SHERDOG ARCHIVES: News - September 2025

Sep 30, 2025

Dana White's Contender Series 2025 Week 8 Play-by-Play and Results Sherdog’s live coverage of DWCS 2025: Week 8 begins at 8 p.m. ET on Tuesday.

Dana White’s Contender Series

Sep 30, 2025

Ateba Gautier Receives New Opponent, Remains on UFC 320 Card Middleweight prospect Ateba Abega Gautier will get to remain on the UFC 320 card after all.

UFC

Sep 30, 2025

Joel Alvarez Set to Make Short-Notice Welterweight Debut at UFC Rio Joel Alvarez (22-3) has stepped up on short notice to save a fight on the UFC Rio card....

UFC

Sep 30, 2025

Sean O'Malley Names Ilia Topuria as MMA’s Pound-for-Pound GOAT In a what-have-you-done-for-me-lately sport, Sean O'Malley is buying stock in Ilia Topuria.

UFC

Sep 30, 2025

Report: Hawaii Government Has 'Major Interest' in UFC Partnership, Future Events Thus far, Hawaii remains uncharted territory for the Ultimate Fighting Championship.

UFC

Sep 30, 2025

Dustin Poirier Names One Fight That Could Lure Him Out of Retirement Never say never when it comes to combat sports.

UFC

Sep 30, 2025

PFL Champions Series Loses Grudge Match After Artem Lobov Training Injury Artem Lobov and Zubaira Tukhugov will have to settle their score another time.

Professional Fighters League

Sep 30, 2025

All-Brazilian Bantamweight Bout Added to UFC Rio Lineup The card for UFC Fight Night 261 in Rio de Janeiro on Oct. 11 just got another all-Brazilian clash.

UFC

Joao Baptista

Sep 30, 2025

Middleweight Makes 'Heartbreaking Decision' to Withdraw from UFC 320 An undisclosed medical issue has forced Osman Diaz to withdraw from UFC 320 less than a week before the event.

UFC

Sep 30, 2025

PFL Adds Two UFC Veterans to Women’s Flyweight Division Dakota Ditcheva could have some new challenges in the coming months.

Professional Fighters League

Sep 29, 2025

UFC 322 Update: 'God of War' Meets Veteran Lightweight Contender at MSG Benoit St. Denis will attempt to add a significant feather to his cap in the Big Apple this fall.

UFC

Sep 29, 2025

Alex Pereira Claims He Fought at '40 Percent' for First Bout vs. Magomed Ankalaev Alex Pereira didn’t look like himself in his first meeting with Magomed Ankalaev earlier this year.

UFC

Sep 29, 2025

Magomed Ankalaev’s Coach Calls Alex Pereira 'An Old Kickboxer' Ahead of UFC 320 It appears that Magomed Ankalaev’s team isn’t especially wary of Alex Pereira’s striking ahead of their light heavyweight championship rematch at...

UFC

Sep 29, 2025

Lawyer: Wanderlei Silva Attacker Could Face 'Attempted Murder' After Post-Fight Brawl The TV audience numbers haven't yet been released, but one thing is certain: the fight between Acelino “Popo” Freitas and Wanderlei Silva...

Boxing

Sep 29, 2025

Contender Series Weigh-in Results: All Fighters on Point for Week 8 The UFC’s talent mining operation continues to soldier onward.

UFC

Sep 29, 2025

Conor McGregor 'Negotiating with United States of America' for White House Fight According to Conor McGregor, these aren’t your typical fight negotiations.

UFC

Sep 29, 2025

Paramount Announces Media Rights Agreement to Broadcast Zuffa Boxing Events Paramount is going to be a major player on the combat sports scene next year.

Boxing

Sep 29, 2025

Jack Hermansson Drops to 170 Pounds for Booking at UFC Qatar Two athletes will be shifting weight classes for a clash at UFC Qatar.

UFC

Sep 29, 2025

UFC Fight Night on Nov. 8 Gets Welterweight Headliner A pair of welterweights with designs on moving up in the rankings will get top billing at an Ultimate Fighting Championship event on Nov. 8.

UFC

Sep 29, 2025

Terence Crawford Held at Gunpoint, Handcuffed by Police in Hometown Terence Crawford was stopped by police, held at gunpoint and handcuffed in his hometown of Omaha, Nebraska, on Saturday night.

Boxing

Sep 28, 2025

UFC Exec: 'There Seemed to Be a Mistake' in Errant Magny-Matthews Stoppage Jake Matthews appeared to have a victory in his grasp at UFC Perth — that is, until he didn’t.

UFC

Sep 28, 2025

Dominick Reyes Reacts to Devastating Knockout Loss in UFC Perth Main Event The Dominick Reyes redemption tour came to a screeching halt at UFC Perth.

UFC

Sep 28, 2025

Carlos Ulberg Open to Backup Role for UFC 320 Main Event Even though he just earned a signature victory at UFC Perth, Carlos Ulberg isn’t ready to relax just yet.

UFC

Sep 28, 2025

Roberto Satoshi de Souza, Rajabali Shaidullaev Steamroll Challengers at Rizin 51 On a card filled with decisions and several lackluster fights, two Rizin Fighting Federation champions energized a tired crowd by scoring very quick victories to cap off Sunday’s...

Rizin Fighting Federation

Robert Sargent

Sep 28, 2025

UFC Perth Bonuses: Carlos Ulberg Pockets $50K for Statement-Making Win Carlos Ulberg stole the show at UFC Perth.

UFC

Sep 28, 2025

Video: Wanderlei Silva Knocked Out in Post-Fight Brawl at Spaten Fight Night 2 It was not a night to remember for Wanderlei Silva.

