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The GrandWest Arena throbbed with the pulse of destiny as Costello van Steenis, a fighter so often cast as the challenger, flipped the MMA world on its head at PFL Africa. In a seismic, late-round spectacle, Van Steenis submitted the unbeaten titan Johnny Eblen with just 10 seconds remaining in the fifth round, becoming the […]

The greatest UFC fighter ever, Jon Jones, recently retired from MMA. While the man nicknamed Bones ended his career as the Heavyweight Champion, he spent the vast majority of his career fighting at light heavyweight. The 205-pound division was also arguably the company’s most prestigious prior to Jones’ emergence. There is even some impressive talent at […]

Ben Askren has always been a fighter. From NCAA wrestling titles to Olympic competition to battles inside the MMA cage, he has lived life full throttle. Now, the 40-year-old Askren is in the fight of his life, recovering from a double lung transplant after a near-fatal case of pneumonia, ESPN reports. 🥺❤️ Ben Askren speaks […]

Many MMA fans consider the middleweight division as the all-encompassing weight class. The 185-pounders pack enough of a punch to turn their opponents’ lights off, but the division isn’t a blind slugfest like heavyweight can often be. The most elite strikers need to be technical, and performing at the highest level in the division often […]

The welterweight division is arguably the most stacked in the UFC in 2025, especially now that Islam Makhachev vacated his Lightweight Championship to move up to 170 pounds. Jack Della Maddalena is the current champion, and Belal Muhammad, Leon Edwards, and Kamaru Usman preceded him as champions with lengthy win streaks. Shavkat Rakhmonov and Michael […]

The UFC was most known for the light heavyweight division in its early days, but lightweight has been the premier weight class over the last decade or so. Ilia Topuria won the Lightweight Championship at UFC 317 after vacating the featherweight title. He became one of the best two-division champions ever in the process, all […]

The UFC is all about entertainment, so Dana White tends to give fans what they want in terms of matchups inside of the octagon. We’ve seen countless super fights, most of which resulted in entertaining bouts that lived up to the hype. There are a lot of extracurriculars that go into fighting, though, and sometimes, […]

Conor McGregor finds himself involved in another public incident once again. The former UFC champions went viral after being seen punching a person at a nightclub in Ibiza in a video shared by The Sun. While enjoying an evening in the islands just off the Spain coast, the 36-year-old MMA fighter was seen hanging out […]

The featherweight division in the UFC is the most exclusive weight class when it comes to championship success. Only five 145-pounders have ever held the belt. All five of these fighters are all-time legends and either already among the greatest or well on their way to becoming some of the greatest UFC fighters ever, regardless […]

Flyweight is by far the youngest weight class in the UFC. There wasn’t a division for 125-pounders in mixed martial arts’ top promotion until 2012. On top of that, the division has often been criticized for its lack of finishes and looked down upon as MMA’s least important division. Flyweights are constantly trying to prove […]

When fans of the fight game think of fighting as a whole, they often first think of the heavyweight division. That is a lot more so the case in boxing than it is in mixed martial arts, but there have still been a lot of great heavyweight UFC fighters throughout its history. The division that […]

Merab Dvalishvili captured his second title defense of the UFC’s Bantamweight championship when he beat Sean O’Malley for the second time at UFC 316 on June 7. Dvaslisvili has been destroying legends for years, and there doesn’t seem to be anybody in the division who can slow him down. Is the 135-pounder already the best […]

Entering the sport of mixed martial arts, Kayla Harrison was already in an elite class of athletes. But she has only continued to add to one of the most uniquely impressive resumes in MMA history, particularly after winning the UFC Bantamweight Championship on Saturday at UFC 316. Harrison submitted via kimura lock champion Julianna Peña […]

Amanda Nunes, who stepped away from the UFC two years ago, is gearing up for a comeback to reclaim her women’s bantamweight title. Regarded by many as the greatest female fighter in MMA history, “The Lioness” has her sights set on the winner of Saturday’s UFC 316 co-main event between Julianna Peña and Kayla Harrison. […]

