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Harry Kettle - February 23, 2026

UFC commentator Daniel Cormier has praised Sean Strickland’s performance in his win at UFC Houston last weekend. On Saturday night, Sean Strickland picked up his most impressive win in recent memory when he defeated Anthony Hernandez in the main event of UFC Houston. While he had a pretty controversial week outside of that as a result of his comments in the media, he reminded everyone that he’s actually a pretty good fighter, too.

Harry Kettle - February 23, 2026

Dana White has given his thoughts on Ronda Rousey vs Gina Carano being booked for a Netflix show as opposed to the UFC. As we know, later this year we will see Ronda Rousey and Gina Carano make their respective returns to mixed martial arts competition. They will collide on Netflix in association with Most Valuable Promotions, although many expected that if Ronda did wind up returning to the sport, it would likely be with the UFC. Alas, that didn’t quite come to fruition.

Harry Kettle - February 23, 2026

Paddy Pimblett has given his honest opinion on his UFC 324 defeat at the hands of UFC interim lightweight champion Justin Gaethje. Last month, Paddy Pimblett went head to head with Justin Gaethje in the main event of UFC 324. He was hoping to claim gold in the UFC for the first time in his career, but instead, he fell short in a decision loss to ‘The Highlight’, his first defeat with the promotion.

Harry Kettle - February 23, 2026

UFC flyweight champion Joshua Van is surprised to be fighting Tatsuro Taira as opposed to Manel Kape at UFC 327. As has now been confirmed, Joshua Van will defend his UFC flyweight championship at UFC 327 against Tatsuro Taira. Taira was one of a handful of fighters thought to be in the mix for this bout, including Alexandre Pantoja depending on his recovery, and perhaps the clearest contender Manel Kape.

Fernando Quiles Jr. - February 22, 2026

Dana White has responded to Khamzat Chimaev pushing for a fight with UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Alex Pereira. Chimaev is the current middleweight titleholder. He captured the gold thanks to a suffocating performance against Dricus du Plessis back in Aug. 2025. “Borz” hasn’t fought since the championship win, but he’s displayed more interest in a 205-pound bout than a 185-pound title defense.

Fernando Quiles Jr. - February 22, 2026

Paddy Pimblett is feeling more love in his lone UFC loss than he has for his seven wins under the promotion. Pimblett competed for the interim UFC Lightweight Championship back in January. Standing across from “The Baddy” was Justin Gaethje. The two delivered fireworks for UFC’s debut on Paramount+. Ultimately, it was Gaethje who found more success on his way to a unanimous decision victory.

Fernando Quiles Jr. - February 22, 2026

Khamzat Chimaev is taking aim at Sean Strickland in the aftermath of UFC Houston. Strickland had some words for the UFC Middleweight Champion going into Saturday’s showdown with Anthony Hernandez. In an interview with Newsweek Sports, Strickland blasted Chimaev for focusing more on Alex Pereira than making his first title defense.

Fernando Quiles Jr. - February 22, 2026

UFC CEO Dana White believes the media plays a big role in making Sean Strickland a PR “nightmare.” Strickland has been known to be outspoken and UFC’s message has been about free speech over the last few years. Still, White isn’t happy with some of the extremes Strickland will reach in some of his quotes. While White doesn’t want to filter his fighters, he is taking media members to task over Strickland’s latest rants.

Chris Taylor - February 21, 2026

The Octagon returned to Texas for tonight’s UFC Houston event, and four fighters wound up taking home performance bonuses. The fight card was headlined by a key middleweight matchup featuring former division champion Sean Strickland taking on Anthony Hernandez. The bout proved to be a return to glory for the promotion’s former middleweight champ in Sean Strickland. The 34-year-old was able to utilize his snapping left jab to overwhelm and frustrate Hernandez throughout the opening two rounds. Then, in round three, Strickland landed a crushing knee to the body that clearly hurt ‘Fluffy’. Smelling blood, Sean rushed in with a flurry of punches that resulted in Anthony going down and the eventual referee stoppage (see that here). It was an amazing showing and after the victory Stickland proceeded to callout current 185lbs title holder Khamzat Chimaev.

Chris Taylor - February 21, 2026

Tonight’s UFC Houston event was headlined by a key middleweight matchup between Sean Strickland and Anthony Hernandez. Strickland (30-7 MMA) was returning to action for the first time since losing a unanimous decision to Dricus Du Plessis in a fight for the promotion’s middleweight title 12 months ago at UFC 312 in Sydney, Australia. Prior to that setback, the former middleweight title holder had defeated Paulo Costa by way of split decision at UFC 302.

Chris Taylor - February 21, 2026

We have you covered for all of tonight’s UFC Houston results, including the main event between Sean Strickland and Anthony Hernandez. Strickland (30-7 MMA) will be returning to action for the first time since losing a unanimous decision to Dricus Du Plessis in a fight for the promotion’s middleweight title 12 months ago at UFC 312 in Sydney, Australia. Prior to that setback, the former middleweight title holder had defeated Paulo Costa by way of split decision at UFC 302.

Chris Taylor - February 21, 2026

We have you covered for all of tonight’s UFC Houston results, including the co-main event between Geoff Neal and Uros Medic. Neal (16-8 MMA) will enter the bout looking to rebound, this after suffering a brutal knockout loss to Carlos Prates in his most recent Octagon appearance this past August at UFC 319. Prior to that setback, ‘Handz of Steel’ was coming off a TKO victory over Rafael dos Anjos in October of 2024.