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Amanda Ribas explains lengthy UFC absence as she vows to draw Mackenzie Dern’s blood

The Ultimate Fighting Championship's months-long hiatus is almost over; with MMA fans around the world counting down to the first Fight Night event of 2025. The UFC is kicking off the new year with a pretty standard Apex card, but after weeks of no octagonal action, that doesn't really matter to fans; UFC Fight Night: […]

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UFC 311 title fights ‘will not have backup fighters’ despite injury concerns for Merab Dvalishvili and Umar Nurmagomedov

The first PPV of 2025 is just around the corner, with UFC 311 headlined by two fantastic world title fights: one for bantamweight gold, the other for the lightweight championship. Despite concerns about ongoing injuries to both champion Merab Dvalishvili and undefeated challenger Umar Nurmagomedov, reports suggest the UFC will not have a Plan B.

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UFC takes first hits of 2025 as Mackenzie Dern vs Amanda Ribas 2 loses multiple fights

The first UFC event of 2025 takes place this weekend at The Apex in Las Vegas, headlined by strawweight contenders Mackenzie Dern and Amanda Ribas. Unfortunately, the promotion has just confirmed that two of the scheduled fights on that card have fallen through – thankfully two replacement fighters have already been found. Photo by Josh

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Two new fights announced for first UFC event of 2025, including a ‘banger’ that’s been dubbed ‘Clone Wars’ by fans

We're only a few days into the UFC Christmas break, but that doesn't mean the promotion isn't busy behind the scenes organizing fights. Just a few hours ago, the promotion revealed that two new fights had been added to the first card of 2025, UFC Vegas 101: Dern vs Ribas 2, including one that was

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‘I’m more excited to be a coach’… UFC veteran Cub Swanson addresses retirement after insane KO in 44th pro MMA fight

There were several standout moments at UFC Tampa last night, with perhaps the best of the bunch being Cub 'Killer' Swanson's insane third-round knockout of Billy Quarantillo in the co-main event. The 44-fight MMA veteran was expected to announce his retirement; But after earning another post-fight bonus and a standing ovation from the crowd, it

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‘Should be illegal’… Fans blown away as lightweight star lands 22nd finish with vicious flying knee at UFC Tampa

Fans were not only surprised that Joel Alvarez had another big finish on Saturday night, but also that he made it into the preliminary rounds. The Spanish lightweight star has been on the scorecards once in his entire professional career, in a losing UFC debut, and has had knockouts or submissions in every fight for

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MMA icons Jose Aldo and Donald Cerrone amongst the callouts from UFC Tampa winners… ‘I think he’s had his time’

The final UFC event of the year is now in the books and it was a solid way to round out 2024, with seven of the thirteen fights ending in KO/TKO – although some were much more brutal than others. Among the winners at UFC Tampa were undefeated bantamweight prospect Daniel Marcos and talented Spanish

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Khabib Nurmagomedov admits his ‘heart is not okay’ with Islam Makhachev fighting Belal Muhammad for second UFC title

Dominant lightweight champion Islam Makhachev has long spoken about his desire to eventually move up a weight class to fight for a second UFC championship title. However, with his friend and teammate Belal Muhammad currently reigning as welterweight king, there is speculation that there could be a conflict of interest behind the scenes. Photo by

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UFC veteran hopeful of a rematch with Justin Gaethje following his brutal KO at UFC Tampa… ‘He knows he got away from that one’

Last Saturday at UFC Tampa, veteran lightweight Michael Johnson scored one of the most brutal KO wins of his career as he sought out Ottman Azaitar in round two. After making his UFC debut in 2010, Michael Johnson is one of the longest-tenured fighters still on the roster. Despite now being 38 years old, 'The

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Michael Bisping reveals Colby Covington’s fight-ending cut left ‘massive pools of thick blood’ in the UFC Tampa octagon

There has been no shortage of gruesome cuts in the UFC over the past year. While Colby Covington's fight-ending tear at UFC Tampa certainly wasn't the worst of 2024, that award still goes to Irene Aldana's UFC 306 horror slash, which did turn the octagon a truly gruesome shade of crimson. Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa

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Israel Adesanya stunned by explicit callout from flyweight following UFC Tampa win

Following his win over Bruno Silva at UFC Tampa last Saturday, Manel Kape stepped up to the mic and bashed several stars, including surprisingly Israel Adesanya. Since joining the UFC in 2021, fans have been optimistic about Manel Kape's career, but he has yet to live up to expectations. Nevertheless, he bounced back from his

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‘I was just getting warmed up’… Colby Covington breaks his silence on his UFC Tampa loss to Joaquin Buckley

Last Saturday at UFC Tampa, Colby Covington returned to action for the first time in almost a year, taking on Joaquin Buckley in the main event. After possibly the worst performance of his career against Leon Edwards last December, Colby Covington was hoping to return with a big win over Joaquin Buckley at UFC Tampa.

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