UFC News

Dylan Bowker - February 6, 2026

Daniil Donchenko prepares to make what he has described as his main stage UFC debut on February 7th. This will take place at this weekend’s UFC Fight Night, which features Donchenko in an intriguing welterweight matchup against promotional stalwart Alex Morono. When touching on what he wants to do in this UFC Vegas 113 contest against Morono on Saturday, Donchenko said [via Bowks Talking Bouts], “I want to make my debut in a really exciting way and finish this fight in a brutal way, you know. Just enjoy my life after this debut and keep going forward.”

Curtis Calhoun - February 6, 2026

One of Conor McGregor’s closest confidants says the former two-division champion is about to put on an all-time great comeback performance. Former two-division UFC champion Conor McGregor is potentially months away from making his first Octagon appearance in five years. McGregor, who hasn’t fought since injuring his leg against Dustin Poirier at UFC 264, has his eyes set on a return fight at the UFC’s upcoming White House event.

Curtis Calhoun - February 6, 2026

UFC Hall of Famer Georges St-Pierre believes Ilia Topuria will end his fighting career as the greatest fighter to ever compete in the cage. Georges St-Pierre makes a strong case as the UFC’s greatest fighter of all-time, after a legendary career that featured two world title wins. St-Pierre walked away after winning the UFC middleweight championship over Michael Bisping at UFC 217.

Curtis Calhoun - February 6, 2026

Polarizing UFC featherweight Bryce Mitchell doesn’t know if he’ll fight in the Octagon again, amidst a tense relationship with Dana White. UFC featherweight Bryce Mitchell went from fan favorite to one of Mixed Martial Arts’ most-hated personalities in a year. After anti-semitic remarks he made during the opening episode of his podcast, Mitchell hasn’t been in the good graces of the UFC matchmakers and fans.

Fernando Quiles Jr. - February 6, 2026

Daniel Cormier thinks there’s an opportunity to restore order with American wrestlers in UFC. The sport of MMA has had its share of wrestlers from the United States dominate the UFC title scene. The likes of Jon Jones, Henry Cejudo, Brock Lesnar, Matt Hughes, Mark Coleman, Rashad Evans, and Cormier himself had strong wrestling backgrounds and transitioned into MMA to become UFC champions.

Fernando Quiles Jr. - February 6, 2026

Jorge Masvidal has never been a fan of Herb Dean. Dean is a well-known referee in the combat sports space. While he is beloved by some, others have pointed out inconsistencies in his work. Some also believe he’s even regressed over the years.

Harry Kettle - February 6, 2026

UFC heavyweight Jailton Almeida has given an interesting view on the public criticism of his loss to Alexander Volkov. On Saturday night, Jailton Almeida returns to action when he squares off with Rizvan Kuniev in the heavyweight division. He’ll be hoping to get back in the win column following his latest outing, which saw him fall to a loss against fellow top contender Alexander Volkov.

Harry Kettle - February 6, 2026

UFC legend Kamaru Usman has given his thoughts on Shavkat Rakhmonov being removed from the rankings due to injury. As we know, it’s been over a year now since we’ve seen Shavkat Rakhmonov compete in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He’s been dealing with some injury issues behind the scenes and recently, he revealed that he’s suffered another setback on his road to recovery, leading many to question when he’ll return – and whether or not he’ll ever come back the same.

Dylan Bowker - February 5, 2026

Kyoji Horiguchi is someone who is poised to do some great things in his return to the UFC octagon, according to a former three-time opponent of Horiguchi’s. That combatant in question is Hiromasa Ougikubo, who is on the heels of winning the Rizin flyweight grand prix, as well as the vacant RFF flyweight title Horiguchi left behind upon re-signing to the UFC, at Rizin’s annual New Year’s Eve show a few weeks back.

Dylan Bowker - February 5, 2026

Alfie Davis wants to do battle with Khabib Nurmagomedov after  the former gets through his clash this weekend with Usman Nurmagomedov. Davis vs. Nurmagomedov is for the latter’s lightweight title and takes place at PFL Dubai on February 7th. The self described Dagi-Destroyer has quite a history with the Dagestan-based fighters at this point and when expounding upon that, Davis said [via Bowks Talking Bouts], “Yeah, I mean, I beat a Dagestani last time. Obviously I’m going to beat Usman and then I’m going to be calling out Khabib to come out of retirement. Because yeah, there’s going to be no more daggies from the Nurmagomedov school for me to beat. So, I think Khabib has got to lace up them gloves again.”

Curtis Calhoun - February 5, 2026

A former UFC lightweight champion wants Alexander Volkanovski to hang up the gloves after his dominant win at UFC 325. UFC featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski outpointed Diego Lopes for the second time in under a year last weekend at UFC 325. In a signature performance, Volkanovski shut down Lopes from start to finish in what was arguably one of the most dominant wins of his illustrious career.

Curtis Calhoun - February 5, 2026

UFC bantamweight Said Nurmagomedov will be replaced on hours’ notice by an MMA champ opposite Javid Basharat. The UFC matchmakers are often busy not only putting fights together, but making sure they don’t fall apart. The same can be said ahead of UFC Vegas 113 this Saturday, featuring a bantamweight main event between Mario Bautista and Vinicius Oliveira.