Sean Strickland Loss Israel Adesanya is linking up with David Goggins to try and avenge his loss against Sean Strickland.

UFC

Apr 23, 2025

Former UFC Hopeful Pietro Menga Jailed 15 Years on Weapons, Drug Charges Former UFC signee Pietro Menga on Tuesday was jailed for 15 and five months years after pleading guilty to conspiracy to sell or transfer...

UFC

Apr 22, 2025

Ninth Circuit Court Shoots Down Mark Hunt Lawsuit vs. UFC, Dana White Mark Hunt won’t be able to sue the UFC, promotion CEO Dana White and Brock Lesnar, per a ruling from the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals on Tuesday.

UFC

Apr 22, 2025

Mario Bautista Shares Prediction for Sandhagen vs. Figueiredo Mario Bautista is eyeing a rematch against Cory Sandhagen if both of them win their next outings.

UFC

Apr 22, 2025

Carlos Prates Expects Finish of Ian Garry Between Third and Fourth Rounds Carlos Prates is well prepared for his next headlining opportunity.

UFC

Apr 22, 2025

Vitor Belfort Crosses Paths with Shaq, Advises Jon Jones Not to Face Tom Aspinall Vitor Belfort recently interacted with larger-than-life figure from another sport for the second time.

UFC

Apr 22, 2025

Nassourdine Imavov Explains Why He Isn’t Interested in Fighting Caio Borralho Nassourdine Imavov believes losing to him would be Caio Borralho’s biggest claim to fame.

UFC

Apr 22, 2025

Arman Tsarukyan Backs Islam Makhachev’s Decision To Turn down Ilia Topuria Arman Tsarukyan understands why Islam Makhachev doesn’t want to fight Ilia Topuria.

UFC

Apr 22, 2025

Tagir Ulanbekov Recalls How Abdulmanap Nurmagomedov Made Him Cut His Hair Tagir Ulanbekov once decided to obey Abdulmanap Nurmagomedov and certainly doesn’t regret it.

UFC

Apr 22, 2025

Nazim Sadykhov vs. Nikolas Motta Set for UFC Baku on June 21 Nazim Sadykhov will get a homecoming when he meets Nikolas Motta at UFC Baku.

UFC

Apr 21, 2025

Carlos Prates Believes He’s Two Wins Away from UFC Title Shot Carlos Prates thinks he is on the cusp of getting a UFC title shot.

UFC

Apr 21, 2025

Photo: Khamzat Chimaev Chokes Caio Borralho in Grappling Session Khamzat Chimaev is flexing about his sparring session with Caio Borralho amid rumors of a matchup between the two.

UFC

Apr 21, 2025

Three Bouts Officially Confirmed for UFC Vegas 106 on May 17 A trio of women’s fights have been officially announced for UFC Vegas 106 on May 17.

UFC

Apr 21, 2025

UFC Signee Ahmad Hassanzada Arrested for Alleged Felony Sexual Misconduct Ahmad Sohail Hassanzada’s UFC debut has been put on hold after he was arrested on two felony charges over the weekend.

UFC

Apr 20, 2025

UFC 315 Update: Gavin Tucker to Face Jeong Yeong Lee in Montreal A featherweight tilt pitting Gavin Tucker against Jeong Yeong Lee has been added to the UFC 315 lineup.

UFC

Apr 20, 2025

Fabian Edwards Destroys Impa Kasanganay in PFL 3 Main Event The Professional Fighters League's middleweight and lightweight divisions were on display as 16 of its top fighters competed to move on to the...

Professional Fighters League

Apr 18, 2025

PFL 2025 World Tournament 3 Play-by-Play, Results & Round Scoring Sherdog's live PFL 2025 World Tournament: First Round 3 coverage will begin Friday at 5 p.m. ET.

Professional Fighters League

Apr 18, 2025

Vicente Luque-Kevin Holland Scrap Booked for UFC 316 in June It might come as a surprise that the Ultimate Fighting Championship has not booked this matchup before.

