The UFC lightweight division can potentially go through a large changing of the guard in the first half of 2024. UFC CEO Dana White surprised the MMA community with recent announcements of big upcoming matchups in the 155-pound division. First, fans will be treated to the five-round non-title co-main event banger between the perennial lightweight… Poursuivre la lecture Morning Report: Arman Tsarukyan says Justin Gaethje ‘has to wait’ for title shot after Charles Oliveira fight announcement

Michael Page is officially UFC-bound. After years of growing his name and resume through the ranks of the Bellator welterweight division, England’s “MVP” will now test himself against the best the world has to offer. That all starts with Kevin Holland at UFC 299 in Miami, Fla., on March 9. Arguably the biggest knock on… Poursuivre la lecture Morning Report: Michael ‘Venom’ Page envisions ‘absolutely massive’ Leon Edwards title fight, believes ‘we can sell out a stadium’

Israel Adesanya wanted to pull the trigger in his last fight. The journey to UFC 293 in September felt eerily similar to the looming UFC 300 this coming April. Sure, there’s a bigger time gap between now and the “super show,” but the MMA world was waiting longer than expected, wondering, “What the hell are… Poursuivre la lecture Morning Report: Israel Adesanya was ready to ‘kill or be killed’ vs. Sean Strickland until coach said ‘let’s be tactical’

Ilia Topuria is ready to make history at UFC 298. Dreams of headlining a UFC event in Spain have already been one of Topuria’s most-desired goals as he’s climbed the featherweight ladder. Wrap a UFC title around the 26-year-old’s waist and surely that dream will come true sooner rather than later. The undefeated 14-0 Topuria… Poursuivre la lecture Morning Report: Ilia Topuria says ‘it’s time to move on’ from MMA for ‘old’ Alexander Volkanovski

Back when the UFC was booming in Brazil in the early 2010s, with Anderson Silva reaching superstar status, Allan Nascimento was one of the hottest prospects in Brazilian MMA. But a lot has changed since. Nascimento stumbled along the way in regional shows before finally joining the UFC a decade later. Now he’s more mature… Poursuivre la lecture UFC’s Allan Nascimento explains how working as cornermen for Chute Boxe teammates helps own fighting career

A lot of MMA observers think former UFC heavyweight Stipe Miocic should step aside to decide the best in the big-man division. That includes interim champ Tom Aspinall, who’s publicly campaigned to unify the belt against undisputed champ Jon Jones. On Friday, Miocic responded to a series of tweets from Aspinall arguing the title unifier… Poursuivre la lecture Stipe Miocic responds to Tom Aspinall over flurry of calls for Jon Jones fight

ONE Championship featherweight king Tang Kai and current interim champ Thanh Le will meet in a rematch and title unification bout at ONE 166. The fight, scheduled to take place in Qatar on March 1 and air live in the U.S. on ONEFC.com, comes over a year after their first encounter ended with Tang winning… Poursuivre la lecture Tang Kai vs. Thanh Le 2 featherweight title unification rematch set for ONE 166 in Qatar

UFC CEO Dana White recently declared fighters in the promotion will once again be allowed to walk out with flags from their home countries. But it doesn’t appear that rule will apply to bantamweight prospect Farid Basharat or his older brother, Javid. The Basharat siblings hail from Afghanistan, a country now led by the Taliban,… Poursuivre la lecture Farid Basharat doubts UFC will OK carrying Afghanistan flag despite new rule from Dana White

Andre Fili’s first knockout in over four years should have been the story of his fight week. In all likelihood, he’ll remember UFC 296 for what happened in the days leading up to it. On Saturday, Fili picked up a spectacular first-round TKO of Lucas Almeida to return to the win column and keep his… Poursuivre la lecture Andre Fili recounts going from death of dog to triumphant UFC 296 knockout

Eight months after announcing his retirement at UFC 287, Jorge Masvidal on Monday tweeted he is “unretired.” The two-time UFC welterweight title challenger added nothing beyond his one-word message, and he did not immediately respond to a request for additional comment from MMA Fighting. This past October, Masvidal targeted a return to competition in boxing… Poursuivre la lecture Jorge Masvidal announces he’s ‘unretired’ 8 months after hanging up gloves in MMA