Esther Lin, MMA Fighting Former UFC champion Holly Holm [1] will return to featherweight for her next fight as she’s expected to clash with Norma Dumont [2] at the upcoming UFC event scheduled on Oct. 16...

Few people know Khabib Nurmagomedov [1] better than Daniel Cormier [2], and that’s why the former two-division UFC champion placed a call to him after seeing a recent message posted by Conor McGregor [3]....

Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC T.J. Dillashaw [1]’s road back to a shot at the bantamweight title could take longer than he had initially hoped following a successful return to action this past Saturday...

Esther Lin, MMA Fighting Former UFC middleweight champion Chris Weidman [1] will have to undergo another surgery on the broken leg he suffered in a fight against Uriah Hall [2] back in March. Following...

View this post on Instagram [1] A post shared by Francis Ngannou (@francisngannou) [2] Francis Ngannou [3] is one of the most imposing figures in all of mixed martial arts and that’s a fact a...

Esther Lin, MMA Fighting To say that Mickey Gall [1]’s first five years with the UFC have been eventful would be an understatement. Since being signed in 2015 from Dana White [2]’s /Lookin’ for a Fight/...

Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC This is The A-Side Live Chat. For this episode, José Youngs, Mike Heck and E. Casey Leydon to react to some of the biggest stories in MMA and boxing. Some POSSIBLE topics...

Jasen Vinlove-USA TODAY Sports The World MMA Awards 2021 nominees have been announced. MMA Fighting, a five-time winner for MMA Media Source of the Year, has been nominated once again for this honor. Shaun...

Kayla Harrison | Cooper Neill, PFL Kayla Harrison [1] has plenty of business to take care of at 155 pounds, but don’t think that she doesn’t hear the calls for her to drop down a weight class. Two seasons...

Esther Lin, MMA Fighting Tatiana Suarez [1] will have to wait even longer to book her next fight. The former Ultimate Fighter winner was forced out of her upcoming bout [2]against Roxanne Modafferi [3] at...

Nicco Montano [1]’s UFC career has been filled with a lot of ups and downs, but a new documentary will detail her rise to become the first-ever women’s flyweight champion – and the devastating weight cut...

Bellator MMA A.J. McKee [1] already considers himself the best featherweight in the world, but he’s more than ready to prove it against anybody and everybody who wants to challenge him. The next step in...

Esther Lin, MMA Fighting This past weekend, former two-time bantamweight champion T.J. Dillashaw [1] made his successful return to the UFC with a split decision win over Cory Sandhagen [2] at UFC Vegas 32...

Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC Ricky Turcios [1] is again just a win away from becoming a UFC fighter. Team Volkanovski’s No. 3 bantamweight pick became the first fighter to advance to /The Ultimate...

Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images Tatiana Suarez [1]’s comeback will have to wait a little bit longer. The undefeated UFC strawweight standout and /Ultimate Fighter 23/ winner was...

PFL Rory MacDonald [1] and Ray Cooper III [2] will headline the first PFL playoff card on Aug. 13 with the promotion announcing the full event that will take place in Hollywood, Fla. The welterweights and...

Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images UFC Vegas 33 [1] is back to 13 bouts after visa troubles scratched Mounir Lazzez [2] from Saturday’s event in Las Vegas. Jared Gooden [3] will step in on...

Esther Lin, MMA Fighting Not surprisingly, a leading online sportsbook has set UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman [1] as a solid favorite to defend his title in a planned rematch with Colby Covington [...

When Oscar De La Hoya decided to make his return to the ring nearly 13 years after his retirement, he was ready to get into a fight again. The now 48-year-old Olympic gold medalist ultimately selected ex-...

Chuck Liddell | Esther Lin, MMA Fighting UFC legend Chuck Liddell [1] has never backed down from a fight and if the right offer came along, he’d even entertain taking his gloves off to throw hands with an...

Matheus Nicolau | Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images An exciting flyweight matchup is headed to the octagon this fall. Multiple people with knowledge of the promotion’s plans confirmed to MMA...

Oscar De La Hoya and Vitor Belfort [1] faced off for the first time on Tuesday ahead of their main event boxing match scheduled for Sept. 11 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. The special kickoff press...

Joe Rogan and Conor McGregor | Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC Joe Rogan [1] wants people to know that it wasn’t all his idea to interview Conor McGregor [2] following the fighter’s injury at UFC 264 [3]....

Photo by Louis Grasse/PxImages/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The first press conference for the Oscar De La Hoya vs. Vitor Belfort [1] Triller Fight Club Legends II boxing card is set to take place...

Photo by David Becker/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images Din Thomas [1] has no problems using the word “robbery” to describe several decisions at UFC Vegas 32 [2]. When a fighter is denied their hard-...

Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC T.J. Dillashaw [1] got a win in his first fight in more than two years but now he’s headed into surgery after earning a split decision victory over Cory Sandhagen [2] at UFC...

On this week’s episode of What the Heck, MMA Fighting’s Mike Heck recaps a memorable BKFC 19 fight week in Tampa (3:47), talks biggest takeaways from covering the event, Rachael Ostovich [1]’s win over...

Esther Lin, MMA Fighting Bellator is set to return to London in the fall and it’s bringing a highly anticipated welterweight rematch. Promotional officials announced on Tuesday that former champion Douglas...

Dave Mandel, Invicta FC Invicta FC is moving to pay-per-view. The women’s MMA promotion will promote Invicta FC 44 [1]: A New Era on Aug. 27 on traditional pay-per-view platforms including cable and...

Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC Cory Sandhagen is still struggling to understand how he has a loss on his record to T.J. Dillashaw, but he also takes full responsibility for his shortcomings in the UFC...

Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images Conor McGregor [1] is not handling his most recent loss very well. Earlier this month at UFC 264 [2], McGregor faced Dustin Poirier [3] in the first trilogy fight of his...

Per Haljestam-USA TODAY Sports UFC Vegas 33 [1] has lost its expected co-main event after Shamil Abdurakhimov [2] vs. Chris Daukaus [3] was cancelled. A person with knowledge of the cancellation confirmed...

Esther Lin, MMA Fighting UFC Vegas 33 [1] has lost a main card bout scheduled for Saturday. A middleweight between Sam Alvey [2] and Roman Kopylov [3] has been scrapped from the fight card at UFC APEX in...

In the first episode of Bellator 263 [1] Countdown, Patricio Pitbull and A.J. McKee [2] train for their upcoming showdown in the featherweight grand prix finals and talk about the stakes of the title fight...

Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images Urijah Faber [1] was certainly a fan of the UFC Vegas 32 [2] headliner between T.J. Dillashaw [3] and Cory Sandhagen [4], but there’s certainly no...

Esther Lin, MMA Fighting A welterweight title rematch between champ Kamaru Usman [1] and Colby Covington [2] will headline the UFC’s November pay-per-view event with New York City’s Madison Square Garden...

Rachael Ostovich [1] not only earned her first promotional win at BKFC 19, but her first performance accolade as well. Ostovich earned a unanimous decision [2] victory over Paige VanZant [3] in the main...

Beneil Dariush and Rafael Cordeiro | Esther Lin, MMA Fighting Kings MMA coach Rafael Cordeiro [1] wants to see his lightweight protege Beneil Dariush [2] competing for UFC gold next. Undefeated in over...

Pam Sorenson | Dave Mandel, Invicta FC Former Invicta FC champion Pam Sorenson [1] has her first Bellator booking. Officials told MMA Fighting that Sorenson (8-3) will fight recent PFL competitor Roberta...

Hector Lombard [1] had some things to say to Tyron Woodley [2] Friday night in Tampa. Lombard, a current BKFC champion, and Woodley had a discussion at the Florida State Fairgrounds during the BKFC 19 card...

Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC Stipe Miocic [1] believes he should be fighting Francis Ngannou [2] next and he’s not happy about waiting for a trilogy with the series tied between them at one win a piece...

Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images /Few things infuriate MMA fans more than a fight being scored incorrectly, though the term “robbery” tends to be thrown around carelessly and is often...

Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images On the 52nd episode of On To the Next One, MMA Fighting’s Mike Heck and Alexander K. Lee put on their matchmaker hats following Saturday’s UFC Vegas 32 [1]...

Photo by Katelyn Mulcahy/Getty Images Next month, Jake Paul will face former UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley [1] in a professional boxing match. The upstart celebrity boxer has recorded three KOs...

Uriah Hall | Photo by Alex Menendez/Getty Images The UFC Vegas 33 [1] fight card will be headlined by a middleweight clash between Uriah Hall [2] and Sean Strickland [3]. Hall (17-9) and Strickland (23-3)...

TAMPA, Fla. – BKFC 19 winner Taylor Starling speaks with MMA Fighting’s Mike Heck moments after her 28-second TKO win over Cassie Robb [1] on Friday night to discuss the follow up to her wild fight at...

TAMPA, Fla. – BKFC 19 winner Britain Hart speaks with MMA Fighting’s Mike Heck following her finish of Jenny Savage at Friday night’s event and discussed her performance, her thoughts on the main event...

Instagram: @jmarquezmma What makes professional fighters so relatable? At first glance, probably nothing. But take away the gloves, gis, and bulging hematomas, and they’re actually not so different than...