UFC

Apr 18, 2025

Charles Oliveira Has One Goal in Mind: ‘My Focus is the Belt’ Former Ultimate Fighting Championship champ Charles Oliveira does not care who stands across the Octagon with him as long as gold is on the line.

UFC

Apr 17, 2025

PFL World Tournament 3 Weigh-in Results: Lightweights, Middleweights on Target The Professional Fighters League's 2025 World Tournament continues on Friday, as the first round of the men's lightweight and middleweight...

Professional Fighters League

Apr 17, 2025

Video: PFL’s Gadzhi Rabadanov, Marc Diakiese Have Intense Interaction There will be no shortage of fireworks heading into the Professional Fighters League lightweight and middleweight tournaments this weekend, two...

Professional Fighters League

Mike Pendleton

Apr 16, 2025

Attorney: Cain Velasquez Victims Seeking 'Exorbitant Amount' of Restitution Money While the Cain Velasquez murder trial may have reached its conclusion, there are still other matters to resolve regarding the case.

UFC

Apr 16, 2025

Rizin Fighting Federation to Hold 'World Series in Korea' Event on May 31 Rizin Fighting Federation will hold what is shaping up to be a primarily Japan vs. Korea-themed card in South Korea next month.

Rizin Fighting Federation

Apr 16, 2025

Movsar Evloev Says Yair Rodriguez, Jean Silva Have To Beat Him to Fight for Title Movsar Evloev isn’t letting anyone jump the featherweight title queue ahead of him.

UFC

Apr 16, 2025

Khabib: Tsarukyan 'More Competitive' Fight for Makhachev Than Topuria Khabib Nurmagomedov prefers that Islam Makhachev fights Arman Tsarukyan instead of Ilia Topuria.

UFC

Apr 16, 2025

With Return Imminent, Amanda Nunes Admits Kayla Harrison Fight is 'One I Want' With Amanda Nunes’ comeback all but official, the former two-division champion will likely be the most interested of all observers when the...

UFC

Apr 15, 2025

Marlon Vera vs. Mario Bautista, Johnny Walker vs. Azamat Murzakanov Set for UFC 316 The UFC 316 lineup continues to grow, as a couple more bouts were made official for the June 7 event.

UFC

Apr 15, 2025

UFC Veteran Marvin Vettori’s Younger Brother Dies in Apartment Fire Marvin Vettori is mourning the death of his younger brother following his death in a fire in Italy.

UFC

Apr 15, 2025

Jean Silva Confident He Can Knock Out UFC Champ Alexander Volkanovski Rising Brazilian standout Jean Silva is the latest to join the list of aspiring title contenders at featherweight.

UFC

Apr 15, 2025

Chris Gutierrez Reveals Adversities of Extended Training Camp Preparing for a postponed fight can be really tasking, as Chris Gutierrez recently found out.

UFC

Apr 15, 2025

Movsar Evloev Wants Title Fight Against Alexander Volkanovski in June Movsar Evloev is making his case for the next UFC featherweight title shot.

UFC

Apr 15, 2025

Beneil Dariush: Belal Muhammad Capable of Striking with Jack Della Maddalena Beneil Dariush doesn’t think Belal Muhammad will be at a striking disadvantage against Jack Della Maddalena.

UFC

Apr 15, 2025

Dominick Reyes Believes He’s 'One Away' from Second UFC Title Shot When Dominick Reyes began his current winning streak a little less than a year ago, it was a feel-good moment in the Octagon.

UFC

Apr 14, 2025

Patricio Freire Says He’s 'Injury Free,' Targets Return at International Fight Week Patricio Freire’s highly-anticipated Ultimate Fighting Championship debut didn’t go as planned, but the Brazilian is already looking forward...

