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Gaethje's coach Wittman backs Aleksandre Topuria's corner stoppage of Ilia at UFC 250

Trevor Wittman, Justin Gaethje's head coach, has defended Aleksandre Topuria's decision to stop his brother Ilia before the fifth round of their undisputed lightweight title fight at UFC Freedom 250, saying the corner made the right call when Ilia indicated he could not continue.

MMA Jul 2

UFC 330 card grows: Dern defends strawweight title as Blanchfield and Turner added to Philadelphia bill

UFC 330 on August 15 in Philadelphia is taking shape around Islam Makhachev's welterweight title defence against Ian Machado Garry, with Mackenzie Dern's strawweight title bout against Gillian Robertson confirmed as co-main event alongside a string of new additions.

MMA Jul 1

Garbarino pelts rival Richman with cannoli in chaotic BKFC Liberty Brawl press conference

Johnny Garbarino hurled a cannoli at former BKFC champion Mike Richman during Wednesday's pre-fight press conference in Philadelphia, with security repeatedly forced to separate the two fighters ahead of their BKFC Liberty Brawl bout on Friday.

MMA Jul 1

Gaethje stuns Topuria to claim first undisputed UFC title after years of near-misses

Justin Gaethje ended years of heartbreak by upsetting Ilia Topuria in the main event of UFC White House, claiming his first undisputed lightweight title. The two-time interim champion had previously fallen short against Khabib Nurmagomedov, Charles Oliveira, and Max Holloway.

MMA Jul 1

Diego Lopes eyes lightweight move after being squeezed out of featherweight title picture

Two-time featherweight title challenger Diego Lopes says he is 'in a bit of a tough spot' at 145 pounds while Alexander Volkanovski remains champion, and has told the UFC he wants his next fight at lightweight.

MMA Jul 1

Kape dismisses Strickland social media feud as gym rivals prepare to share mats again

Manel Kape has played down his heated social media clash with Sean Strickland, calling the UFC middleweight champion an attention-seeker after Strickland insulted Kape's manager and accused him of cheating, just days after Kape's knockout win at UFC Vegas 119.

MMA Jul 1

Cormier reveals WWE money ended his dream superfight with Brock Lesnar

Daniel Cormier has explained why his highly anticipated UFC heavyweight superfight with Brock Lesnar never materialised after the two men's infamous post-fight confrontation in 2018. Cormier says Lesnar made the right call accepting a more lucrative WWE deal instead.

MMA Jul 1

Unbeaten Hokit demands UFC cut Aspinall and calls out Gane for September title shot

Undefeated heavyweight Josh Hokit has called on the UFC to release injured champion Tom Aspinall, declared Ciryl Gane the undisputed king, and publicly targeted a September showdown with the Frenchman — with a promised title shot for Alex Pereira to follow.

MMA Jul 1

Strickland calls out training partner Eblen for future UFC middleweight title fight

UFC middleweight champion Sean Strickland has publicly predicted that PFL contender Johnny Eblen will win the interim PFL title on July 18, sign with the UFC, and eventually face him for the belt.

MMA Jul 1

Kayla Harrison tapped out Sean Strickland 'like 20 times' in American Top Team session

UFC middleweight champion Sean Strickland has admitted that women's bantamweight titleholder Kayla Harrison submitted him repeatedly during a grappling session at American Top Team in Coconut Creek, Florida, crediting her Olympic-level judo.

MMA Jul 1

Robertson admits she smokes marijuana through fight camps ahead of UFC 330 title shot

Gillian Robertson has revealed she continues using marijuana throughout her fight camps and up to weigh-in day where commissions permit, as she prepares to challenge Mackenzie Dern for the UFC women's strawweight title at UFC 330 on Aug. 15 in Philadelphia.

MMA Jul 1

McGregor's $100-bill shorts draw ridicule from fans ahead of UFC 329 comeback

Conor McGregor is set to end a five-year absence from the Octagon at UFC 329 in Las Vegas on July 11, but his green $100-bill training shorts have already stolen headlines — for the wrong reasons.

MMA Jul 1

Matt Brown rallies behind Dustin Poirier after Atlanta airport arrest

UFC veteran Matt Brown has publicly defended retired star Dustin Poirier following his misdemeanour arrest for public drunkenness at Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport, urging fans not to let 'one night define' the former interim champion.

MMA Jul 1

Topuria's face shows clear recovery two weeks after brutal UFC Freedom 250 title loss

A photo shared by Georgian reporter Giorgi Kokiashvili shows Ilia Topuria posing with a young fan roughly two weeks after his lightweight title defeat to Justin Gaethje at UFC Freedom 250, with swelling and bruising around his eyes significantly reduced.

MMA Jul 1

Hernandez trains with champion Strickland six weeks before UFC Sacramento headliner

Anthony Hernandez has linked up with UFC middleweight champion Sean Strickland in the gym ahead of his August bout against Gregory Rodrigues at UFC Fight Night 285 in Sacramento. The pairing comes months after Strickland stopped Hernandez's eight-fight win streak via third-round TKO in Houston.

MMA Jul 1

O'Malley calls Yan rematch 'biggest bantamweight fight ever' after UFC Freedom 250 knockout

Sean O'Malley knocked out Aiemann Zahabi at UFC Freedom 250 and immediately called for a rematch with current bantamweight champion Petr Yan, declaring the fight the biggest the division has ever seen.

MMA Jul 1

Bisping fires back at Hearn after UFC fighter pay attack over Aspinall

Michael Bisping has hit back at boxing promoter Eddie Hearn after Hearn accused the former UFC champion of lacking the backbone to speak up about Tom Aspinall's pay, calling Hearn's comments "absolute horse s**t" and offering a face-to-face debate in London.

MMA Jul 1

Cormier claims Jones rejected seven-figure wrestling offer: 'He will not do it'

Daniel Cormier says a third-party organisation offered both him and Jon Jones seven figures for a six-minute wrestling match, but Jones turned it down. Cormier also claims Jones refused a grappling match unless it was submissions-only with no points.

MMA Jun 30

Garry predicts fourth-round finish over Makhachev to claim UFC welterweight title at UFC 330

Ian Machado Garry has called his shot ahead of UFC 330, promising a fourth-round stoppage of lightweight champion Islam Makhachev on August 15 in Philadelphia — and vowing to end Makhachev's 16-fight win streak without leaving room for excuses.

MMA Jun 30

Undefeated prospect Zaynukov secures UFC debut against Rzepecki at Abu Dhabi on July 25

Magomed 'Chanco' Zaynukov will make his long-awaited UFC debut against fellow undefeated prospect Damian Rzepecki at UFC Abu Dhabi on July 25 at Etihad Arena, with both fighters carrying perfect records into the lightweight matchup.

MMA Jun 30