SHERDOG ARCHIVES: News

Jul 26, 2025

UFC Abu Dhabi Bonuses: Knockdown Record Earns Featherweight $50K Steven Nguyen made history at UFC Abu Dhabi and he’s now $50,000 richer for his efforts.

UFC

Jul 26, 2025

Reinier de Ridder Outduels Robert Whittaker at UFC Abu Dhabi It may not have been pretty, but Reinier de Ridder cleared another big hurdle on the way to a middleweight title shot.

UFC

Jul 26, 2025

UFC Abu Dhabi ‘Whittaker vs. De Ridder’ Play-by-Play, Results & Round Scoring Sherdog's live UFC Abu Dhabi coverage will begin Saturday at 12 p.m. ET. The event is also known as UFC on ABC 9.

UFC

Jul 26, 2025

UFC Abu Dhabi Prelims: Mitchell Outgrapples Nurmagomedov in Bantamweight Debut Bryce Mitchell’s sojourn at bantamweight is provisionally off to a good start.

UFC

Jul 26, 2025

Aaron Pico Gets Co-Main Event Spot at UFC 319 in Chicago Aaron Pico will still get a co-headlining spot for his Octagon debut — it just won’t be against Movsar Evloev.

UFC

Jul 26, 2025

'King of Kung Fu' Explains 'Wonderboy' Callout: 'It’s Going to Be Fun for Everyone' Muslim Salikhov is seeking an age-appropriate fight against a big name for his next Octagon appearance.

UFC

Jul 26, 2025

Paddy Pimblett Prefers Fighting Justin Gaethje Over Arman Tsarukyan Paddy Pimblett would rather fight a legend than the top lightweight contender.

UFC

Jul 26, 2025

Merab Dvalishvili Recalls Training with Casuals During Early Fighting Career Merab Dvalishvili struggled finding worthwhile training opportunities during his early career.

UFC

Jul 26, 2025

Dricus Du Plessis Reveals Being 'Terrified' Ahead of UFC Debut Dricus Du Plessis’ Ultimate Fighting Championship debut meant nothing short of a title fight to him.

UFC

Jul 26, 2025

Arman Tsarukyan Advises Du Plessis Against Takedown Bet With Chimaev Arman Tsarukyan believes Dricus Du Plessis might lose his entire fight purse betting with Khamzat Chimaev.

UFC

Jul 26, 2025

Johnny Walker Reveals Brother Was Chased by Bikers in Australia After UFC 305 Johnny Walker’s stepbrother, Valter Walker, allegedly had to flee from Australia after beating Junior Tafa.

UFC

Jul 26, 2025

Khabib Nurmagomedov: Della Maddalena Will Be Makhachev’s Toughest Foe So Far Khabib Nurmagomedov believes Islam Makhachev hasn’t faced anyone like Jack Della Maddalena yet.

UFC

Jul 26, 2025

B.J. Penn Calls for Help From Dana White, Lorenzo Fertitta Former Ultimate Fighting Championship two-division champ B.J. Penn is seeking help from anyone who will aid him.

UFC

Jul 25, 2025

UFC Abu Dhabi Weigh-in Results: All Fighters Make Weight The Ultimate Fighting Championship's 12-fight return to the United Arab Emirates is now official after the UFC Abu Dhabi weigh-ins.

UFC

Jul 25, 2025

Fire at Conor McGregor’s Dublin Pub Under Investigation for Criminal Activity Local police believe that former Ultimate Fighting Championship great Conor McGregor’s pub was intentionally set ablaze.

UFC

Jul 25, 2025

Virna Jandiroba Seeks Title Tilt if Weili Zhang Moves to Flyweight Top-ranked UFC strawweight Virna Jandiroba is trying to call her shot.

Women’s MMA

Jul 24, 2025

Jorge Masvidal Pitches Ideal Fight for UFC White House Headliner Former Ultimate Fighting Championship star Jorge Masvidal is starting to get the itch again.

UFC

Jul 24, 2025

Pro Wrestling Icon, Actor Hulk Hogan Dies at 71 It is a sad day for some of those who grew up watching professional wrestling.

Jul 24, 2025

Former Strawweight Title Challengers Square Off at Noche UFC in September Two women in the Ultimate Fighting Championship looking for another shot at gold will have to go through one another to get there.

Women’s MMA

Jul 24, 2025

Retired UFC Fan Favorite Dustin Poirier Pens 'Letter to the Game' Dustin Poirier is paying tribute to the sport that changed his life.

UFC

Jul 23, 2025

UFC Vancouver Update: Streaking Canadian Flyweight to Face Ex-Title Challenger Jasmine Jasudavicius could be on the verge of big things in the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s flyweight division.

UFC

Jul 23, 2025

Georgia Commission Overturns Result of UFC Atlanta Middleweight Bout Cody Brundage has one less defeat on his record following a ruling by the Georgia Athletic and Entertainment Commission.

UFC

Jul 23, 2025

Sean Strickland’s Suspension Extended for Attacking Fighter at Regional Event It will be a little bit longer before Sean Strickland learns his fate.

UFC

Jul 23, 2025

Tom Aspinall’s Plan: 'Get Rid of Ciryl Gane from the Title Picture for Good' Tom Aspinall has been trying to track Ciryl Gane down for quite some time.

UFC

Jul 23, 2025

Coach Envisions Lengthy Title Reign, Potential Two-Division Bid for Khamzat Chimaev Alan Do Nascimento, the grappling coach of Khamzat Chimaev, is helping the Chechen-born fighter sharpen his game ahead of a title shot against Dricus Du Plessis in the main event of...

UFC

Jul 23, 2025

Khabib Discusses Approach to Handling Umar Nurmagomedov’s First Career Loss Khabib Nurmagomedov wants Umar Nurmagomedov to come out stronger from his first professional loss.