UFC

Apr 14, 2025

Alexander Volkanovski Would 'Love to Take That Zero' from Movsar Evloev While Movsar Evloev might not be a favorite of UFC brass, Alexander Volkanovski seems more than willing to give the Russian his championship...

UFC

Apr 14, 2025

Finalized PFL Europe Belfast Card Includes McGrillen-Philpott Co-Main Event The lineup for PFL Europe Belfast is now complete.

Professional Fighters League

Apr 14, 2025

Arman Tsarukyan Issues Statement Amid Uncertainty Regarding Next Fight Arman Tsarukyan is trying to maintain composure as his immediate future hangs in the balance.

UFC

Apr 14, 2025

Paddy Pimblett Considers Fight IQ to Be Comparable to Jon Jones Paddy Pimblett has put himself on quite the pedestal in terms of fight IQ.

UFC

Apr 14, 2025

Gilbert Burns vs. Michael Morales Moved to UFC Vegas 106 Headliner on May 17 Gilbert Burns and Michael Morales will now have five rounds with which to work.

UFC

Apr 13, 2025

Yair Rodriguez: Grudge Match vs. Diego Lopes 'Has to Happen at Some Point' While Yair Rodriguez was focused on a featherweight title shot after beating Patricio Freire at UFC 314, he’s well aware that another...

UFC

Apr 13, 2025

Paddy Pimblett Reacts to Backstage Confrontation with Colby Covington at UFC 314 After earning the biggest win of his career to date, Paddy Pimblett found himself in a confrontation with an outspoken critic from another...

UFC

Apr 13, 2025

Alexander Volkanovski Reveals Vision Was Compromised by Diego Lopes Punch Alexander Volkanovski was admittedly in danger in his title fight against Diego Lopes.

UFC

Apr 13, 2025

Dana White 'Probably In' to Be Best Man at Jean Silva’s Wedding Dana White seems to be on board for the Jean Silva hype train.

UFC

Apr 13, 2025

UFC 314 Bonuses: Volkanovski, Lopes Get $50K for 'Fight of the Night' Alexander Volkanovski’s second coronation as UFC featherweight champion didn’t come without a couple of scares along the way.

UFC

Apr 13, 2025

Alexander Volkanovski Regains Featherweight Crown in UFC 314 Main Event Alexander Volkanovski once again sits at the head of the table.

UFC

Apr 12, 2025

UFC 314 ‘Volkanovski vs. Lopes’ Play-by-Play, Results & Round Scoring Sherdog's live UFC 314 coverage will begin Saturday at 6 p.m. ET.

UFC

Apr 12, 2025

UFC 314 Prelims: Dan Ige Solves Sean Woodson Riddle in Miami Dan Ige passed another difficult test in the Ultimate Fighting Championship featherweight division.

UFC

Apr 12, 2025

Former Two-Division Queen Amanda Nunes Headed to UFC Hall of Fame Amanda Nunes, who is widely regarded as the greatest female fighter of all-time, will be enshrined in the UFC Hall of Fame this summer.

UFC

Apr 12, 2025

PFL Tournament 3 Update: Vinicius Cenci Replaces Alexandr Shabliy in Bracket One of the lightweight favorites is out of the Professional Fighters League 2025 world tournament.

Professional Fighters League

Apr 12, 2025

Aaron Pico Believes He Can Be UFC Champ 'Within a Year' Aaron Pico thinks he can be a UFC champion within a year.

UFC

Apr 12, 2025

Ilia Topuria Vows to Submit Islam Makhachev in Front of Khabib Nurmagomedov Ilia Topuria continues to exude confidence as he prepares to debut in a new division.

UFC

Apr 12, 2025

Diego Lopes Gets Emotional After Receiving Good Luck Video from Family Diego Lopes was recently overwhelmed with emotions while speaking of his family....

UFC

Apr 12, 2025

Bantamweights, Women’s Flyweights Advance in Upset-Filled 2025 PFL 2 Card Just two events into the season, and most of the brackets have gone up in smoke.

