UFC News

BJ Penn Staff - March 31, 2026

In the early days of the UFC, MMA trailblazer Art Jimmerson competed wearing just one boxing glove. It’s been a long time since we’ve seen anything like that in the Octagon, but we got close at Saturday’s UFC Seattle card. UFC Seattle featured a number of memorable finishes. One of them occurred on the undercard, when flyweight contender Casey O’Neill scored a first-round TKO over Gabriella Fernandes. It was an impressive win, but on the surface, it wasn’t anything out of the ordinary.

Harry Kettle - March 31, 2026

UFC champion Kayla Harrison has spoken about when she could end up returning from her recent injury setback. As we know, Kayla Harrison is one of the biggest and best female athletes in combat sports today. She has achieved some great things throughout the course of her mixed martial arts career, and in her next outing, she is expected to go head to head with the greatest of all time, Amanda Nunes.

Dylan Bowker - March 30, 2026

Jeremy Stephens is returning to the UFC for what looks to be a fire fight on paper and someone who previously beat Stephens in the PFL broke down the next MMA contest that ‘Lil Heathen’ has lined up. The combatant in question is Natan Schulte who recently fell short to Jakub Kaszuba via unanimous decision in his return from a lengthy competitive hiatus at PFL Pittsburgh on March 28th. The former multi-time PFL champ previously secured an arm triangle choke against Jeremy Stephens in the PFL smart cage during their contest in November 2022. The MMA and bare knuckle star is now preparing to fight King Green pretty soon at UFC 328 on May 9th. When offering up his thoughts on that Stephens versus Green fight, Schulte said [via Bowks Talking Bouts],

Curtis Calhoun - March 30, 2026

UFC middleweight star Joe Pyfer opened up on the pre-UFC Seattle incident that nearly ended his life just weeks before his career-best win. Joe Pyfer earned easily the biggest win of his UFC career last weekend at UFC Seattle. But just weeks before his second-career UFC main event booking, Pyfer nearly didn’t make it to the Octagon, and came close to ending his own life, as he admitted in his UFC Seattle post-fight interview with Daniel Cormier.

Curtis Calhoun - March 30, 2026

Former UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya’s recent skid could point to a steep fall from grace comparable to Anderson Silva. Former UFC champion Israel Adesanya’s ongoing losing skid continued last Saturday at UFC Seattle as he lost to Joe Pyfer in the main event by second-round TKO. Despite an encouraging start against Pyfer, Adesanya faltered in Round 2, as Pyfer landed several damaging blows on the feet and ground.

Fernando Quiles Jr. - March 30, 2026

Demetrious Johnson is making his way to the UFC Hall of Fame, and he has revealed what he’s proud of the most. Johnson is widely considered to be one of the greatest MMA fighters of all time. He still holds the record for the most successful consecutive title defenses in UFC history. Some wonder if that record will ever be broken.

Fernando Quiles Jr. - March 30, 2026

Dana White was in awe of Alexa Grasso’s victory over Maycee Barber this past Saturday. Grasso and Barber collided in a flyweight clash in the UFC Seattle co-main event. The former 125-pound champion’s standup was on point and she dropped Barber with a hard punch and followed up by applying a rear-naked choke. Ultimately, Barber had already been knocked out with a punch prior to the choke, and the visual was something to behold.

BJ Penn Staff - March 30, 2026

Bare knuckle fighting continues to attract some of the biggest names in combat sports. One of the latest to express interest is former two-division UFC champion Jon Jones. Jones is widely considered the greatest fighter in MMA history. He is a multiple time champion at light heavyweight, and also enjoyed a brief reign as heavyweight champion. At the moment, he is technically retired from MMA, but he has kept the door to fighting again open.

Harry Kettle - March 30, 2026

MMA legend Francis Ngannou has opened up on his friend Israel Adesanya’s defeat to Joe Pyfer at UFC Seattle. There comes a time in every career when you need to assess what your future looks like in mixed martial arts, and it certainly feels like that time is coming for Israel Adesanya. After such a dominant rise up through the ranks of the UFC, Stylebender lost yet another fight via finish over the weekend, this time at the hands of Joe Pyfer.

Harry Kettle - March 30, 2026

UFC contender Maycee Barber has given her thoughts on her big knockout loss at the hands of Alexa Grasso last weekend. On Saturday night, Maycee Barber attempted to make a real name for herself in the co-main event of UFC Seattle. Unfortunately, she ran into a very determined and very on-point Alexo Grasso who was able to put a stop to Maycee’s rise with an absolutely emphatic finish.

Harry Kettle - March 30, 2026

UFC legend Israel Adesanya has released a brief statement in the wake of his defeat to Joe Pyfer last weekend. On Saturday night, Israel Adesanya fell short in his attempt to stop his losing skid at UFC Seattle. Instead, he suffered a TKO loss at the hands of Joe Pyfer, leaving many to wonder how much longer he’s got left in the world of mixed martial arts. Of course, retiring is easier said than done, and many fighters have gone on longer losing streaks than Stylebender and still opted to stick around.

BJ Penn Staff - March 30, 2026

Francis Ngannou has shared his thoughts on the upcoming UFC fight between Alex Pereira and Ciryl Gane. It’s fair to say he’s made some interesting points. Ngannou is the former UFC heavyweight champion. He left the promotion without losing the belt several years back, which means he remains the lineal heavyweight champion of MMA.