UFC News

Curtis Calhoun - February 4, 2026

UFC fan favorite Nick Diaz has lofty goals for his planned return to the Octagon after a successful rehabilitation for substance abuse. Nick Diaz’s last UFC comeback attempt was foiled due to undisclosed circumstances, followed by concerning footage of the star fighter that led to him checking into rehab for substance abuse. But after a successful stint in rehab, Diaz appears in great spirits as he plots another return to the Octagon.

Fernando Quiles Jr. - February 4, 2026

Chuck Liddell has heard from fans who are worried about a change in his speech, but the UFC Hall of Famer claims it isn’t what some fear. Liddell had a decorated fighting career, but he didn’t walk away from the sport of MMA unscathed. “The Iceman” was knocked out seven times, and his last few fights were particularly brutal. He suffered knockout losses to Rashad Evans, Mauricio “Shogun” Rua, and Rich Franklin before initially retiring.

Fernando Quiles Jr. - February 4, 2026

Anthony Joshua crushed Jake Paul in their late 2025 boxing match, and a former UFC champion believes a lesson was learned. When Gervonta “Tank” Davis was pulled from a planned showdown with Paul, “El Gallo” and MVP Promotions turned to Joshua. Many were surprised that Paul went from being scheduled to fight a lightweight to facing a heavyweight. Some were even convinced the fight ultimately wouldn’t take place, but it did indeed occur as advertised.

Fernando Quiles Jr. - February 4, 2026

Bo Nickal thinks matchmakers have a layup for the UFC White House card. Nickal has made quite a few enemies throughout his pro MMA career, and his latest rival is Colby Covington. The two recently got into a verbal spat during a press conference to hype up a RAF event. When asked by a reporter about potentially facing Nickal in a pro MMA bout, Covington said the nine-fight pro needs to get in line.

Harry Kettle - February 4, 2026

UFC veteran Michael Chandler continues to make his push for a place on the White House card this summer. When you think about action fighters in the UFC’s lightweight division, there are a couple of big names that come to mind. One man who tends to fly under the radar in that field, though, is none other than Michael Chandler, the man who made his switch over to the Ultimate Fighting Championship from Bellator a few years back.

Harry Kettle - February 4, 2026

UFC prospect Waldo Cortes-Acosta wants to see the promotion create an interim world title in the heavyweight division. Over the course of the last twelve months, very few heavyweights have made as much of an impact as Waldo Cortes-Acosta. He has been on fire in the UFC and in the wake of his win over Derrick Lewis, he is ready and motivated to make that next step up, with a future world title shot potentially on the horizon.

Dylan Bowker - February 3, 2026

Khamzat Chimaev and Ciryl Gane are known to get in work with a rising PFL heavyweight, and the surging fighter spoke about some of these training dynamics recently. The combatant in question is Pouya Rahmani, who battles Karl Williams at PFL Dubai: Nurmagomedov vs. Davis on February 7th. Addressing high-level people he has worked with who have well-rounded MMA skill sets, when giving his thoughts on some of his training experiences, Rahmani said [via Bowks Talking Bouts],

Cole Shelton - February 3, 2026

Mario Bautista is thrilled to be headlining his first UFC card on Saturday. Bautista is set to take on Vinicius Oliveira in a pivotal fight at bantamweight on Saturday at the UFC Apex. Bautista is coming off a hard-fought decision loss to Umar Nurmagomedov, and after the loss, he wasn’t sure what was going to be next, but was thrilled when it was a main event spot against Oliveira, and heading into the bout, Bautista is a -205 favorite on FanDuel.

Curtis Calhoun - February 3, 2026

Two-time UFC flyweight champion Brandon Moreno will fight one of the division’s most intriguing prospects at UFC Mexico City. Brandon Moreno will make a quick turnaround at UFC Mexico City later this month, as the former UFC flyweight champion looks to get back into the division’s title mix. After a controversial loss to Tatsuro Taira at UFC 323, Moreno was scheduled to fight surging contender Asu Almabayev in the UFC Mexico City headliner.

Curtis Calhoun - February 3, 2026

Longtime UFC analyst Joe Rogan believes 60-year-old former Octagon standout Tank Abbott could contend in today’s heavyweight division. The UFC’s heavyweight division has been in a peculiar state in recent years.

Curtis Calhoun - February 3, 2026

Diego Lopes’ loss to Alexander Volkanovski at UFC 325 left one UFC star perplexed at the Brazilian’s gameplan in the cage. UFC featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski turned away Diego Lopes for the second time in less than a year last weekend at UFC 325.

Curtis Calhoun - February 3, 2026

UFC Mexico City took a major hit as Brandon Moreno vs. Asu Almabayev is reportedly canceled after one of the headlining fighters withdrew. Former UFC flyweight champion Brandon Moreno will have to wait a bit longer for another shot at potentially clinching another title fight.