The Octagon is heading Down Under in late summer, with Sydney, Australia set to host UFC 293 on September 10. The event was confirmed by UFC president Dana White via press release, with the Las Vegas-based boss happy to be bringing another big event to Australia. The event is the first UFC show to take place in Sydney since 2017, ...
The UFC has stacked the deck with an international lineup of fighters, with the promotion confirming a 13-bout lineup for UFC 290 as tickets go on sale for the UFC’s summer showcase. The event takes place on Saturday, July 8 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, with the show set to form the centerpiece of the UFC’s annual International Fight ...
Undefeated Daniel ‘Chucky’ Barrera (2-0-1, 2 KOs) returns to the ring in a six-round super flyweight contest on Saturday, July 22 at Hollywood Fight Nights from Chumash Casino Resort in Santa Ynez, CA and broadcast globally on UFC Fight Pass. The 21-year-old Barrera, fighting out of Riverside, CA quickly turned heads as a professional with a third round knockout of ...
New Zealand’s Dan Hooker is excited and ready to step back into the Octagon at UFC 290, as he prepares to face a fighter without the need for any trash talk or bad blood. Hooker will take on Jalin Turner in a battle between the 11th and 10th-ranked UFC lightweights in a main card clash at T-Mobile Arena in Las ...
UFC superstar Conor McGregor was ringside last Saturday night in Dublin, to watch Katie Taylor attempt to become a two-division undisputed world champion. Taylor was originally scheduled to face Amanda Serrano in a rematch. The fight fell through when Serrano withdrew with an injury. In what many saw as an unexpected move, Taylor openly called out undisputed junior welterweight champion ...
Jailton Almeida is one of the most dangerous new contenders in the UFC’s heavyweight division, and the Brazilian finisher clearly has his finger on the pulse when it comes to the big heavyweight talking points in the sport. Chatting with Stake.com, Almeida shared his views on a range of topics, from the mooted heavyweight title bout between Jon Jones and ...
Mackenzie Dern returned to winning ways in dominant fashion at UFC Vegas 73 with a dominant display over the gritty Angela Hill. Dern entered the cage for the first time in 2023 and struck a menacing figure, opening the bout with some heavy pressure and inundated Hill with strikes. Just two minutes in the first round and Hill was sent ...
Legacy Fighting Alliance (LFA) has announced a pair of big events for the month of July, with the promotion set to head to Brazil and Texas. LFA President Sven Bean announced that the LFA has entered into two event production agreements in July of 2023. “The LFA team will return to two amazing dome-shaped venues across two continents in July,” ...
Prague, Czech Republic will play host to one of the biggest events in Oktagon MMA history as one of the promotion’s biggest rivalries comes to a head at the O2 Arena. Oktagon middleweight champion Patrik Kincl will put his 185-pound title on the line in the main event as he faces his old adversary, and current light heavyweight champion, Karlos ...
The action returns to the UFC Apex in Las Vegas as a pair of strawweight contenders go head to head in the main event of UFC Vegas 73. Mackenzie Dern and Angela Hill come into the bout from very different martial arts backgrounds – Dern is a decorated former BJJ champion, while Hill’s roots lie in the striking arts. But ...