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UFC confirms Dallas return on January 16 to open its 2027 calendar
The UFC will stage a Fight Night card at American Airlines Center in Dallas on January 16, 2027 — the promotion's seventh visit to the city and its first event of the new year. No bouts have been announced yet.
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Global Fight League sets December Buenos Aires debut after 2025 events collapsed
The Global Fight League has announced its rescheduled debut for December 18 in Buenos Aires, where the Buenos Aires Gauchos will host the Miami Monsters — months after two planned 2025 events were cancelled amid financial doubts raised by fighters.
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Tsarukyan calls for GSP return after RAF title win over Danis in Las Vegas
Arman Tsarukyan defeated Dillon Danis to claim the RAF middleweight crossover title in Las Vegas on Friday, then called for a future bout with retired UFC legend Georges St-Pierre as his next marquee target in the grappling promotion.
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Volkanovski finishes undefeated Evloev at UFC 333 and calls for retirement superfight with Gaethje
Alexander Volkanovski cemented his featherweight legacy at UFC 333 in Abu Dhabi by stopping the previously undefeated Movsar Evloev, then called for a retirement superfight against lightweight champion Justin Gaethje — a fight he says he would hang up his gloves for, win or lose.
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Reyes accuses Cormier of 'clear bias' after UFC 333 first-round finish in Abu Dhabi
Dominick Reyes stopped Azamat Murzakanov with a head kick and left hand inside three minutes at UFC 333 in Abu Dhabi, then publicly accused commentator Daniel Cormier of bias toward Caucasus-region fighters and of repeatedly calling him 'kid' during the broadcast.
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Prates calls Makhachev a 'coward' after UFC 336 withdrawal and vows to retire him
Carlos Prates has publicly attacked UFC welterweight champion Islam Makhachev after the Russian pulled out of their planned UFC 336 clash in Toronto, leaving Prates to face unbeaten Michael Morales for the interim belt on January 30.
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Dana White creates interim UFC welterweight title after Makhachev delays return until post-Ramadan
UFC CEO Dana White has ordered an interim welterweight title bout between Carlos Prates and Michael Morales at UFC 336 after champion Islam Makhachev pushed back a planned January defence, telling the promotion he wants to return only after Ramadan.
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Dana White clarifies UFC release remarks were not aimed at unbeaten Farid Basharat
UFC CEO Dana White used the UFC 333 post-fight press conference to walk back comments that Farid Basharat felt targeted him, insisting his remarks about contract non-renewals were general and that he holds no grievance against the unbeaten bantamweight.
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Dana White releases Shakur Stevenson from Zuffa Boxing after just two months together
UFC CEO Dana White confirmed he offered Shakur Stevenson a release from Zuffa Boxing, ending their partnership before the boxer ever competed for the promotion. White cited the brief two-month relationship to distinguish the case from UFC fighters seeking contract exits.
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Volkov dismisses Dana White title demands as 'just for fun' after UFC 333 win
Alexander Volkov secured a unanimous decision over Rizvan Kuniev at UFC 333 in Abu Dhabi on Saturday, his third straight UFC victory. The Russian heavyweight says his public title-shot demands during fight week were driven by growing confidence in his English rather than calculated self-promotion.
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Sick Volkanovski stops unbeaten Evloev to seal seventh UFC featherweight title defence
Alexander Volkanovski retained the UFC featherweight title at UFC 333 on Saturday, finishing previously unbeaten Movsar Evloev at 4:54 of the second round — all while fighting through illness he said only made the challenge more worthwhile.
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Guerrero upsets Grant by decision to claim biggest win of bare-knuckle career
Luis 'Pantera' Guerrero defeated former BKB lightweight world champion Jarod 'Kid Gatti' Grant by unanimous decision in the super lightweight main event of Bally's Fightnight by BKB at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Biloxi on Friday night.
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White strips Makhachev of momentum as interim welterweight title created after Ramadan delay
Dana White has confirmed the UFC will crown an interim welterweight champion at UFC 336, with Carlos Prates facing Michael Morales after Islam Makhachev declined to fight until after Ramadan, leaving the division in limbo.
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Tsarukyan shuts down featherweight move and dismisses Evloev fight after Volkanovski KO
Arman Tsarukyan has firmly ruled out a drop to featherweight and rejected a potential fight with Movsar Evloev, insisting the Russian first needs to win the 145-pound title — a belt Evloev failed to claim after losing to Alexander Volkanovski by second-round TKO at UFC 333.
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Masvidal backs Topuria to reverse Gaethje defeat: 'I would bet the house'
Jorge Masvidal remains firmly in Ilia Topuria's corner after the Georgian's first professional loss, pointing to a body-shot knockdown of Justin Gaethje as proof the former two-division champion can win a rematch.
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Goddard deducts second UFC point in weeks as Aliev pays for illegal strikes at UFC 333
Referee Marc Goddard penalised Nurullo Aliev for repeated back-of-head strikes during his lightweight bout against Grant Dawson at UFC 333 in Abu Dhabi, handing Aliev his first professional defeat via unanimous decision.
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Prates and Morales to fight for interim UFC welterweight title as Makhachev sits out UFC 336
Carlos Prates and Michael Morales will contest the interim UFC welterweight title at UFC 336 on January 30, 2027, in Toronto, with champion Islam Makhachev unavailable. The winner is expected to face Makhachev in a unification bout.
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Yan edges Dvalishvili in five-round classic as UFC 333 hands out four $100,000 bonuses
Petr Yan and Merab Dvalishvili shared Fight of the Night honours after a gruelling 25-minute bantamweight title bout in Abu Dhabi, while Alexander Volkanovski and Lone'er Kavanagh also earned $100,000 performance bonuses at UFC 333.
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Volkanovski stops unbeaten Evloev to retain featherweight title at UFC 333
Alexander Volkanovski defended his UFC featherweight title by stopping 20-0 Movsar Evloev in the second round at UFC 333, while Petr Yan retained his bantamweight crown with a unanimous decision over Merab Dvalishvili in their trilogy bout.
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Volkanovski KOs undefeated Evloev to break Aldo's record for most UFC featherweight title wins
Alexander Volkanovski knocked out the undefeated Movsar Evloev in the second round at UFC 333 in Abu Dhabi on Saturday, claiming a record ninth UFC featherweight title win to surpass the legendary Jose Aldo.
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