The Professional Fighters League has officially unveiled the full fight card for its highly anticipated Cape Town event, set to take place at the Grand Arena, GrandWest on July 19, 2025. This historic night will mark not only the PFL’s first foray into Africa, but also the continent’s introduction to a truly global MMA spectacle. […]

The wrestling and MMA communities were left in disbelief as news broke that Olympic gold medalist and former Ohio State wrestling standout Kyle Snyder was arrested in a prostitution sting in Columbus, Ohio. The 29-year-old Snyder, widely regarded as one of the greatest American wrestlers of his generation, now faces legal troubles that threaten to […]

PFL World Tournament: Continues on the prelims with a fight between Impa Kasanganay and Fabian Edwards in the middleweight division. Check out our PFL odds series for our Kasanganay-Edwards prediction and pick. Impa Kasanganay (18-5) enters this first-round clash with Fabian Edwards after a hard-fought run in the PFL. He edged Josh Silveira by unanimous decision […]

PFL World Tournament: Continues on the prelims with a fight between Gadzhi Rabadanov and Marc Diakiese in the lightweight division. Check out our PFL odds series for our Rabadanov-Diakiese prediction and pick. Gadzhi Rabadanov (24-4-2) rides a 10-fight win streak into his first-round clash with Marc Diakiese. After a dominant decision over Elvin Espinoza, Rabadanov […]

PFL World Tournament: Continues on the prelims with a fight between Dalton Rosta and Sadibou Sy in the middleweight division. Check out our PFL odds series for our Rosta-Sy prediction and pick. Dalton Rosta (9-1) rebounded from his first career loss to Aaron Jeffery with a gritty majority decision win over Norbert Novenyi Jr. in […]

PFL World Tournament: Continues on the prelims with a fight between Mads Burnell and Jay Jay Wilson in the lightweight division. Check out our PFL odds series for our Burnell-Wilson prediction and pick. Mads Burnell (20-6) comes into this first-round matchup with Jay Jay Wilson riding back-to-back unanimous decision wins over Elvin Espinoza and Clay Collard […]

The PFL World Tournament continues on the prelims with a fight between Josh Silveira and Mike Shipman in the middleweight division. Check out our PFL odds series for our Silveira-Shipman prediction and pick. Josh Silveira (13-4) enters this first-round matchup with Mike Shipman after a tough 2024 PFL season, where he dropped a split decision to […]

PFL World Tournament: Continues on the prelims with a fight between Brent Primus and Vinicius Cenci in the lightweight division. Check out our PFL odds series for our Primus-Cenci prediction and pick. Brent Primus (15-4) rebounded from a tough Bellator run with a strong PFL season, submitting Bruno Miranda and Solomon Renfro before dominating Clay Collard […]

Father time catches up to everybody in professional sports. A player like LeBron James, who is in his 22nd season in the NBA and still going strong, is the exception and not the norm. More often than not, athletes lose their athleticism and regress to a point where they have to retire before they ever […]

PFL World Tournament: Continues on the main card with a fight between Leandro Higo and Josh Rettinghouse in the bantamweight division. Higo comes into his PFL tournament debut with wins in each of his last two fights meanwhile, Rettinghoise makes his PFL SmartCage debut riding a four-fight winning streak. With that said, check out our […]

PFL World Tournament: Continues on the prelims with a fight between Liz Carmouche and Ilar Joanne in the flyweight division. Carmouche came up short in her bid in last year’s tournament taking the loss meanwhile, Joanne got back into the win column in her last fight as she looks to make the most of her […]

PFL World Tournament: Continues on the main card with a fight between Francesco Nuzzi and Mando Gutierrez in the bantamweight division. Nuzzi will be coming into his PFL tournament debut riding a nine-fight winning streak, while Gutierrez is stepping on short notice, riding two wins in a row coming into his PFL debut. With that […]

