UFC News

Cole Shelton - March 4, 2026

The UFC was in Mexico City, Mexico, on Saturday for the UFC Mexico City fight night card. In the main event, former UFC flyweight champion Brandon Moreno took on Lone’er Kavanagh, who took the fight on short notice. Entering the bout, Moreno was coming off a TKO loss to Tatsuro Taira back in December, which snapped his two-fight winning streak. Kavanagh, meanwhile, was coming off a KO loss to Charles Johnson, which was his first career loss.

Curtis Calhoun - March 4, 2026

UFC middleweight star Bo Nickal accused Colby Covington of officially declining a fight for the upcoming UFC White House card. Many top UFC names are looking to get a spot on the upcoming White House card as CEO Dana White prepares to formally announce the full fight slate sometime in the coming weeks. White and the matchmakers, according to the UFC headman, put together the card last week at their weekly matchmaking meeting.

Curtis Calhoun - March 4, 2026

A former two-division UFC champion believes Charles Oliveira will hinder his own path to victory against Max Holloway at UFC 326. Former UFC lightweight champion Charles Oliveira’s first step towards another potential lightweight title shot begins this weekend at UFC 326. Oliveira will fight BMF titleholder Max Holloway in the UFC 326 main event this Saturday, in a rematch years in the making.

Curtis Calhoun - March 4, 2026

Former UFC lightweight champion Charles Oliveira’s father is a major part of his final preparations for his BMF title fight at UFC 326. Charles Oliveira is looking to reclaim a UFC title, albeit the BMF belt, this weekend at UFC 326. The former UFC lightweight champion will fight in a rematch years in the making with reigning BMF titleholder Max Holloway in the UFC 326 main event this Saturday in Las Vegas.

Fernando Quiles Jr. - March 4, 2026

Arman Tsarukyan might be in the UFC doghouse, but Brendan Schaub thinks “Ahalkalakets” won’t be held back for much longer. The general consensus within the MMA community is that Tsarukyan is the true No. 1 contender for a shot at the UFC Lightweight Championship. He will have to wait, as Justin Gaethje captured the interim gold back in January. That means Gaethje is due a title unification bout against Ilia Topuria.

Fernando Quiles Jr. - March 4, 2026

Max Holloway believes UFC fighters are doing themselves no favors in terms of getting what they’re worth. Fighter pay in MMA has been a hot topic for several years. At the center of this argument is UFC, a company that scored a 7-year, $7.7 billion deal with Paramount. Recently, Zuffa Boxing acquired Conor Benn for one fight worth $15 million. It’s led to some top UFC stars such as Sean O’Malley questioning why he hasn’t made a payday as big as that despite his popularity.

Fernando Quiles Jr. - March 4, 2026

Conor McGregor plans to make his UFC comeback, but it won’t be against Carlos Prates, who is hurling ducking accusations. When Prates was initially asked about his name being considered for a showdown with McGregor, “The Nightmare” brushed it off as a rumor. Prates will instead meet former UFC Welterweight Champion Jack Della Maddalena on May 2 in Perth.

Cole Shelton - March 4, 2026

The UFC is in Las Vegas, Nevada, on Saturday for a solid UFC 326 card. In the main event, BMF champion Max Holloway is defending his belt in a rematch against Charles Oliveira. Heading into the fight, Holloway is a -225 favorite while the Brazilian is a +168 underdog on FanDuel. Ahead of the scrap, BJPENN.com reached out to several pro fighters to get the predictions for the BMF title fight at UFC 326. The pros are nearly unanimous in thinking Holloway will beat Oliveira again, as they believe his striking will be the difference.

Cole Shelton - March 3, 2026

Rico Verhoeven admits the offer to join the UFC was a good one. After Verhoeven became a free agent after ending his deal with GLORY kickboxing, the UFC was after the elite striker. Yet, Verhoeven shocked many when he ended up inking a deal to box Oleksandr Usyk for the WBC heavyweight champion.

Cole Shelton - March 3, 2026

Cody Durden is looking to make a statement at UFC 326. Durden is set to take on Nyamjargal Tumendemberel in an intriguing fight at flyweight. Although neither is ranked, Durden has been fighting the who’s who at flyweight, but he doesn’t care that he’s fighting an unranked opponent.

Curtis Calhoun - March 3, 2026

Georgio Poullas is planning to meet with UFC CEO Dana White later this week to make his pitch to fight Arman Tsarukyan. UFC lightweight contender Arman Tsarukyan and social media influencer Georgio Poullas got into an all-out brawl immediately following their controversial wrestling match at RAF 6 last weekend in Arizona. After several arguable infractions by Poullas in the match, Tsarukyan attacked Poullas after the final buzzer, landing several punches as both of their respective teams intervened.

Curtis Calhoun - March 3, 2026

Matchroom Boxing’s Eddie Hearn didn’t respond in kind to Dana White’s explicit attacks at the UFC Houston post-fight press conference. The rivalry between boxing promoters Eddie Hearn and Dana White is heating up in 2026.