Jafel Filho Submits Carpenter in First Round, Delivers Statement Win on Home Soil
Brazil’s Jafel Filho will look to make a statement in front of his home crowd when he faces undefeated prospect Clayton Carpenter in a high-stakes flyweight showdown at UFC Rio on Saturday. Filho (16-4) enters UFC Rio looking to rebound...
UFC Rio: Vitor Petrino Turns Lights Out on Thomas Petersen
One of a planned three heavyweight fights at UFC Rio (though Usman vs. Walker wound up cancelled) saw Vitor Petrino take on Thomas Petersen. Petrino had started his UFC run at 205 pounds, but after back-to-back losses, moved to heavyweight...
UFC Rio: Bia Mesquita Impresses, Subs Irina Alekseeva in Debut
Beatriz Mesquita (or simply Bia Mesquita) made her debut at Saturday's UFC Rio, where the 24-time BJJ world champ faced off against "Russian Ronda" irina Alekseeva. Mesquita, for nearly a decade, had won nothing but gold in the jiu-jitsu world;...
UFC Rio: Lucas Rocha Styles On Stewart Nicoll, Earns First UFC Win
Flyweights Lucas Rocha and Stewart Nicoll faced off on the UFC Rio preliminary card on Saturday, as the UFC returned to Brazil for the first time in over a year. The promotion's last visit had come in May of 2024,...
UFC Rio: Julia Polastri Lights Up Karolina Kowalkiewicz for TKO Finish
Strawweight action at UFC Rio saw Julia Polastri take on former 115lb title challenger Karolina Kowalkiewicz. Polastri was a sizeable favorite in the bout, despite the experience edge of Poland's Kowalkiewicz, who had lost her last two bouts. Kowalkiewicz pressed the...
UFC Rio: Saimon Oliveira Blows Weight, Ends Up Submitted by Luan Lacerda
There's blowing weight, and then there's how Saimon Oliveira came into his UFC Rio fight with Luan Lacerda. Coming in a full eight pounds over the bantamweight limit, Oliveira forced a 144lb catchweight, basically making the bout a featherweight affair....
Daniel Santos Opens Up on Botched UFC 320 Weight Cut
Las Vegas — In a 153lb catchweight, Daniel Santos scored a TKO victory over Joo Sang Yoo at UFC 320 on Saturday. The end came just past twenty seconds into the second round, and Santos touched on "mistakes" that he...
What’s Next: UFC 320 Losers
UFC 320 boasted two exciting title fights on its five-fight main and 14-fight total card. Four of the five fights on the main card ended with a finish. In the main event, Magomed Ankalaev lost his light heavyweight title...
UFC 320: “Chama” Not Dead, Alex Pereira Smashes Magomed Ankalaev
Could Alex Pereira reclaim the title he'd lost to Magomed Ankalaev earlier this year? Or would Ankalaev close the door on their rivalry and move on to bigger things as light heavyweight champion? Those were the questions waiting to be...
UFC 320: Merab Dvalishvilli Dominant Again, Defends Title Against Cory Sandhagen
Bantamweight champion Merab Dvalishvili looked to defend his title for the third time in 2025 when he took on Cory Sandhagen in the UFC 320 co-main event. Sandhagen had found himself in interim title fights in years past, but was...
