UFC

Jul 23, 2025

Justin Gaethje Will Have to 'Re-evaluate' Things if UFC Offers Him Paddy Pimblett Justin Gaethje will consider himself dispensable if the UFC wants him to fight Paddy Pimblett.

UFC

Jul 23, 2025

Khabib Nurmagomedov Details Mental Warfare Ahead of Fight With Conor McGregor Khabib Nurmagomedov needed some mental toughness to deal with Conor McGregor’s mind games going into their UFC 229 title fight.

UFC

Jul 23, 2025

Flying Knee Propels Idiris Alibi to Flyweight Finals on 'The Ultimate Fighter 33' Idiris Alibi punched his ticket his ticket to the flyweight finals in emphatic fashion.

UFC

Jul 23, 2025

UFC Vet Diego Sanchez Released from Jail, Awaits Trial for Gun Charges “The Ultimate Fighter 1” winner Diego Sanchez has been released from jail while facing charges for shooting a gun out of a vehicle in Albuquerque, New Mexico, last week.

UFC

Jul 22, 2025

Two Championship Bouts, Key LHW Scrap Top UFC 320 Lineup in Las Vegas The Ultimate Fighting Championship’s next pay-per-view in Las Vegas will feature a pair of big-ticket matchups at the top of the bill.

UFC

Jul 22, 2025

Tom Aspinall’s First Undisputed Title Defense Booked for UFC 321 in Abu Dhabi Tom Aspinall said an announcement regarding his next fight was imminent, and now his first official title defense has been confirmed.

UFC

Jul 22, 2025

Ben Askren Released from Hospital After Life-Threatening Battle with Pneumonia To call it a good day for Ben Askren would be an understatement.

UFC

Jul 22, 2025

Khabib Nurmagomedov Considers Jon Jones to Be 'Long Past' MMA Prime Khabib Nurmagomedov believes there’s a clear-cut No. 1 heavyweight in mixed martial arts today.

UFC

Jul 22, 2025

Gilbert Burns Disagrees with Moicano’s Stance on UFC Lawsuit Settlement The nearly 1,100 fighters who won an anti-trust lawsuit against the UFC totaling $375 million will soon begin signing contracts to receive their...

UFC

Jul 22, 2025

Israel Adesanya Shares Prediction for Du Plessis vs. Chimaev Israel Adesanya has a bold prediction for the UFC 319 headliner.

UFC

Jul 22, 2025

Tom Aspinall Weighs In on Potential Fight Against Francis Ngannou Tom Aspinall believes he could navigate the threat that Francis Ngannou poses.

UFC

Jul 22, 2025

Paddy Pimblett Reveals He Almost Had Kidney Failure from Weight Cut Paddy Pimblett recently had a serious health scare from a weight cut.

UFC

Jul 22, 2025

Paulo Costa Details Alleged DMs Girlfriend Received from Khamzat Chimaev Paulo Costa claims his girlfriend, Tamara Alves, received disrespectful comments from Khamzat Chimaev.

UFC

Jul 22, 2025

First Four Bouts Announced for UFC Perth The Ultimate Fighting Championship’s upcoming trip Down Under is starting to take shape.

UFC

Jul 21, 2025

UFC 318 Winner Vinicius Oliveira Releases Rap Single 'Fenomenal' “LokDog” is riding high following his latest Ultimate Fighting Championship victory.

UFC

Jul 21, 2025

Dustin Poirier Reflects on Fighting Career: 'I Didn’t Know People Cared That Much' While mixed martial arts is an individual sport with a clear-cut bottom line, UFC 318 was about far more than wins and losses.

UFC

Jul 21, 2025

Johnny Eblen Releases Statement on First Career Defeat at PFL Cape Town If Johnny Eblen had survived 10 more seconds, his undefeated record would likely have remained intact.

Professional Fighters League

Jul 21, 2025

Dillon Danis to Fight Newcomer for MMA Title at Misfits Boxing Event If all goes as planned, Dillon Danis will make his first mixed martial arts appearance since 2019 in the very near future.

Jul 21, 2025

Alexander Volkanovski Believes Max Holloway Deserves Title Shot Next Alexander Volkanovski believes Max Holloway should get the next lightweight title shot after his win at UFC 318.

UFC

Jul 21, 2025

Reinier de Ridder Predicts Stoppage Win Over Robert Whittaker Reinier de Ridder recently detailed his strategy to finish Robert Whittaker.

UFC

Jul 21, 2025

Dustin Poirier’s Mother Recalls When He Decided He Wanted to Be a Fighter Dustin Poirier’s mother, Jere Chaisson, recently recalled the night he decided to be a professional fighter.

UFC

Jul 21, 2025

Paulo Costa Reveals Struggle With 'Party Mentality' Paulo Costa finds it difficult to zone in for his fights.

UFC

Jul 21, 2025

Max Holloway Likes Options at 155 Pounds After UFC 318 Triumph While his victory over Dustin Poirier opened the door for more big fights in the future at lightweight, it was nonetheless a somewhat bittersweet experience for...

UFC

Jul 20, 2025

Video: Holloway, Poirier Express Shock Over 'Fight of the Night' Snub On any other night, the trilogy bout between Max Holloway and Dustin Poirier would’ve been a slam dunk selection for “Fight of the Night.”

UFC

Jul 20, 2025

Dustin Poirier Reacts to Scorecards in UFC 318 Headliner Dustin Poirier thought his trilogy fight with Max Holloway was a lot closer than the final scorecards indicated.

UFC

Jul 20, 2025

Jon Jones Responds to Dana White’s Reluctance to Put Him on White House Card Jon Jones’ decision to end his retirement might have been premature.

UFC

Jul 20, 2025

Jake Paul Calls Out Oleksandr Usyk for MMA Fight Jake Paul wants to make his MMA debut against the undisputed heavyweight boxing champion.

