Ilia Topuria has explained he'd rather vacate his belt than welcome a fight with the No. 1-ranked lightweight title contender. 'El Matador' vied hard for his shot at lightweight gold, hounding Islam ...

One of the UFC’s newest champions apparently only wants to defend his title once before pursuing a second belt in another weight class. Last weekend’s UFC 323 card saw two UFC belts change hands at ...

Of the 11 current UFC men's and women's champions, four were titleholders at the start of the year. Two others began 2025 as ...

Alexandre Pantoja won't need surgery after a nasty-looking arm injury ended his UFC 323 fight with Joshua Van after just 26 ...

Jon Jones does not plan on recognizing the ‘former’ in his UFC champion tag any time soon. Jones gave up the heavyweight belt in June after months of uncertainty about his future. The light ...

FILE - Dana White, CEO of the Ultimate Fighting Championship, speaks during a news conference following the UFC 313 mixed martial arts event Saturday, March 8, 2025 ...

Former champs Alex Pereira and Sean O’Malley have been tipped to win UFC gold next year. We’re more than halfway into 2025 and we’ve seen five new champions crowned. Magomed Ankalaev did it first, ...

Nassourdine Imavov certainly seems to be training like a fighter that expects to fight for a UFC title the next time he enters the Octagon. The world’s leading MMA promotion is currently on an ...

CHICAGO (AP) — Khamzat Chimaev continued his dominance in the UFC, capturing the middleweight belt on Saturday night by defeating Dricus Du Plessis by unanimous decision at UFC 319. With a smile on ...