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Photo by Ian Maule/Getty Images LAS VEGAS — Mauricio Ruffy is likely the clubhouse leader for the Knockout of the Year in 2025 after his showing at the UFC’s most recent pay-per-view event. In the lightweight main card opener of UFC 313, Ruffy faced longtime veteran King Green at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. In […]
Robbie Lawler | Esther Lin, MMA Fighting Robbie Lawler is a UFC Hall of Famer. Again. During Saturday’s UFC 313 broadcast from Las Vegas, Lawler, 42, was announced as the newest inductee to the UFC Hall of Fame’s Modern Wing. He was previously inducted in 2023 as one half of a classic title fight between […]
Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC UFC 314 is shaping up to be an absolutely stacked fight card. The event is set for April 12 at Kaseya Center in Miami, Fla., and is headlined by Alexander Volkanovski vs. Diego Lopes for the vacant featherweight title. A new champion will be crowned following Ilia Topuria vacating the […]
Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC Alex Pereira is in good spirits after losing the UFC light heavyweight title, and plans to give new champ Magomed Ankalaev a better effort if they are to meet for a second time. “Poatan” dropped a unanimous decision to Ankalaev in the main event of UFC 313 on Saturday night […]
Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC Magomed Ankalaev claimed the light heavyweight title with a unanimous decision win over Alex Pereira in the UFC 313 main event but was there any controversy with those scorecards? Not according to UFC CEO Dana White, who wasn’t exactly blown away by the action during the five-round fight but he […]
Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC Justin Gaethje returned to the win column at UFC 313 and kept himself in line for a marquee matchup next, but there’s one big name he’s not interested in seeing in the octagon again: Two-time opponent Dustin Poirier. The lightweight stars have twice clashed, with Poirier earning a spectacular fourth-round […]
Photo by Ian Maule/Getty Images Alex Pereira was understandably disappointed with the result in his latest fight after handing the light heavyweight title to Magomed Ankalaev after five rounds in the UFC 313 main event. While Pereira has become synonymous with exciting fights and blistering knockouts, he just couldn’t get much going offensively against Ankalaev […]
Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC Magomed Ankalaev blames Alex Pereira for a UFC 313 main event that was light on action. In Saturday’s headlining bout at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Ankalaev earned a unanimous decision win over Pereira to claim the UFC light heavyweight championship. Ankalaev’s methodical win was in stark contrast to the […]
Think you can figure out which UFC fighter we’re talking about? You’ll get five clues to figure him out. We’re back for another day of the SB Nation UFC in-5 daily trivia game. Game instructions are at the bottom if you’re new to the game! Feel free to share your results in the comments and […]
Photo by Cooper Neill/Zuffa LLC Alex Pereira is no longer the UFC light heavyweight champion as Magomed Ankalaev became the first UFC fighter in 2025 to be announced “and new” by Bruce Buffer at the end of UFC 313. Will Pereira look to run it back against the new champ, or will “Poatan” make the […]