Prospects

Stepping up on less than a week's notice, Diego Lopes, BJJ coach of upcoming title challenger Irene Aldana, takes on Movsar Evloev at UFC 288. The Contender Series alum came up short on the show, but gets a higher-profile...

Heavyweight Braxton Smith makes his octagon debut at UFC 288 this Saturday in Newark, NJ. The card is headlined by a bantamweight title fight, as Aljamain Sterling takes on the returning Henry Cejudo. Former double-champ Cejudo retired in 2020,...

A full five newcomers adorn Saturday's UFC Vegas 72 card, and one of those is Canadian standout Jamey-Lyn Horth. Horth struggled to find fights on the regional scene, and while competing as a flyweight there will make the move...

The UFC is back once more at the UFC Apex this Saturday, with five debuting fighters, none of whom earned contracts on the Contender Series. That makes this weekend something of a rarity, with a mix of short-notice fighters...

Irina Alekseeva was all set to make her promotional debut in the women's bantamweight division at UFC Vegas 72 this weekend. Then she went and missed weight on Friday, hitting the scales a sizable four pounds over the non-title...

The octagon returns to the Apex once again for UFC Vegas 72, and with the card comes the long-awaited debut of Fernando Padilla. Padilla signed with the promotion two years ago, but visa issues have kept him out until...

The UFC stays at home in the Apex this weekend, with bantamweights Song Yadong and Ricky Simon facing off in the main event. UFC Vegas 72 also features a full five debuting fighters, none of whom made their way...

Just over two years ago, we took a look at the top MMA prospects with five fights or less. You can view that piece here. At the time, featured were names like Jake Hadley, Casey O'Neill, Ian Garry, Carlos Ulberg,...

The UFC returns to the Apex this week, as UFC Vegas 71 features a heavyweight main event between Curtis Blaydes and Sergei Pavlovich. Also on the card is TUF Season 30 heavyweight winner Mohammed Usman. He is welcoming another...

The UFC returns to Kansas City this Saturday for the first time since 2017, with a Fight Night card headlined by featherweights Max Holloway and Arnold Allen. There are a couple of newcomers on the UFC Kansas City card,...