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UFC Champion Merab Dvalishvili reveals what age he plans on retiring
Dylan Bowker - August 28, 2025
Merab Dvalishvili wants to vault over major combat sports names like Bernard Hopkins, George Foreman, and Randy Couture with the lofty goal he has for his combat sports career. Appearing on the Full Send Podcast, the UFC bantamweight champion covered multiple topics ahead of his next title defense assignment in the Fall. Dvalishvili will defend his 135-pound crown against Cory Sandhagen in the co-main event of UFC 320 on October 4th.
WATCH | Darren Till and Luke Rockhold have to be separated during heated press conference ahead of boxing fight
Cole Shelton - August 28, 2025
Darren Till and Luke Rockhold went at it during the Misfits press conference on Thursday. Till and Rockhold are set to box on Saturday on Misfits in a highly anticipated bout. Heading into the fight, Till and Rockhold have both taken shots at one another on social media and in interviews.
Raul Rosas Jr. forced out of Noche UFC co-main event
Dylan Bowker - August 28, 2025
Raul Rosas Jr. will no longer be preparing for the penultimate fight of the night spot at this year’s Noche UFC after being forced to withdraw from the card. In news first reported by Wristlock MMA, the man who utters ‘Chiwiwis’ will now no longer be competing on September 13th. The UFC Fight Night 259 bout for Rosas Jr. was planned to be against Rob Font but the former will no longer be in the co-main event spot. Sources told Mike Heck of MMA Fighting that the promotion is actively looking for a repalcement opponent for Font inside Frost Bank Arena in San Antonio but no one has been confirmed, as of this writing.
Aljamain Sterling reveals injury following UFC Shanghai win over Brian Ortega
Fernando Quiles Jr. - August 28, 2025
Aljamain Sterling emerged victorious at UFC Shanghai, but some damage was done. Sterling had a one-sided showing against Brian Ortega in their five-round featherweight clash. It was a clean sweep for “Funkmaster,” who secured 50-45 scores from all three judges. It was a big win for Sterling, who now finds himself in the top five featherweight rankings.
Popular UFC coach explains how Sean Strickland can prepare for Khamzat Chimaev
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Rampage Jackson says his son Raja has been struggling since his mother was murdered
Harry Kettle - August 28, 2025
Rampage Jackson has said his son Raja has been struggling since his mother was murdered following his recent assault incident. As we know, Rampage Jackson’s son Raja was recently involved in a pretty serious incident at a pro wrestling show. He assaulted a man live on stream, to the point where many were concerned about the lasting impact that his attack would have on the victim in question.
Josh Thomson explains why Anthony Johnson ‘destroys’ Alex Pereira in fantasy UFC fight
Harry Kettle - August 28, 2025
MMA analyst Josh Thomson believes that Anthony Johnson would’ve defeated Alex Pereira in a hypothetical UFC fantasy fight. It’s been almost three years since Anthony ‘Rumble’ Johnson passed away. The former mixed martial arts star was seen as a trailblazer in many ways in the sport, with his phenomenal power being seen as his greatest weapon. He fought and beat some of the very best throughout the course of his career, and he’ll forever be remembered as one of the greats.
Islam Makhachev’s manager explains why Khamzat Chimaev superfight won’t happen
Harry Kettle - August 28, 2025
Islam Makhachev’s manager has explained why he doesn’t believe Islam will end up fighting Khamzat Chimaev in a proposed superfight. As we know, Islam Makhachev and Khamzat Chimaev are two of the most impressive fighters in all of mixed martial arts. They have both done some incredible things throughout the course of their careers, and some believe it makes sense for them to square off with one another at some point in the future.
Charles Oliveira not retiring, "motivated for another run at the belt”, per coach
Dylan Bowker - August 27, 2025
Some rumors were floating around about Charles Oliveira potentially retiring in his next fight at UFC Rio but his coach has dispelled these rumors and given ‘Do Bronx’ fans something to be excited about. During an exclusive interview with Sherdog, Diego Lima touched on Oliveira’s next fight set to transpire in his home country and when touching on what the fighting future of his charge looks like, Lima said [via Sherdog],
Syko Stu awake and communicating after Raja Jackson incident, friend reveals
Cole Shelton - August 27, 2025
Syko Stu, the wrestler that Raja Jackson attacked, is awake and communicating after being transported to the hospital. Jackson attended a wrestling event, which was streamed on Kick. During the event, he got into an altercation with Stu, which led to him going into the ring. Once Jackson got into the ring, he slammed Stu before punching him over 20 times, and knocking him out. Despite Stu being out cold, Jackson continued to rain down punches before being pulled off him.
UFC Shanghai winner denies faking glove touch: 'We were practicing that all the time'
Fernando Quiles Jr. - August 27, 2025
One fighter who emerged victorious at UFC Shanghai says he never faked a glove touch. The main event of UFC Shanghai featured a light heavyweight tilt between Johnny Walker and Zhang Mingyang. There was significant buzz for Mingyang going into the fight, and many thought this would be a statement-making win for the hone country hero. Walker had other plans, and he secured a second-round TKO finish.
Ilia Topuria's next fight should be against Paddy Pimblett, says ex-UFC champion
Fernando Quiles Jr. - August 27, 2025
If one former UFC titleholder had his way, then Ilia Topuria’s first lightweight title defense would be against Paddy Pimblett. Topuria and Pimblett had a staredown inside the Octagon at the conclusion of UFC 317 back in June. Topuria had just knocked out Charles Oliveira to secure the UFC Lightweight Championship. Dana White was none too pleased with “The Baddy” being allowed inside the cage once Topuria’s fight was over.
Bryan Battle breaks his silence on being released by the UFC
Harry Kettle - August 27, 2025
Former UFC fighter Bryan Battle has spoken out on being released from the promotion after once again missing weight. As we know, Bryan Battle was recently released by the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Despite being seen as someone who can go pretty far in the company, a handful of instances in which he missed weight ultimately led to him being released from his contract. While he’s already getting back to work with Dirty Boxing, not being in the UFC anymore is obviously a blow for him.




