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Featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski is expected to defend his title against Brian Ortega at the upcoming UFC 266 pay-per-view on Sept. 4. That’s according to UFC president Dana White, who confirmed the news when speaking to Submission Radio ahead of UFC 263 in Arizona. “Yeah that is [UFC] 266,” White said when asked about the

New heavyweight matchups have now been announced for the upcoming PFL 6 card on June 25 after both Fabricio Werdum and Mohammed Usman were forced out of their respective fights. MMA Fighting previously reported that Werdum would be unable to compete after he was not medically cleared to compete again so soon after he was

To say that the Floyd Mayweather-Logan Paul exhibition boxing match had the MMA community talking would be an understatement. From criticism to praise to sheer amusement, fighters across the spectrum had something to say about the retired boxing legend sharing the ring with the YouTube star, with much of the talk centered around how much

It seemed like the world was watching Floyd Mayweather and Logan Paul engage in an eight round boxing match on Sunday night but don’t count UFC president Dana White among them. While he’s been a boxing advocate for most of his life, White has routinely bashed the current trend in the sport where some of

Dane Sayers, a former contestant on The Ultimate Fighter, has died. Sayers, who competed on season 12 of the UFC’s reality show died unexpectedly over the weekend at the age of 33 in his hometown of Fargo, N.D.. “It is with a heavy heart we announce the tragic passing of Dane Sayers,” said in a

The highly anticipated boxing exhibition between Floyd Mayweather and Logan Paul faced technical issues all night long as Showtime servers were crashing throughout the pay-per-view broadcast. The problems started just as the card was about to begin as fans began complaining that the Showtime app and the Showtime website were not loading with numerous users

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MMA Fighting has Floyd Mayweather vs. Logan Paul live round-by-round updates of one of the top boxing fights of the year Sunday night at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami, Fla. The main event will start around 11 p.m. ET. Check out our Mayweather vs. Paul results page to find out what happened on the

At the Mayweather vs. Paul weigh-ins, Floyd Mayweather and Logan Paul will step on the scale Saturday evening in Miami, and we’ll have the live video here at MMA Fighting. In the main event, Mayweather and Paul will likely have a large weight difference for their upcoming exhibition fight on pay-per-view. The Mayweather vs. Paul

Jared Cannonier won’t be fighting Paulo Costa in August. MMA Fighting confirmed with sources with knowledge of the new matchup that Kelvin Gastelum (17-7, 1 NC) will now face Cannonier (13-5) in the middleweight main event of a UFC card on Aug. 21 after Cannonier’s originally scheduled opponent Paulo Costa was forced to withdraw. Cannonier

UFC legend Vitor Belfort is the latest addition to Triller’s next boxing event. Triller announced Friday via press release that Belfort (26-14, 1 NC in MMA) will box “famed animal ranger and social media personality” Mike Holston—better known as “The Real Tarzann—on June 19 at loanDepot Park in Miami. The news was first reported by

Kamaru Usman is arguably MMA’s most dominant champion, but even he had to think twice when it came to taking on the spiciest of sauces on First We Feast’s Hot Ones show. While the UFC’s welterweight king chomps down on some scorching hot wings, he also answers questions about who he feels are the most

When Jan Blachowicz steps into the cage for his next defense of the UFC light heavyweight title, it will have been almost a year since he won the vacant belt. In that time, Blachowicz scored a unanimous decision win over middleweight champion Israel Adesanya to secure his first title defense, while longtime light heavyweight king

Vanessa Porto has her second Bellator assignment. The former Invicta FC champion seeks her first win in her new promotion when she meets Ilara Joanne (9-5) in a 128-pound catchweight bout at Bellator 260 on June 11 at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn., Bellator announced Wednesday. Porto and Joanne normally compete at flyweight, but

If Beneil Dariush gets his way, he’ll be fighting for the UFC lightweight title before the end of the year. Coming off the biggest win of his career — a lopsided unanimous decision over Tony Ferguson at UFC 262 — Dariush has finally solidified himself as a top-five ranked fighter in the 155-pound division with

In the budding rivalry between UFC featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski and Brian Ortega, it’s the No. 1 contender who can claim first blood. Volkanovski and Ortega served as opposing coaches on recently filmed The Ultimate Fighter 29 (dubbed “The Return of The Ultimate Fighter”), and it was Team Ortega that was victorious in Tuesday’s season

Two-time Olympic gold medalist Kayla Harrison will return to action on June 25 to headline the PFL 6 card as she faces UFC veteran Cindy Dandois in the main event. This will serve as the final regular season event before the PFL playoffs begin later this year. Harrison already made short work of her first

Following weeks of speculation, Jake Paul and former UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley have reached an agreement for a fight that will take place on Showtime pay-per-view. Sources close to the situation confirmed the news to MMA Fighting following an initial report from The Athletic’s Mike Coppinger. The fight is expected to become official later