Payton Talbott takes a big step up in his next fight as he seeks to keep his perfect record intact. The blue-chip bantamweight prospect faces 23-fight veteran Raoni Barcelos at UFC’s first pay-per-view show of 2025 on Jan. 18, multiple people with knowledge of the booking told MMA Fighting. UFC 311 is rumored to take… Poursuivre la lecture Unbeaten prospect Payton Talbott to fight Raoni Barcelos at UFC 311

Islam Makhachev. Alex Pereira. Ilia Topuria. Any one of these incredible fighters is worthy of being called the best in the world. But who else belongs in the discussion? With the men’s Pound-for-Pound top-3 comfortably set for now, the MMA Fighting Crew looks ahead to 2025 to figure out if UFC champions Belal Muhammad, Dricus… Poursuivre la lecture Rankings Show: Who is most likely to be the next Pound-for-Pound king?

Jon Jones reached a pre-adjudication agreement to dismiss the charges in his case involving a drug-testing agent who filed assault charges against the UFC heavyweight champion back in March. On Tuesday, Judge Asra Elliott approved an agreement between the arresting officer and Jones that as long as he avoids any trouble for the next 90… Poursuivre la lecture Jon Jones reaches agreement for charges to be dismissed in assault case involving drug-testing agent

UFC middleweight champion Dricus du Plessis kept a watchful eye over his division on Saturday when he witnessed Khamzat Chimaev potentially become the new No. 1 contender at 185 pounds. Chimaev’s ascension ran parallel to Robert Whittaker’s demise after he saw his championship window potentially close for good when his jaw and teeth were shattered… Poursuivre la lecture Dricus du Plessis sends message to Khamzat Chimaev after watching him beat Robert Whittaker at UFC 308

Rafael dos Anjos turned 40 this past Saturday, but a knee injury suffered during his UFC 308 welterweight bout with Geoff Neal cut his celebration short in Abu Dhabi. On a three-fight losing skid now and winless for almost two years, the former UFC lightweight champion laments the fact he could have to go under… Poursuivre la lecture Rafael dos Anjos releases statement: ‘I’m not done yet’ after UFC 308 knee injury loss

MMA Fighting has UFC 308 results of the Topuria vs. Holloway fight card, live blogs for the entire main card, and more from the Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, on Saturday afternoon. In the main event, UFC featherweight champion Ilia Topuria will make his first title defense against former UFC champion Max… Poursuivre la lecture UFC 308 Results: Topuria vs. Holloway

Merab Dvalishvili still believes Sean O’Malley deserves a rematch before Umar Nurmagomedov gets his chance to fight for UFC gold. Dvalishvili captured the bantamweight title with a unanimous decision win over O’Malley at UFC 306 in September. Following the win, it appeared the surging Nurmagomedov would be next in line after his dominant win over… Poursuivre la lecture Merab Dvalishvili: ‘Scared’ Umar Nurmagomedov ‘doesn’t deserve to fight me’

UFC 308 is finally here, and with that comes the highly anticipated main event for the UFC featherweight title between Ilia Topuria and Max Hoilloway. Can Topuria, once again, back up his unbelievable confidence, or will Holloway regain the 145-pound title? On an all-new edition of Between the Links, special guest Action Bronson joins the… Poursuivre la lecture Watch BTL ft. Action Bronson live at 12:30 p.m. ET

Mike Perry is ready to make amends. The BKFC superstar and former UFC fighter addressed his recent DUI arrest publicly for the first time on his podcast after he was taken into custody on Oct. 12 after being stopped by police in Florida. Perry was detained and later released on $1,500 bail but body cam… Poursuivre la lecture Mike Perry addresses recent DUI arrest, apologizes for berating police officers

Max Holloway doesn’t mind trading verbal jabs with his opponents, but he doesn’t operate under the “when they go low, you go lower” mantra. In the leadup to UFC 308, Holloway sat down for a face-to-face interview with opponent Ilia Topuria where they went back and forth for nearly 20 minutes in a heated exchange.… Poursuivre la lecture Max Holloway responds to criticism he was teasing Ilia Topuria for struggling to speak English