UFC News

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 sensation Alex Pereira has reflected on his defeat to Magomed Ankalaev in the UFC 313 main event last night. For the longest time, Alex Pereira has been one of the biggest stars in all of mixed martial arts. Last night, he came up against arguably his toughest test to date – Magomed Ankalaev. In what was a competitive, tight affair, it was Ankalaev who was able to get his hand raised with a decision victory.

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

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

We have you covered for all of tonight’s UFC 313 results, including the light heavyweight title fight between Alex Pereira and 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

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.

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

Tonight’s UFC 313 main card lineup kicked off with a lightweight bout between Mauricio Ruffy and King Green. Ruffy (12-1 MMA) had gone a perfect 2-0 since joining the UFC in May of last year and many pundits have him pegged as a future champion. ‘One Shot’ had most previously competed at November’s UFC 309 event, where he scored a unanimous decision victory over James Llontop. The Brazilian made his Octagon debut at UFC 301, scoring a first-round finish over Jamie Mullarkey.

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.

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

UFC commentator Joe Rogan has praised Alex Pereira’s knockout power ahead of the latter’s main event at UFC 313 tonight. In the main event of the evening in Las Vegas, Alex Pereira will defend his UFC light heavyweight championship against Magomed Ankalaev. UFC 313 is shaping up to be a really interesting card and while there are no guarantees, the expectation is that this will serve as the toughest test that ‘Poatan’ has had in the promotion to date.

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.

Josh Evanoff - March 7, 2025

Former UFC title challenger Marlon Vera recently went viral for his encounter with a knife-wielding alleged robber. ‘Chito’ hasn’t been seen in the cage since his clash with Deiveson Figueiredo in August. That night in Abu Dhabi saw Marlon Vera suffer a unanimous decision loss to ‘Deus da Guerra’, his second defeat in a row. The former title challenger had previously suffered a loss to Sean O’Malley in his first bid for UFC gold last spring.

Fernando Quiles Jr. - March 7, 2025

Xtreme Couture head coach Eric Nicksick has shared where he feels he went wrong after Sean Strickland’s UFC 312 loss. Strickland fell short in his bid to become a two-time UFC Middleweight Champion in his rematch with Dricus du Plessis. While the two had a highly competitive meeting in their first go-around, Strickland had no answer for “Stillknocks” in their Feb. 8 rematch. It was clear that Strickland and Nicksick were not on the same page throughout the fight.