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17+ min ago (574+ words) Home " MMA News " Henry Cejudo " Henry Cejudo warns Tom Aspinall about potentially feuding with" Former two-weight UFC champion Henry Cejudo has warned Tom Aspinall about taking Dana White's comments personally. As we know, Tom Aspinall has been through a tough time as of late. He's currently dealing with a pretty severe eye injury courtesy of a double eye poke from Ciryl Gane, and for some reason, the Englishman is the one who has been receiving the most criticism, with some MMA fans and fellow fighters suggesting that he should have continued to push forward with the contest. RELATED: Dana White's interesting comment about Tom Aspinall has people talking following UFC 321 Dana White, at the post-fight press conference, suggested that Aspinall "didn't want" to continue. Tom responded to the boss during a recent video, and even revealed that there hasn't been…...

25+ min ago (267+ words) The UFC returns to London The UFC's yearly trip to London is official. On Friday, the promotion announced UFC London will take place March 21 at O2 Arena. This continues an annual tradition, with the UFC only recently passing on trips to England's capital in 2024 (a pay-per-view was instead held in Manchester in July of that year), and in 2020 and 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. No bouts have been made official for the card. In the main event of their most recent visit this last March, Sean Brady defeated former UFC welterweight champion and Birmingham product Leon Edwards. Other past English UFC London headliners include Tom Aspinall, Darren Till, Jimi Manuwa, and UFC Hall of Fame inductee Michael Bisping. The UFC's 2026 calendar continues to take shape with a pair of numbered events scheduled to take place in January, and international dates booked…...

25+ min ago (1426+ words) Saturday night will see one of the greats of the sport call time on their career as former two-division champion Henry Cejudo makes the walk for the final time at UFC 323. Cejudo will take on rising star Payton Talbott in a bantamweight matchup on the main card at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. And before he completed his fight week obligations, he sat down for his final pre-fight sit-down with'UFC.com, where he admitted that his overwhelming emotion heading into the bout was his appreciation of the coaches and teammates who helped him get ready for his final fight. "I think the biggest thing is probably just gratitude, man," he explained. "It's not even like the glamour, or the adrenaline. I think it's more the time that the training partners (give) that are trying to get into UFC, the time…...

27+ min ago (536+ words) Home " MMA News " Alex Pereira " " Former UFC heavyweight Robelis Despaigne believes Alex Pereira is capable of knocking out Jon Jones. Right now, Alex Pereira is on top of the world. He regained his UFC light heavyweight championship earlier this year and he did so in devastating fashion, picking up a quick TKO win over Magomed Ankalaev. Ever since then, fans and pundits alike have been wondering what could be next for him " and it seems like there's a frontrunner when it comes to what "Poatan' himself wants. RELATED: Jon Jones vs. Alex Pereira is a "tough fight' to predict, says UFC 321 heavyweight Pereira has made it clear that he is interested in taking on Jon Jones at heavyweight, more than likely at next year's UFC White House card. If he's able to pick up the win over Jon, then he…...

41+ min ago (554+ words) Home " MMA News " Merab Dvalishvili " Merab Dvalishvili slams Petr Yan's claim that he was injured" UFC champion Merab Dvalishvili has hit back at Petr Yan after he claimed that he was injured during their first fight. Tomorrow night, Merab Dvalishvili will defend the UFC bantamweight championship against Petr Yan at UFC 323. It has the potential to be one of the most intriguing fights of the year, especially given the insane activity of Merab who, in 2025 alone, has been able to put together a 3-0 run. RELATED: UFC 323's Petr Yan not overly impressed by Merab Dvalishvili's activity Yan, meanwhile, has fought his way back to a title shot courtesy of a three-fight unbeaten streak. While he has fought and lost to Dvalishvili once before, he seems as prepared as ever to go in there and really give the champion a tough…...

