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1 week ago | 
mmafighting.com | Alexander Lee |Jed Meshew
Esther Lin, MMA Fighting Umar Nurmagomedov says Islam Makhachev didn’t want to give up his lightweight belt. For most of 2025, MMA fans salivated over the prospect of a superfight between Islam Makhachev and Ilia Topuria. But that fell apart when Belal Muhammad lost his welterweight title to Jack Della Maddalena at UFC 315.
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2 weeks ago | 
mmafighting.com | Alexander Lee |Alexander Lee
Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC Jared Cannonier has a tough challenge for his 20th UFC appearance. The UFC announced Friday that Cannonier (18-8) is set to fight Michael “Venom” Page (23-3) at UFC 319, which takes place Aug. 16 at United Center in Chicago. MagicM was first to report the middleweight matchup. Cannonier, currently No. 11 in the MMA Fighting Global Rankings, has been with the UFC for over a decade and has competed in three weight classes.
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2 weeks ago | 
mmafighting.com | Jed Meshew |Alexander Lee |Mike Heck |Damon Martin
Photo by Ed Mulholland/Zuffa LLC UFC 316 is in the books, and we have one new champion and one champion making a claim for all-time greatness. On Saturday in Newark, N.J., Merab Dvalishvili successfully defended his men’s bantamweight title at UFC 316, submitting Sean O’Malley in their rematch in the main event. Now with two title defenses to his name, Dvalishvili is rapidly rising in the ranks of all-time great status, but just how far along is he?
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3 weeks ago | 
mmafighting.com | Alexander Lee |Jed Meshew
Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC Jon Anik has seen enough: Merab Dvalishvili is already the bantamweight GOAT. This Saturday, Dvalishvili defends his title in a rematch with Sean O’Malley in the main event of UFC 316. It’s Dvalishvili’s second title defense, and if he wins, his 13th consecutive win. It would also be Dvalishvili’s fifth win over a former UFC champion, but even if O’Malley gets his revenge on Saturday, Anik believes “The Machine” has already cemented legacy.
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1 month ago | 
mmafighting.com | Alexander Lee |Jed Meshew
Esther Lin, MMA Fighting Daniel Cormier has on interest in reigniting his feud with Jon Jones. “Bones” was recently responding to fan questions on YouTube when he was asked how he thought he would fare against Cormier if they both met at heavyweight in their primes. Cormier and Jones had two memorable battles at light heavyweight, both of which were won by Jones (their second meeting was overturned to a no-contest when Jones later tested positive for a banned substance).
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1 month ago | 
mmafighting.com | Jed Meshew |Alexander Lee
Belal Muhammad and Valentina Shevchenko are set for their first title defenses. This Saturday, at UFC 315 in Montreal, Quebec, Muhammad puts his welterweight title on the line against Jack Della Maddalena in the main event, while Shevchenko starts her second women’s flyweight title run against Manon Fiorot. Will both new champions keep their belts are are the welterweight and women’s flyweight divisions in for more changeover? Ahead of Saturday’s pay-per-view event, MMA Fighting’s Alexander K.
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1 month ago | 
mmafighting.com | Alexander Lee |Jed Meshew
Photo by Mark R. Milan/Getty Images We’re one step closer to the biggest superfight in MMA. This past weekend, former World’s Strongest Man Eddie Hall squared off with five-time World’s Strongest Man Mariusz Pudzianowski at KSW 105. The bout was one of the most highly anticipated freakshow fights in recent history, and despite it being his official MMA debut, Hall demolished Pudzianowski in just 30 seconds.
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2 months ago | 
mmafighting.com | Alexander Lee |Alexander Lee
Pit Boss Grappling, YouTube Welcome to the latest edition of Missed Fists where we shine a light on fights from across the globe that may have been overlooked in these hectic times where it seems like there’s an MMA show every other day. In the neverending search for combat sports innovation, we talk a lot about tweaking rulesets and outside-of-the-box gimmicks, but rarely do we consider how overhauling the gear could change the game.
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2 months ago | 
mmafighting.com | Alexander Lee |Alexander Lee
At the UFC Vegas 105 weigh-ins, all 26 fighters on Saturday’s UFC fight card step on the scale Friday in Las Vegas. Watch a live stream of the official weigh-ins above, courtesy of Ag. Fight. In the main event, featherweights Josh Emmett and Lerone Murphy have to hit 146 pounds for their non-title fight. In the penultimate bout of the evening, Pat Sabatini and Joanderson Brito also have to weigh no more than 146 pounds for their non-title featherweight bout.
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2 months ago | 
mmafighting.com | Jed Meshew |Alexander Lee
Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images Jack Della Maddalena welcomes a striking battle with Belal Muhammad, even if he doesn’t expect their fight to play out that way. The Australian slugger gets his shot at Muhammad’s welterweight title when they meet in the main event of UFC 315 in Montreal, Canada, on May 10. Della Maddalena has won 17 straight fights since beginning his career 0-2, collecting a number of highlight-reel knockouts along the way.
