5+ day, 59+ min ago   (611+ words) A UFC card can look settled long before the opening fight, yet its information keeps changing through fight week. A matchup announcement establishes the expected pairing; later updates deal with card position, weigh-ins and eventually the official result. A betting…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (458+ words) Carrying the Crescent: Ibo Aslan and the Pressure of Being Turkey’s Sole UFC Flag-Bearer From DWCS Dominance to Main Card Features His entry onto the global stage came through Dana White’s Contender Series in August 2023. Facing Brazilian prospect Paulo Renato…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (235+ words) Just three years removed from an accident that almost cost him his life, Liverpool, England’s Liam McCracken will fight for a UFC contract tonight on Dana White’s Contender Series. The now 25-year-old professional mixed martial artist was hit by a…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (690+ words) Klaudia Syguła’s UFC journey has already included adversity, redemption and two consecutive victories. Now, the Polish bantamweight has the opportunity to take another major step forward when she returns to the Octagon this weekend at UFC Paris. Syguła will face…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (120+ words) Duel Arena results from Kia Center in Orlando, Fla. In Saturday night’s main event, “Platinum” Mike Perry meets late-notice opponent Brandon Jenkins who accepted the fight just two days ago after Dillon Danis pulled out from an apparent injury to…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (243+ words) Start with the fundamental problem: data scarcity. An NFL team plays seventeen games a season, generating thousands of measurable plays. An active fighter competes two or three times a year, and a fifteen-minute fight might produce a few hundred meaningful…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (152+ words) UFC officials held weigh-ins on Friday ahead of Saturday’s UFC Sacramento fight card from the Golden 1 Center in Sacramento, California. Watch UFC Sacramento: Hernandez vs Rodrigues Ceremonial Weigh-ins live on Friday at 6PM ET / 3PM PT. In the main event, middleweight contenders…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (171+ words) Fresh off its landmark merger with Most Valuable Promotions (MVP), the Professional Fighters League (PFL) returns to Chicago on Friday, October 16, as Wintrust Arena hosts the crowning of the inaugural PFL Women’s Flyweight World Champion. The event continues the momentum…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (753+ words) There is a reason wrestling backgrounds appear so often on the résumés of elite MMA fighters. From Georges St-Pierre and Daniel Cormier to Kamaru Usman and Jon Jones, some of the sport’s most dominant champions have built their success around…...