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Fights come together fast these days, and if you blink, you can easily miss them. In Fight Roundup, we bring you the latest reported matchups to keep you up to date with what’s on the horizon. All bouts featured have been officially announced or confirmed with MMA Fighting’s Guilherme Cruz, Mike Heck, and Damon Martin

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Sean O’Malley is confident the judges got it right in his UFC 280 win over Petr Yan. O’Malley stunned the MMA world earlier this month when he edged out a hard-fought split decision over the former bantamweight champion at UFC 280. It was easily the biggest victory of O’Malley’s career, and “Sugar” needed to dig

Hannette Staack, one of the best grapplers of all-time, was victorious in her MMA debut on Friday night in Rio de Janeiro, tapping fellow debutant Lorrany Pinheiro with a kimura from the mount in under three minutes. Watch the finish below. Staack, now 1-0 in MMA, first teased about her in-cage debut back in 2021

Marlon Vera doesn’t care for Aljamain Sterling’s personality, but he absolutely respects him as a fighter. At UFC 280, Sterling successfully defended his bantamweight title, stopping former two-time champion T.J. Dillashaw in the second round of their co-main event fight. Afterward, the champion dug into his bag of schoolyard insults in his post-fight interview, saying

GLENDALE, Ariz. — Jake Paul added another former UFC champion to his résumé. The 25-year-old YouTuber turned professional boxer defeated Anderson Silva on Saturday night at the Desert Diamond Arena, dropping the 47-year-old Silva in the eighth round and ultimately winning a unanimous decision in a competitive affair. MMA Fighting’s Shaheen Al-Shatti and José Youngs

The long win streak of Andrei Arlovski is no more thanks to American Top Team teammate Marcos Rogerio de Lima. De Lima faced the former UFC heavyweight champion in a preliminary bout at UFC Vegas 63 on Saturday at the UFC APEX. “Pezao” dropped Arlovski with one of the first strikes he landed, got on

MMA Fighting has Bellator 287 results for the Piccolotti vs. Barnaoui fight card Saturday afternoon from the Allianz Cloud Arena in Milan, Italy. In the main event, Adam Piccolotti and Mansour Barnaoui will compete in a lightweight contest. Piccolotti has won three of his past five fights, while Barnaoui, who is making his Bellator debut,

PHOENIX, Ariz. — Jake Paul vs. Anderson Silva is nearly upon us. Can the UFC legend mount one final magical moment, or will Paul’s tour of MMA luminaries claim another victim? MMA Fighting’s Shaun Al-Shatti and José Youngs break down all the storylines from downtown Phoenix ahead of Silva’s moment of truth on Saturday. At

MMA Fighting has Bellator 287 weigh-in video for Saturday’s event at Allianz Cloud Arena in Milan, Italy. In the main event, Adam Piccolotti and Mansour Barnaoui can weigh no more than 156 pounds, the limit for their non-title lightweight bout. The Bellator 287 ceremonial weigh-ins will begin at 7 a.m. ET. Get Bellator 287 weigh-in

Watch live video of the Paul vs. Silva press conference featuring Jake Paul and Anderson Silva as they answer questions before their boxing headliner in Glendale, Ariz. Paul vs. Silva takes place at Desert Diamond Arena and airs live on Showtime pay-per-view. The press conference is scheduled to begin at 5 p.m. ET.

Trigger Warning: This article includes discussion of depression, suicidal thoughts and self-harm. Uriah Hall said his MMA retirement came with a “deep depression” that included suicidal thoughts. Following an open workout for his professional boxing debut, which takes place Saturday against Le’Veon Bell on the undercard of Paul vs. Silva, the former UFC middleweight spoke

Muay Thai legends Buakaw Banchamek and Suphachai “Saenchai” Saepong will meet in a “special rules” bare-knuckle Muay Thai fight at a BKFC event scheduled on March 18. BKFC officials announced the pairing on Wednesday, with the card expected to take place in the Middle East. “They’ve both had legendary careers and competed in many of

Anderson Silva made a startling statement when speaking about his preparation for a boxing match with Jake Paul. In an interview with MMA Weekly, the former UFC middleweight champion said he had been knocked out twice by training partners in his last sparring session for the fight, which takes place Saturday at Gila River Arena

Calvin Kattar has no issues with Alexander Volkanovski challenging for a second title. In fact, he’s rooting for the featherweight kingpin. On Saturday, Islam Makhachev submitted Charles Oliveira to claim the lightweight title at UFC 280. During his post-fight interview, Makhachev and coach Khabib Nurmagomedov called for a fight against Volkanovski at the upcoming UFC

Dan Hardy on Sunday rebutted UFC President Dana White, again denying he mistreated a female employee. The former UFC commentator also took aim at the exec’s slap fighting promotion. Hardy again accused White of spreading misinformation about the circumstances surrounding his termination and borrowed the UFC president’s words about him at the UFC 280 press

With the dust settled on his dominant win over Malcolm Gordon at UFC 280, Muhammad Mokaev opened up about getting sick a little over a week before he made the walk. Mokaev stopped Gordon via submission in the third round of their flyweight preliminarily card bout at Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi, but revealed he

Jake Paul and Anderson Silva fight week is upon us. To commemorate the latest collision of worlds between boxing, MMA, and social media, Showtime has released an “All Access” episode dedicated to the Paul-Silva fight, which takes place Oct. 29 at Desert Diamond Arena in Glendale, Ariz. Watch the video above. Paul’s pro boxing career