Professional Fighters League

Apr 11, 2025

PFL 2025 World Tournament 2 Play-by-Play, Results & Round Scoring Sherdog's live PFL 2025 World Tournament: First Round 2 coverage will begin Friday at 9 p.m. ET.

Professional Fighters League

Apr 11, 2025

UFC 314 Weigh-in Results: Title Fight Set; 1 Fighter Heavy The Ultimate Fighting Championship makes its return to Miami for an exciting UFC 314 pay-per-view card featuring 13 fights.

UFC

Apr 11, 2025

UFC Baku Gains Jamahal Hill-Khalil Rountree Headliner, Adds Horiguchi vs. Ulanbekov The framework is quickly underway for the Ultimate Fighting Championship to make a splash in the half-Asian, half-European nation of Azerbaijan.

UFC

Apr 11, 2025

Brazilian Fighters, Specialists Weigh in on UFC 314 Volkanovski-Lopes Headliner One of these days, the Brazilian contingent of analysts might pick against their home country fighter. Now is not that day.

UFC

Apr 11, 2025

PFL Unveils MENA Tourney Lineup Starting May 9 in Saudi Arabia The Professional Fighters League is doubling down when it comes to developing lightweight talent.

Professional Fighters League

Apr 10, 2025

PFL World Tournament 2 Weigh-in Results: New Main Event Set; 1 Fighter Heavy The Professional Fighters League's 2025 World Tournament continues on Friday with a new main event as the first round of the men's bantamweight...

Apr 10, 2025

Global Fight League Cancels Debut Events Scheduled for May It appears that the Global Fight League might be going under before it could even get off the ground.

Global Fight League

Apr 10, 2025

Patricio Freire Believes Edgar, Volkanovski Exposed Weaknesses in Yair Rodriguez In just a few days, former Bellator MMA two-division champion Patricio Freire will realize his dream of stepping into the UFC’s Octagon.

UFC

Apr 09, 2025

Cris Cyborg Joins Fight Night 3: San Jose Lineup for Boxing Co-Main Event Cris Cyborg is doing her best to stay busy.

Boxing

Apr 09, 2025

Main Card Announced for PFL Semifinals in Nashville on June 12 A welterweight semifinal clash pitting former Bellator MMA champion Jason Jackson against undefeated prospect Thad Jean will serve as the headliner for the...

Professional Fighters League

Apr 09, 2025

Mateusz Gamrot Slams Arman Tsarukyan for Calling Out Paddy Pimblett Mateusz Gamrot took a dig at Arman Tsarukyan for seeking a matchup against Paddy Pimblett.

UFC

Apr 09, 2025

Jean Silva Feels Closest to Late Brother Going Into a Fight Jean Silva is always at his happiest going into a fight because that’s when he feels the closest to his late brother.

UFC

Apr 09, 2025

Gilbert Burns: Michael Chandler Should Stick to Striking Against Paddy Pimblett Gilbert Burns doubts Michael Chandler can hold his own on the ground against Paddy Pimblett.

UFC

Apr 09, 2025

Merab Dvalishvili Urges Islam Makhachev to Fight Ilia Topuria Merab Dvalishvili wants Islam Makhachev to live up to his own standards.

UFC

Apr 09, 2025

Henry Cejudo’s First UFC Belt Allegedly Stolen Henry Cejudo’s first Ultimate Fighting Championship belt was reportedly stolen during a burglary.

UFC

Apr 09, 2025

Entire Rashad Evans-Rampage Jackson Boxing Card Officially Canceled As it turns out, Rashad Evans’ instincts were correct.

Boxing

Apr 09, 2025

Leandro Higo Details Strategy for PFL Debut, Predicts KO Win for Patricio 'Pitbull' The Pitbull Brothers team will have two veterans making debuts in new promotions this weekend.

