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UFC Vegas 106 Results: Mairon Santos defeats Sodiq Yusuff
Chris Taylor - May 17, 2025
We have you covered for all of tonight’s UFC Vegas 106 results, including the lightweight bout between Sodiq Yusuff and Mairon Santos. Yusuff (13-5 MMA) will enter tonight’s bout with hopes of snapping a two-fight losing skid. ‘Super’ is coming off losses to Diego Lopes and Edson Barboza in his two most recent Octagon appearances. Prior to those setbacks, the Nigerian standout had earned victories over Alex Caceres and Don Shainis.
UFC Vegas 106 loses co-main event between Paul Craig and Rodolfo Bellato
Chris Taylor - May 17, 2025
Tonight’s UFC Vegas 106 event was supposed to be co-headlined by a light heavyweight bout between Paul Craig and Rodolfo Bellato. The news was just announced during the broadcast, citing a medical issue on the side of Bellato as reason for the cancellation.
UFC Vegas 106: 'Burns vs. Morales' Live Results and Highlights
Chris Taylor - May 17, 2025
The Octagon is back in Nevada for tonight’s UFC Vegas 106 event, a 12-bout fight card headlined by Gilbert Burns vs. Michael Morales. Burns (22-8 MMA) will enter tonight’s contest with hopes of snapping a three-fight losing skid. The former UFC welterweight title challenger has suffered setbacks to Sean Brady, Jack Della Maddalena and Belal Muhammad in his most recent Octagon appearances. Prior to those setbacks, ‘Durinho’ was coming off back-to-back wins over Jorge Masvidal and Neil Magny.
HIGHLIGHTS | Darren Till scrapes by fellow UFC veteran in dramatic Misfits Boxing 21 headliner
BJ Penn Staff - May 16, 2025
Former UFC contender Darren Till returned to the boxing ring on Friday, taking on a fellow Octagon veteran Darren Stewart. The two Brits met in the main event of Misfits Boxing 21 in Derby, United Kingdom. Ahead of time, Till promised “violence” in the ring. While he has had a few tepid performances in his career, this one lived up to his promises. Till failed to get a finish, but he came close — twice — before settling for a unanimous decision win.
UFC star Paddy Pimblett argues Jon Jones 'should be stripped' after title shakeup at lightweight
BJ Penn Staff - May 16, 2025
Paddy Pimblett was surprised when Islam Makhachev recently vacated the UFC lightweight title. Especially because Jon Jones is still the champion at heavyweight. Makhachev is the No. 1-ranked pound-for-pound fighter in the UFC right now, thanks to a dominant reign as lightweight champion. However, he recently dropped his lightweight belt with plans to move up to welterweight in pursuit of a new title. There’s been some suggestion that the UFC pressured the Russian to relinquish his lightweight title if he intended to change divisions.
Dana White gives discouraging update on a potential return of Conor McGregor: "I haven't talked to him in a minute"
Cole Shelton - May 16, 2025
UFC CEO Dana White has given a discouraging update on the future of Conor McGregor. McGregor hasn’t fought since July of July of 2021 when he suffered a broken leg in the trilogy match against Dustin Poirier. He was scheduled to return last June against Michael Chandler, but he had to pull out due to an injury, and since then, he hasn’t been booked in another fight.
UFC title loss wasn't all negative for Belal Muhammad, says well-known MMA manager
Fernando Quiles Jr. - May 16, 2025
Belal Muhammad no longer holds UFC gold, but he didn’t leave Montreal empty-handed. Muhammad attempted to secure a successful UFC welterweight title defense against Jack Della Maddalena on May 10. The championship fight headlined UFC 315. While Muhammad was never out of the fight, Maddalena was a step ahead of him on the feet. Muhammad’s takedown attempts were also thwarted, leading to a unanimous decision win for Maddalena.
UFC 319 oddsmakers are 'insane' for having Dricus du Plessis as underdog against Khamzat Chimaev
Fernando Quiles Jr. - May 16, 2025
One MMA legend is in disbelief that middleweight champion Dricus du Plessis is an underdog against Khamzat Chimaev. Dana White recently announced that du Plessis vs. Chimaev will headline UFC 319 in Chicago on Aug. 16. It’s a highly anticipated middleweight title fight, and many fans are excited to see how this one will play out. At the moment, Chimaev is the betting favorite over “Stillknocks.”
Khamzat Chimaev opens as favorite in UFC 319 main event vs Dricus du Plessis
Harry Kettle - May 16, 2025
UFC contender Khamzat Chimaev has opened as a betting favorite ahead of his UFC 319 title fight against Dricus du Plessis. At UFC 319 on August 16, Khamzat Chimaev will challenge Dricus du Plessis for the UFC middleweight championship. It’s a moment that has been a long time coming for ‘Borz’, who has been on the rise in the promotion for five years now. Ever since his debut, he has been tipped for greatness – and in truth, it took a lot longer than many people imagined for us to get to this point.