Boxing

Sep 28, 2025

Carlos Ulberg Vaporizes Dominick Reyes in UFC Perth Headliner Carlos Ulberg made his case as the No. 1 contender for the Ultimate Fighting Championship light heavyweight title, and it could not have been...

UFC

Sep 27, 2025

UFC Perth Prelims: Unbeaten Navajo Stirling Tops Rodolfo Bellato, Improves to 8-0 Navajo Stirling took another small but not insignificant step forward in his march through the Ultimate Fighting Championship light heavyweight...

UFC

Sep 27, 2025

UFC Perth ‘Ulberg vs. Reyes’ Play-by-Play, Results & Round Scoring Sherdog's live UFC Perth coverage will begin Saturday at 7 p.m. ET. The event is also known as UFC Fight Night 260.

UFC

Sep 27, 2025

PFL MENA Finals Set After Mohammad Alaqraa Destroys Ayman Galal Mohammad Alaqraa capped off PFL MENA 3’s main event Saturday by obliterating Ayman Galal in 21 seconds.

Professional Fighters League

Sep 27, 2025

Zareah Faavale Retains Featherweight Title at Alaska Fighting Championship 169 This time, Zareah Faavale made sure not to leave it in the hands of the judges.

Christian Laporte

Sep 27, 2025

Amin Ayoub, Boris Mbarga Atangana Notch Finishes at 2025 PFL Europe 3 Rising French lightweight contender Amin Ayoub announced his arrival to the Professional Fighters League with a thrilling TKO of Brazilian slugger Keweny Lopes in Friday’s...

Professional Fighters League

Sep 26, 2025

PFL Europe 3: 2025 Semifinal Playoffs Play-by-Play, Results & Round Scoring Sherdog’s live PFL Europe 3: 2025 Semifinal Playoffs coverage will begin Friday morning at approximately 11 a.m. ET.

Professional Fighters League

Sep 26, 2025

UFC Perth Weigh-in Results: Headliners Hit Marks; 1 Bout Scratched There will be no longer be a Tafa brother competing in the Ultimate Fighting Championship in Australia this weekend.

UFC

Sep 26, 2025

UFC Brass, Marquee Fighters Shrug Off Reports of Low UFC Perth Ticket Sales Whether true or not, the Ultimate Fighting Championship and those in its orbit appear wholly unconcerned about middling ticket sales of an event.

UFC

Sep 26, 2025

Magomed Ankalaev on Alex Pereira After Squabble: ‘I No Longer Respect Him’ A bit of unexpected bad blood has crept into an upcoming high-stakes Ultimate Fighting Championship title rematch.

UFC

Sep 26, 2025

Wanderlei Silva, Acelino ‘Popo’ Freitas Square Off Ahead of Boxing Match Age ain’t nothing but a number for these two veterans.

Boxing

Sep 26, 2025

PFL MENA 3 Weigh-in Results: 2025 Semifinals Set; 2 Fights Canceled The Professional Fighters League's return to Saudi Arabia occurs this week as the

Professional Fighters League

Sep 26, 2025

Illness Ejects Oban Elliott From UFC Perth Match Against Jonathan Micallef And then there were 13.

UFC

Sep 26, 2025

Joe Rogan Laments Watching Friends Lose in Octagon: ‘It’s Real Hard’ Longstanding Ultimate Fighting Championship commentator Joe Rogan has seen it all in the Octagon, including crushing defeats for those he holds dear.

UFC

Sep 25, 2025

PFL Europe 3 Weigh-in Results: Bantamweight, Lightweight Semifinals Cleared It's all systems go for the 10-fight Professional Fighters League showcase on Friday.

Professional Fighters League

Sep 25, 2025

Conor McGregor Provides Dollar Amount, Stipulation to Headline UFC White House Conor McGregor wants to fight next year…under a few conditions.

UFC

Sep 25, 2025

PFL Clarifies Championship System with One Titleholder in Each Weight Class The title picture in Professional Fighters League figures to be much more clear going forward.

Professional Fighters League

Sep 24, 2025

After Successful MMA Debut, Gable Steveson to Headline Dirty Boxing 4 on Oct. 30 Gable Steveson is taking a detour on his road to the UFC.

Sep 24, 2025

Rafael Fiziev Releases Statement Regarding Withdrawal from UFC Rio Headliner Knee issues continue to plague Rafael Fiziev.

UFC

Sep 24, 2025

Coach: Fiziev More 'Dangerous' Foe for Oliveira, But Gamrot is 'Tougher' The news of Rafael Fiziev's withdrawal from the UFC Rio main event on Oct. 11 brought a few tense days for the UFC, and especially for Charles...

UFC

Sep 24, 2025

Alex Pereira Accuses Magomed Ankalaev of Hiding From Him at UFC PI Alex Pereira claims Magomed Ankalaev hid inside a room when they were both at the UFC Performance Institute.

UFC

Sep 24, 2025

Sean O’Malley Weighs in on Dvalishvili vs. Sandhagen Sean O'Malley can see the upcoming bantamweight title fight going a couple of different directions.

UFC

Sep 24, 2025

Two Title Fights Headline PFL Europe Finals on Dec. 13 in France Professional Fighters League is putting a pair of high-profile bouts atop the card for its year-end event.

Professional Fighters League

Sep 24, 2025

Conor McGregor Shares 'Horrifying' Video of Gaza Conor McGregor is the latest MMA fighter to weigh in on the Israel-Palestine conflict.

