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After weeks of speculation, a lightweight title bout between former featherweight champion Ilia Topuria and Charles Oliveira has been officially announced. The news comes after months of Topuria campaigning for a super fight with lightweight champion Islam Makhachev. However, that opportunity appears to have slipped…

Ilia Topuria’s coach Jorge Climent confirmed his split with the fighter ahead of Topuria’s lightweight title bout with Charles Oliveira. In preparation for his lightweight bout with Oliveira, Topuria announced he would be parting ways with longtime coach Jorge Climent. The coach also confirmed…

UFC lightweight champion Islam Makhachev was not too happy to hear about Chael Sonnen’s ducking allegations. The lightweight champ recently made a move to welterweight to compete for the title, but many believe this was his plan to dodge a superfight with featherweight champ…

Undefeated featherweight Movsar Evloev will make a return to the cage, but it will not be a title fight. Since his defeat of Aljamain Sterling at UFC 312, Evloev has sought a title bout, but he has constantly been overlooked. Evloev pushed for the…

During a recent filming of a Russian reality show called ALF Reality, Nate Diaz and his entourage got into a physical altercation with one of the contestants. Diaz’s friend and longtime training partner, Jake Shields, was also involved. ALF Reality follows a format similar…

Heavyweight champion Jon Jones seems to be taking his time before stepping back into the octagon. Jones has been on the lips of many as he has kept fans and opponents waiting for a unification bout with interim champion Tom Aspinall. The fighter has…

Featherweight champion Ilia Topuria vacated the featherweight division to battle for the lightweight belt, and the fighter is about to get his wish as he gears up to face Charles Oliveira. Prior to the fight, the two have had a longstanding rivalry, and with…

After months of being vocal about his dreams of chasing the welterweight belt, Islam Makhachev finally gets his shot, but many say he is dodging a fight with featherweight champ Ilia Topuria. Topuria recently moved up to lightweight and had plans of facing lightweight…

UFC bantamweight champion Merab Dvalishvili is set to defend his title at UFC 316 against Sean O’Malley—who he won it for the first time. While the fighter is preparing for his upcoming fight, his previous bout against Umar Nurmagomedov took quite a toll on…

PFL announced on Tuesday that they will be moving the date for their PFL 1 Africa event from July 26th to 19th. The PFL’s inaugural venture into Africa has been the focus of co-founder Donn Davis since they formed the league and named heavyweight…