MMA News

Josh Evanoff - February 3, 2025

UFC welterweight Michael Page has given Shara Bullet some advice following their fight on Saturday. The two flashy strikers met in the co-main event of UFC Saudi Arabia over the weekend. For ‘MVP’ the middleweight bout was his first up at the weight class, having last suffered a loss to Ian Machado Garry last June. Meanwhile, Shara Bullet entered the cage fresh off a knockout win over Armen Petrosyan in October.

Josh Evanoff - February 3, 2025

According to a recent report, Canelo Alvarez and Jake Paul will meet in the boxing ring later this year. ‘The Problem Child’ hasn’t been seen since his boxing match against Mike Tyson in November. Back for the first time since knocking out BKFC Mike Perry in July, Jake Paul met ‘Iron Mike’. The bout was Tyson’s first professional fight since 2005 when he retired following a stoppage loss to journeyman Kevin McBride.

Josh Evanoff - February 3, 2025

Bellator bantamweight champion Patchy Mix still wants out from the PFL. ‘War Ready’ hasn’t been seen in the cage since an appearance at Bellator Champions Series 2 in May. Back for the first time since unifying bantamweight gold with a submission win over Sergio Pettis the previous year, Patchy Mix met Magomed Magomedov. There, the champion scored a split-decision win, his second over ‘Tiger’.

Cole Shelton - February 3, 2025

Michael Bisping believes Israel Adesanya is no longer a true contender at middleweight. Adesanya suffered a second-round knockout loss to Nassourdine Imavov in the main event of UFC Saudi Arabia. It was his third straight loss and he’s now 1-4 in his last fight. Although Adesanya won the first round, Bisping believes the loss proves ‘The Last Stylebender’ is not a contender anymore.

Fernando Quiles Jr. - February 3, 2025

Dricus du Plessis admits he would’ve liked to have been defending his UFC middleweight gold against Khamzat Chimaev this weekend. Du Plessis will instead have a title rematch against the man he defeated for the 185-pound hardware, Sean Strickland. In their first meeting, du Plessis earned a split decision victory. Strickland stood firm in his stance that he wouldn’t take another fight outside of his win over Paulo Costa before getting a chance to reclaim the middleweight title.

Fernando Quiles Jr. - February 3, 2025

Israel Adesanya’s striking coach has explained what went wrong during “The Last Stylebender’s” fight against Nassourdine Imavov. Adesanya and Imavov headlined UFC Saudi Arabia inside the anb Arena this past Saturday. Adesanya got off to a good start, utilizing his takedown defense and showcasing effective striking. Things went awry in a hurry during the second stanza, however. After being accidentally poked in the eye, Adesanya declined time to recover. Shortly after, he was leveled with a right hand that sent him crashing to the canvas.

Fernando Quiles Jr. - February 3, 2025

Sharabutdin Magomedov is claiming that he entered his bout against Michael Page with a rough health issue. Magomedov and Page shared the Octagon in the co-main event of UFC Saudi Arabia this past Saturday. Page was able to dictate the pace on the feet. “MVP” proved to be too elusive for Shara “Bullet.” After three rounds of action, Page was awarded the unanimous decision victory.

Harry Kettle - February 3, 2025

Ivanka Trump has seemingly become the latest person to fall in love with the great sport of Brazilian jiu-jitsu. As many of us know, the Trump family have a pretty big presence in the world of mixed martial arts. At the forefront of that, of course, is none other than US president Donald Trump. He helped out the UFC for many years in their early existence and in recent times, he’s become incredibly close with UFC president Dana White.

Harry Kettle - February 3, 2025

UFC star Sean Strickland has explained why his fight style changes between bouts in the gym and what he does inside the Octagon. As we know, Sean Strickland is a pretty eccentric guy. In addition to some of his outlandish views, there are also multiple videos of him training pretty hard in the gym – and that’s an understatement. However, some have often questioned why he doesn’t always bring that same kind of energy when he’s competing in the Ultimate Fighting Championship.