Professional Fighters League

Apr 08, 2025

Longtime Bellator Veteran Aaron Pico Signs with UFC Aaron Pico is officially headed to the Ultimate Fighting Championship.

UFC

Apr 08, 2025

Juliana Velasquez Predicts Fourth Bout with Liz Carmouche in PFL Tourney Final Juliana Velasquez is unfazed by a last-minute change in opponent in the PFL flyweight tournament.

Professional Fighters League

Apr 08, 2025

Paddy Pimblett Expects to Defeat Michael Chandler 'Convincingly' at UFC 314 Paddy Pimblett (22-3) is looking to make a statement against Michael Chandler (23-9).

UFC

Apr 08, 2025

Taila Santos Withdraws from PFL Flyweight Tournament; Card Gets New Headliner The upcoming Professional Fighters League tournament event has undergone a few changes.

Professional Fighters League

Apr 08, 2025

Joe Pyfer vs. Kelvin Gastelum Rescheduled for UFC 316 in New Jersey A middleweight showdown pitting Joe Pyfer against Kelvin Gastelum has been rebooked for UFC 316.

UFC

Apr 07, 2025

Trevor Peek Off UFC Des Moines Card After Jump Rope Injury Add this one to the list of unusual pre-fight injuries.

UFC

Apr 07, 2025

Aljamain Sterling: Lifestyle Changes Won’t Help Sean O’Malley Against Merab Dvalishvili Aljamain Sterling doesn’t think a newfound sense of discipline will help Sean O'Malley (18-2) against Merab Dvalishvili (19-4).

UFC

Apr 07, 2025

Michael Chandler Plans to Be Composed Against Paddy Pimblett Michael Chandler is taking a slightly different approach going into his fight against Paddy Pimblett.

UFC

Apr 07, 2025

Henry Cejudo Confronts Hit-and-Run Driver Who Crashed into Neighbor’s Yard Having an MMA legend as your neighbor can really be a blessing.

UFC

Apr 07, 2025

After Brief Exit, Fabian Edwards Returns to PFL Middleweight Tournament A week ago, it was announced that Fabian Edwards was out of the PFL middleweight tournament. Now the former Bellator MMA title challenger is...

Professional Fighters League

Apr 06, 2025

Lerone Murphy Identifies Path to Title Shot After UFC Vegas 105 Victory Lerone Murphy couldn’t put Josh Emmett away, but he was nonetheless pleased with the way he executed his strategy in the UFC Vegas 105 headliner.

UFC

Apr 06, 2025

UFC Vegas 105 Bonuses: Rhys McKee Gets First Octagon Win, Additional $50K Rhys McKee’s first UFC triumph came with some additional perks.

UFC

Apr 06, 2025

Crafty Lerone Murphy Eludes Josh Emmett to Stay Undefeated at UFC Vegas 105 Lerone Murphy danced with one of the Ultimate Fighting Championship featherweight division’s heaviest hitters for 25 minutes and walked out of...

UFC

Apr 05, 2025

UFC Vegas 105 ‘Emmett vs. Murphy’ Play-by-Play, Results & Round Scoring Sherdog's live UFC Vegas 105 coverage will begin Saturday at 6 p.m. ET. The event is also known as UFC on ESPN 65.

UFC

Apr 05, 2025

UFC Vegas 105 Prelims: Rhys McKee Batters Daniel Frunza to Doctor Stoppage Rhys McKee finally put an elusive check in the Ultimate Fighting Championship win column.

UFC

Apr 05, 2025

UFC Announces Return to Atlanta on June 14 The Ultimate Fighting Championship is headed to the Peach State later this year.

UFC

Apr 05, 2025

Merab Dvalishvili Wants Return of 'S--t Talking' Sean O'Malley Ahead of Rematch Merab Dvalishvili doesn’t like the new, polite version Sean O'Malley.

