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Dana White has grown fond of reigning UFC Bantamweight Champion Merab Dvalishvili, a fighter now on the verge of making history. The UFC boss and Dvalishvili didn’t always see eye to eye. White was once frustrated when “The Machine” refused to fight his close…

UFC middleweight champion Khamzat Chimaev has turned old training-room tension into headline controversy, accusing former training partner Sean Strickland of a dramatic overreaction during their time at Xtreme Couture in Las Vegas. What began as a short-lived training relationship has morphed into a…

After over a year of legal battle against Fanmio, Jorge Masvidal won his lawsuit against the streaming company for non-payment related to his boxing bout against Nate Diaz. The streaming company promoted the boxing match between Nate Diaz and Jorge Masvidal in 2024 and…

Former UFC champion Frankie Edgar was set to make his combat sports return under the BKFC banner, but it wasn’t meant to be. The promotion cancelled his bout on short notice, leaving the veteran fighter frustrated and disappointed. Edgar has been out of the…

Former two-weight division champion Conor McGregor was slapped with a lengthy suspension after violating the anti-doping policy, but UFC vet Matt Brown feels the punishment is unwarranted. McGregor was hit with an 18-month suspension after missing three separate drug tests. Although the violation for…

The Dana White’s Contender Series (DWCS) 86 featured a brutal and thrilling slugfest that left five fighters with UFC contracts after their wins. The DWCS took place in Las Vegas and featured six fights instead of its usual five, but the fighters turned up…

Alex Pereira isn’t planning to sit around for Jon Jones the way Tom Aspinall did, mostly because he doesn’t think he’ll have to. Fresh off a jaw-dropping first-round knockout win over Magomed Ankalaev at UFC 320, “Poatan” once again stands tall atop the MMA…

UFC heavyweight champion Tom Aspinall is set to make his first title defense against Ciryl Gane at UFC 321, but the champ revealed that wouldn’t have been the case if things had gone differently. Before his current UFC success, Aspinall’s swift ascent came to…

UFC 320 was a night full of spectacles, not just in the light heavyweight championship headline but also in the light heavyweight division, as two former contenders, Jiri Prochazka and Khalil Rountree Jr., went toe to toe. The fight was a battle of the…

UFC star Dustin Poirier announced his retirement earlier this year after his loss to Max Holloway, and so far, the fighter has mixed feelings about it. “The Diamond” retired in July 2025 after suffering defeat in his hometown of Louisiana, closing out a remarkable…