Terrance McKinney News

Cole Shelton - December 2, 2025

Terrance McKinney knows his fight against Chris Duncan at UFC 323 will steal the show. McKinney is set to return to the Octagon on Saturday, and although he wanted to fight at Madison Square Garden, he is happy he can be on the final pay-per-view card of the ESPN era.

Cole Shelton - December 2, 2025

The 211th episode of Just Scrap Radio on BJPENN.com with host Cole Shelton is live to preview UFC 323. We’re joined by UFC lightweight Terrance McKinney (1:08) to preview his exciting UFC 323 scrap.

Harry Kettle - July 1, 2025

Terrance McKinney isn’t fully satisfied despite his quick, impressive submission win over Viacheslav Borshchev at UFC 317. As we know, Terrance McKinney is a pretty interesting prospect in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He’s had some incredible highlight reel moments since first singing for the promotion, but in equal measure, he’s also had his fair share of setbacks.

Cole Shelton - June 26, 2025

Terrance McKinney is looking to put on a statement at UFC 317. McKinney is set to take on Viacheslav Borshchev in an intriguing lightweight scrap. McKinney is coming off a dominant win over Damir Hadzovic back in February. After the win, McKinney wasn’t sure what would be next, but he was thrilled when he got the call to fight at International Fight Week.

Cole Shelton - January 30, 2025

Terrance McKinney is ready to prove that he’s a contender at lightweight. McKinney is set to return to the Octagon at UFC Saudi Arabia against Damir Hadzovic. It’s his first fight since May when he was knocked out by Esteban Ribovics. After the loss, McKinney wanted to make sure he was completely healthy and made a change in his camp, which led to a longer layoff.

Cole Shelton - January 28, 2025

The 187th episode of Just Scrap Radio on BJPENN.com with host Cole Shelton is live to preview UFC Saudi Arabia. We’re first joined by ninth-ranked UFC heavyweight Jairzinho Rozenstruik (0:56). Closing out the program is UFC lightweight Terrance McKinney (9:33).

Fernando Quiles Jr. - July 21, 2024

Conor McGregor made some waves last night following Jake Paul’s TKO win over Mike Perry, and one UFC fighter found himself in the crossfire. Perry, a BKFC fighter, had a boxing match against Paul this past Saturday. Despite putting forth an effort full of heart, “Platinum” was no match for the boxing skills of Paul, who scored a sixth-round TKO finish.

Chris Taylor - May 11, 2024

We have you covered for all of tonight’s UFC St. Louis results, including the lightweight bout between Terrance McKinney and Esteban Ribovics. McKinney (15-6 MMA) will enter the contest on a two-fight winning streak, this after scoring back-to-back TKO victories over Mike Breeden and Brendan Marotte. ‘T-Wrecks’ has gone 3-2 over his past five Octagon appearances overall, suffering setbacks to Ismael Bonfim and Nazim Sadykhov during that stretch.

Cole Shelton - May 7, 2024

The 164th episode of Just Scrap Radio on BJPENN.com with host Cole Shelton is live to preview UFC St. Louis. We’re first joined by UFC lightweight Diego Ferreira (1:34). Next, UFC lightweight Chase Hooper (12:18) comes on. Closing out the program is UFC lightweight Terrance McKinney (23:33).

Cole Shelton - November 21, 2023

Rafael dos Anjos is among the fighters willing to step up on short notice to fight Bobby Green at UFC Austin. On Tuesday, it was revealed that Dan Hooker has suffered an arm injury to the same arm he broke back in July and was forced out of his UFC Austin co-main event fight against Green. Following the news, Green took to social media and asked UFC fighters who would be a gangster like him and step up on short notice.

Cole Shelton - October 17, 2023

Terrance McKinney didn’t know if he would be able to fight at UFC Vegas 81. McKinney was supposed to face Chris Duncan, but the Scottish fighter couldn’t get his visa in time to fight. After that, Terrance was hoping to remain on the card, but weeks went by with nothing. However, on fight week, an opponent was found which was great news for McKinney.

Cole Shelton - October 17, 2023

The 143rd episode of Just Scrap Radio on BJPENN.com with host Cole Shelton is live ahead of UFC 294 and recapping UFC Vegas 81. We’re first joined by UFC lightweight Terrance McKinney (1:05). Closing out the program is UFC lightweight Trevor Peek (10:30).

Harry Kettle - August 4, 2023

Terrance McKinney has been booked for a quick turnaround after his submission defeat to Nazim Sadykhov at UFC Vegas 77. When it comes to action fighters in the UFC, Terrance McKinney is up there with the best of them. Whenever he goes in there, he puts on an absolute war, regardless of whether he wins or loses. Unfortunately, he’s lost in his last two outings, and he’s been finished on both occasions.

Harry Kettle - July 17, 2023

Terrance McKinney has gone off on referee Keith Peterson following his submission defeat to Nazim Sadykhov last weekend. For so long now, Terrance McKinney has been a really fun action fighter to watch. The 28-year-old goes out there and leaves it all on the line, regardless of whether he wins or loses. Now, at this point in his career, some are questioning what exactly his ceiling is – especially after losing three of his last four.

Zain Bando - July 15, 2023

One of tonight’s featured bouts saw Terrance McKinney take on Nazim Sadykhov in a lightweight contest. McKinney (13-5 MMA) has been one of the most exciting prospects in the promotion for quite some time. He has won six out of his last eight bouts dating back to March 2021, while Adykov is making his second UFC start. Both men are high-octane finishers with a combined 20 stoppages between them.

Cole Shelton - July 11, 2023

Terrance McKinney is excited to show off his improvements. McKinney is coming off a KO loss to Ismael Bonfim back in January at UFC 283 and after the defeat, he decided to change camps. Terrance McKinney decided to go down to Texas and start training with Kevin Holland which he says has been a major benefit to him.

Josh Evanoff - January 23, 2023

UFC lightweight prospect Terrance McKinney has a bone to pick with Barstool Sports. The sports website headed up by Dave Portnoy has always been a bit controversial. Since branching out into MMA, things haven’t been much different. The Barstool founder even got into it with Justin Gaethje over their association with Paddy Pimblett late last year.

Cole Shelton - January 17, 2023

Terrance McKinney has said his dream was to fight in Brazil and he now gets his wish at UFC 283. McKinney is set to face Ismael Bonfim at UFC 283 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Although McKinney is fighting a UFC newcomer, he says the reason he took this fight is because it is in Brazil, which has been his dream to fight there.