UFC

Sep 24, 2025

Full Card Confirmed for PFL Debut Event in Rwanda The lineup is set for Professional Fighters League’s debut in Rwanda.

Professional Fighters League

Sep 24, 2025

UFC Signs Mantas Kondratavicius, Five Other Hopefuls on Week 7 of DWCS Mantas Kondratavicius fought like he was running late for a hot date.

Dana White’s Contender Series

Sep 23, 2025

Dana White's Contender Series 2025 Week 7 Play-by-Play and Results Sherdog’s live coverage of DWCS 2025: Week 7 begins at 8 p.m. ET on Tuesday.

Dana White’s Contender Series

Sep 23, 2025

Mateusz Gamrot Steps in to Save UFC Rio Main Event After a sometimes frustrating wait for a new opponent, Charles Oliveira will get headline a Ultimate Fighting Championship card on home soil...

UFC

Sep 23, 2025

Reinier de Ridder: Paulo Costa Wanted Specific Stipulations for UFC Vancouver Bout Reinier de Ridder has slammed Paulo Costa for passing on an offer to headline a Ultimate Fighting Championship card.

UFC

Sep 23, 2025

Merab Dvalishvili Recalls Nearly Drowning When He Was 6 Years Old Merab Dvalishvili has always been a different breed.

UFC

Sep 23, 2025

Multiple Title Bouts Confirmed for Jake Paul vs. 'Tank' Davis Fight Card The undercard for Jake Paul vs. Gervonta “Tank” Davis will include a number of championship fights.

Boxing

Sep 23, 2025

Cormier: Without Injuries, Cain Velasquez Would Be Greatest Heavyweight 'By Far' While Cain Velasquez enjoyed a pair of title reigns in the UFC, he didn’t have the longevity of some of the sport’s other top heavyweights.

UFC

Sep 23, 2025

Diego Lopes Open to Short-Notice Fight Against Charles Oliveira Diego Lopes doesn’t mind moving up a weight class to fight Charles Oliveira.

UFC

Sep 23, 2025

Tom Aspinall Reveals UFC Gave Him Multiple Dates for Jon Jones Fight Tom Aspinall spent much of the past year waiting for a heavyweight title unification bout against Jon Jones, but as it turns out, waiting...

UFC

Sep 22, 2025

Contender Series Weigh-in Results: All Fighters Hit Contracted Marks for Week 7 The stage has been set for Week 7 of Dana White's Contender Series.

UFC

Sep 22, 2025

Charles Oliveira Shares Valuable Career Advice He Received from Father Charles Oliveira’s father provided him with some valuable advice to help him return to training regardless of the outcome of his fights.

UFC

Sep 22, 2025

Alex Pereira Pranks Renato Carneiro Alex Pereira gave Renato Carneiro a slight scare.

UFC

Sep 22, 2025

Sean Strickland Responds to Robert Whittaker’s Callout While Robert Whittaker and Sean Strickland could be on a collision course, the latter has a clause.

UFC

Sep 22, 2025

Khalil Rountree Teams Up with Muay Thai Legend to Prepare for Jiri Prochazka Khalil Rountree has invited a specialist to his camp for his upcoming fight.

UFC

Sep 22, 2025

UFC Vet Melvin Guillard Snaps Lengthy Losing Streak, Announces Retirement Melvin Guillard went out on a high note.

UFC

Sep 22, 2025

Charles Oliveira Frustrated By Search for UFC Rio Opponent: 'It’s Getting Ugly' The announcement of Rafael Fiziev's injury has left Charles Oliveira fans, who sold out tickets for UFC Rio in three days, very concerned.

UFC

Sep 22, 2025

Ronda Rousey 'Finding My Love' for MMA After Lengthy Absence The possibility of a Ronda Rousey comeback seems to be growing more and more plausible by the day.

UFC

Sep 21, 2025

Alexandre Pantoja Believes Charles Oliveira Should Consider Move to 170 Pounds Alexandre Pantoja believes Charles Olveira might be cutting too much weight.

UFC

Sep 21, 2025

Khamzat Chimaev Roasts Fighters, Pundits for Picking Against Him Khamzat Chimaev recently took a shot at those who predicted him to lose against Dricus Du Plessis.

UFC

Sep 21, 2025

Conor McGregor, Michael Chandler Angle for Fight at UFC White House Event Conor McGregor might finally return to the Octagon next year.

UFC

Sep 21, 2025

Former UFC Champ Islam Makhachev Voices Support for Palestine Islam Makhachev feels strongly about the Israel-Palestine conflict.

UFC

Sep 21, 2025

Daniil Donchenko Believes Merab Dvalishvili Can Finish Cory Sandhagen Daniil Donchenko is in awe of Merab Dvalishvili.

UFC

Sep 21, 2025

Renato 'Moicano,' Darren Till Jovially Trade Barbs Darren Till is taking funny digs at Renato Carneiro and his teammate, Gilbert Burns.

UFC

Sep 21, 2025

Dovletdzhan Yagshimuradov Seeks Revenge Against PFL Champ Corey Anderson Dovletdzhan Yagshimuradov is playing the long game.

Professional Fighters League

Mike Pendleton

Sep 20, 2025

Nov. 1 UFC Fight Night Gets Featherweight Banger Main Event A small cage in a small venue? No problem for these two flamethrowing 145-pounders.

UFC

Sep 19, 2025

Daniel Weichel Ends Retirement for Homecoming Oktagon 76 Headliner Grappling ace Daniel Weichel is coming back for a very good reason.

