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Yi Zha, UFC

Road to UFC 2: Episode 1 Breakdown and Predictions

Later this month, the Road to UFC tournament returns for its second instalment. Featuring top up-and-coming talents out of Asia looking to make their way to the UFC, Road to UFC 2 will once again include fighters across four...
Kaan Olfivideo

Meet Kaan Ofli, Top Australian Featherweight MMA Prospect

If you don't know "Genghis" Kaan, you should. Australian Kaan Ofli (11-2-1), a top featherweight prospect who has been fighting all across the globe, credits mixed martial arts for keeping him out of jail, or worse. "It's not easy out there,"...
Darlan Ferreira

Prospect Watch: Brazil’s Darlan Ferreira

Brazilian featherweight Darlan Ferreira looks to have all the talents to make it to the UFC, and is training alongside a quickly-rising UFC star already. Here's a closer look at this talented Brazilian 145'er. Tale of the Tape Fighting out of...
Rolando Bedoya, UFC 288

Welcome to the UFC: Rolando Bedoya

The UFC returns to Newark, NJ for the first time since prior to COVID for UFC 288: Sterling vs. Cejudo. And if that didn't give it away, it's Aljamain Sterling defending his bantamweight title against Henry Cejudo in the...
Diego Lopes, UFC 288 weigh-in

Welcome to the UFC: Diego Lopes

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...
Braxton Smith, UFC 288

Welcome to the UFC: Braxton Smith

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,...
Jamey-Lyn Horth, UFC Vegas 72

Welcome to the UFC: Jamey-Lyn Horth

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...
Marcus McGhee, UFC Vegas 72 weigh-in

Welcome to the UFC: Marcus McGhee

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, UFC Vegas 72 weigh-in

Welcome to the UFC: Irina Alekseeva

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...
Fernando Padilla, UFC Vegas 72 weigh-in

Welcome to the UFC: Fernando Padilla

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...

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UFC: A Prospect From Every Country That The Promotion Should Sign

It's that time of year again: the UFC has wrapped up for the season, and it's time to look to the future and what's...