Boxing

Jul 20, 2025

Brendan Allen Details Post-Fight Exchange with Marvin Vettori at UFC 318 Brendan Allen wants to bury the hatchet with Marvin Vettori, even though the feeling might not be mutual.

UFC

Jul 20, 2025

Karate Combat President: Alex Pereira Will Fight in Pit After UFC Retirement Karate Combat president Asim Zaidi believes Alex Pereira will compete in the pit after his UFC retirement.

UFC

Jul 20, 2025

Amanda Nunes Returns to UFC Drug Testing Pool Amanda Nunes’ Ultimate Fighting Championship return is one step closer to becoming official.

UFC

Jul 20, 2025

Steve Erceg Gets New Matchup at UFC on ESPN 72 Steve Erceg has a new opponent at UFC on ESPN 72.

UFC

Jul 20, 2025

UFC 318 Bonuses: Five Fighters Receive $50K Checks There was some stiff competition for “Fight of the Night” at UFC 318.

UFC

Jul 20, 2025

After First UFC Win, Patricio 'Pitbull' Willing to Fight Aaron Pico 'Next Week' After a difficult Octagon debut, Patricio Freire showed some of what made him one a longtime Bellator MMA champion at UFC 318.

UFC

Jul 20, 2025

Max Holloway Tops Retiring Dustin Poirier in Instant Classic at UFC 318 It may not have gone exactly how he would have scripted it, but Dustin Poirier’s ending was still pretty damned storybook.

UFC

Jul 19, 2025

Costello van Steenis Shocks Johnny Eblen, Dakota Ditcheva Stays Perfect at PFL Africa Do you believe in miracles? Costello van Steenis does.

Professional Fighters League

J.L. Kirven

Jul 19, 2025

UFC 318 ‘Holloway vs. Poirier 3’ Play-by-Play, Results & Round Scoring Sherdog's live UFC 318 coverage will begin Saturday at 6 p.m. ET.

UFC

Jul 19, 2025

UFC 318 Prelims: Vinicius Oliveira Outguns Kyler Phillips Vinicius Oliveira is a growing problem for the Ultimate Fighting Championship bantamweight division.

UFC

Jul 19, 2025

Brendan Allen Reflects on Slugfest with Marvin Vettori: 'I Was Ready to Die Tonight' Brendan Allen entered UFC 318 prepared to put on a show.

UFC

Jul 19, 2025

Corey Anderson Prefers Vadim Nemkov Trilogy Over Potential Francis Ngannou Fight If Corey Anderson had been given a post-fight interview at PFL Cape Town, he might have surprised some people with his post-fight callout.

Professional Fighters League

Jul 19, 2025

PFL Champions Series 2: 2025 Africa First Round Play-by-Play Sherdog’s live PFL Champions Series 2: 2025 Africa First Round coverage will begin Saturday morning at approximately 10 a.m. ET.

Professional Fighters League

Jul 19, 2025

Dakota Ditcheva Inks Multi-Year, Multi-Fight Contract with PFL Dakota Ditcheva isn’t going anywhere.

Professional Fighters League

Jul 19, 2025

Justin Gaethje Believes He’s in 'Better Spot' Than Arman Tsarukyan to Get Title Shot Justin Gaethje is looking to jump ahead of Arman Tsarukyan in the race for a title shot.

UFC

Jul 19, 2025

Renato 'Moicano' Defends Choice to Reject Money from UFC Antitrust Lawsuit Renato "Money Moicano" Carneiro recently responded to criticism against his choice to reject a payout from the UFC antitrust lawsuit.

UFC

Jul 19, 2025

Islam Makhachev Reveals Pick for UFC 318 Headliner Islam Makhachev is picking his former foe to win at UFC 318.

UFC

Jul 19, 2025

Sean Strickland Temporarily Suspended for Storming Cage at Tuff-N-Uff 145 Ultimate Fighting Championship star Sean Strickland may soon learn that there are actually some consequences to his actions.

UFC

Jul 18, 2025

Two Belts Up for Grabs at UFC BJJ 2 on July 31 in Las Vegas The Ultimate Fighting Championship appears to be going full steam ahead with its Brazilian jiu-jitsu project.

Grappling

Jul 18, 2025

Former UFC Staple Diego Sanchez Arrested on Gun Charges Longtime Ultimate Fighting Championship fighter Diego Sanchez has some explaining to do.

Jul 18, 2025

Valter Walker Wishes for Brother Johnny Walker to Take Hint, Move to Heavyweight Rising UFC talent Valter Walker wants to smack some sense into his big brother.

UFC

Jul 18, 2025

UFC 318 Weigh-in Results: Dustin Poirier's Retirement Fight Set The Ultimate Fighting Championship returns to New Orleans for Dustin Poirier's retirement fight, which is now official following the UFC 318...

UFC

Jul 18, 2025

2025 PFL Africa 1 Weigh-in Results: Title Fight Set; 1 Fighter Heavy The Professional Fighters League makes history by putting on the first major mixed martial arts event in South Africa this weekend and now the card is fully set after the...

Professional Fighters League

Jul 18, 2025

Maxwell Djantou Nana Keen to Follow Francis Ngannou’s Lead Under PFL Africa Banner The Professional Fighters League will add PFL Africa to its portfolio of international branches this Saturday at GrandWest Arena in Cape Town,...

Professional Fighters League

Jul 17, 2025

Sumiko Inaba: Dakota Ditcheva Showdown at 2025 PFL Africa 1 ‘Pushes Me to Be Better’ Sumiko Inaba could not have asked for a more difficult obstacle in the Professional Fighters League women’s flyweight division.

Women’s MMA

Jul 17, 2025

Costello van Steenis Sees Himself as the ‘Kryptonite’ to Johnny Eblen’s Superman Bellator MMA champion Johnny Eblen, one of the best middleweights in the world, will have a major obstacle in front of him when the Professional...

