UFC News

Harry Kettle - November 5, 2025

UFC veteran Charles Oliveira has once again teased a BMF championship showdown against Max Holloway. In his most recent outing at UFC Rio, Charles Oliveira submitted Mateusz Gamrot to get back in the win column in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. It was a monumental moment for ‘Do Bronx’ as he returned to winning ways in the wake of his devastating knockout loss at the hands of Ilia Topuria.

Harry Kettle - November 5, 2025

MMA analyst Josh Thomson doesn’t believe Bo Nickal should even be the featured prelim at UFC 322 later this month. As we know, Bo Nickal has long since been viewed as a real prospect in mixed martial arts. After making his way over from amateur wrestling, he was able to make some real noise in the early stages of his UFC run. However, in his last outing, he was beaten and finished pretty convincingly by Reinier de Ridder.

Dylan Bowker - November 4, 2025

Tom Aspinall and the errant eye poke controversy of UFC 321 has had many weighing in on the situation, with a former UFC light heavyweight champion offering up his viewpoints. This happened during a recent episode of the Believe You Me podcast, which features co-hosts Michael Bisping and Paul Felder. Jiri Prochazka was the fighter in question who gave his own breakdown regarding how he felt about the no-contest from the Tom Aspinall vs. Ciryl Gane heavyweight title fight in late October. Some felt like Aspinall chose to quit and didn’t exhibit a stereotypical idea of a warrior’s valor. Conversely, many thought it was reasonable to be honest about how compromised he was, where the broader focus was more on the sport engaging in reform efforts to eliminate eyepokes outright.

Dylan Bowker - November 4, 2025

Khamzat Chimaev would be a major grappling threat to any contracted UFC fighter, according to a rising fighter in Oktagon MMA. The combatant in question is Tamerlan Dulatov, and his thoughts on ‘Borz’ began with an anecdote about how last May, Dulatov was getting in some work with Michael Venom Page. When it was referenced that MVP has called for certain fights with fighters like Chimaev and touching base on his experience working with Page, Dulatov said [via Bowks Talking Bouts],

Curtis Calhoun - November 4, 2025

UFC Vegas 111 lost a pair of undercard fights just days before the Gabriel Bonfim vs. Randy Brown-headlined event. UFC welterweights Gabriel Bonfim and Randy Brown are days away from fighting in their first main event booking with the promotion. Bonfim and Brown are two of the most dynamic fighters in the welterweight division.

Cole Shelton - November 4, 2025

UFC CEO Dana White has broken his silence on the betting scandal at UFC Vegas 110. At the UFC event on Saturday, Dulgarian was a sizable favorite, but in the hours in the lead-up to the fight, the odds began to drop. Money came in on Yadier del Valle as a big underdog, as well as on del Valle to win in the first round. Once the UFC was made aware of the suspicious betting activity, White said he spoke to Dulgarian and his lawyer.

Cole Shelton - November 4, 2025

Former UFC heavyweight champion Junior dos Santos is hoping to face Jake Paul next time out. Paul was supposed to box Gervonta Davis, but the fight was canceled after ‘Tank’ was accused in a civil lawsuit filed by ex-girlfriend Courtney Rossel of battery, aggravated battery, false imprisonment, kidnapping, and intentional infliction of emotional distress.

Curtis Calhoun - November 4, 2025

UFC Hall of Famer Daniel Cormier has his eyes on one rising heavyweight who could get a shot in the Octagon in 2026. Dana White’s Contender Series has quickly become the greatest UFC talent development program in MMA history. UFC stars like Sean O’Malley and Jamahal Hill began their ascent to championship titles when they earned contracts on DWCS.

Curtis Calhoun - November 4, 2025

Marc Montoya, the head coach of Factory X gym and featherweight Isaac Dulgarian, issued his first remarks on the latter’s alleged fight fixing. UFC featherweight Isaac Dulgarian is under intense public scrutiny after being accused of fixing his fight against Yadier del Valle last Saturday at UFC Vegas 110. Dulgarian, who has been on the UFC featherweight roster since 2023, lost to Del Valle by first-round submission.

BJ Penn Staff - November 4, 2025

The UFC is currently in the midst of a fight-fixing scandal, with several fights being investigated by the FBI. Unfortunately, it sounds like this just the beginning. Fight-fixing in the UFC is making headlines again after last Saturday’s card in Las Vegas. The bout at the heart of the drama was a featherweight fight between Isaac Dulgarian and Cuba’s Yadier del Valle. Dulgarian was initially a big betting favorite, but the odds swung dramatically just before the fight, which raised a lot of suspicion. When del Valle won by first-round submission, it validated much of the suspicion that Dulgarian was taking a fall.

Curtis Calhoun - November 4, 2025

UFC legends Dustin Poirier and Michael Chandler will reunite on the set of Road House 2 in the sequel to the Conor McGregor-headlined film. Dustin Poirier and Michael Chandler shared one of the UFC’s most underrated heated pairings at UFC 281. Poirier and Chandler, a clash between two of the top fan favorites in UFC lightweight history, put on a show on the UFC 281 main card at Madison Square Garden.

Fernando Quiles Jr. - November 4, 2025

Paddy Pimblett is aware of Islam Makhachev scoffing at his resume, and he didn’t hold his tongue. Makhachev recently spoke to ESPN’s Brett Okamoto and explained why Pimblett is undeserving of a shot at the UFC lightweight title. The former 155-pound champion said nobody has “checked” Pimblett yet to truly test his skills.