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One of three heavyweight fights on Saturday's UFC Saudi Arabia card found Contender Series vets Shamil Gaziev and Thomas Petersen face off. Petersen was a class of '23 Contender Series winner, while Gaziev had fought his way into the UFC...

UFC lightweight Terrance McKinney took some time away after dropping his last fight, but aimed to get back to his winning ways against Damir Hadzovic at UFC Riyadh on Saturday. McKinney (15-7) burst onto the UFC scene in 2021 with...

The first-ever UFC fight in Saudi Arabia featuring female combatants arrived on Saturday, as Canada's Jasmine Jasudavicius took on ex-title challenger Mayra Bueno Silva. Jasudavicius was welcoming "Sheetara," who she had trained with in the past, back to the flyweight...

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...