Professional Fighters League

Jul 17, 2025

PFL Unveils Florida Championships Lineup on Aug. 21 Featuring 3 Tourney Finals The final main tournament event for the Professional Fighters League is now a matter of public record.

Professional Fighters League

Jul 17, 2025

Potential Heavyweight Title Eliminator Set for UFC 321 The next heavyweight title challenger could be decided at UFC 321.

UFC

Jul 17, 2025

Jon Jones Expects to Fight for UFC Heavyweight Belt at White House Jon Jones appears to have the motivation he needs to return to the Octagon.

UFC

Jul 16, 2025

Former Coach Analyzes Matchups for Patricio Freire, Paulo Costa at UFC 318 On Saturday, Patricio Freire and Paulo Costa — two of the most popular Brazilian fighters — will enter the Octagon at UFC 318 as underdogs.

UFC

Jul 16, 2025

Luke Rockhold vs. Darren Till, Tony Ferguson Booked for Misfits Boxing 22 Some familiar faces will compete at the next Misfits Boxing event.

Boxing

Jul 16, 2025

Calvin Kattar Reveals Injury Suffered Early in UFC Nashville Bout vs. Steve Garcia Calvin Kattar was fighting at a dimished capacity for much of his UFC Nashville bout against Steve Garcia.

UFC

Jul 16, 2025

'Wonderboy' Unhappy with Scorecards in UFC Nashville Defeat Now that he’s had time to process his latest Octagon appearance, Stephen Thompson admits that he thought he deserved the nod against Gabriel Bonfim at...

UFC

Jul 16, 2025

Randy Couture Released from Hospital Following Racetrack Crash Randy Couture is now recovering at home following a scary incident on a Kansas City racetrack last week....

UFC

Jul 16, 2025

UFC Champ Ilia Topuria Details Knockout Strategy Ilia Topuria has a surgical approach to knocking out his opponents.

UFC

Jul 16, 2025

Video: Heel Hook Specialist Fails To Submit Laura Sanko Valter Walker’s heel hook does not affect Ultimate Fighting Championship commentator Laura Sanko.

UFC

Jul 16, 2025

Tony Ferguson Claims to Have Almost Beaten Jon Jones in College Wrestling Tony Ferguson claims to have narrowly lost a wrestling bout against Jon Jones.

UFC

Jul 16, 2025

Tom Aspinall Doesn’t Think Holloway vs. Poirier Needs BMF Title at UFC 318 Tom Aspinall recently shared his honest opinion on the BMF title.

UFC

Jul 16, 2025

Jonathan Coachman: World Tournament ‘Just the Beginning’ for Revitalized PFL The Professional Fighters League made a major change to its format in 2025, moving away from a regular-season points system to a...

Professional Fighters League

Jul 16, 2025

Rodrigo Sezinando Tames Rival Diego Bianchini, Advances to ‘TUF 33’ Semifinals Rodrigo Sezinando kept his wits, and the cooler head prevailed.

UFC

Jul 15, 2025

BKFC Founder: Conor McGregor Back in Testing Pool, Planning UFC Return Conor McGregor still might have plans to fight out his Ultimate Fighting Championship contract.

Bare-Knuckle Boxing

Jul 15, 2025

Report: Ex-PFL Champ Timur Khizriev Shot By Two Attackers in Dagestan Former Professional Fighters League featherweight champion Timur Khizriev is currently hospitalized after being shot in Makhachkala, Dagestan.

Professional Fighters League

Jul 15, 2025

UFC Vet Jairzinho Rozenstruik to Fight for Title in Dirty Boxing Championship Jairzinho Rozenstruik will vie for the inaugural Dirty Boxing Championship heavyweight crown later this summer.

UFC

Jul 15, 2025

Vitor Petrino Targets Return at Rumored UFC Card in Rio de Janeiro After beginning his UFC career with four straight wins at 205 pounds, Vitor Petrino decided to end his struggle with the scale when he lost...

UFC

Jul 15, 2025

Reports: Movsar Evloev Withdraws from UFC Abu Dhabi Co-Main Event The UFC Abu Dhabi card has reportedly lost its co-main event.

UFC

Jul 15, 2025

A.J. McKee Touts Featherweight Return at 2025 PFL Africa 1: ‘It’s a Resurrection’ At 30 years old, A.J. McKee has been to the top of the mountain in mixed martial arts and has taken on the biggest challenges sent his way.

Professional Fighters League

Jul 15, 2025

UFC Nashville Medical Suspensions: Nzechukwu Gets 180 Days After Heel Hook Loss Kennedy Nzechukwu could be out for a significant period of time following a submission loss at UFC Nashville.

UFC

Jul 15, 2025

Vitor Belfort, Wanderlei Silva to Meet in Boxing Match in Sao Paulo on Sept. 27 One year after bringing in Chael Sonnen to Brazil to revive his feud with Anderson Silva under boxing rules, Spaten Beer is once again investing...

Boxing

Jul 15, 2025

Card Nearly Finalized for PFL World Tournament 9 in Charlotte on Aug. 15 The lineup is just about complete for Professional Fighters League’s championship event on Aug. 15.

Professional Fighters League

Jul 15, 2025

Dana White Shows Off Memorabilia Collection in UFC Office Dana White’s office is certainly a sight to behold.

UFC

Jul 15, 2025

Terrance McKinney Calls Out Michael Chandler for 'Best First-Rounder' Matchup Terrance McKinney wants to fight Michael Chandler to see who is the best first-round finisher at lightweight.

UFC

Jul 15, 2025

Dustin Poirier Believes Second Conor McGregor Fight Should Have Been for Title Dustin Poirier feels like an uncrowned champion.