UFC

Apr 05, 2025

Movsar Evloev Reveals Potential Timeline for UFC Return Movsar Evloev is determined to return next month, regardless of who his opponent is.

UFC

Apr 05, 2025

Manel Kape vs. Brandon Royval Rebooked for UFC 317 on June 28 Elite flyweights are set to trade leather at UFC 317.

UFC

Apr 05, 2025

UFC Vegas 105 Weigh-in Results: 1 Fighter Heavy; 1 Fight Off The Ultimate Fighting Championship kicks off a relatively light April schedule with its return to Las Vegas after two international events. The...

UFC

Apr 04, 2025

Jackson, Pinedo Lead Pack of Semifinalists Atop 2025 PFL World Tournament 1 In the world of competitive sports, Jason Jackson proved Jamaica has more than just a bobsled team.

Professional Fighters League

Apr 04, 2025

Coach Eric Albarracin Discusses UFC Future for Patricio “Pitbull,” Eyes Volkanovski Bout According to his coach, Patricio Freire’s next two victories are money in the bank.

UFC

Apr 04, 2025

PFL Reveals Bantamweight Bracket for 2025 Europe Tournament The second of two Professional Fighters League Europe tournament brackets is now a matter of record.

Professional Fighters League

Apr 04, 2025

PFL 2025 World Tournament 1 Play-by-Play, Results & Round Scoring Sherdog's live PFL 2025 World Tournament: First Round 1 coverage will begin Thursday at 8 p.m. ET.

Professional Fighters League

Apr 03, 2025

Uran Satybaldiev Replaces Injured Nzechukwu vs. Martin Buday at UFC Vegas 105 The only heavyweight bout on the UFC’s fight card this weekend has changed days before it was set to go down.

UFC

Apr 03, 2025

PFL Announces Dates, Locations for 3 World Tournament Finals Events in August When all is said and done, the 2025 Professional Fighters League will conclude in four and a half months.

Professional Fighters League

Apr 03, 2025

PFL Tournament Weigh-in Results: Umalatov Exits Bracket After Miss on Scales The stage has been set for the debut of Professional Fighters League’s new tournament format.

Professional Fighters League

Apr 02, 2025

Sean O’Malley Expects to Be '70 Percent Better' in Merab Dvalishvili Rematch Sean O'Malley is well aware of the fact that some in the MMA community are less than pleased that he’s been granted an immediate rematch against...

UFC

Apr 02, 2025

UFC 315 Update: Joel Alvarez to Face Benoit St. Denis in Montreal A lightweight showdown pitting Joel Alvarez against Benoit St. Denis has been added to the UFC 315 lineup.

UFC

Apr 02, 2025

UFC Partnership with Meta to Include Update to Fighter Rankings System The Ultimate Fighting Championship on Wednesday announced a multi-year partnership with information technology giant Meta.

UFC

Apr 02, 2025

Carlos Prates: Jack Della Maddalena Won’t Be 'Hard Fight' for Belal Muhammad While Carlos Prates would like Jack Della Maddalena to beat Belal Muhammad, he thinks it’s highly unlikely.

UFC

Apr 02, 2025

Nathaniel Wood Explains How OCD 'Curse' Has Been Beneficial to MMA Career Nathaniel Wood would prefer not having an obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), although it has seemingly helped his MMA career.

UFC

Apr 02, 2025

Fabricio Werdum Withdraws from Global Fight League Format Fabricio Werdum won’t be taking part in the Global Fight League after all.

Global Fight League

Apr 01, 2025

Dvalishvili-O'Malley 2, Pena-Harrison Announced for UFC 316 in New Jersey UFC 316 will feature a pair of title bouts at the top of the bill.

UFC

Apr 01, 2025

Carlos Prates vs. Ian Garry Set as New UFC Kansas City Main Event While Carlos Prates won’t be fighting at UFC 314 as originally planned, he has received an even bigger matchup a couple weeks later.

UFC