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Serious Injury forces Paige VanZant out of Power Slap title fight

4 days ago | mmaweekly.com | Jeff Cain

Following her Power Slap 12 unanimous decision win over Mikael-Michelle Brown, former UFC fight Paige VanZant called for a Power Slap title shot. She was granted her wish. VanZant was scheduled to face Brown in a rematch on June 27, during UFC International Fight Week, for the inaugural Power Slap Flyweight Championship. Unfortunately, an injury has forced VanZant out of the title bout. The 31-year-old detailed her injury in a lengthy video posted to social media on Tuesday.
Tom Aspinall: 'Jon Jones is retired and it's time to move on'

4 days ago | mmaweekly.com | Jeff Cain

Interim UFC heavyweight champion Tom Aspinall declared himself the undisputed heavyweight titleholder and says he has a date and location for his octagon return, "Jon Jones retired," Aspinall said on the Good Guy / Bad Guy podcast. "You guys don't follow Jon on social media? "The guy is living his best life. He's had a fantastic career, we all know. We know Jon's a religious man, so I want to say God bless him moving forward in what he does in his life and his career and we move on. We move on.
UFC 316 Embedded, Episode 1: ‘We’ve checked all the boxes’

4 days ago | miamiherald.com | Jeff Cain

On the first episode of UFC 316 Embedded, former champion Sean O'Malley shows off his new baby and trains; champion Merab Dvalishvili listens to MMA news in the morning and heads to the gym to hit pads; Vicente Luque and his son look for turtles; Patchy Mix prepares for his UFC Debut; champ Julianna Peña and Kayla Harrison exchange words in a live interview. UFC 316 take place at the Prudential Center in Newark, N.J. and is headlined by two world title bouts.
Merab Dvalishvili vs. Sean O'Malley 2

5 days ago | bvmsports.com | Jeff Cain

UFC 316 at the Prudential Center in Newark, N.J. on Saturday is headlined by a bantamweight championship rematch. Titleholder Merab Dvalishvili (19-4) and former champion Sean O'Malley (18-2, 1 NC) run it back. Dvalishvili won the 135-pound championship by defeating O'Malley at UFC 306 at The Sphere in Las Vegas last September. He successfully defend the title against Umar Nurmagomedov at UFC 311 in January.
UFC 316 Countdown: Julianna Peña vs. Kayla Harrison

5 days ago | miamiherald.com | Jeff Cain

UFC 316, at the Prudential Center in Newark, N.J. on Saturday, features two world title bouts. UFC 316 Countdown focuses on the co-main event women's bantamweight title fight between champion Julianna Peña (12-5) and two-time Olympic gold medalist Kayla Harrison (18-1). Take a deep dive into the highly anticipated matchup as UFC 316 fight week kicks off. UFC 316 Countdown: Peña vs. Harrison VIDEOCopyright 2025 The Arena Group, Inc.
Maycee Barber breaks silence following UFC Vegas 107 main event cancellation

5 days ago | kentucky.com | Jeff Cain

No. 5 ranked women's flyweight contender Maycee Barber did not have a good UFC Vegas 107 fight week. "The Future" missed weight during Friday's weigh-in and was then forced out of the main event match against No. 4 ranked Erin Blanchfield when the two were about to make their walks to the octagon. Barber, according to UFC executive Hunter Campbell, suffered a seizure moments before making her way to the cage at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas on Saturday.
Chael Sonnen was ready to go to Thailand to defend Nate Diaz on 'Russian TUF'

1 week ago | mmaweekly.com | Jeff Cain

When former UFC title challenger Chael Sonnen saw the video of Nate Diaz getting into a physical altercation with a contestant on Russian's version of The Ultimate Fighter, "ALF Reality," it angered the industry insider. "I just saw a video in Thailand where some guys cornered Nate Diaz, and I've got a lot of problems with this video," Sonnen said on his YouTube channel.
Sean O'Malley spars with Israel Adesanya ahead of UFC 316 title fight | Video

1 week ago | mmaweekly.com | Jeff Cain

Former bantamweight champion Sean O'Malley (18-2, 1 NC) headlines UFC 316 on June 7 in a championship rematch against titleholder Merab Dvalishvili (19-4). Dvalishvili earned the 135-pound championship by defeating O'Malley at UFC 306 last September. In preparation for the rematch, O'Malley spent some time sparring with former two-time middleweight champion Israel Adesanya. Both O'Malley and Adesanya released footage of their sparring session via their YouTube channels. Scroll to Continue
Daniel Cormier wasn't surprised Nate Diaz got into Russia reality show brawl

2 weeks ago | mmaweekly.com | Jeff Cain

No one was surprised when the news broke that Nate Diaz was involved in a brawl during the filming of the Russian version of The Ultimate Fighter, "ALF Reality."Diaz was in Thailand filming an episode of the reality series alongside UFC heavyweight champion Jon Jones when he got into a physical altercation with a contestant on the show. Video of the incident went viral. Former UFC two-division champion and Jon Jones rival Daniel Cormier was offered a coaching position but turned I down.
Relive Brock Lesnar unifying the UFC heavyweight titles | Fight Video

2 weeks ago | mmaweekly.com | Jeff Cain

Brock Lesnar returned to the octagon after a year off to unify the UFC heavyweight championship belts at UFC 116 back in July 2010. Heading into UFC 116 in July 2010, Brock Lesnar was the UFC heavyweight champion but had pulled out of two scheduled fights with Shane Carwin due to illness. Carwin defeated former champion Frank Mir at UFC 111 to capture the interim heavyweight crown in Lesnar's absence setting up a title unification bout at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.