Oktagon MMA

Sep 19, 2025

Raja Jackson Arrested, Charged With Felony After Attacking Wrestler Justice may not always be swift, but it will always prevail.

Sep 19, 2025

UFC Perth Loses Light Heavyweight Co-Headliner Due to Injury And then there were 14 for the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s jaunt back to the Commonwealth of Australia.

UFC

Sep 18, 2025

Glover Teixeira Expects Ankalaev-Pereira 2 First Round to Be ‘Brutal’ Former UFC champion Glover Teixeira thinks the second time may be the charm for teammate Alex Pereira.

UFC

Sep 18, 2025

Updated: Jake Paul vs. Gervonta Davis Relocated to Miami Jake Paul and Gervonta Davis have a new location and venue for their exhibition boxing match. ....

Boxing

Sep 17, 2025

B.J. Penn Violates Restraining Order, Arrested for Fifth Time in 2025 B.J. Penn was arrested again after recently violating the protective order his mother filed against him.

UFC

Sep 17, 2025

Bryan Battle Isn’t Going to PFL With 'B-League' Mindset Bryan Battle believes the Professional Fighters League has some of the best fighters in his weight class.

Professional Fighters League

Sep 17, 2025

UFC Champ Ilia Topuria Extends Support for Gaza Ilia Topuria wants the Israel-Palestine conflict to stop.

UFC

Sep 17, 2025

Dana White Says He’s Been Talking to Conor McGregor 'Nonstop' Dana White isn’t shutting down the idea of Conor McGregor’s return at the White House.

UFC

Sep 17, 2025

Middleweight Strikers to Collide at UFC 322 in New York The UFC 322 card has gained another intriguing bout.

UFC

Sep 17, 2025

Dana White's Contender Series 2025 Week 6 Play-by-Play and Results Sherdog’s live coverage of 2025 DWCS 6 begins at 8 p.m. ET on Tuesday.

Dana White’s Contender Series

Sep 16, 2025

Carlos Barreto, Renato 'Moicano' Break Down Noche UFC Main Event Considered one of the best fights of 2025, the Noche UFC main event between Diego Lopes and Jean Silva has generated ample debate material among...

UFC

Sep 16, 2025

Referees, Judges Selected for UFC 320 Championship Bouts There will be a different official in the cage when Magomed Ankalaev and Alex Pereira square off for a second time next month.

UFC

Sep 16, 2025

Thomas Gantt Highlights UFC’s Latest Talent Grab on Dana White’s Contender Series Thomas Gantt could soon be a problem for those who call the 155-pound weight class home.

Dana White’s Contender Series

Sep 16, 2025

Anthony Hernandez Releases Statement on Exit from UFC Vancouver Headliner Anthony Hernandez is focused on returning to full health so he can make a statement in the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s middleweight division.

UFC

Sep 16, 2025

'The Lazy King' Withdraws from PFL Nantes; New Main Event Confirmed PFL Nantes has a new headliner.

Professional Fighters League

Sep 16, 2025

Gilbert Burns Reveals Biggest Threat to Khamzat Chimaev Gilbert Burns claims Khamzat Chimaev’s jiu-jitsu coach is keenly watching a potential middleweight title challenger.

UFC

Sep 16, 2025

Movsar Evloev Willing to Pass Another Test for UFC Title Shot Despite considering himself to be the most deserving contender, Movsar Evloev is willing to go through another opponent for a title shot.

UFC

Sep 16, 2025

Dana White: Jake Paul Would Last Longer than LeBron James Against Khabib Dana White recently shared his take on how long famous athletes would last in the cage against a prime Khabib Nurmagomedov.

UFC

Sep 16, 2025

Gilbert Burns Doesn’t Want to Fight Out Entire UFC Contract Gilbert Burns doesn’t plan to fight for much longer.

UFC

Sep 16, 2025

Netflix Announces Viewership Figures for Canelo vs. Crawford As one might expect, Canelo Alvarez vs. Terence Crawford drew quite the audience.

Boxing

Sep 16, 2025

Reinier de Ridder Gets New Opponent for UFC Vancouver Main Event The UFC Vancouver headliner just lost a little bit of intrigue — at least as it pertains to the middleweight title picture.

UFC

Sep 15, 2025

Terence Crawford Responds to Callout from 'Fake' Ilia Topuria Ilia Topuria may be a big deal in the UFC, but he’s a virtual nobody in Terence Crawford ’s world.

Boxing

Sep 15, 2025

Arman Tsarukyan Stays Busy, Set to Face Ex-UFC Champ in Grappling Match Arman Tsarukyan is doing his best to stay active as he awaits his next Ultimate Fighting Championship booking.

Grappling

Sep 15, 2025

Contender Series Weigh-in Results: All Fighters Official for Week 6 Week 6 of Dana White's Contender Series is official.

UFC

Sep 15, 2025

Kelvin Gastelum: Noche UFC Victory 'Bittersweet' After Big Weight Miss Kelvin Gastelum earned his first UFC victory in more than a year this past Saturday, but that success comes with an asterisk.

UFC

Sep 15, 2025

Former UFC Champ Conor McGregor Withdraws from Irish Presidential Race Though his political ambitions remain, Conor McGregor has ended his bid to become the next president of Ireland.

UFC

Sep 15, 2025

Video: Fans Party in the Streets of Diego Lopes' Hometown The genuine rivalry between Brazilians Jean Silva and Diego Lopes, opponents in the Noche UFC main event on Saturday, mobilized and divided the Brazilian fans in a way not seen since the days of Brazilian Top Team and Chute...

