Reaction: Dana White announces UFC 316 title fights, including Merab Dvalishvili vs. Sean O’Malley 2

The UFC promised big news from Dana White on Tuesday, and the UFC CEO announced two bantamweight championship bouts for the UFC’s return to New Jersey. White revealed on social media that the main event for UFC 316 — which takes place June 7 at the Prudential Center in Newark — will be a rematch … Read more

Ian Machado Garry vs. Carlos Prates now headlines UFC Kansas City

Welterweights Ian Machado Garry and Carlos Prates have agreed to meet in the new main event at the upcoming UFC Kansas City event on April 26. The UFC announced the matchup on Tuesday but made no mention what happened to the original headliner between Jamahal Hill and Khalil Rountree. No matter the reason with Hill … Read more

Merab Dvalishvili vs. Sean O’Malley 2, Julianna Pena vs. Kayla Harrison headline UFC 316

Merab Dvalishvili faces Sean O’Malley in a rematch while Julianna Pena puts her bantamweight title up for grabs against Kayla Harrison in the new main and co-main events just announced for UFC 316 on June 7 from the Prudential Center in Newark, N.J. UFC CEO Dana White announced the new fights on Tuesday. Dvalishvili looks … Read more

‘Rock’ Bottom? UFC’s ‘Smashing Machine’ movie draws head-scratching early reviews

Uh-oh. A biopic chronicling the life of two-time Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Heavyweight Tournament Champion Mark Kerr, starring Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, is slated to hit theaters later this year. Yet early reactions suggest audiences are in for a head-scratcher. Jordan Ruimy of WorldofReel.com dropped a report this week based on whispers he’s picked up—and … Read more

Manuel Torres reacts to criticism of referee stoppage over Drew Dober knockout

Manuel Torres scored the biggest win of his career at UFC Mexico, but the finish was not without controversy. It wasn’t a question of whether Torres deserved his first-round knockout win over Drew Dober, as Torres had Dober badly hurt with a right hand and made sure to seal the deal with a series of … Read more

UFC Mexico City results: Biggest winners, loser from ‘Moreno vs. Erceg’ last night

UFC Mexico City went down last night (Sat., March 29, 2025) in Mexico City, Mexico, which saw Brandon Moreno defeat Steve Erceg in the main event of the evening via unanimous decision (relive it here). In the co-main event, Manuel Torres defeated Drew Dober via punishing technical knockout in the first round (see it again … Read more

Poopy Loopy? Godinez’s corner gets crappy mid-fight surprise at UFC Mexico City | Video

Worst nightmare (almost) realized? No. 11-seeded Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) women’s strawweight, Loopy Godinez, notched a unanimous decision win over Brazil’s Julia Polastri at UFC Mexico City last night (Sat., March 29, 2025) inside CDMX Arena in Mexico City, Mexico. The fight turned out to be highly entertaining and one of the more memorable all-female … Read more

Geoff Neal vs. Carlos Prates scrapped from UFC 314

A major welterweight matchup between Geoff Neal and Carlos Prates is no longer happening at UFC 314. During Saturday’s UFC Mexico broadcast, UFC commentator Jon Anik announced that Neal suffered an injury that knocked him out of the fight and as a result the entire matchup has been pulled from the April 12 card. No … Read more

UFC Mexico Results: Moreno vs. Erceg

MMA Fighting has UFC Mexico results for the Moreno vs. Erceg fight card, live blog of the top four fights, and more from Arena CDMX in Mexico City on Saturday night. In the main event, two-time UFC champion Brandon Moreno squares off against Steve Erceg in a flyweight contest. Moreno has won three of his … Read more

Kelvin Gastelum explains why he was ‘a little bothered’ by Joe Pyfer matchup at UFC Mexico City

Kelvin Gastelum didn’t want to fight Joe Pyfer this weekend. On Saturday, Gastelum takes on Pyfer in the featured main card bout at UFC Mexico City. It’s Gastelum’s first fight since his unanimous decision win over Daniel Rodriguez at UFC Saudi Arabia last year. That bout was a bit of a fiasco for Gastelum as … Read more