PFL World Tournament: Kicks off the main card with a fight between Kasum Kasumov and Justin Wetzell in the bantamweight division. Kasumov comes into his first PFL tournament riding a six-fight unbeaten streak meanwhile, Wetzell will be making his PFL debut riding a three-fight winning streak. With that said, check out our PFL odds series […]

PFL World Tournament: Continues on the prelims with a fight between Matheus Mattos and Jake Hadley in the bantamweight division. Mattos comes into his first PFL tournament appearance off a unanimous decision loss in his last fight meanwhile, former UFC flyweight Hadley makes his PFL debut coming off a loss of his own. With that […]

PFL World Tournament: Continues on the prelims with a fight between Jena Bishop and Kana Watanabe in the flyweight division. Bishop has taken losses in two of her first three PFL fights as she looks to make a statement in her second PFL tournament meanwhile, Watanabe took the hard-fought loss in her first PFL tournament, […]

PFL World Tournament: Jason Jackson vs. Andrey Koreshkov continues on the main card with the main event fight between Jason Jackson and Andrey Koreshkov in the welterweight division. Jackson suffered his first defeat since 2019 in his last fight losing his Bellator middleweight title in the process meanwhile, Koreshkov went 1-1 in his 2023 season […]

PFL World Tournament: Jason Jackson vs. Andrey Koreshkov continues on the main card with a fight between Jesus Pinedo and Adam Borics in the featherweight division. Pinedo makes his return to the PFL SmartCage after sitting out the 2024 season with two canceled fights, meanwhile, Borics got his first win in the PFL SmartCage only […]

PFL World Tournament: Jason Jackson vs. Andrey Koreshkov continues on the main card with a fight between Magomed Umalatov and Logan Storley in the welterweight division. Umalatov suffered the first defeat of his professional career his last time out meanwhile, Storley got back on track in his last fight as he’s coming off a unanimous […]

PFL World Tournament: Jason Jackson vs. Andrey Koreshkov kicks off the main card with a fight between Jeremy Kennedy and Movlid Khaybulaev in the featherweight division. Kennedy has now suffered back-to-back losses as he comes into his first tournament appearance this season, meanwhile, Khaybulaev is making his return to the PFL SmartCage after not competing […]

PFL World Tournament: Jason Jackson vs. Andrey Koreshkov continues on the prelims with a fight between Mukhamed Berkamov and Thad Jean in the welterweight division. Berkhamov is riding a two-fight winning streak coming into this season’s tournament, meanwhile, Jean steps in as a replacement for this season’s tournament. With that said, check out our PFL […]

PFL World Tournament: Jason Jackson vs. Andrey Koreshkov continues on the prelims with a fight between Gabriel Braga and Yves Landu in the featherweight division. Braga got back on track in his last fight as he’s coming off a unanimous decision victory meanwhile, Landu bring a five-fight winning streak into his first fight inside the […]

The Professional Fighters League is set to electrify Paris on May 24, 2025, with a star-studded fight card at the iconic Accor Arena. “Tarzan” Meets “King” in Lightweight Showdown The event, part of the PFL Europe series, will feature a clash of titans in the lightweight division as local hero Mansour “Tarzan” Barnaoui (22-6) faces […]

The Professional Fighters League is set to make a triumphant return to Paris, bringing with it a roster of elite fighters that promises to deliver an unforgettable night of mixed martial arts action. On Saturday, May 24th, 2025, the Accor Arena will once again play host to some of the most exciting talents in European […]

Magomed Ankalaev has a net worth of $1 million in 2025. He has a chance to earn life-changing money that will skyrocket his fiscal status in his next fight, though. The UFC fighter who does his work at light heavyweight will be fighting for the 205-pound belt at UFC 313. His opponent just so happens […]

UFC 300 was arguably the biggest UFC event and the greatest fight card in the history of the promotion. There was a lot of speculation on who would headline the fight, and some were surprised when it was announced that Alex Pereira would be the champion fighting in the main event. Pereira ended up being […]