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Islam Makhachev has been dealt a strong hand as he looks to defend his title against featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski who steps in on ten days' notice at UFC 294. https://twitter.com/ufc/status/1706724165297094982?s=20 Going into UFC 294, UFC lightweight champion Islam Makhachev has...

The UFC returns to Abu Dhabi this weekend, with UFC 294 headlined by a short-notice title fight between Islam Makhachev and Alexander Volkanovski — a rematch of their February match-up. Among several newcomers, the highly-touted Sharabutdin Magomedov makes his...

Kamaru Usman will be looking to deliver the upset of the year when he looks to spoil the return of superstar contender Khamzat Chimaev at UFC 294. https://twitter.com/ufc/status/1635823130777100289?s=20 A week ago, Kamaru Usman was nowhere to be found.  While he'd entertained...

BareKnuckle FC was in South Carolina on Friday night for BKFC 52: Barnett vs. Richardson at the Colonial Life Arena in Columbia, SC. Headlining the latest bareknuckle event was bantamweight champion Reggie Barnett, looking to defend his title against Keith...

Charles Rosa, Don Shainis, Nate Andrews and Eric Spiceley were among the familiar names in action at Friday's CES 75 at the Foxwoods Resort Casino in Ledyard, CT. CES MMA has long been a staple of New England MMA, and...

At UFC 294 this Saturday, Mohammad Yahya will make his UFC debut, as he takes on Trevor Peek. Yahya, who is the former UAE Warriors lightweight champion, is on a five fight win streak, heading into his promotional debut. The 29-year-old...

Abu Azaitar will make just his third appearance in over five years this coming Saturday, as he takes on Sedriques Dumas at UFC 294. The Moroccan last competed in March of 2021, where he was finished by Marc-Andre Barriault. Prior...

This coming Saturday at UFC 294, Javid Basharat will look to continue his win streak in the UFC, as he takes on Victor Henry. The two 135lbers were originally scheduled to fight back in September on the Fiziev vs Gamrot...

It's France versus Belarus in the main event of ONE Friday Fights 37 at the Lumpinee Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand on Friday, October 20, 2023. The headlining fight was set to see eight-time world champ Rafi Bohic of France take...

The card that unfolds in Abu Dhabi this weekend isn't what fans were expecting when UFC 294 was first announced. In a rare silver lining, it might actually be better. Initially, Islam Makhachev was set to defend his lightweight title...