The Light Heavyweight Title was known as the Middleweight Title before UFC 31 (May 4, 2001). In 2007, the Pride World Middleweight Championship was unified with the UFC Light Heavyweight Title ...

Donald Trump’s second presidential inauguration has a heavy combat sports presence. Notables from the UFC, boxing and WWE have flocked to Washington ahead of Trump’s inauguration Monday, which ...

Two champions put the MMA world on notice at UFC 311, as ESPN's No. 1 pound-for-pound fighter Islam Makhachev quickly disposed of Renato Moicano to retain the lightweight title and men's ...

Based in Rochester, England, Simon Head is a veteran sports editor who has been covering sport for national and international outlets since 2000, and is one of the longest-tenured MMA journalists ...

Undisputed UFC light heavyweight champion of the world Alex Pereira will return to action at UFC 313. Brazil's Pereira will make his first appearance of 2025 at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas ...

Procházka saw the fruits of his labor pay off when he recorded a third-round TKO of fellow former champ Jamahl Hill on the UFC 311 main card at Intuit Dome. “I expected everything after my last ...

MMA fans went crazy after an official UFC account announced the main event clash in a quickly-deleted post online. However, the top light heavyweight clash was soon revealed as official during UFC ...

Islam Makhachev has now defended his belt four consecutive times, a first in UFC history; Makhachev submitted Renato Moicano in four minutes and five seconds to claim his 15th straight win Image ...

For one fleeting moment in the first round of Saturday night's UFC 311 main event, it looked like we might witness one of the greatest upsets in MMA history. Lightweight champ Islam Makhachev ...

Islam Makhachev (left) defended his title in a short notice fight against Renato Moicano (right) in the UFC 311 main event. [Image courtesy: @ufc on X] UFC 311 just wrapped up. The UFC's first pay ...

UFC 313 is taking shape. The promotion announced UFC light heavyweight champion Alex Pereira vs. Magomed Ankalaev for the main event with support from a lightweight contest between Justin Gaethje ...

In a showdown between former champions filled with chaotic exchanges and the constant threat of a knockout, Jiri Prochazka proved on Saturday at UFC 311 that he's still the best 205-pound fighter ...