UFC News

Curtis Calhoun - March 26, 2026

Former UFC bantamweight title challenger Cory Sandhagen went off on former champion Sean O’Malley’s business-first approach to fighting. Former UFC bantamweight champion Sean O’Malley will return to the Octagon on the White House lawn at UFC Freedom 250 in June. O’Malley and surging contender Aiemann Zahabi will compete in a potential No. 1 contender fight, with the winner likely to face the planned Merab Dvalishvili vs. Petr Yan trilogy winner.

Cole Shelton - March 26, 2026

Kyle Nelson is excited to get the chance to face Terrance McKinney at UFC Seattle. Nelson was hoping to fight on the next Canada card, but when he got the call to fight Terrance McKinney, he jumped at the chance to accept.

Curtis Calhoun - March 26, 2026

Former UFC middleweight champion Sean Strickland got the first taste of Alex Pereira’s move to heavyweight in a recent sparring session. One of UFC Freedom 250’s biggest fights puts former UFC light heavyweight champion Alex Pereira against former interim titleholder Ciryl Gane in a heavyweight co-main event. Pereira and Gane will fight for the interim heavyweight title as Tom Aspinall continues to recover from multiple eye injuries sustained against Gane at UFC 321 last year.

Curtis Calhoun - March 26, 2026

UFC middleweight contender Bo Nickal called out Colby Covington for alleged false claims about a recent fight offer for the White House event. The full UFC White House card was recently released by UFC CEO Dana White, drawing mixed reactions from fans and pundits. A UFC lightweight title matchup between Ilia Topuria and Justin Gaethje will headline the card, featuring an interim heavyweight title fight between Alex Pereira and Ciryl Gane.

Fernando Quiles Jr. - March 26, 2026

Manel Kape is intrigued by the flyweight title bout between Joshua Van and Tatsuro Taira, and he believes the champion will retain. The UFC 327 co-headliner will feature Van vs. Taira inside Kaseya Center in Miami on April 11. Kape was hoping to have his name called for the title fight, but he’ll instead have a rematch with his Rizin rival Kyoji Horiguchi on June 20.

Dylan Bowker - March 26, 2026

Chase Hooper prepares to return to the UFC cage against Lance Gibson Jr. at UFC Seattle, with a Canadian combative compatriot, who previously indicated a desire to fight Hooper when he was signed to the UFC off of Contender Series, weighing in on that fight. The combatant in question is TJ Laramie who got into the machinations of the matchup between Gibson Jr. and Hooper for UFC’s return to Seattle on March 28th, as Laramie said [via MMA Canada],

Fernando Quiles Jr. - March 26, 2026

Israel Adesanya wouldn’t be surprised if Sean Strickland can pull of a big upset over Khamzat Chimaev. Strickland will challenge Chimaev for the middleweight title on May 9 in the UFC 328 main event in Newark. While some felt Nassourdine Imavov would be the rightful No. 1 contender, Strickland leapfrogged the competition with his second-round TKO finish over Anthony Hernandez at UFC Houston back in February.

Harry Kettle - March 26, 2026

UFC commentator Jon Anik believes that Michael Page, aka MVP, has the potential to win a world title in the promotion. Last weekend, Michael Page managed to pick up yet another win in the Ultimate Fighting Championship when he was able to beat former training partner Sam Patterson at UFC London. Unfortunately, the win didn’t quite blow the masses away, and it was instead deemed to be pretty boring.

Harry Kettle - March 26, 2026

UFC middleweight contender Joe Pyfer has praised Israel Adesanya ahead of their UFC Seattle main event clash. On Saturday night, Israel Adesanya will attempt to snap his recent losing skid when he goes head to head with Joe Pyfer in the main event of UFC Seattle. Pyfer is one of many rising contenders in the middleweight division, whereas ‘Stylebender’ is just trying to prove that he still has something left in the tank.

Cole Shelton - March 25, 2026

Terrance McKinney knows he has to make some changes. McKinney is known for his quick finishes, but he knows that when he hurts opponents, he rushes too much, which puts him in a bad spot. So, after his last loss to Chris Duncan, in a fight, McKinney was close to finishing his opponent, he sat down with his coaches and promised to be more patient.

Cole Shelton - March 25, 2026

Israel Adesanya wants to remind everyone just how good he is at UFC Seattle. Adesanya is set to headline UFC Seattle on Saturday against Joe Pyfer in a pivotal fight at middleweight. Adesanya is coming off three-straight losses, and he knows there are plenty of doubters around him about whether or not he is still an elite fighter.

Curtis Calhoun - March 25, 2026

Jon Jones reacted to Francis Ngannou’s remarks about the UFC Hall of Famer’s White House card snub. Former UFC two-division champion Jon Jones remains at odds with UFC CEO Dana White and the promotional brass over his being left off the upcoming White House card.