Dakota Ditcheva Has “No Problem” Fighting Carmouche, but “PFL Didn’t Give Me Liz”
After a year-long layoff, PFL women's flyweight star Dakota Ditcheva returns to action Friday at PFL New York, taking on ex-Bellator title challenger and kickboxer Denise Kielholtz in the night's co-main event. Ahead of the fight at the UBS Arena...
PFL New York: Usman Nurmagomedov Feels His Family Is Best in Combat Sports History
Win or lose come Friday night at PFL New York, lightweight champion Usman Nurmagomedov believes he's the best Bellator and PFL champion in history. "Yes, my opinion, yes," Nurmagomedov (21-0, 1NC) told media outlets including Cageside Press during this week's...
Navajo Stirling Sees UFC Belgrade As Chance to Crack Top 5
With Bogdan Guskov pulling out of a UFC Belgrade fight against Jan Blachowicz in favor of fighting Magomed Ankalaev last week (a move that didn't quite pan out), it's Navajo Stirling stepping in against the former light heavyweight champ,...
UFC Belgrade: Daniel Rodriguez Not Calm, Just Conserving Energy
The topography in front of UFC Belgrade welterweight Daniel Rodriguez has shifted a near 180 in recent months, as this weekend's main event fighter went from a Mexican prison to headlining the first ever UFC event in Belgrade, Serbia. And...
UFC Abu Dhabi: Tyrell Fortune Explains Why He Won’t Fight Cortes-Acosta
Heavyweight Tyrell Fortune was a key part of Bellator MMA's heavyweight division, and finally arrived in the UFC earlier this year, winning a unanimous decision over Marcin Tybura out of the gate (in a hiccup, the fight was initially...
UFC Abu Dhabi: Steve Erceg Wants to Be Exciting Enough to Consistently Be Main...
After competing for the UFC flyweight championship in 2024, coming up short as many have against Alexandre Pantoja, Australia's Steve Erceg hit a bit of a slump. Three straight losses (including the one to Pantoja) had him in a rough...
Ezra Elliot Explains Missed Weight, Dominant Wrestling Clinic Victory Over Anderson
Three days notice. An 18-pound weight cut, missed weight. Then a dominant UFC debut against one of the world's best grapplers. Ezra Elliot couldn't have asked for a much tougher set of circumstances heading into UFC Oklahoma City, but none...
UFC Oklahoma City’s Tommy McMillen: Besides Champs, Nobody “Deserves My Attention”
Oklahoma City — A teammate of talents like Sean O'Malley and Drakkar Klose, Tommy McMillen has burst on the scene in the UFC, and on Saturday, picked up his second victory inside the octagon when he put a drubbing...
UFC Oklahoma City: Kamaru Usman Wants to Stay Busy, for Right Opportunities
Oklahoma City — Saturday simply wasn't Kamaru Usman's night, as he was soundly defeated by Dricus Du Plessis in the main event of UFC Oklahoma City. Usman (21-5) has now lost three of his last four, but the former welterweight...
UFC Oklahoma City: Christian Leroy Duncan Looking to Return in Paris
Oklahoma City — Extending his current win streak to five straight, British middleweight Christian Leroy Duncan is poised to crack the top ten following his defeat of Jared Cannonier at UFC Oklahoma City on Saturday. CLD battered and bruised "The...
