UFC News

Curtis Calhoun - March 12, 2026

Former two-division UFC champion Conor McGregor could potentially headline just weeks after the White House card. It’s been almost five full years since Conor McGregor appeared inside the UFC Octagon, stemming from a leg injury suffered in his trilogy with Dustin Poirier at UFC 264. McGregor was supposed to make his highly anticipated return to fighting at UFC 303 in 2024, before withdrawing due to an injury.

Curtis Calhoun - March 12, 2026

UFC Hall of Famer Ronda Rousey’s return to the cage after a nine-year hiatus will coincide with UFC Vegas 117. It’s been almost a full decade since former UFC women’s bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey competed inside the cage. After suffering back-to-back losses to Holly Holm and Amanda Nunes, Rousey parted ways with the UFC in a disappointing end to an otherwise legendary run in the promotion.

Cole Shelton - March 12, 2026

Josh Emmett is planning on turning back the clock in the main event of UFC Vegas 114 on Saturday. Emmett is set to headline the Fight Night card against Kevin Vallejos in a pivotal fight at featherweight. Although Emmett is entering the bout as a sizable underdog, he has confidence that he will be able to get a big stoppage win to make a statement.

Fernando Quiles Jr. - March 12, 2026

Ilia Topuria will not be facing Islam Makhachev at UFC Freedom 250, but he’d be an “exceptional” challenge if the bout ever materializes. That’s what Colby Covington believes, as he told MMAJunkie that he feels Topuria vs. Makhachev is the matchup to make down the road.

Fernando Quiles Jr. - March 12, 2026

Joe Rogan is a bit on edge going into UFC Freedom 250. There was plenty of buzz when plans for a White House event were in motion. The full card was revealed during the UFC 326 broadcast and much has been made about the matchups. Rogan believes there are far more pressing matters at hand. UFC Freedom 250 is scheduled for June 14, and tension in the Middle East doesn’t appear to be slowing down anytime soon.

Harry Kettle - March 12, 2026

Muhammad Mokaev has reacted to his submission defeat at the hands of Arman Tsarukyan at Hype Brazil last night. When you talk about the best mixed martial artists currently competing outside of the UFC, Muhammad Mokaev has to be a featured part of that conversation. The flyweight star has achieved some great things already throughout the course of his career, and he’s continuing to keep busy as he awaits the opportunity to (hopefully) compete in the sport’s biggest promotion once again.

Harry Kettle - March 12, 2026

UFC star Sean O’Malley has given his assessment of the overall quality of the UFC Freedom 250 card. As we now know, Sean O’Malley will face off against Aiemann Zahabi as part of the UFC White House event later this year. It will serve as Sean’s latest opportunity to prove that he deserves another crack at the UFC bantamweight title, but many were left disappointed by the Zahabi announcement, and would have preferred to see Cory Sandhagen get that spot.

Harry Kettle - March 12, 2026

Arman Tsarukyan has given his thoughts on the UFC Freedom 250 main event between Ilia Topuria and Justin Gaethje. As we know, Arman Tsarukyan is a pretty controversial individual within the Ultimate Fighting Championship. It’s got nothing to do with his fighting ability, which is clearly excellent, but instead has everything to do with some of the back and forth issues he has had with the promotion in recent times.

Cole Shelton - March 11, 2026

Cub Swanson will be making the final walk to the Octagon at UFC 327. Swanson has been a pro fighter since 2004 and made his UFC debut in 2011. The fan-favorite featherweight has been fighting the who’s who of the division, and at age 42, he will be ending his career.

Dylan Bowker - March 11, 2026

Khamzat Chimaev does not stand out as a particularly impressive mixed martial artist to a former BMF champion who feels like Sean Strickland would have the skills to unseat ‘Borz’ from his throne if that fight gets booked. Jorge Masvidal was the ex-BMF titleholder in question, and the inaugural champ discussed this on the show that he regularly hosts, Death Row MMA. From that recent DRMMA podcast segment, with an excerpt posted to X account @RedCorner_MMA, Masvidal said,

Curtis Calhoun - March 11, 2026

Former UFC bantamweight champion Aljamain Sterling’s long wait for a featherweight booking is reportedly over. Former UFC champion Aljamain Sterling is on the verge of a potential featherweight title shot after a dominant win over former title challenger Brian Ortega at UFC Shanghai last year. Sterling moved to 2-1 since making the full-time move to featherweight, defeating Calvin Kattar at UFC 300 before losing to Movsar Evloev at UFC 310.

Curtis Calhoun - March 11, 2026

Justin Gaethje and Michael Chandler will team up to train Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) agents in hand-to-hand combat. UFC lightweight stars Justin Gaethje and Michael Chandler will reunite to help train Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) agents on hand-to-hand combat techniques to use while out in the field.

Curtis Calhoun - March 11, 2026

MMA legend Cris Cyborg hit back at UFC Hall of Famer Ronda Rousey’s attacks on her at the first Gina Carano fight press conference. The pre-fight buildup for Ronda Rousey’s return to the cage against women’s MMA pioneer Gina Carano is underway, and their first press conference on Tuesday didn’t disappoint. Rousey and Carano, along with former UFC heavyweight champ Francis Ngannou and his upcoming opponent Philipe Lins, appeared in front of fans and media to build up the highly-anticipated event.

Cole Shelton - March 11, 2026

Former UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman believes Justin Gaethje is getting overlooked ahead of UFC White House. Gaethje is set to headline the White House card on June 14 as he takes on Ilia Topuria for the lightweight title. Heading into the fight, Gaethje is a massive +350 underdog, while the champ is a -520 favorite on FanDuel. The oddsmakers and many fans believe Topuria will walk through Gaethje, but Usman thinks that’s disrespectful, and people can’t overlook the interim champ.

Fernando Quiles Jr. - March 11, 2026

Colby Covington is not impressed with the UFC “Freedom 250” card. Fights for the White House event were announced during the UFC 326 broadcast this past Saturday. Headliners Ilia Topuria and Justin Gaethje will trade leather for the undisputed UFC Lightweight Championship. Ex-light heavyweight titleholder Alex Pereira is moving up to face Ciryl Gane with the interim heavyweight gold on the line.

Fernando Quiles Jr. - March 11, 2026

Reinier de Ridder will be making quite the change after falling short in his recent UFC 326 outing. This past Saturday, de Ridder shared the Octagon with Caio Borralho inside T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. It was a chance for the former two-division ONE Championship titleholder to rebound from his corner stoppage loss against Brendan Allen. After three rounds of action, de Ridder was defeated by Borralho via unanimous decision.

Harry Kettle - March 11, 2026

Paddy Pimblett believes Justin Gaethje has a chance at pulling off the upset against Ilia Topuria when they collide this summer. At UFC Freedom 250, also known as the White House card, Justin Gaethje will challenge Ilia Topuria for the UFC lightweight championship. It will serve as a unification bout with ‘The Highlight’ holding the interim strap courtesy of his huge win over Paddy Pimblett at the start of the year.

Harry Kettle - March 11, 2026

UFC legend Israel Adesanya has given his thoughts on Alex Pereira’s upcoming bid to win a third weight class world title. At UFC Freedom 250, Alex Pereira will attempt to become the first fighter in UFC history to win a world championship in three weight classes. Granted, it will be an interim belt, but it would also set him up for an absolutely huge unification showdown with Tom Aspinall at some point later this year (or early 2027).