DWCS: Damian Pinas Eager to Kick Off UFC Career, Wants Fight in 2025
Las Vegas — Middleweight Damian Pinas put away Vitor Costa with a 1-2 as part of their Contender Series showdown on Tuesday, taking a little over 90 seconds to earn himself a UFC deal. The win means Pinas now gets...
DWCS: Louis Jourdain Looks to Build Off Brother’s Experience As He Enters UFC
Las Vegas — Welcome to the UFC, Louis Jourdain. Jourdain, younger brother of Canadian UFC star Charles "Air" Jourdain, earned his way into the promotion care of a rear-naked choke submission of Magno Dias on the Contender Series this week. "I'm...
Merab Dvalishvili Believes Win at UFC 320 Makes Him Fighter of the Year
Las Vegas — Ahead of his UFC 320 media day appearance, bantamweight champion Merab Dvalishvili was awarded his letterman jacket for 50 clean tests under the UFC's Anti-Doping program. On hand to honor Dvalishvili was Jeff Novitzky, UFC Senior VP...
UFC 320: Abus Magomedov Reacts to Joe Pyfer Turning Down Earlier Offer to Fight...
Las Vegas — Middleweight Abus Magomedov returns at UFC 320, where he takes on Contender Series star Joe Pyfer on the Las Vegas card. "I think Joe is a tough guy," said Magomedov (28-6-1) during this week's media day, adding...
UFC 320: Magomed Ankalaev Pushed for Poatan Rematch to Be in Abu Dhabi
Las Vegas — Magomed Ankalaev headlines UFC 320 this Saturday, with the light heavyweight champion finding himself in an immediate rematch with the man he dethroned earlier this year, Alex Pereira. The Dagestani has seen a rather interesting build to...
Josh Emmett Admits Youssef Zalal Wasn’t His Ideal Opponent for UFC 320
Las Vegas — Ahead of this weekend's UFC 320, featherweight Josh Emmett was quick to admit that Youssef Zalal was not necessarily the name he'd been looking to fight. Emmett (19-5), now 40, is looking to bounce back from a...
UFC Perth: Michelle Montague Says Bantamweight Is “Perfect” For Her
Undefeated PFL veteran Michelle Montague (6-0) makes her octagon debut at UFC Perth this weekend, and being so close to her home of New Zealand, it seems everything is going according to plan. Montague touched on that, and added that...
Ivan Erslan Has “No Doubts” Ahead of UFC Perth
Ivan Erslan hasn't had the start to his UFC career that the Croatian veteran had hoped. Erslan (14-5, 1NC) was a two-time title challenger in his old home of KSW, but has started his UFC run at 0-2. Despite that,...
Navajo Stirling Plans to Knock Out Bellato at UFC Perth: “No More Acting”
Light heavyweight Navajo Stirling knows he's still green in the fight game, which makes him thankful for the cage time he's had in the UFC thus far. Returning at UFC Perth this weekend where he faces Rodolfo Bellato, the New...
Cam Rowston Embraces Tough UFC Debut Against Andre Petroski at Perth
Cam Rowston will make the walk to the Octagon for the first time this Saturday, debuting at UFC Perth against seasoned middleweight Andre Petroski in a matchup that will test the Australian newcomer right out of the gate. Rowston (12-3)...