55+ min ago (357+ words) Undefeated lightweight Amru Magomedov signed with the PFL after starting his career at 9-0 Amru Magomedov, the former UAE Warriors lightweight champion, is set to make his PFL debut at the upcoming card in Dubai on Feb. 7. A prot'g' training under former UFC champion Khabib Nurmagomedov, Magomedov was one of the top prospects available when the PFL snatched him up recently and signed the 26-year-old fighter to a deal. Now Magomedov is set to meet Kolton Englund at 155 pounds at the PFL Dubai card in February. Magomedov is joining his teammate and training partner Usman Nurmagomedov, who headlines the card in the main event as he defends his PFL lightweight title against 2025 tournament champion Alfie Davis. In nine professional fights, Magomedov has only gone to decision twice with a blistering combination of knockouts and submissions decorating the rest of his resume....

1+ hour, 14+ min ago (213+ words) Home " Karate Combat Karate Combat champion Sam Alvey and Cuban finisher Robelis Despaigne locked eyes during their official staredown following the Karate Combat 58 weigh in held in Miami. The meeting was brief, but the mood was unmistakably intense as both prepared for their championship fight scheduled for tomorrow night. Alvey arrives with confidence after a surprising KO victory over Tyrone Spong. That result continued his strong run inside the Karate Combat pit, where he now stands at 4-0-1. Many observers did not expect this late career surge, yet the veteran continues to build momentum. Despaigne's rise has been even more dramatic. He flattened his first 3 Karate Combat opponents in a combined 30 seconds. He earned his title shot by sweeping a 1-night heavyweight tournament, where he stopped Saulo Cavalari, Tim Johnson, and Zac Pauga. His punching power has become a central talking…...

1+ hour, 24+ min ago (185+ words) Merab Dvalishvili has a chance to make history at Saturday's UFC 323. The promotion's bantamweight champion, in the midst of a 14-fight win streak, is looking to become the first champ to defend a UFC title four times in a calendar year. Standing in his way, Petr Yan, a former champion himself in the weight class, one who Dvalishvili defeated on his way to claiming gold at 135lbs. The final Pay-Per-View event of the UFC's ESPN era sees a second title fight as its co-headliner, as Alexandre Pantoja looks to move past young upstart Joshua Van. Weigh-ins for UFC 323 take place on Friday, December 5, 2025 kicking off at 12PM ET, 9AM PT. Results can be found below. Lightweight: Grant Dawson vs. Manuel Torres Lightweight: Terrance McKinney vs. Chris Duncan Women's Flyweight: Maycee Barber vs. Karine Silva Lightweight: Nazim Sadykhov vs. Far's Ziam Middleweight: Marvin Vettori…...

1+ hour, 25+ min ago (995+ words) Ascending middleweight talent and Dana White's Contender Series graduate Mansur Abdul-Malik is a walking contradiction. Outside of the Octagon, he is a soft-spoken, thoughtful young man with a desire to change the perception of mixed martial artists and who they are by carrying himself with grace, leading with softness, and navigating the early parts of fight week in comfortable house slippers, a casual gym set, and round-framed spectacles. But once the canvas is under his feet" "Nobody wants to be in there more than me. Nobody wants to be in there and hear them shut that cage and lock that door more than me. I cannot wait for that moment." The passion with which he speaks about crossing the threshold into the eight-sided proving ground fits with depictions of a borderline obsessive student of the craft previously mentioned by his…...

1+ hour, 25+ min ago (416+ words) Robelis Despaigne thinks Alex Pereira can dominate UFC heavyweight division Alex Pereira is teasing a potential move to heavyweight for a third UFC title, and Robelis Despaigne, a 6-foot-7 knockout artist, believes "Poatan" has what it takes to shine at heavyweight. Despaigne looks to go 6-0 in 2025 when he challenges Sam Alvey for the Karate Combat championship this Friday in Florida, and he sparred with the UFC light heavyweight champion days before Despaigne's match at Fusion X-Cel Performance in Orlando. Pereira started his UFC career as a middleweight and moved up a division after losing the belt to Israel Adesanya. He won, defended, and recently reclaimed the 205-pound title with a first-round knockout of Magomed Ankalaev. "Honestly, Pereira is a heavyweight," Despaigne said. "To me, he's a heavyweight who cuts down to 205 pounds. He has heavyweight power, he weighs 240-something, he's…...