UFC

Sep 15, 2025

Conor McGregor Optimistic About UFC White House Fight: 'That’s My Event' Conor McGregor seems confident that he will return to action when the Octagon touches down at the White House next year.

UFC

Sep 15, 2025

Jean Silva Releases Statement on Loss in Noche UFC Headliner Jean Silva admits that he got caught up in the moment against Diego Lopes.

UFC

Sep 14, 2025

Ilia Topuria Doubles Down on Terence Crawford Callout After Canelo Victory Ilia Topuria is doing his best to follow the Conor McGregor blueprint.

Boxing

Sep 14, 2025

UFC Champ Alexander Volkanovski Lists Contenders for Targeted December Return Alexander Volkanovski came away impressed with Diego Lopes following his former opponent’s performance at Noche UFC.

UFC

Sep 14, 2025

Ex-Boxing Champ Ricky 'The Hitman' Hatton Dead at 46 Former two-division boxing world champion Ricky Hatton is dead at 46 years old.

Boxing

Sep 14, 2025

Diego Lopes Details Tension with Jean Silva, Fighting Nerds at Noche UFC While Diego Lopes and Jean Silva put on a “Fight of the Year” contender at Noche UFC, the action didn’t stop when the bout concluded.

UFC

Sep 14, 2025

Boxing Play-by-Play: ‘Canelo’ vs. Crawford Round-by-Round Scoring & Updates Sherdog's live boxing coverage will begin at 5:30 p.m. ET with results and updates of the undercard and then round-by-round updates and virtual scoring of Saul “Canelo” Alvarez versus...

Boxing

Sep 13, 2025

Diego Lopes’ Spinning Elbow Torpedoes Jean Silva in Raucous Noche UFC Main Event Diego Lopes appears to have plenty of staying power in the dog-eat-dog Ultimate Fighting Championship featherweight division.

UFC

Sep 13, 2025

Noche UFC ‘Lopes vs. Silva’ Play-by-Play, Results & Round Scoring Sherdog's live Noche UFC coverage will begin Saturday at 3 p.m. ET. The event is also known as UFC Fight Night 259.

UFC

Sep 13, 2025

Noche UFC Prelims: Dusko Todorovic Throttles Jose Medina in San Antonio Dusko Todorovic returned to victory lane in the Ultimate Fighting Championship middleweight division for the first time in nearly three years.

UFC

Sep 13, 2025

Terence Crawford Makes History Against Canelo Alvarez in Las Vegas Terence “Bud” Crawford solidified himself as one of the greatest boxers of his generation with an upset unanimous decision victory (116-112, 115-113, 115-113) over...

Boxing

Sep 13, 2025

Noche UFC Bonuses: Diego Lopes Banks $100K for Memorable Performance The Noche UFC headliner was one of the year’s best fights, and it was recognized as such when post-fight bonuses were distributed.

UFC

Sep 13, 2025

Dana White Reveals Jon Jones Apologized for Holding Up Heavyweight Division Jon Jones has apologized to Dana White while continuing to push to fight at the White House.

UFC

Sep 13, 2025

Khabib: Paul Hughes Deserves Rematch Against Usman Nurmagomedov Khabib Nurmagomedov has high praise for Paul Hughes.

Professional Fighters League

Sep 13, 2025

Magomed Ankalaev Responds to Alex Pereira: 'You’re Gonna Be Sleeping' Alex Pereira (12-3) and Magomed Ankalaev (20-1) are trading barbs heading into their rematch.

UFC

Sep 13, 2025

TKO Boxing to Dole Out Bonus Cash to ‘Canelo’ vs. Crawford Undercard Fighters Ultimate Fighting Championship fighters should take note.

Boxing

Sep 12, 2025

Serghei Spivac, Shamil Gaziev Rebooked for UFC Qatar on Nov. 22 These heavyweights hope the third time is the charm.

UFC

Sep 12, 2025

‘Pitbull’ Freire Calls for UFC Rio Fight, Adds Condition to Acceptance When Patricio Freire takes his next fight, it will be on his terms.

UFC

Sep 12, 2025

'Canelo' vs. Crawford Weigh-in Results: Headliners Locked In for Superfight Zuffa Boxing's first event is now set, as both Saul Alvarez and Terence Crawford made weight for their super middleweight fight.

Boxing

Sep 12, 2025

Noche UFC Weigh-in Results: Veteran Blows Weight by 5 Pounds The Ultimate Fighting Championship's yearly Noche UFC card may end up with a baker's dozen bouts when it is all said and done.

UFC

Sep 12, 2025

UFC Veteran David Dvorak Fighting for Something Bigger Ahead of Oktagon 75 Former Ultimate Fighting Championship flyweight contender David Dvorak will grace the Oktagon MMA cage for the first time in six years Saturday when he faces...

Interviews

Sep 12, 2025

Dana White Expands on Security, Attendance Concerns at UFC White House Event Even over nine months away, the logistical headaches are piling up for the Ultimate Fighting Championship in staging an event at the White House.

UFC

Sep 12, 2025

Two Title Tilts Including Mikey Musumeci Defense to Headline UFC BJJ 3 Three events into the UFC’s spinoff into BJJ and it’s already raining gold.

Grappling

Sep 12, 2025

PFL to Air Oct. 3’s Road to Dubai: ‘Nurmagomedov vs. Hughes 2’ on ESPN App With this new shift, many Professional Fighters League fans stateside will have to pay a lot more to watch live events.

Professional Fighters League

Sep 11, 2025

UFC 322 Update: Strawweight Wins Leader Meets Prospect at MSG Angela Hill will face an up-and-coming prospect in her next assignment at UFC 322.