UFC

Jul 15, 2025

Sumiko Inaba Expects 'Fireworks' vs. Dakota Ditcheva at PFL Cape Town In her first fight since winning the 2024 PFL women’s flyweight championship, rising star Dakota Ditcheva returns to action at PFL Cape Town to take on...

Professional Fighters League

Jul 14, 2025

UFC Confirms Next Australian Event The Ultimate Fighting Championship is headed back Down Under this fall.

UFC

Jul 14, 2025

Marcus 'Buchecha' Contemplated Retirement Prior to UFC Signing A stagnant ONE Championship tenure took its toll on Marcus Almeida, so much so that he considered hanging up his four-ounce gloves before his...

UFC

Jul 14, 2025

Special U.S. Broadcast Plans Announced for PFL Champions Series 'Cape Town' Professional Fighters League’s debut in Africa will have a couple of different viewing options for fans in the United States.

Professional Fighters League

Jul 14, 2025

Belal Muhammad Promotes 'Dagestan 2-3 Years and Forget' Program If Belal Muhammad had to start MMA all over again, he would “go Dagestan two to three years and forget.”

UFC

Jul 14, 2025

Max Holloway Downplays Ilia Topuria’s Memorable Title-Fight KO Streak Max Holloway believes Ilia Topuria’s last three wins are given more credit than they deserve.

UFC

Jul 14, 2025

Dana White Reveals He Helped Ben Askren Financially Dana White prefers to do his good work in silence.

UFC

Jul 14, 2025

Marvin Vettori Vows to Finish 'Unlikable' Brendan Allen at UFC 318 Marvin Vettori (19-8) plans to go all out against archenemy Brendan Allen (24-7) at UFC 318.

UFC

Jul 14, 2025

Sean Strickland Gives Chris Curtis Hit List After UFC Nashville Win Sean Strickland has a hit list for Chris Curtis after he returned to welterweight on Saturday.

UFC

Jul 14, 2025

Jorge Masvidal Praises Former Foe Ben Askren: 'You’re a F---ing Warrior' Jorge Masvidal once made Ben Askren a part of his personal highlight reel, but now “Gamebred” has nothing but praise and admiration for his...

UFC

Jul 13, 2025

Tallison Teixeira Releases Statement After First Career Loss Tallison Teixeira has plenty of room for growth on the heels of his first setback in mixed martial arts.

UFC

Jul 13, 2025

Dana White Discusses Early Plans for UFC Pay-Per-View at White House Dana White knows this much about the proposed Ultimate Fighting Championship card at the White House: It will be a pay-per-view event and it...

UFC

Jul 13, 2025

Carlos Prates Gets Fight Rescheduled at UFC 319 in Chicago Fighting Nerds talent Carlos Prates will attempt to return to the win column in the Windy City.

UFC

Jul 13, 2025

Derrick Lewis, Dana White Address Stoppage in UFC Nashville Headliner Derrick Lewis remains as dangerous as they come in the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s heavyweight division.

UFC

Jul 13, 2025

'Wonderboy' Reveals 'Shin Split to the Bone' After UFC Nashville Defeat Stephen Thompson exited UFC Nashville with a grisly battle wound.

UFC

Jul 13, 2025

UFC Nashville Bonuses: Heel Hook Specialist Pockets $50,000 This is becoming a habit for Valter Walker.

UFC

Jul 13, 2025

Derrick Lewis Quiets Undefeated Tallison Teixeira in UFC Nashville Headliner Derrick Lewis can still call down the thunder with the best of them.

UFC

Jul 12, 2025

UFC Nashville ‘Lewis vs. Teixeira’ Play-by-Play, Results & Round Scoring Sherdog's live UFC Nashville coverage will begin Saturday at 6 p.m. ET. The event is also known as UFC on ESPN 70.

UFC

Jul 12, 2025

UFC Nashville Prelims: Chris Curtis Bests Max Griffin on Split Scorecards Early returns on Chris Curtis’ move to the Ultimate Fighting Championship welterweight division were mostly positive.

UFC

Jul 12, 2025

UFC Bantamweight King Merab Dvalishvili Wins ESPY for Fighter of the Year It’s been a banner year for Merab Dvalishvili.

UFC

Jul 12, 2025

Chris Curtis Disputes Split Verdict in UFC Nashville Win: 'God, Judges Suck' There were good and bad aspects of Chris Curtis’ return to 170 pounds at UFC Nashville.

UFC

Jul 12, 2025

Ex-Title Challenger Lauren Murphy Announces Retirement at UFC Nashville Lauren Murphy officially called it a career after 23 professional mixed martial arts bouts on Saturday night.

UFC

Jul 12, 2025

Ben Askren Vows 'I Will Not Feel Sorry for Myself' As He Continues Recovery Ben Askren allowed himself one brief moment to ask “why me,” but it’s not something he plans on continuing to do.

UFC

Jul 12, 2025

Dana White Says Jon Jones, Conor McGregor Could Be on UFC’s White House Card Dana White hasn’t completely given up on a potential fight between Tom Aspinall and Jon Jones.

UFC

Jul 12, 2025

Renato Moicano Shares Prediction for Potential Islam Makhachev-Ilia Topuria Fight Renato "Money Moicano" Carneiro recently shared his pick for a potential clash between Islam Makhachev and Ilia Topuria.

UFC

Jul 12, 2025

Coach Carlos Costa Suggests ‘4th Daughter’ Flyweight Wins UFC Belt in 2026 If her coach-turned-adoptive father can see the future, 2026 will be a banner year for Natalia Silva.

Women’s MMA

Jul 11, 2025

BKFC Announces $25 Million Tourney, Multiple Ex-UFC Fighter Signings The Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship organization is spinning a lot of plates right now.

Bare-Knuckle Boxing

Jul 11, 2025

UPDATED UFC Nashville Weigh-in Results: Main Event Set After a rare week off, the Ultimate Fighting Championship returns to Nashville with 12 fights that are now official following the UFC Nashville...

