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Fernando Quiles Jr. - June 30, 2025

Brandon Royval has spoken out after his three-round war against Joshua Van. Royval and Van competed this past Saturday at UFC 317 for a shot at the UFC Flyweight Championship. Both men fought as if the title was on the line at that moment, the fans inside T-Mobile Arena appreciated the nonstop action. A late knockdown helped Van seal the unanimous decision victory. He is now set to challenge Alexandre Pantoja for the 125-pound gold at some point.

Fernando Quiles Jr. - June 30, 2025

Ben Askren is fighting through a serious health issue, but there is some good news for the retired 22-fight veteran. Severe pneumonia has forced Askren to stay in a hospital bed the past several weeks. Askren’s wife Amy later revealed that the former Bellator and ONE Championship titleholder was put on the transplant list. After weeks of uncertainty, Amy has shared on social media that Askren has undergone surgery for a double lung transplant.

Fernando Quiles Jr. - June 29, 2025

Charles Oliveira is in high spirits despite suffering a knockout defeat at the hands of Ilia Topuria. Oliveira was hoping to become a two-time UFC Lightweight Champion this past Saturday. He was fighting “El Matador” for the vacant 155-pound gold. Early on, “do Bronx” grabbed a hold of Topuria’s leg, but there was nothing doing there. Once the bout returned to the feet, Topuria landed a right hook that knocked Oliveira unconscious while he was still standing. A left hook for good measure sealed the deal.

Fernando Quiles Jr. - June 29, 2025

Alexandre Pantoja believes Joshua Van will prove to be his greatest adversary. Pantoja has looked dominant as the 125-pound champion. After defeating Brandon Moreno to capture the gold, Pantoja has successfully thwarted the challenges of Brandon Royval, Steve Erceg, Kai Asakura, and most recently Kai Kara-France. Pantoja submitted Kara-France in the third round to retain his 125-pound gold.

Fernando Quiles Jr. - June 29, 2025

UFC CEO Dana White is denying recent claims made by retired MMA legend Jon Jones. White announced Jones’ retirement during the UFC Baku post-fight press conference. As a result, “Bones” vacated the heavyweight gold, and Tom Aspinall now has undisputed status. White has admitted that a title unification bout between Jones and Aspinall had been agreed to, but “Bones” changed his mind.

Fernando Quiles Jr. - June 29, 2025

Arman Tsarukyan believes Ilia Topuria is already avoiding him. Topuria just scored his third knockout victory in a row against another future UFC Hall of Famer. He went one-on-one with Charles Oliveira for the vacant UFC Lightweight Championship. “El Matador” capped off UFC 317 in Las Vegas with a first-round knockout victory.

Fernando Quiles Jr. - June 29, 2025

Dana White doesn’t sound like he’ll be giving into Justin Gaethje’s demand for a title shot. Gaethje was in attendance for UFC 317 inside T-Mobile Arena to witness Ilia Topuria knock Chares Oliveira out to capture the lightweight title. Topuria’s prediction came true as he finished the fight in the opening frame. During Topuria’s post-fight interview, he had a staredown with Paddy Pimblett. “El Matador” shoved “The Baddy.”

Fernando Quiles Jr. - June 29, 2025

Dana White was just as impressed as anyone who witnessed Ilia Topuria starch Charles Oliveira at UFC 317. Topuria and Oliveira fought for the vacant UFC Lightweight Championship this past Saturday in Las Vegas. “El Matador” was moving up in weight following his reign with UFC featherweight gold. After Topuria avoided a leg submission attempt from “do Bronx,” he delivered some leg kicks as Oliveira was on his back before referee Marc Goddard ensured the fight returned to the feet. Shortly after, Topuria slept Oliveira with a right hook, followed by a left.

Chris Taylor - June 28, 2025

Tonight’s UFC 317 event was headlined by a fight between Ilia Topuria and Charles Oliveira for the promotion’s vacant lightweight title. Topuria (17-0 MMA) was returning to action for the first time since knocking out Max Holloway at UFC 308 this past October (see that here). Shortly following that first career featherweight title defense, ‘El Matador’ announced that he would be vacating the 145lbs strap in order to move up to the promotion‘s lightweight division.