UFC

Sep 11, 2025

TKO Exec: There Were 'A Lot of Players At the Table' for UFC Broadcast Deal While Paramount won the bidding war, the UFC had a number of interested suitors for its broadcast rights.

UFC

Sep 10, 2025

Contender Series Standout Gets Second UFC Bout in Three-Month Span Baisangur Susurkaev is trying to make the most of his opportunity in the Ultimate Fighting Championship.

UFC

Sep 10, 2025

Jean Silva Shares Intimate Details About Dark Past Jean Silva admits that his dark past has always haunted him.

UFC

Sep 10, 2025

Jean Silva Recalls Wanting to Fight Teammate Mauricio Ruffy Jean Silva has a lot of gratitude for his teammate.

UFC

Sep 10, 2025

Carlos Prates Reveals Surprising Early Retirement Plans Carlos Prates doesn’t plan on fighting for much longer.

UFC

Sep 10, 2025

Dana White Claims Fighters Don’t Want to Disclose Their Purses Dana White doesn’t think fighters want everyone to know how much they make.

UFC

Sep 10, 2025

Video: Losene Keita Pleads With Patricio Freire to Accept Fight After Weight Miss Losene Keita tried his best to persuade Patricio Freire to fight.

UFC

Sep 10, 2025

UFC Inks Five Fighters on Wild Week 5 of Dana White’s Contender Series Lerryan Douglas lived up to his “Gunslinger” moniker.

Dana White’s Contender Series

Sep 09, 2025

Dana White's Contender Series 2025 Week 5 Play-by-Play and Results Sherdog’s live coverage of DWCS 2025: Week 5 will begin Tuesday at 8 p.m. ET.

Dana White’s Contender Series

Sep 09, 2025

Ian Garry Seeks Divisional Dominance Similar to GSP, Jones, Silva While winning titles in multiple divisions is all the rage these days, Ian Garry has something of an old-school mentality.

UFC

Sep 09, 2025

Brian Ortega Went Unconscious for 30 Minutes During UFC Shangai Weight Cut Anyone who saw Brian Ortega walk to the scales ahead of the UFC Shanghai co-main event knew something was amiss.

UFC

Sep 09, 2025

Fighting Nerds Team Reacts to Difficult Showing at UFC Paris After its four main representatives tallied an impressive 20 wins in 21 fights over the past three years in the UFC, The Fighting Nerds were...

UFC

Sep 09, 2025

New Trailer Released for 'The Smashing Machine' Anticipation continues to build for “The Smashing Machine” to make its debut in theaters on Oct. 3.

UFC

Sep 09, 2025

Coach: Khabib Nurmagomedov Turned Down Offer to Fight Floyd Mayweather Khabib Nurmagomedov’s coach claims the former UFC champ turned down a big payday.

Boxing

Sep 09, 2025

Darren Till Calls Out Controversial Andrew Tate for Misfits Boxing Bout Darren Till is angling for a boxing showdown against Andrew Tate.

Boxing

Sep 09, 2025

Diego Lopes Opens Non-Profit Jiu-Jitsu Academy in Mexico Diego Lopes’s jiu-jitsu academy in Mexico also pays tribute to his Brazilian roots.

UFC

Sep 09, 2025

13-Time UFC Veteran Announces Retirement Former Ultimate Fighting Championship competitor Cynthia Calvillo is hanging up the four-ounce gloves.

UFC

Sep 08, 2025

Ronda Rousey Shuts Down Fighting at White House: 'I Got Better S--t to Do' If Ronda Rousey ever does make a UFC comeback, there’s at least one venue where her return definitely won’t take place.

UFC

Sep 08, 2025

Jose Aldo Inspired Kaue Fernandes’ Brutal Leg Kick Finish at UFC Paris On Saturday night at the Accor Arena, Brazilian fighter Kaue Fernandes, representing Nova Uniao , delivered one of the most spectacular knockouts of UFC Paris: he dismantled England’s Harry Hardwick with a brutal sequence of...

UFC

Joao Baptista

Sep 08, 2025

Ex-Boxing Champ Steps in to Face Wanderlei Silva at Spaten Fight Night 2 The mystery is over. Vitor Belfort's replacement in the boxing match against Wanderlei Silva at Spaten Fight Night 2 will be four-time world...

Boxing

Sep 08, 2025

Contender Series Weigh-in Results: Short-Notice Fighter Misses Mark by 4 Pounds Freddy Vidal accepted his Dana White's Contender Series opportunity on short notice, which may have contributed to his difficulties on the...

UFC

Sep 08, 2025

Tom Aspinall Gets Emotional After Ante Delija’s Win at UFC Paris Tom Aspinall’s sparring partner had him in tears after a successful Ultimate Fighting Championship debut.

UFC

Sep 08, 2025

Robert Whittaker Doesn’t See Anyone Beating Khamzat Chimaev Robert Whittaker doesn’t think Khamzat Chimaev has any serious threats at middleweight.

UFC

Sep 08, 2025

Khamzat Chimaev’s Coach Reveals Triple-Champ Aspirations Khamzat Chimaev wants to win Ultimate Fighting Championship titles in multiple divisions.

UFC

Sep 08, 2025

Islam Makhachev Says Ilia Topuria Is Ducking Toughest Test Islam Makhachev believes Ilia Topuria is clearly ducking the most legitimate title contender.

UFC

Sep 08, 2025

Jon Jones Claims to Be Actively Training for Return at UFC White House Event Jon Jones isn’t giving up on his UFC White House dreams.

