MMA News

Fernando Quiles Jr. - March 9, 2025

Ignacio Bahamondes feels gutted following Jalin Turner’s retirement announcement. Bahamondes shared the Octagon with Turner on the main card of UFC 313 this past Saturday. Turner was trapped in a triangle choke and he tapped out in the opening frame. After the fight, Turner told media members at Octagon side that he has decided to retire. He told John Morgan that he first considered retirement when he was stopped by Renato Moicano at UFC 300.

Fernando Quiles Jr. - March 9, 2025

Daniel Cormier believes he knows how Magomed Ankalaev found success in the standup against Alex Pereira. Ankalaev is the newly-minted UFC Light Heavyweight Champion following UFC 313. He defeated Pereira via unanimous decision inside T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Ankalaev was able to make “Poatan” hesitate throughout the fight. This became clear following the end of round two, which saw Ankalaev land a punch that sent Pereira into the Octagon cage.

Fernando Quiles Jr. - March 9, 2025

Don’t expect Justin Gaethje to be Dustin Poirier’s retirement fight. Gaethje was ready to throw leather with Dan Hooker at UFC 313 this past Saturday, but Hooker’s hand injury forced him out of action. Rafael Fiziev stepped up in an effort to avenge his 2023 loss to “The Highlight.” This was another fun fight between the two, and it went the distance just as their first encounter did. Gaethje took a unanimous decision this time, and both men once again nabbed “Fight of the Night” honors.

Harry Kettle - March 9, 2025

UFC president Dana White has given his thoughts on the UFC 313 main event between Magomed Ankalaev and Alex Pereira. Last night, Magomed Ankalaev was able to defeat Alex Pereira and capture the UFC light heavyweight championship. It was a solid performance from the man who, for the longest time, couldn’t quite break through to that next level. Now, however, he holds the gold, and he holds all of the cards at 205 pounds.

Harry Kettle - March 9, 2025

UFC president Dana White has provided an update on the possibility of Jon Jones vs Tom Aspinall taking place later this year. For the longest time now, fans have been discussing the possibility of Jon Jones battling Tom Aspinall for the undisputed heavyweight championship. Unfortunately, it hasn’t appeared as if Jon is particularly interested in making it happen.

Harry Kettle - March 9, 2025

UFC champion Magomed Ankalaev has sent a message to Alex Pereira following his victory over the Brazilian at UFC 313 last night. On Saturday night, Magomed Ankalaev made his dreams come true. He was able to defeat Alex Pereira in a contest that, in the eyes of many, didn’t quite live up to the hype. Alas, Ankalaev went out there and did his job, which is all you can really ask for.

Chris Taylor - March 8, 2025

The Octagon moved to T-Mobile Arena for tonight’s UFC 313 pay-per-view event, and four fighters wound up taking home performance bonuses. The fight card was headlined by a light heavyweight title bout featuring Alex Pereira taking on Magomed Ankalaev. The highly anticipated main event resulted in a tightly contested back and forth affair. Alex Pereira got off to a strong start, but Magomed Ankalaev became more and more confident as the fight went on and ended up rocking ‘Poatan’ in the final seconds of the second round. While Pereira was able to keep things competitive and avoid being taken down, the constant pressure and aggression of the challenger proved to be the difference and he walked away with a unanimous decision win.

Chris Taylor - March 8, 2025

Tonight’s UFC 313 event was headlined by a light heavyweight title fight featuring Alex Pereira taking on Magomed Ankalaev. Pereira (12-3 MMA) was returing to action for the first time since scoring a fourth-round TKO victory over Khalil Rountree Jr. at October’s UFC 307 event (see that here). That victory had marked ‘Poatan’s’ third defense of the 205lbs title, as he had previously defeated Jiri Prochazka (x2) and Jamahal Hill.

Chris Taylor - March 8, 2025

Tonight’s UFC 313 event was co-headlined by a lightweight rematch between Justin Gaethje and Rafael Fiziev. ‘The Highlight’ was originally slated to face Dan Hooker at tonight’s event, but ‘The Hangman’ was forced out due to injury and was ultimately replaced by Fiziev.

Chris Taylor - March 8, 2025

We have you covered for all of tonight’s UFC 313 results, including the lightweight rematch between Justin Gaethje and Rafael Fiziev. ‘The Highlight’ was originally slated to face Dan Hooker at tonight’s event, but ‘The Hangman’ was forced out due to injury and was ultimately replaced by Fiziev.

Chris Taylor - March 8, 2025

We have you covered for all of tonight’s UFC 313 results, including the lightweight contest between Jalin Turner and Ignacio Bahamondes. Turner (14-9 MMA) will enter the contest looking to rebound, this after suffering a TKO loss to Renato Moicano at last April’s historic UFC 300 event. Prior to that setback, ‘The Tarantula’ was coming off a first-round knockout victory over King Green.

Cole Shelton - March 8, 2025

Former UFC welterweight champion Robbie Lawler will be going into the UFC Hall of Fame. The UFC announced the induction during the broadcast of UFC 313 on Saturday, which took place at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Chris Taylor - March 8, 2025

We have you covered for all of tonight’s UFC 313 results, including the main card lightweight bout between King Green and Mauricio Ruffy. Green (32-16-1 MMA) will be returning to action for the first time since suffering a technical submission loss to Paddy Pimblett at last summer’s UFC 304 event in Manchester. Prior to that setback, ‘King’ was coming off a unanimous decision victory over Jim Miller.

Chris Taylor - March 8, 2025

The Octagon moves to T-Mobile Arena for tonight’s UFC 313 event, a ten-bout fight card headlined by Alex Pereira vs. Magomed Ankalaev. Pereira (12-2 MMA) will be competing for the first time since scoring a fourth-round TKO victory over Khalil Rountree Jr. at October’s UFC 307 event (see that here). That victory marked ‘Poatan’s’ third defense of the 205lbs title, as he previously defeated Jiri Prochazka (twice) and Jamahal Hill.

Chris Taylor - March 8, 2025

UFC 313 is down to a total of 10 fights, this after two bouts were canceled at the last minute. The UFC recently shared that a pivotal heavyweight contest between Curtis Blaydes and Rizvan Kuniev has been scratched due to ‘Razor‘ suffering an illness.

Harry Kettle - March 8, 2025

UFC commentator Jon Anik has given his thoughts on what the future could hold for Alex Pereira following UFC 313 tonight. On Saturday night, Alex Pereira will defend his UFC light heavyweight championship against Magomed Ankalaev. It’s set to be the toughest test of the Brazilian’s career, with many wondering whether or not he can handle the top contender.

Harry Kettle - March 8, 2025

Rafael Fiziev has admitted that the impact of the crowd may have influenced him in his first fight against Justin Gaethje. As we know, Rafael Fiziev will be taking on Justin Gaethje in a short notice lightweight showdown tonight. The two men have met once before and on that occasion, Gaethje came out on top with the win in what proved to be a real all-action affair.

Harry Kettle - March 8, 2025

It turns out that UFC stars Sean O’Malley and Merab Dvalishvili aren’t the bigger enemies that we once thought them to be. Last year, Sean O’Malley defended his UFC bantamweight championship against Merab Dvalishvili. While it wasn’t a complete one-sided domination, it was clear to see that the Georgian sensation had done more than enough to get himself over the finish line.