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The tightest race of our year-end awards for 2024 came in the Upset of the Year category. Given MMA is a sport where one punch can change everything, that's not at all surprising. Upsets can and do happen, and...

The UFC's first PPV of 2025 in the fight capital of the world takes place on March 8 in Las Vegas which saw three more bouts added to it's card. TUF winner Mairon Santos and Francis Marshall will meet in...

When you think about the greatest comebacks of all time in MMA, your mind almost certainly goes to Pat Barry vs. Cheick Kongo. Or maybe Anderson Silva vs. Chael Sonnen I. Great comebacks in fighting almost always have a...

UFC bantamweight title challenger Umar Nurmagomedov will finally get to face Merab Dvalishvili at UFC 311 in just a couple of weeks in Inglewood, CA. Still it hasn't stopped him from poking at the champion as the fight gets closer. First...

Our Newcomer of the Year award goes to the fighter who, newly signed to a major promotion, made the biggest impact (in other words, we're not counting time spent on the regional circuit per se). This year's winner definitely...

Former UFC strawweight Paige VanZant has announced her return to MMA and her signing with the newest promotion Global Fight League. "They are picking up anybody and everybody who has a name in this sport that’s a free agent. They...

Our event of the year likely comes as no surprise. If anything, the biggest surprise is that there were no opposing views. Despite the brilliant production of Noche UFC and the 11-hour, 22-fight long RIZIN Decade that still turned...

A high-profile middleweight match-up is being lined up for UFC Mexico City this March. That fight is expected to see Joe Pyfer take on Kelvin Gastelum at the Fight Night event on March 29, 2025. The card takes place at...

Youssef Zalal is set to face Calvin Kattar at UFC Vegas 102 on February 15, 2025. News of the booking was revealed by Zalal himself on the JAXXON podcast on Tuesday, though the featherweight noted that he had not yet...

We continue our year end awards with our 2024 Knockout of the Year, and being honest, there wasn't much debate. That's what happens when you have a highly anticipated fight between two fan-favorites that ends in a "did you...