DWCS Winner Marcio Barbosa Promised Father He’d Win Contract from Big Promotion
Las Vegas — Brazilian featherweight Marcio Barbosa spent years away from his family, working to achieve his dream of making it to the UFC. He did just that on Tuesday, earning a UFC contract as part of Week 3 of...
DWCS: Donte Johnson Willing to Fight From 170 to Heavyweight
Las Vegas — Four yeas ago, Donte Johnson walked into a gym at 290 pounds. One year ago, he took his first professional fight. On Tuesday, as part of Dana White's Contender Series 2025 Week 3, Johnson (6-0) won his...
DWCS: Ryan Gandra Had to Make “Tough” Choice Between Day Job, Fighting
Las Vegas — New opponent, no problem. Brazilian middleweight Ryan Gandra got the job done on Week 3 of Dana White's Contender Series 2025, earning himself a UFC contract after a first-round finish of Trent Miller. Following the card, Gandra...
Abdul Rakhman Yakhyaev Targeting UFC Title Within Two Years Following DWCS Win
Las Vegas — Turkish light heavyweight Abdul Rakhman Yakhyaev took all of 30 seconds to make an impression, and win a UFC contract, on Dana White's Contender Series on Tuesday night. Appearing on week three of the show, Yakhyaev used...
PFL: Costello van Steenis Wants to Fight World Tournament Champ by Year’s End
Hollywood, FL — Cotello van Steenis claimed middleweight gold from Johnny Eblen recently, and he's already lining up his next PFL Champions Series opponent. "I hope by the end of the year, I'll fight Fabian or Dalton Rosta. One...
PFL Hollywood: Josh Silveira Taking a “Different Route” to the Top
Hollywood, FL — Middleweight Josh Silveira's daughter was on hand for his win at PFL Hollywood this past Thursday, though as he noted, she's still too young to appreciate it. Still, seeing her there, wearing ear protection at such a...
PFL Hollywood’s Jean-Pierre St. Louis: “After Tonight, You Guys Will Know Who the F*ck...
Hollywood, FL — Fighting at a 175lb contracted weight (which is how the fight was offered to him), welterweight Jean-Pierre St. Louis kicked off the PFL Hollywood card on Thursday, winning a decision over Tyler Ray— his second victory...
PFL Hollywood: Sergey Bilostenniy Hopes to Be Back in World Tournament Next Year
Hollywood, FL — Russian heavyweight Sergey Bilostenniy knocked out UFC vet Karl Williams at PFL Hollywood this Thursday, improving his record in the promotion to 3-1 overall. Despite what can only be seen as an excellent result, Bilostenniy (14-4) found...
DWCS Week 3’s Damon Wilson: “Not a Man Will Stand in Front of Me”...
Mixed emotions greeted Damon Wilson upon learning he'd be getting a shot at the UFC as part of Dana White's Contender Series this year. "I thought about this moment for a long time, thought about that specific phone call for...
Richie Miranda Retains LFA Title, Calls For Shot At UFC
LFA lightweight champion Richie Miranda retained his title at LFA 215 scoring a unanimous decision in a war with Ilay Barzilay on Friday night. Miranda (12-1) put on a performance for the Ventura, CA crowd, but it wasn't without adversity....
