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Austrian featherweight Bogdan Grad made his promotional debut at UFC Saudi Arabia on Saturday, taking on Brazil's Lucas Alexander in preliminary card action. The UFC's second trip to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia had lost a couple fights shortly before...

The third Tipsport Gamechanger tournament, this time at middleweight, kicked off at Oktagon 66 on Saturday, which marked the start of the European promotion's 2025. The gamechanger tournament has been just that, a game changer for fighters outside the UFC,...

The UFC returns to Saudi Arabia for the second time on Saturday, with this sophomore UFC Saudi Arabia card headlined by former middleweight champ Israel Adesanya, looking for a return to form against contender Nassourdine Imavov. For "The Last Stylebender,"...

UFC heavyweight Hamdy Abdelwahab looked to bounce back from a rough promotional debut against Jamal Pogues at UFC Riyadh on Saturday. Abdelwahab (3-0) had his UFC debut at UFC 277 against Don'Tale Mayes. He went onto earn a split-decision victory,...

In 2023, we saw the beginning of Deniz Ilbay`s Oktagon MMA tenure. The talented boxer made the transition to MMA in 2021, where he rattled off 4 wins, before Oktagon picked him up. His Oktagon tenure started with a 3rd...

Just a couple of months after former ONE double champ Reinier De Ridder warned fighters about signing with ONE Championship, Australia's Reece McLaren has requested his release from the promotion. McLaren (18-9) sits on a two fight win streak, is...

It might be apropos, perhaps even too on the nose, but UFC veteran David Zawada believes his experience can be a game-changer at Oktagon 66. Zawada (19-10) finds himself in the opening round of the latest Tipsport Gamechanger tournament, with...

Despite only being in the MMA game for a few years, Deniz Ilbay has drawn quite the support. His non-stop style has led to a finish in all but one of his fights and has prompted Oktagon to put...

On Thursday evening, Oktagon MMA announced via social media that french fighters, Damien Lapilus and Anthony Salamone, would be pulled from Saturday night's fight card. The statement stated that Lapilus and Salamone were suspended by the French federation, due to...

Their rivalry in the cage ended years ago, and Khabib Nurmagomedov has long since retired, but erstwhile UFC star Conor McGregor, who hasn't seen action since 2021, continues to attack his old foe. On Friday, McGregor launched a profane rant,...