UFC

Sep 08, 2025

Harry Hardwick Reacts to Loss in UFC Debut: 'I Was Crippled' Harry Hardwick had an Ultimate Fighting Championship debut to forget.

UFC

Sep 07, 2025

Hagiwara vs. Akimoto, Several Other Bouts Announced for Rizin 'Landmark Vol. 12' Kyohei Hagiwara will square off against Kyoma Akimoto in a featured featherweight bout at Rizin "Landmark Vol. 12" on Nov. 3.

UFC

Sep 07, 2025

Sean Strickland Criticizes Caio Borralho for Extra Weight Cut Prior to UFC Paris In hindsight, perhaps Caio Borralho shouldn’t have agreed to be an alternate for UFC 319.

UFC

Sep 07, 2025

Nassourdine Imavov Not Worried About UFC Vancouver Main Event Nassourdine Imavov is confident that he’ll get the next middleweight title shot.

UFC

Sep 07, 2025

Ante Delija Thanks Tom Aspinall After Successful UFC Debut Ante Delija expressed his gratitude towards the heavyweight champ Tom Aspinall after his successful UFC debut on Saturday.

UFC

Sep 07, 2025

Benoit St. Denis Lists Potential Targets After UFC Paris Win Benoit St. Denis is already eyeing future opponents after his win at UFC Paris.

UFC

Sep 07, 2025

Nassourdine Imavov: 'Of Course I Did Enough' to Earn Next UFC Title Shot As far as Nassourdine Imavov is concerned, he solidified his spot as the No. 1 contender in the ’s middleweight division on Saturday in the City of Lights.

UFC

Sep 07, 2025

Nassourdine Imavov Outduels Caio Borralho, Nears Title Shot in UFC Paris Main Event Nassourdine Imavov needed all 25 minutes but got the job done.

UFC

Sep 06, 2025

UFC Paris ‘Imavov vs. Borralho’ Play-by-Play, Results & Round Scoring Sherdog's live UFC Paris coverage will begin Saturday at noon ET. The event is also known as UFC Fight Night 258.

UFC

Sep 06, 2025

UFC Paris Prelims: Oumar Sy Thrills French Compatriots, Routs Brendson Ribeiro Oumar Sy delivered on home soil.

UFC

Sep 06, 2025

Benoit St. Denis Among Four 'Performance of the Night' Winners at UFC Paris Benoit St. Denis earned a little extra income to put on a show in front of the home folks.

UFC

Sep 06, 2025

Paul Craig Announces Retirement Following UFC Paris Defeat Paul Craig has elected to call it a career at 37 years old.

UFC

Sep 06, 2025

Main Card Confirmed for Noche UFC in San Antonio The lineup for the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s celebration of Mexican Independence Day is in place.

UFC

Sep 06, 2025

Potential Lightweight Slugfest Added to UFC 321 in Abu Dhabi An lightweight clash pitting Mateusz Rebecki against Ludovit Klein is set to do down at UFC 321.

UFC

Sep 06, 2025

Sharabutdin Magomedov’s Coach Responds to Paulo Costa Eye Poke Quip Sharabutdin Magomedov’s coach Gor Azizyan isn’t the kind to let a joke slide.

UFC

Sep 06, 2025

Ciryl Gane’s Coach, Tom Aspinall Settle Differences in Hotel Lobby Ciryl Gane’s coach, Fernand Lopez, has settled his slight misunderstanding with Tom Aspinall.

UFC

Sep 06, 2025

UFC Vancouver Update: 2 Matches Added Including Matt Frevola’s Return The next Ultimate Fighting Championship card in Canada will be getting one more local athlete on the billing.

UFC

Sep 05, 2025

Former UFC Fighter Bryan Battle Picked Up by PFL When asked if the Professional Fighters League knows what Bryan Battle is saying, it responded, “absolutely.”

Professional Fighters League

Sep 05, 2025

Report: UFC to Post Up on White House South Lawn, Weigh-ins at Lincoln Memorial It appears the rumored UFC White House event actually has some legs.

UFC

Sep 05, 2025

‘Pitbull’ Freire Rips ‘Fat Panther’ for Weight Miss; Losene Keita Apologizes We are now in the schoolyard insult phase of the featherweight division.

UFC

Sep 05, 2025

UFC Paris Weigh-in Results: Fight Canceled After Huge Weight Miss The Ultimate Fighting Championship's return to France will have one less fight than planned after a huge weight miss during the UFC Paris...

UFC

Sep 05, 2025

Floyd Mayweather Jr. Booked for 2026 Exhibition Match Against Mike Tyson Boxing purists might want to stay away from this one next year.

Boxing

Sep 05, 2025

Ex-Champ Admits Public Complaints His Own, Comes Clean on ‘Hacking’ Claim According to Alex Pereira now, the only person hacking into his account was himself.

UFC

Sep 04, 2025

Bo Nickal Draws Submission Magician in Upcoming UFC 322 Tilt Ask and he shall receive.

UFC

Sep 04, 2025

Vitor Belfort Suffers Concussion, Out of Boxing Match With Wanderlei Silva After 27 years, what’s another few months between aging former champions?

Boxing

Sep 04, 2025

'Captain America' Expects Patricio 'Pitbull' to Prevail in Matchup of Double Champions Known for being an excellent promoter of his athletes' fights, wrestling coach Eric Albarracin has been more restrained when discussing Patricio Freire's third Octagon appearance against Belgian debutant Losene Keita at...

UFC

Sep 04, 2025

Charles Oliveira Showcases Wrestling Training for UFC Rio Bout vs. Rafael Fiziev For fans eager to follow Charles Oliveira's training routine for UFC Rio, Chute Boxe Diego Lima has made available on his YouTube channel daily...

