UFC 312 Hits Sydney, Australia on February 9, 2025
The UFC is set to make its return to Sydney, Australia this February. The octagon will arrive in Sydney on February 9, 2025 for UFC 312, set for the Qudos Bank Arena. That's a Sunday, local time, though the PPV...
Cameron Smotherman Replaces Brady Hiestand Opposite Jake Hadley at UFC Vegas 99
There's been a little switcheroo at this weekend's UFC Vegas 99, and it's a bit of a crazy journey for one fighter. With Brady Hiestand out of his fight with Jake Hadley (11-3), it's Cameron Smotherman (11-4) stepping in as...
Dana White: “The media will no longer control the rankings in the UFC”
UFC CEO Dana White insists that the media will no longer control fighter rankings following his disagreement with Khalil Rountree Jr's #8 ranking after falling to Alex Pereira at UFC 307. Dana White goes in on media coming up with...
Preston Parsons Meets Andreas Gustafsson at UFC’s January 11 Fight Night
The UFC has begun assembling its first card of 2025, and that includes a welterweight fight featuring Andreas Gustafsson taking on Preston Parsons. Octagon Update was first to report the news on social media on Tuesday. Parsons later confirmed the...
Dana White To Address UFC Rankings, Media Voters
UFC CEO Dana White is fed up with the rankings. In a video posted to his Instagram story the UFC boss revealed that he has a meeting scheduled this week to "fix the rankings." Safe to say Dana White is still...
Cowboy Says He’s Coming Out of Retirement, But There’s a Catch
Retirements in MMA last about as long as they do in professional wrestling. Exhibit #9999, fan favorite Cowboy Cerrone says he's returning to action, chasing 50 fights in the UFC (well, under the UFC/WEC/Zuffa banner). Cerrone, who retired following a...
David Onama vs. Lucas Almeida Set for UFC 309
Featherweight action is on tap for next month's UFC 309 in New York, New York. David Onama will face Lucas Almeida (15-3) at the event, which will take place at Madison Square Garden in New York City. News of the...
Battle vs. Brown Banger Booked for UFC 310
Bryan Battle will look to keep the ball rolling when he returns to action at UFC 310 later this year. Battle (11-2, 1NC), who won The Ultimate Fighter 29 at middleweight before dropping down to 170lbs, was in action just...
Flyweight’s Got Fight: The Remarkable Recovery of the UFC’s Smallest Weight Class
MMA is a roller coaster. Fighters know that, fans know that, and the media covering the sport most certainly does as well. The highs are high, the lows are low, and the burnout is real. Yet there are moments that...
Flyweight Headliner Named UFC Vegas 98 Fight of the Night
There was a time when the flyweight division was persona non grata in the UFC, a period when the promotion was set on dissolving the men's 125lb division. Which makes Saturday's frankly thrilling UFC Vegas 98 main event all the...