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Supported by the Singapore Tourism Board (STB), the weekend of events embodies the vibrancy of the country and showcases it as an exemplary destination for international sporting events. Singapore sits alongside other major international locations to regularly hold UFC events, including Abu Dhabi, London, Las Vegas, and New York City. “We can’t wait to put

“Hitting my opponents,” Cannonier described as his biggest area of improvement. “At the top of the division, I’ve come to realize these guys are a lot harder to hit, especially after my fight with Israel. That’s one thing I’ve been working on since then. I’m learning how to open them up, find those openings, create

Believe it or not, flashy spinning attacks weren’t exactly a staple of Buzukja’s game at the time, but his quick learning abilities proved vital when it came to this 2019 knockout. “In training, I never threw that elbow before. I was in the back room warming up, and my striking coach circled to my left

Also featured on the main card will be Cyborg Abreu, a seven-time champion in no-gi competition, against Nick Meregali, the reigning Pan IBJJF champion, and former UFC flyweight title contender Alex Perez squaring off against Roman Bravo-Young, the former 2021 and 2022 NCAA wrestling champion from Penn State. The main event will highlight Brazilian jiu-jitsu

2. Charge Your Phone Sounds like a no-brainer, but seemingly everything in Las Vegas is eye-catching, and you’ll be taking more pictures than you can imagine. This is doubly true for UFC fans during IFW, who are always surprised by the amount of fighters and UFC personalities they see walking around. Not only will you

Catch Up On All Things The Ultimate Fighter Since premiering in 2005, The Ultimate Fighter provided the opportunity for myriad champions and Octagon legends to get their start. From current Hall of Fame members like Michael Bisping and Rashad Evans to surefire future ones like Kamaru Usman, Robert Whittaker and Rose Namajunas, the show provides

Like his opponent this weekend, Motta earned his spot on the roster with a DWCS win, defeating Joseph Lowry towards the end of Season 4. It took a bit before he made his debut, and when it finally came around, Motta was knocked out by Jim Miller, but he’s since rebounded with a first-round stoppage

The G.O.A.T. has left the building. Yes, I hate evaluating careers while they’re still going on, but now that Amanda Nunes has retired, we can address her standing in the history of women’s combat sports, and she is the best to ever do it. Her resume proves it, but what may be most impressive is

Another item on Tuesday’s agenda will be who gets the next shot at the reigning lightweight champion, Islam Makhachev — with a case made strongly by Oliveira on Saturday night, who became the first UFC athlete to secure 20 finishes inside the Octagon. “Incredible performance, especially agains Beneil who a lot of people thought was

After running level for much of the first round, Belbita started taking over late in the frame, her pace and output chipping away at Oliveira’s gas tank. As the fight progressed, the Stoney Creek-based fighter continued her assault, getting the better of the exchanges, whether in space, against the fence, or on the ground. Oliveira

Back in Canada for the first time in nearly four years, the atmosphere in Vancouver was electric all week, with gorgeous weather (mostly) combining with escalating anticipation to carry us to UFC 289 at Rogers Arena this evening. Headlined by a colossal bantamweight title clash between the greatest female fighter of all time, reigning champ

“I never shake ’em off,” he said. “I’ve never shaken off a loss. You carry every loss with you if you care about it. You just find different ways to kind of exist with it, but I don’t think it’s ever anything I really shake off. You try to focus on the good, but you

On the outside, a three-round co-main event after so many high-profile headlining bouts might seem like a step back, and, maybe for some, an opportunity to lose intensity and steam after such an intense stretch. But these are also the moments in which championship-caliber athletes distinguish themselves.  Although Oliveira is no longer defending the 155-pound

While UFC 289 is the third Canadian walk to the Octagon for Nelson, it is the first for “Proper” Mike Malott, who earned his contract on Dana White’s Contender Series and has become one of the brightest new stars in Canadian MMA. At 289, Malott is the final Canadian to make the walk as he

“A guy who’s exactly like my opponent just showed up at our gym one day and my coach is like, ‘There’s this middleweight coming from out west, he’s going to be out here for a week,’ and he just showed up and I saw him moving around and was like, ‘Hey, let’s get a round

Landwehr will need every ounce of that pressure and pace in his biggest test yet: Dan Ige. The Hawaiian has been a consistent presence in the Top 15 for the last couple years before going on a losing skid he emphatically ended in January with a knockout win over Damon Jackson. In Landwehr’s eyes, he

Key Stats: 5 submission wins (tied-8th all-time among LW), 7 knockdowns landed (tied-5th), 40% control time percentage (8th) IMPORTANT INFO: How To Watch UFC 289 In Your Country What It Means: Dariush is a wicked grappler with some real awe-inspiring power in his hands, and he throws with the abandon of a man who is quite

CODY GIBSON FIGHT PREP Gibson speaks about how fortunate he feels to be on Team Chandler and getting to work with the coaches the UFC lightweight has brought in this season, as Chandler works on drills with him on the mats. “I didn’t expect to feel like I was a part of a team, to