Tanner Boser is coming off a stoppage victory over Ovince St. Preux. | Thomas Lakes, MMA Fighting Tanner Boser [1] and Rodrigo Nascimento [2] will collide in a heavyweight bout at UFC’s show on April 23,...

Photo by TASS\TASS via Getty Images Ryan Bader [1] may have already fought at 205 pounds for the final time. As he prepares to defend his heavyweight title at Bellator 273 [2], the former two-division...

Melvin Guillard will fight in the Bellator 171 main event Friday night. | Esther Lin, MMA Fighting Melvin Guillard [1] will not be competing at BKFC’s Knucklemania 2 after all. Despite suffering losses in...

Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC Despite some early confusion, Paddy Pimblett [1]’s sophomore octagon appearance is set. Promotional officials announced on Thursday that Pimblett will face Kazula Vargas [2...

PFL The PFL on Thursday announced featherweights set to participate in a Challenger Series event set for March 11. Eight 145-pound fighters will compete for a spot in the Season 4 tournament, where $1...

Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images Tyron Woodley [1] knows he made a huge mistake in his second fight with Jake Paul. Their rematch in December ended disastrously for Woodley as he was knocked out with...

Photo by Dylan Buell/Getty Images The last thing Rashad Evans [1] wants in his return from retirement is to become a cautionary tale. The former UFC light heavyweight champion will compete for the first...

Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC This past weekend, Francis Ngannou successfully defended his UFC heavyweight title, taking home a unanimous decision over Ciryl Gane in the main event of UFC 270 [1]. It was...

Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC The UFC is eyeing a meeting between two top-ranked lightweights in need of a win. UFC president Dana White [1] revealed Wednesday on a Q...

Photo by Louis Grasse/PxImages Dana White [1] said there was no conspiracy behind his disappearing act after Francis Ngannou [2] defeated Ciryl Gane [3] to defend his title in the UFC 270 [4] main event....

Kleber Koike will battle Ulka Sasaki in the main event of RIZIN's first card of 2022. | Photo via RIZIN RIZIN’s first card of 2022 is starting to shape up for Feb. 23 in Shizuoka, Japan. The company...

Photo courtesy of XMMA | P Cody Gibson [1] understands history better than most, but that goes far beyond his day job teaching high school students in California. The veteran bantamweight retired from MMA...

Charles Oliveira [1] has his first title defense of 2022 on the books — and it’s a fight that has fans excited. Former UFC interim champion Justin Gaethje [2] is set to challenge Oliveira for the...

Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC Rumors of Francis Ngannou [1]’s knee injury ricocheted around the internet in the buildup to UFC 270 [2]. But Ciryl Gane [3]’s coach, Fernand Lopez, didn’t trust them. “I...

Photo by Carmen Mandato/Getty Images Charles Oliveira [1] is expected to put his lightweight title on the line against Justin Gaethje [2] at the upcoming UFC 274 card scheduled on May 7. Multiple sources...

Today’s episode of The MMA Hour features Brandon Moreno, Fernand Lopez, Bobby Lashley, Jimmy Smith, and more. The Mixed Martial Arts Hour is back in your life! Below is a rundown of Wednesday’s show, which...

Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC Francis Ngannou [1] is expected to undergo knee surgery to repair damage done prior to his win over Ciryl Gane [2] this past weekend. His manager Marquel Martin confirmed the...

Kamaru Usman | Photo by Mike Stobe/Getty Images Kamaru Usman [1] becoming a two-division titleholder wouldn’t surprise many fans at this point given everything that he’s accomplished. But the second title...

Francis Ngannou | Photo by FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP via Getty Images Chael Sonnen [1] is questioning the wisdom of Francis Ngannou [2] and his team. In the main event of UFC 270 [3] on Saturday, Ngannou won a...

Antonio Rogerio Nogueira (right) will box UFC veteran Leonardo Guimaraes in Brazil. | Zuffa LLC via Getty Images Antonio Rogerio Nogueira [1] is back, but not in a MMA cage. The former PRIDE and UFC light...

Photo by Cooper Neill/Zuffa LLC Amid the fanfare of Francis Ngannou [1]’s victory over Ciryl Gane [2] after UFC 270 [3]’s main event, there was one notable absence that stood out: UFC president Dana White...

Photo by Mike Stobe/Getty Images Justin Gaethje holds himself to a higher standard of violence than most. Gaethje is arguably the most exciting fighter in UFC history, having secured 10 post-fight bonuses...

Vicente Luque and Belal Muhammad face-off during the UFC 205 weigh-in inside Madison Square Garden on November 11, 2016 in New York City. | Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images...

PFL Matchups are set for the PFL’s first Challenger Series events. On Monday, the league announced its lineups for the upcoming Challenger Series cards that are scheduled to air in February and March on...

Rafael dos Anjos | Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC The War of Rafaels has an official poster. The UFC has released the poster for UFC Vegas 48 [1], which features lightweights Rafael dos Anjos [2] (30-13)...

Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC Two streaking middleweights will collide at UFC 273 [1]. A matchup between Chris Curtis [2] and Dricus Du Plessis [3] has been set for the April 9 pay-per-view, sources...

Mohamad Camara is riding a four-fight winning streak going into his UAE Warriors debut. | Marcell Fagundes, Shooto Brazil Lamo Mohamed Camara is gearing up for his first fight overseas. Camara, the Guinean...

Nathaniel Wood | Esther Lin, MMA Fighting Nathaniel Wood [1] has a homecoming appointment for his next fight. The UFC announced [2] Tuesday that Wood (17-5) will fight recent /The Ultimate Fighter 29/ cast...

The thought of Francis Ngannou [1] swinging a punch at any body part should be terrifying — but it’s even scarier when the UFC heavyweight champion is throwing a low blow. That’s exactly what the cast of...

The Chase Is ON! #EagleFC44 [1]: Spong vs Kharitonov | Friday, Jan 28 | 6pm EST LIVE and FREE on @EagleOnFLX [2] | Sign up at https://t.co/QslxaipV9R pic.twitter.com/hrtnzV423W [3] — Eagle Fight Club (@...

Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC The fight night weights for the athletes competing at UFC 270 [1] this past weekend have been released by the California State Athletic Commission with several fighters going...

Denise Kielholtz | Bellator MMA “Miss Dynamite” has her first booking for 2022. Bellator officials told MMA Fighting that recent flyweight title challenger Denise Kielholtz [1] (6-3) will fight Kana...

Lucas Noonan, BELLATOR MMA Fans can credit Michael Page [1] in part for Bellator’s shift to five-round non-title headliners. His three-round rematch with Douglas Lima [2] at Bellator 268 [3] spurred the...

Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC While the decision wasn’t easy, it appears as if the choice for Vanessa Demopoulos to leave the world of exotic dancing created a domino effect of positivity for her MMA...

Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC It probably won’t come as a shock to hear that the lead-up to UFC 270 [1] was the single-most stressful lead-up to any fight of Eric Nicksick’s career. The head coach of...

Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC On episode 20 of /The Fighter vs. The Writer/, UFC heavyweight contender Curtis Blaydes [1] joins the show to help breakdown the UFC 270 [2] main event where Francis Ngannou...

Kayla Harrison | PFL The PFL is back on ESPN. The league announced Tuesday that it has renewed its broadcast partnership with “The Worldwide Leader in Sports” and will continue to air events on the...

Former two-division World Series of Fighting champion and multi-time UFC veteran David Branch [1] has found a new fighting home after inking a deal to join the roster at ONE Championship. Branch’s manager...

Photo by Mike Roach/Zuffa LLC Just hours before Francis Ngannou [1] was scheduled to defend his heavyweight title against Ciryl Gane [2], his manager received an e=mail from the UFC threatening a potential...

Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images At the start of 2022, Jake Paul and Dana White got into a heated back-and-forth over social media, with Paul offering to retire from boxing and compete in the UFC if...

Francisco Figueiredo (left) is the older brother of UFC flyweight champion Deiveson Figueiredo. | Zuffa LLC Brazilian flyweights Francisco Figueiredo [1] and Daniel da Silva will collide at UFC’s Fight...

Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images Former UFC flyweight contender Jussier Formiga [1] has finally booked his first fight since leaving the promotion [2] in November 2020. Formiga is...

Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC A heavyweight fan-favorite is set to make his first octagon appearance of 2022. Multiple people with knowledge of the promotion’s plans confirmed to MMA Fighting that a...

Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC Francis Ngannou has made peace with the next step in his career, whether that’s in the UFC or elsewhere. In other words, the UFC heavyweight champion won’t bend on his...

The Mixed Martial Arts Hour is back in your life! Below is a rundown of Monday’s show, which begins at 1 p.m. ET / 10 a.m. PT / 6 p.m. GMT. 1 p.m. ET: I recap another exciting weekend with UFC 270 [1],...

Photo by Paul Archuleta/FilmMagic Kenny Florian [1] is once again thriving in a commentary role and proving there are other places to do so outside of the UFC. Florian, a longtime competitor, analyst and...

Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images The UFC has released a new promo video ahead of UFC 271. In the main event of the promotion’s next pay-per-view, the middleweight championship of...

Photo by Katelyn Mulcahy/Getty Images Unpredictability is part of the attraction when it comes to mixed martial arts and that was the best way to describe how the UFC 270 [1] main event played out on...

Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC Vanessa Demopoulos [1] made some big decisions ahead of her first UFC victory on Saturday. After getting dropped by a big punch from Silvana Gomez Juarez [2] during the...

Gunnar Nelson will try to make weigh at the UFC Fight Night 53 weigh-ins Friday. | Esther Lin, MMA Fighting Gunnar Nelson [1] is expected to make his return to the octagon against Claudio Silva at the...