Harry Kettle - February 3, 2025

UFC star Petr Yan gave his former bantamweight rival Aljamain Sterling an Oscar in an amusing interaction recently. Petr Yan was once considered to be one of the best pound for pound fighters in the UFC. In the eyes of some, that may still be the case. However, his career suddenly went in a very different direction when he began his rivalry with Aljamain Sterling. Despite controlling most of their first fight, Yan wound up losing the UFC bantamweight championship to Aljamain as a result of an illegal knee.

BJPENN.COM Staff - February 2, 2025

Another intriguing match up has been added to ONE Fight Night 28: Prajanchai vs. Barboza that pits old foes Sean Climaco and Diego Paez against one another.   On Friday, February 7, Climaco will greet promotional newcomer Paez in flyweight Muay Thai action inside Bangkok, Thailand’s Lumpinee Stadium.

Fernando Quiles Jr. - February 2, 2025

Darren Till has taken issue with fans who have poked fun at Israel Adesanya suffering his third straight defeat. Adesanya went one-on-one with Nassourdine Imavov in the UFC Saudi Arabia headliner. “The Last Stylebender” was hoping that this would be a bounce back fight for him. He had already dropped back-to-back bouts against Sean Strickland and Dricus du Plessis.

Fernando Quiles Jr. - February 2, 2025

Belal Muhammad has hurled a scathing diss towards Sean Strickland ahead of UFC 312. Strickland and Muhammad have had some beef brewing for a while. More recently, Muhammad told Submission Radio that he wouldn’t mind moving up to middleweight just to “smack around” Strickland. The former UFC middleweight champion responded by telling Muhammad to “go back to f*cking Palestine” in an interview with The Schmo.

Fernando Quiles Jr. - February 2, 2025

Rising UFC welterweight contender Joaquin Buckley believes he may played a role in Israel Adesanya’s recent string of losses. Adesanya recently suffered his third defeat in a row. He was hoping to get back to his winning ways when he met Nassourdine Imavov in the main event of UFC Saudi Arabia. Instead, the former two-time UFC middleweight champion was stopped in the second round via TKO.

Fernando Quiles Jr. - February 2, 2025

Sean Strickland is not a fan of what the judges look for when scoring MMA fights. Strickland is set for a rematch against reigning UFC middleweight champion Dricus du Plessis. The two will do battle in the main event of UFC 312 on February 8th. Strickland lost the 185-pound gold to “Stillknocks” back in early 2024 via split decision. It’s a fight that Strickland believes he should’ve won and he blames the scoring criteria of judges for the defeat.

Fernando Quiles Jr. - February 2, 2025

Nassourdine Imavov believes it’s time for him to fight for UFC gold. Imavov entered the biggest fight of his pro MMA career when he shared the Octagon with former two-time middleweight champion Israel Adesanya. The 185-pound clash headlined UFC Saudi Arabia this past Saturday. After a competitive opening round, it only took Imavov 30 seconds into the second stanza to stop “The Last Stylebender” via TKO.

Chris Taylor - February 1, 2025

Israel Adesanya has issued a statement after suffering his third consecutive loss at the hands of Nassourdine Imavov at UFC Saudi Arabia. Adesanya (24-5 MMA) was returning to action this afternoon for the first time since suffering a submission loss to Dricus Du Plessis (22-2 MMA) this past August at UFC 305. The former UFC middleweight champion was looking to avoid the first three-fight losing skid of his career, as he had dropped a decision to Sean Strickland prior to being tapped out by ‘DDP’.

Chris Taylor - February 1, 2025

Today’s UFC Saudi Arabia event was co-headlined by a middleweight bout between Michael Page and Shara Magomedov. Michael Page (23-3 MMA) was returning to action for the first time since suffering a unanimous decision loss at the hands of Ian Machado Garry at UFC 303 this past June. That setback was of course preceded by a decision victory over Kevin Holland in his Octagon debut at March’s UFC 299 event.