Road To UFC Season 5 now has its final pairings after the Shanghai semifinals produced sharp finishes, narrow decisions and one weight-miss wrinkle.…
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Chico Kwasi defends his welterweight title against Teodor Hristov at GLORY 109, with Osaro vs Zimmerman and the Proving Grounds carrying stakes below.…
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BKFC 92 brings sanctioned bare-knuckle fighting to Massachusetts for the first time. Kai Stewart and Harry Gigliotti headline a major image test at Fenway Park.…
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Maxwell Djantou Nana beat Denis Goltsov in the 2021 Combat Sambo world final. At PFL Chicago, the heavyweights meet for the first time in MMA.…
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Umar Nurmagomedov vs Song Yadong is more than a home main event in China. The fight will clarify who can make the strongest new bantamweight title case.…
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ARD documentary series Fight House follows Piter Minnemann and Infinitus Gym, showing the distance between an amateur debut and a professional MMA career.…
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Nelvie Tiafack dominated his fifth professional fight. His California performance showed clear strengths—and why his next opponent needs to demand more.…
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Moses Itauma can become IBF heavyweight champion at just 21 against Filip Hrgovic. The Croatian is also the opponent best equipped to answer the remaining questions.…
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Cris Cyborg beat Ketlen Vieira over five rounds despite Vieira's weight miss. After professional win No. 30, the PFL champion left her future open.…
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Grigorian vs Luo and Noiri vs Siasarani give ONE SAMURAI 4 a sharp semifinal field. The tournament winner is expected to challenge Superbon.…
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Andrew Tackett defended his UFC BJJ title in 1:44. UFC BJJ 10 also clarified which title fights can carry the grappling series next.…
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Anthony Hernandez faces Gregory Rodrigues in Northern California. The UFC Sacramento winner gets real leverage in a crowded middleweight chase.…
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Yair Rodríguez is reportedly out of the Noche UFC main event against Jean Silva, with Jose Delgado expected to step in on short notice.…
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ONE has booked Shamil Erdogan against Paul Elliott as the ONE Fight Night 48 main event. The winner moves much closer to the vacant heavyweight title.…
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UFC 332 is taking shape: Deiveson Figueiredo meets Payton Talbott, Marvin Vettori faces Ismail Naurdiev and Johnny Walker tests heavyweight.…
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Darren Till and Yoel Romero headline BKFC 94 in Manchester on September 26. The matchup offers more than two familiar UFC names.…
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Phetjeeja is out of her ONE title defense against Antonia Prifti with a hand injury. The withdrawal reshapes more than one event slot.…
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Cris Cyborg defends her title one final time at PFL Tampa. Ketlen Vieira is more than a supporting act in a farewell show.…
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Jaime Cordero faces Robert Pukač at OKTAGON 94 in Frankfurt, adding a ranked middleweight test to the stadium card.…
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Islam Makhachev beats Ian Machado Garry by decision at UFC 330, defends the welterweight title and moves past Anderson Silva's UFC winning streak.…
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Hatef Moeil defends the FNC heavyweight title against Darko Stošić. The Serbian won their first meeting in Moeil's professional debut in 2015.…
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Mackenzie Dern makes her first title defense at UFC 330. Against Gillian Robertson, the ground could become the most dangerous place for both women.…
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Patchy Mix came in far too heavy at RIZIN 54, was effectively unable to win cleanly, and then lost to Shoko Sato. His Japan reset now looks like a career crisis.…
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Islam Makhachev makes his first welterweight title defense at UFC 330. Ian Machado Garry brings less noise than usual, which makes the sporting question sharper.…
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Dana White's Contender Series opens its 10th season on August 11. The Paramount+ move turns the UFC talent search into a signal for the promotion's next media phase.…
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Alexander Poppeck is already set for another UFC chance after a rough debut. Against Felipe Franco in October, the German veteran returns to light heavyweight with real career pressure.…
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Quillan Salkilld submitted Mateusz Gamrot in the first round at UFC Vegas 120. What looked like a short-notice main-event test became a lightweight statement.…
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Felix Klinkhammer will fight Amiran Gogoladze for the vacant OKTAGON welterweight title at OKTAGON 96 in Munich. Germany's unbeaten grappler now gets a defining test.…
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Agit Kabayel is the WBC heavyweight champion. Historic for Germany, but without the Usyk fight the belt still comes with a challenge.…
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Islam Dulatov’s Abu Dhabi return collapsed hours before fight night. Now the Düsseldorf-based prospect faces questions over professionalism, weight-cut handling and his new flag.…
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Christian Eckerlin faces David Kozma in Frankfurt. This is not a showcase, but a serious test against a former OKTAGON champion.…
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Karlos Vémola ends his retirement to face unbeaten German grappler Frederic Vosgröne at OKTAGON 94 in Frankfurt.…
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Kerim Engizek meets former UFC champion Belal Muhammad in grappling at ACBJJ 22, a risky image test after the Jotko losses.…
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Will Fleury wanted to prove he did not need the UFC. After Fleury's quick TKO loss to Makhmud Muradov at OKTAGON 92, that story is not over, but it is far more complicated.…
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The rumors have been confirmed: Most Valuable Promotions and the Professional Fighters League are merging. What first looked like another business flirt in combat sports is now official. MVP and PFL are set to operate under the MVP banner, with PFL’s MMA structure forming the foundation of MVP MMA. This is not just ano…
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On November 7, 2026, Max Holzer gets the chance to turn promise into reality. At OKTAGON 97 in Hannover’s ZAG Arena, the undefeated German will face bantamweight champion Igor Severino. For Holzer, this is not just another fight. It is the moment his OKTAGON run has been building toward. OKTAGON presents the matchup as…
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OKTAGON 91 was supposed to be remembered as a major MMA night in Cologne. A sold-out Lanxess Arena, an intense middleweight title fight and Krzysztof Jotko crowned as the new champion. Instead, much of the conversation after the event has focused on what happened after the decision was announced: chaos inside the cage,…
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On July 11, 2026, much of the international MMA world will look toward Las Vegas. UFC 329 is built around the return of Conor McGregor against Max Holloway. For German fans, however, one of the most relevant stories of the weekend happens much closer to home: OKTAGON 91 comes to Cologne’s Lanxess Arena, headlined by Ke…
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On June 14, 2026, the White House will host a professional sporting event for the first time in its history. The UFC is bringing UFC Freedom 250 to the South Lawn, a show officially marking the 250th anniversary of the United States – and coinciding with Donald Trump’s 80th birthday. The event will take place on the So…
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The move of Conor Benn to Zuffa Boxing marks one of the most significant shifts in today’s professional boxing landscape. At 29, Benn has ended his long-standing partnership with Matchroom Boxing – not out of sporting frustration, but as a calculated strategic and financial decision. Benn has described the choice as on…
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