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Philadelphia — Dana White had reason to be upbeat following Saturday's UFC 330 at the Xfinity Mobile Arena in Philadelphia. His welterweight champion (and former lightweight king), Islam Makhachev, successfully defended his title against Ian Machado Garry, surpassing Anderson Silva's...

UFC 330 saw the promotion return to Philadelphia for the first time since 2019, with two title fights and a noted lack of ranked fighters outside the two headlining bouts. Islam Makhachev and Mackenzie Dern retained their titles to close...

Islam Makhachev looked to build on his own legacy and defend his welterweight title for the first time in the main event of UFC 330, where Ireland's Ian Machado Garry was looking to write a big chapter in his...

Movsar Evloev finally has his title shot against Alexander Volkanovski. Merab Dvalishvili and Petr Yan will finally settle things once and for all. And UFC 333 finally has its line-up set. Announced during Saturday's UFC 330 main card, UFC 333...

Mackenzie Dern looked to make the first defense of her women's strawweight title on Saturday, taking on Canadian challenger Gillian Robertson in the co-main event of UFC 330. Dern locked up a neck early, but Robertson worked to the fence,...

Bantamweight Raul Rosas Jr. has his first UFC main event set. Rosas (12-1) will face off against Raoni Barcelos (22-5) in the five-round main event of UFC Vegas 121 on September 21, 2026. Promotion officials announced the booking during Saturday's...

A late shuffling of the UFC 330 deck saw lightweights Jalin Turner and Kaue Fernandes bumped to the night's main card. There, both men looked to build on recent success. It was Turner, however, getting the job done before the...

Welterweight Sean Brady didn't get to fight at home at UFC 330 on Saturday, but he does have his next assignment locked in. Brady (19-2), a Philadelphia native, will face Gabriel Bonfim (20-1) in the main event of the UFC's...

Middleweights Mansur Abdul-Malik and Dustin Stoltzfus were the second fight in on the UFC 330 main card, with both fighters looking to return to the win column. Saturday night at the Xfinity Mobile Arena in Philadelphia found Abdul-Malik looking to...

Saturday was the end of the road for Brazilian veteran Edson Barboza. The longtime UFC fighter, who had competed at lightweight and featherweight, faced Esteban Ribovics to kick off the UFC 330 main card in Philadelphia. Barboza looked emotional, and...