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We had a couple of entries for this year's Submission of the Year category, and somewhat surprisingly, none were of the buggy choke or Twister variety. Not even a standing guillotine. While there are never many of those to...

2025 has come to a close, and it has, as always, been quite the journey. There's never a lack of good fights in mixed martial arts, a sport where anything can happen. That's precisely why we love it. Still, one...

On the final day of the ESPN era, we look back on the milestones and the athletes that defined the UFC's time on the network. The UFC aired their first event on ESPN (well, ESPN+ to be specific) on January...

It's time once again for our annual Year-End awards, and this year we're leading with a new category: Story of the Year. The MMA media business is often a reflection of the sport itself (as it should be), one in...

English middleweight and former Cage Warriors star Christian Leroy Duncan has drawn his biggest assignment yet. Duncan (13-2) is set to face Georgian powerhouse Roman Dolidze (15-4) as part of next year's UFC London card, set for the O2 Arena...

UFC featherweight Bryce Mitchell is no stranger to making inflammatory statements, and he's let fly with another doozy regarding Anthony Joshua's recent car crash, which saw two of the heavyweight boxer's friends killed. While Joshua survived the crash, he will...

RIZIN 52 is set to take place on March 7, 2026 at the Ariake Arena in Tokyo, Japan, with the card and several fights announced during Wednesday's RIZIN 10th Anniversary show. Among the names involved, former featherweight title challenger Viktor...

It was to have been headlined by Ryan Bader making his promotional debut and looking to claim heavyweight gold. In the wake of Bader withdrawing due to injury, however, RIZIN's annual New Year's Eve show, the promotion's 10th Anniversary,...

The devastating car crash that injured Anthony Joshua has claimed the lives of two people closest to the former heavyweight champion, his longtime trainers and friends Sina Ghami and Kevin “Latif” Ayodele, according to a statement released by Nigerian...

During this break in events, we look at what are the biggest MMA fights that can be made in the year 2026. During one of the longest MMA breaks we've had in several years, it feels only right to look...