UFC

Jul 11, 2025

14-Fight UFC Veteran Trevin Giles Signals Retirement Following Release Former Ultimate Fighting Championship welterweight Trevin Giles is ready to pack up shop.

UFC

Jul 10, 2025

Max Holloway Seeks Title Shot With UFC 318 Win Over Dustin Poirier Even though he lost his last fight—for an undisputed belt—Max Holloway is not through searching for Ultimate Fighting Championship gold.

UFC

Jul 10, 2025

PFL Replaces Peter Murray With Ex-Time Warner Exec John Martin as CEO There has been a major behind-the-scenes shakeup for the Professional Fighters League.

Professional Fighters League

Jul 10, 2025

Caio Borralho Plans to Break Nassourdine Imavov Mentally Before UFC Paris After months of hard negotiation, finally Caio Borralho was able to see his fight with No. 1 middleweight contender Nassourdine Imavov confirmed as the main event of...

UFC

Jul 09, 2025

Ben Askren Speaks for First Time Since Double Lung Transplant For the first time since being hospitalized with pneumonia, Ben Askren was able to speak for himself.

UFC

Jul 09, 2025

Report: UFC Hall of Famer Randy Couture Hospitalized After Racing Accident UFC Hall of Famer Randy Couture has been hospitalized with serious injuries after a racing accident, according to TMZ Sports.

UFC

Jul 09, 2025

Multiple MMA Notables to Compete at Hulk Hogan’s Real American Freestyle Wrestling Bo Nickal has an opponent for Real American Freestyle Wrestling’s debut event....

UFC

Jul 09, 2025

UFC Veteran Tim Kennedy Apologizes for 'Misstated Aspects' of Military Service Former UFC and Strikeforce competitor Tim Kennedy has come clean about embellishing certain aspects of his military service.

UFC

Jul 09, 2025

Charles Oliveira Admits He Abandoned Strategy Against Ilia Topuria Charles Oliveira has broken his silence.

UFC

Jul 09, 2025

Official Bout Order Unveiled for UFC 318; Costa-Kopylov Set for Co-Main Event The fight card for the UFC’s upcoming pay-per-view in New Orleans has now been set.

UFC

Jul 09, 2025

UFC to Hold Inaugural Event in Qatar on Nov. 22 The Ultimate Fighting Championship will make its maiden voyage to Qatar later this year

UFC

Jul 09, 2025

Shavkat Rakhmonov Wants to Wait for UFC Title Shot Next Shavkat Rakhmonov wants to fight for the title next, even if that means being sidelined until next year

UFC

Jul 09, 2025

Alexander Volkanovski Admits He Should Have Taken Break After Makhachev KO Alexander Volkanovski claims he took the most damage from his knockout loss against Islam Makhachev.

UFC

Jul 09, 2025

Leon Edwards Believes Jon Jones Beats Tom Aspinall in His Prime Leon Edwards thinks a prime Jon Jones beats a prime Tom Aspinall.

UFC

Jul 09, 2025

Anthony Smith Recalls 'Insane' Atmosphere of Fighting in Strip Club There’s not much Anthony Smith hasn’t seen in his MMA career....

UFC

Jul 09, 2025

Islam Makhachev Gets Engraved '2-3 Years Dagestan' Knife Islam Makhachev’s iconic “two to three years Dagestan” phrase has cemented its legacy in MMA history.

UFC

Jul 09, 2025

Roybert Echeverria Rallies to Stop Tumelo Manyamala on Episode 7 of ‘TUF 33’ Patience paid for Roybert Echeverria.

UFC

Jul 08, 2025

Daniel Cormier Warns Jon Jones to Avoid Following Conor McGregor Path Daniel Cormier sees some potential parallels between Jon Jones and Conor McGregor — but they aren’t of the flattering variety.

UFC

Jul 08, 2025

Brother Expects 'Very Best' Version of Paulo Costa at UFC 318 After losing four of his last five Octagon appearances, Paulo Costa will enter his UFC 318 matchup with Roman Kopylov hungry to secure a finish.

UFC

Jul 08, 2025

Ex-Champ, 19-Year-Old 'Golden Girl' Among Those Expected for Noche UFC The matchups are beginning to trickle in for Noche UFC on Sept. 13.

UFC

Jul 08, 2025

Vitor Petrino: Why I’m Moving to Heavyweight for UFC Nashville The 27-year-old Brazilian will take his first assignment as a heavyweight when he locks horns with Austen Lane in a featured UFC on ESPN 70...

UFC

Christian Stein

Jul 08, 2025

Video: Arman Tsarukyan Kicks Coach Out of Cage During Training Session Whether in training or in a sanctioned fight, there’s a reason why it’s imperative to make sure the cage door is securely shut.

UFC

Jul 08, 2025

Full Lineup Announced for PFL World Tournament Finals in Atlantic City Professional Fighters League has filled out the card surrounding its two championship bouts in Atlantic City, New Jersey.

Professional Fighters League

Jul 08, 2025

Curtis Blaydes Names Three Potential Opponents for Next Fight Curtis Blaydes is eyeing three potential targets for his next fight.

UFC

Jul 08, 2025

Ilia Topuria Confident He Can Finish Arman Tsarukyan The war of words continues between Ilia Topuria and Arman Tsarukyan.

UFC

Jul 08, 2025

Tom Aspinall Trolls UFC for Stagnation in Career Tom Aspinall just can’t wait to fight.

UFC

Jul 08, 2025

Marcus 'Buchecha' Booked for UFC Debut in Abu Dhabi It didn’t take long for Marcus Almeida to get his marching orders from the Ultimate Fighting Championship.

UFC

Jul 07, 2025

UFC, Bellator, Strikeforce Veteran Lorenz Larkin Signs with Karate Combat Lorenz Larkin is expected to make his first combat sports appearance of 2025 later this month.