Jake Paul wants to face Oleksandr Usyk in PFL MMA debut
Harry Kettle - May 16, 2025
Jake Paul has shockingly called for a fight against Oleksandr Usyk for his mixed martial arts debut with the PFL. As we know, Jake Paul is a pretty controversial figure within the world of combat sports. While a lot of people may not like it, he’s been able to do some interesting things in boxing since arriving on the scene. From fighting legends to being a champion for women’s boxing, ‘The Problem Child’ has certainly made a name for himself.
TJ Dillashaw admits to being “delusionally optimistic” in title fight with Aljamain Sterling
Harry Kettle - May 16, 2025
Former UFC champion TJ Dillashaw admits that he was delusionally optimistic heading into his title fight against Aljamain Sterling. These days, TJ Dillashaw is enjoying his mixed martial arts retirement. His career was full of many ups and downs, including multiple title wins, weight class changes, controversial decisions, doping violations and injuries. The latter, of course, wound up being the defining story of his retirement, in a lot of ways.
Cris Cyborg reacts to Amanda Nunes coming out of retirement
Harry Kettle - May 16, 2025
MMA legend Cris Cyborg has reacted to Amanda Nunes’ plan to come out of retirement and return to the UFC. As we know, Amanda Nunes is easily one of the greatest female fighters of all time – and she may well stand at the top of the mountain as the very best. She’s had some truly incredible wins over the years, with one of the most notable being against Cris Cyborg. At the time, they were seen as the very best to ever do it, and Nunes managed to knock her out in a sensational back-and-forth encounter.
Allycia Hellen Rodrigues to defend world title against Shir Cohen at ONE Fight Night 32
BJPENN.COM Staff - May 15, 2025
ONE Atomweight Muay Thai World Champion Allycia Hellen Rodrigues’ reign of terror enters its next episode. The all-business Brazilian meets undefeated Israeli hitter Shir Cohen in the main event of ONE Fight Night 32. This happens on Friday, June 6, inside Bangkok, Thailand’s Lumpinee Stadium.
Japanese kickboxing star fires shot at Jonathan Haggerty
BJPENN.COM Staff - May 15, 2025
Japanese kickboxing ace Yuki Yoza’s debut in ONE Championship is still a week away, but he has his sights set sky-high. The former K-1 Champion faces unblemished Russian hitter Elbrus Osmanov on May 23 at ONE Friday Fights 109 in a bantamweight kickboxing bout inside Bangkok, Thailand’s Lumpinee Stadium. And he’s confident it’s the start of a road that leads to ONE bantamweight kickboxing king Jonathan Haggerty.
Deiveson Figueiredo avoids surgery for knee injury, anxious to get back into the Octagon
Cole Shelton - May 15, 2025
Deiveson Figueiredo should be able to return to the Octagon sooner than expected. Figueiredo suffered a knee injury in his loss to Cory Sandhagen back at UFC Des Moines. Figueiredo’s manager, Alex Davis, told MMA Fighting that the Brazilian suffered a tear in the anterolateral ligament in his knee. Although he suffered a tear, he isn’t expected to have surgery.
Jake Paul vows to "embarrass" Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. and make him "quit"
Cole Shelton - May 15, 2025
Jake Paul is oozing with confidence ahead of his boxing match against Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. on June 28 in Anaheim, California. It’s an intriguing matchup and a fight that they both say is a long time coming. Although Chavez Jr. has much more experience than Paul, the brash YouTuber-turned-boxer is confident he won’t just beat the Mexican but will make him quit.
Ilia Topuria suggests UFC super fight with Islam Makhachev could still happen at welterweight
BJ Penn Staff - May 15, 2025
A fight between Ilia Topuria and Islam Makhachev is among the biggest the UFC can make right now. Unfortunately, it won’t be happening. At least, not yet. By late 2024, the undefeated Spaniard Topuria was the UFC featherweight champion, while Russia’s Makhachev was the lightweight champ. A lot has changed since then.
Gilbert Burns planning Rocky Balboa-style comeback starting with UFC Vegas 106
Fernando Quiles Jr. - May 15, 2025
As he draws closer to the age of 39, Gilbert Burns believes a movielike comeback story could be his destiny. Burns’ back is against the wall going into UFC Vegas 106. “Durinho” will meet surging undefeated welterweight Michael Morales on Saturday. Burns has lost three fights in a row, but all were against elite competition. In his current skid, Burns has lost to current UFC Welterweight Champion Jack Della Maddalena, former titleholder Belal Muhammad, and No. 2-ranked welterweight Sean Brady.