Alexander Volkanovski UFC

MMA 2022 Year in Review: Fighter of the Year

On the men's side of things, 2022 was a year that saw established champions fall again and again —  but one fighter not only held on to gold, but entered the conversation as the best-ever in his weight class....
Glover Teixeira and Jiri Prochazka, UFC 275

MMA 2022 Year in Review: Fight of the Year

Fight of the Year is always a hotly debated label, and as always, there were plenty of options in 2022. But while names like Gaethje, Chandler, and Poirier are often the go-tos in this category, it was a light...
Dana White, UFC 282

UFC President Dana White Involved In Altercation With Wife In Mexico, ‘No Excuse’

Video has surfaced of an altercation between UFC president Dana White and his wife Anne at a club in Mexico on New Year's Eve. White and his family were in Mexico for the holidays. TMZ published the video on Monday...

TTP Ep. 359 with An Ho, Felipe Bunes, and Unranked Challengers Countdown

TopTurtleMMA · Episode 359: An Ho, Felipe Bunes and Unranked Contenders An Ho Interview (2:06) Kicking off this edition of TTP is our interview with LFA flyweight An Ho. Ho talks about how he started in martial arts as a way...
Luca Poclit earns our Submission of the Year award for 2022

MMA 2022 Year in Review: Submission of the Year

There were a whole lot of slick submissions pulled off in 2022, making our Submission of the Year award a tough one to call. Given that our staff votes for the awards from a pool of every possible fight...
Tony Ferguson and Michael Chandler, UFC 274

MMA 2022 Year in Review: Knockout of the Year

There is nothing quite as exciting as a knockout finish in all of professional sports, and this year certainly had its fair share of them. When it comes to Knockout of the Year, however, there were two finishes in...
Victor Henry and Raphael Assuncao, UFC Vegas 62

Raphael Assuncao vs. Kyler Phillips Set For UFC Vegas 71

Las Vegas, NV - UFC bantamweights Raphael Assuncao and Kyler Phillips are set to face-off at UFC Vegas 71 from The Theatre at Virgin Hotels on March 11th. Iridium Sports Agency was the first to break the news. Assuncao (28-9) looks...
Leon Edwards, UFC 278

MMA 2022 Year in Review: Comeback of the Year

Our Comeback of the Year category recognizes the fighter who dug deep when the chips were down, rallied, and came back to win a fight they were otherwise set to lose. There were a few solid comebacks in MMA...
Jack Della Maddalena and Danny Roberts, UFC Vegas 65

MMA 2022 Year in Review: Newcomer of the Year

For the first time ever, we've introduced a Newcomer of the Year category to our year-end awards. And there were a whole lot of fighters freshly drafted to the big leagues who made an impact in 2022. From teenage...
Rafael Alves and Damir Ismagulov, UFC Vegas 27

UFC Lightweight Damir Ismagulov Announces Retirement From MMA

UFC lightweight Damir Ismagulov announced his retirement from MMA due to health circumstances on Sunday via social media. Ismagulov, 31, posted the announcement on his Instagram.   View this post on Instagram   A post shared by Дамир “Qazaq” Исмагулов (@ismagulov_damir) "Unfortunately, due to circumstances...