Jul 07, 2025

Jake Paul, Mike Tyson Make Massive Wager on Katie Taylor-Amanda Serrano 3 Jake Paul and Mike Tyson are ready to go head-to-head once again.

Boxing

Jul 07, 2025

UFC Paris Update: Modestas Bukauskas Looks to Extend Streak vs. Scottish Veteran Modestas Bukauskas will attempt to continue his recent run of success at UFC Paris.

UFC

Jul 07, 2025

Renato 'Moicano' Calls Out Michael Chandler for 'Loser Retires' Matchup Renato "Money Moicano" Carneiro is ready to risk it all against Michael Chandler.

UFC

Jul 07, 2025

Former UFC Champ Shows off Sepak Takraw Skills in Retirement Jose Aldo is unleashing previously unseen skills from his arsenal after his retirement from MMA.

UFC

Jul 07, 2025

Video: Islam Makhachev’s Teammate Uses Clever Method to Escape Choke A teammate of Islam Makhachev tried to outsmart him.

UFC

Jul 07, 2025

UFC 318 Odds: Paulo Costa vs. Roman Kopylov Paulo Costa is an underdog going into his UFC 318 clash against Roman Kopylov.

UFC

Jul 07, 2025

Fabian Edwards on PFL Championship Foe Dalton Rosta: 'He’s a Bitch' Fabian Edwards entered the 2025 PFL Middleweight Tournament as a favorite to win it all, and he lived up to that billing through the first two rounds.

Professional Fighters League

Jul 07, 2025

PFL Mourns Tragic Death of Longtime Staff Member Professional Fighters League is mourning the loss of longtime staff member Jeff Brady after his unexpected death.

Professional Fighters League

Jul 06, 2025

Dalton Rosta Unconcerned with Popularity Ahead of PFL Championship Fight Back in 2023, Dalton Rosta suffered the only loss of his career to Aaron Jeffery while the two were top contenders in Bellator MMA’s...

Professional Fighters League

Jul 06, 2025

PFL Founder Proposes Star-Studded Card to Be Held at White House Donn Davis doesn’t necessarily want to go head-to-head with the UFC, but he does want in on the festivities if mixed martial arts on the White...

Professional Fighters League

Jul 06, 2025

Odds Released on Favorites to Headline Potential UFC White House Card The early favorite to headline a proposed Ultimate Fighting Championship card at the nation’s capital is supposed to be retiring later this month.

UFC

Jul 06, 2025

Sullivan Cauley Confident He’s One of the Best Light Heavyweights 'In the World' Sullivan Cauley had to take some time away from MMA and in doing so, found a better version of himself as a man and a fighter.

Professional Fighters League

Jul 06, 2025

Antonio Carlos Jr. Grateful to Have Second Championship Opportunity with PFL Shortly after his departure from the UFC in 2021, Antonio Carlos Jr. wasted no time in making the most of his new opportunity with Professional...

Professional Fighters League

Jul 06, 2025

PFL Heavyweight Finalist Oleg Popov Not Interested in Move to UFC For the second time in as many years, Oleg Popov is back in a championship spotlight in the Professional Fighters League’s heavyweight division.

Professional Fighters League

Jul 06, 2025

Movsar Evloev Reveals Fitness Regimen Copied From Boxing Legend Movsar Evloev practices an insane push-up drill as part of his training.

UFC

Jul 06, 2025

Alexander Volkanovski Noticed Potential Weakness in Ilia Topuria at UFC 317 Alexander Volkanovski believes Ilia Topuria’s cardio can be exploited.

UFC

Jul 06, 2025

Tony Ferguson Claims He Has Boxing Match Scheduled Tony Ferguson seemingly hasn’t retired from combat sports altogether.

Boxing

Jul 06, 2025

Ronnie Gibbs an 'Underdog with Teeth' in PFL Upset Win Over Biaggio Ali Walsh Ronnie Gibbs was massive underdog against the previously undefeated Biaggio Ali Walsh at PFL World Tournament 7.

Professional Fighters League

Jul 05, 2025

Patrick Habirora Destroys UFC Vet Danny Roberts in 2025 PFL Europe 2 Main Event The Professional Fighters League has found its newest star, and his name is Patrick Habirora.

Professional Fighters League

J.L. Kirven

Jul 05, 2025

2025 PFL Europe 2 Play-by-Play, Results & Round Scoring Sherdog’s live 2025 PFL Europe 2 coverage will begin Saturday morning at approximately 11 a.m. ET.

Professional Fighters League

Jul 05, 2025

Tom Aspinall Addresses Lack of Starpower in UFC’s Heavyweight Division With the Jon Jones saga in the rearview mirror (at least for now), Tom Aspinall is free to focus getting the heavyweight division moving.'

UFC

Jul 05, 2025

Robert Whittaker Sees 'Light at the End of the Tunnel' for UFC Career The finish line is in sight for former UFC middleweight champion Robert Whittaker.

UFC

Jul 05, 2025

Sergio Pettis: Facing Ex-Teammate 'Hardest Thing I Ever Had to Do in My Career' After not competing for over a year inside an MMA cage, Sergio Pettis made his Professional Fighters League SmartCage debut last weekend in Chicago against friend and former teammate...

Professional Fighters League

Jul 05, 2025

Two Weeks After Retirement, Jon Jones Says He’s Re-Entered Drug-Testing Pool Every retirement announcement in mixed martial arts is best taken with a grain of salt.

UFC

Jul 05, 2025

Grappling Ace Marcus 'Buchecha' Parts Ways with ONE Championship Marcus Almeida is officially a free agent.

One Championship

Jul 05, 2025

Hamstring Injury Forces Gunnar Nelson Out of UFC 318 Gunnar Nelson will not be competing in New Orleans two weeks from now.