UFC

Sep 03, 2025

Colby Covington Advises Tony Ferguson to Retire After First Win in Years Colby Covington doesn’t think Tony Ferguson should continue competing after his first combat sports win in several years.

Boxing

Sep 03, 2025

Justin Gaethje Recalls Weight Cut Mishap for Tony Ferguson Fight A pizza binge could have cost Justin Gaethje his interim title.

UFC

Sep 03, 2025

Lerone Murphy Plans to Exploit 'Flaws' in Alexander Volkanovski’s Game Lerone Murphy is watching tape on Alexander Volkanovski.

UFC

Sep 03, 2025

Jack Della Maddalena: Islam Makhachev’s Striking 'Easier' Than Belal Muhammad’s Jack Della Maddalena doesn’t see much intrigue in Islam Makhachev’s striking.

UFC

Sep 03, 2025

Luke Rockhold Contemplates Retirement After Brutal Knockout Loss Luke Rockhold isn’t quite ready to say it outright, but it sounds like the former UFC and Strikeforce champion is close to stepping away from...

Boxing

Sep 03, 2025

Mackenzie Dern Learned About UFC 321 Title Shot Via Social Media While the rest of the mixed martial arts community waited for Dana White to go live on Instagram with his big announcement last week, Mackenzie Dern wasn’t yet fully aware of the stakes involved in her fight against...

UFC

Sep 03, 2025

Jean-Paul Lebosnoyani KO Steals Show on Week 4 of Dana White’s Contender Series Jean-Paul Lebosnoyani left no doubt about whether or not he belongs at the sport’s highest level.

Dana White’s Contender Series

Sep 02, 2025

Dana White's Contender Series 2025 Week 4 Play-by-Play and Results Sherdog’s live coverage of Dana White’s Contender Series 2025 Week 4 will begin Tuesday at 8 p.m. ET.

Dana White’s Contender Series

Sep 02, 2025

Cage Warriors Champion to Receive Short-Notice Opportunity at UFC Paris Harry Hardwick has a chance to make an impression at UFC Paris.

UFC

Sep 02, 2025

12-Time UFC Veteran Suspended One Year for Failed Drug Test Ultimate Fighting Championship flyweight Maryna Moroz has been suspended for one year after failing an out-of-competition drug test, according...

UFC

Sep 02, 2025

Impa Kasanganay Believes He Can Beat Khamzat Chimaev, Dricus Du Plessis Impa Kasanganay believes he would be a champion if he were still in the UFC.

UFC

Sep 02, 2025

Israel Adesanya Shares Prediction for UFC Paris Headliner Israel Adesanya doesn’t think the French crowd will impact the outcome of the UFC Paris main event.

UFC

Sep 02, 2025

Charges Dismissed Against Ex-UFC Champ Jon Jones for Leaving Scene of Accident Jon Jones won’t face charges for allegedly leaving the scene of an accident in Albuquerque, New Mexico, earlier this year.

UFC

Sep 02, 2025

Robert Whittaker Gets Honest About Title Aspirations Robert Whittaker isn’t fanciful about his position in the UFC middleweight title picture.

UFC

Sep 02, 2025

Video: 'The Rock,' Mark Kerr Receive Ovation at 'The Smashing Machine' Screening “The Smashing Machine” is generating plenty of hype ahead of its theater release.

UFC

Sep 02, 2025

'Baby Slice' to Make BKFC Debut on Sept. 12 Kevin Ferguson Jr. will make his return to combat sports in a little more than a week.

Bare-Knuckle Boxing

Sep 02, 2025

Full Card Announced for PFL Europe Nantes on Sept. 26 The lineup has been finalized for Professional Fighters League’s upcoming trip to Nantes, France.

Professional Fighters League

Sep 02, 2025

Raul Rosas Jr. Details Injury That Forced Exit from Noche UFC An unfortunate training incident forced Raul Rosas Jr. to withdraw from a proposed clash with Rob Font at Noche UFC.

UFC

Sep 01, 2025

Flyweight Contenders Booked for Third Time in UFC’s Final Event of 2025 Brandon Royval and Manel Kape are going to try to make their fight a reality one more time before year’s end.

UFC

Sep 01, 2025

Fares Ziam Withdraws from UFC Paris Due to Death in Family Rising lightweight talent Fares Ziam won’t be competing at UFC Paris as originally anticipated.

UFC

Sep 01, 2025

Contender Series Weigh-in Results: All Fighters Set for Week 4 Week 4 of Dana White's Contender Series is now official.

UFC

Sep 01, 2025

Tom Aspinall’s Father Shares Crucial Training Secret Tom Aspinall’s father and coach, Andy Aspinall, recently shared the heavyweight champion’s recipe for success.

UFC

Sep 01, 2025

Robert Whittaker Shares Pick for UFC 322 Main Event Robert Whittaker doesn’t think the UFC 322 main event will play out as most fans expect.

UFC

Sep 01, 2025

Colby Covington: Donald Trump Asked Dana White to Let Me Fight at White House Colby Covington claims President Donald Trump wants him to fight on the UFC’s White House card.

UFC

Sep 01, 2025

Chael Sonnen Lauds Former UFC Fighter Turned Doctor Very few can excel in two different spheres of life as Thiago Tavares has done.

UFC

Sep 01, 2025

Conor McGregor Reacts to Weather Fiasco at BKFC Budva Conor McGregor was in attendance when a storm ended Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship’s foray in the Balkan Islands....

Bare-Knuckle Boxing