Chris Taylor - June 28, 2025

We have you covered for all of tonight’s UFC 317 results, including the lightweight title fight between Ilia Topuria and Charles Oliveira. Topuria (17-0 MMA) will be returning to action for the first time since knocking out Max Holloway at UFC 308 this past October (see that here). Shortly following his first career featherweight title defense, ‘El Matador’ announced that he would be vacating the 145lbs strap in order to move up to the promotion‘s lightweight division.

Chris Taylor - June 28, 2025

We have you covered for all of tonight’s UFC 317 results, including the men’s flyweight title fight between Alexandre Pantoja and Kai Kara-France. Pantoja (30-5 MMA) will be looking to earn a fourth consecutive defense of his flyweight title this evening in Las Vegas. ‘The Cannibal’ most recently competed at UFC 310 this past December, where he earned a second-round submission victory over Kai Asakura. The Brazilian has not tasted defeat inside of the Octagon since losing a decision to Askar Askarov in July of 2020.

Chris Taylor - June 28, 2025

We have you covered for all of tonight’s UFC 317 results, including the men’s flyweight bout between Brandon Royval and Joshua Van. Royval (17-8 MMA) will enter the contest sporting a two-fight winning streak, this after scoring back-to-back split decision victories over Brandon Moreno and Tatsuro Taira respectively. ‘Raw Dawg’ has gone 5-1 over his past six Octagon appearances overall.

Chris Taylor - June 28, 2025

We have you covered for all of tonight’s UFC 317 results, including the men’s bantamweight bout between Payton Talbott and Felipe Lima. Talbott (10-1 MMA) will enter tonight’s contest looking to rebound, this after suffering his first career loss at the hands of Raoni Barcelos this past January at UFC 311. Prior to that setback, the 26-year-old was coming off back-to-back knockout wins over opponents Cameron Saaiman and Yanis Ghemmouri.

Chris Taylor - June 28, 2025

The Octagon returns to T-Mobile Arena for tonight’s UFC 317 event, an 11-bout fight card headlined by Ilia Topuria vs. Charles Oliveira. Topuria (16-0 MMA) will be returning to action for the first time since knocking out Max Holloway at UFC 308 this past October (see that here). Shortly following his first career featherweight title defense, ‘El Matador’ announced that he would be vacating the 145lbs strap in order to move up to the promotion‘s lightweight division.

BJ Penn Staff - June 27, 2025

Jon Jones is considered one of the greatest fighters in UFC history. But which of his many impressive victories was his best? The man himself recently revealed exactly that. Jones is the former UFC light heavyweight champion, and easily the best fighter in the division’s history. He is also the former heavyweight champion, but held that belt for a far shorter time.

Fernando Quiles Jr. - June 27, 2025

Israel Adesanya has made his pick for the UFC 317 main event between Charles Oliveira and Ilia Topuria. Oliveira and Topuria will be competing for the vacant UFC Lightweight Championship on Saturday. The two will do battle inside T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Once the fight begins, Islam Makhachev will officially vacate the 155-pound gold.

Fernando Quiles Jr. - June 27, 2025

One fighter has seen his UFC run end before it ever began. The UFC 317 weigh-ins took place in Las Vegas on Friday. While most of the fighters on the card tipped the scales, one athlete not only blew his spot on this weekend’s card, but he also cost himself a spot on the UFC roster.

BJ Penn Staff - June 27, 2025

UFC 317 goes down on Saturday night in Las Vegas, and all eyes are on the main event: a lightweight title fight between Spain’s Ilia Topuria and Brazil’s Charles Oliveira. The UFC lightweight title is currently vacant, after long-time champion Islam Makhachev left the division to chase the welterweight belt. Topuria recently underwent a nearly identical situation, having vacated the featherweight belt to move up to lightweight. He was hoping to fight Makhachev for the lightweight belt, but with the Russian leaving the division, the Spaniard was matched up with former champ Oliveira to crown a new king instead. It’s an incredible matchup, and a toss-up, according to one expert.