UFC

Jul 05, 2025

Omar El Dafrawy, Hattan Alsaif Author Standout Performances at 2025 PFL MENA 2 Fresh off winning the 2024 Professional Fighters League MENA welterweight championship, Omar El Dafrawy shined against former PFL Europe slugger Daniele Miceli in Friday’s...

Professional Fighters League

J.L. Kirven

Jul 04, 2025

2025 PFL MENA 2 Play-by-Play, Results & Round Scoring Sherdog’s live 2025 PFL MENA 2 coverage will begin Friday morning at approximately 12 p.m. ET. The event is available to watch for free in the...

Professional Fighters League

Jul 04, 2025

Coach Andre ‘Dida’ Refutes Charles Oliveira’s UFC 317 Undoing Based on Aggression According to a man who truly embodied the Chute Boxe “aggression at all costs” mentality, Charles Oliveira did not lose because of that strategy.

UFC

Jul 04, 2025

Mauricio Ruffy Believes He Would Crush Current UFC Star in 1 Round The confidence for Ultimate Fighting Championship lightweight Mauricio Ruffy is through the roof.

UFC

Jul 04, 2025

Dan Hardy Sees World of Opportunity in Brussels for PFL Europe For Dan Hardy, the sky is the limit for the PFL Europe organization.

Professional Fighters League

Jul 04, 2025

Conor McGregor, Other UFC Fighters Volunteer for Potential White House Card A number of Ultimate Fighting Championship fighters have already raised their hands for a chance to fight at the White House.

UFC

Jul 04, 2025

PFL Europe 2 Weigh-in Results: All Fighters Make Weight The Professional Fighters League continues its 2024 European season with the promotion's first-ever event in Belgium.

Professional Fighters League

Jul 04, 2025

President Trump Claims UFC Will Hold Upcoming Event at White House If the President has his say, the Ultimate Fighting Championship will be coming to his backyard in 2026.

UFC

Jul 03, 2025

Former UFC Fighter Godofredo ‘Pepey’ Faces Kidnapping, Domestic Violence Charges Ex-Ultimate Fighting Championship fighter Godofredo Castro will be answering to multiple felony charges in the near future.

Jul 03, 2025

Hattan Alsaif Ready to Pay Forward Investment Shown in Her From PFL MENA Saudi Arabia’s Hattan Alsaif is primed and ready for a breakout performance this weekend.

Women’s MMA

Jul 03, 2025

Boxer Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. Arrested by ICE for Connections to Drug Cartel It has not been a good week for Julio Cesar Chavez Jr.

Boxing

Jul 03, 2025

Omar El Dafrawy on Return to PFL MENA: ‘They Need a Star’ Omar El Dafrawy believes he has the tools and the talent. All that’s waiting is “Miller Time.”

Professional Fighters League

Jul 03, 2025

PFL MENA 2 Weigh-in Results: 1 Fight Scrapped The Professional Fighters League continues its second PFL MENA season this week with the start of its welterweight and bantamweight tournaments.

Professional Fighters League

Jul 03, 2025

British Fan-Favorite Ex-UFC Fighter Signs With Matchroom Boxing A former Ultimate Fighting Championship flyweight star is taking her talents to the sweet science.

Boxing

Jul 03, 2025

Former Kayla Harrison Rival Offers Help to Amanda Nunes Ahead of UFC Return Amanda Nunes could enlist a former Kayla Harrison foe to help her train for her UFC return.

UFC

Jul 02, 2025

Reports: Conor McGregor Could Face Perjury Charges in Sexual Assault Appeal Conor McGregor’s appeal of being found civilly liable for sexual assault last year has taken an interesting turn.

UFC

Jul 02, 2025

Bo Nickal Returns to Wrestling, Signs with Hulk Hogan’s New Organization While mixed martial arts has been his primary area of focus in recent years, Bo Nickal isn’t done with wrestling just yet.

UFC

Jul 02, 2025

Former PFL Champ Set for Octagon Debut at UFC Paris on Sept. 6 The Ultimate Fighting Championship’s heavyweight division will officially introduce one of its newest signees in Paris.

UFC

Jul 02, 2025

Jamahal Hill Reacts to Loss at UFC Baku: 'I Haven’t Been on My Level' Jamahal Hill acknowledges that some things have to change if he wants to return to championship contention in the UFC’s light heavyweight division.

UFC

Jul 02, 2025

Paddy Pimblett Rips Charles Oliveira for 'Half Embarrassing' Performance at UFC 317 Paddy Pimblett wasn’t impressed with Charles Oliveira’s performance against Ilia Topuria at UFC 317.

UFC

Jul 02, 2025

Arman Tsarukyan, Dan Hooker Trade Barbs on Social Media Arman Tsarukyan and Dan Hooker could be setting up a fight.

UFC

Jul 02, 2025

Caio Borralho Hopes Become Champ on the Same Day as Fighting Nerds Teammate Caio Borralho recently revealed an ambitious goal The Fighting Nerds team hopes to achieve.

UFC

Jul 02, 2025

Team Sonnen’s Matt Dixon Trounces Alejandro Sanchez on Episode 6 of ‘TUF 33’ Team Sonnen needed a proverbial knight in shining armor, and it took the form of Matt Dixon.

UFC

Jul 01, 2025

Manager Protests Ilia Topuria Replacing Islam Makhachev as UFC P4P King Islam Makhachev’s manager isn’t happy with the latest UFC UFC pound-for-pound rankings.

UFC

Jul 01, 2025

Arman Tsarukyan Blasts Ilia Topuria for 'Running from the Real Contender' Arman Tsarukyan still seems to be on the outside looking in when it comes to the lightweight title picture.

UFC

Jul 01, 2025

Paddy Pimblett: 'Midget' Ilia Topuria Would Feel Size Difference Against Me Ilia Topuria has demonstrated on multiple occasions that he possesses the type of power that can crack even the most durable of chins.

UFC