McGregor, 36, hasn't fought since losing to Dustin Poirier at UFC 264 back in 2021. After breaking his leg in the trilogy showdown with 'The Diamond,' the Irishman has been recovering, but at the ...

Vettori opened his UFC career in 2016. He went 2-2-1 in his first five fights with the promotion. Following a split decision loss to future UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya in April 2018 ...

UFC 313 established a new champion and possibly secured the chance for a fan favorite contender to challenge for championship. In the main event, Magomed Ankalaev snatched the light heavyweight ...

Aljamain Sterling believes he knows what went wrong with Alex Pereira at UFC 313. The UFC Light Heavyweight Champion no more is Alex Pereira following his fourth title defense against Magomed ...

Magomed Ankalaev took the UFC light-heavyweight title from Alex Pereira on Saturday, ending the fan favourite’s reign with a unanimous-decision win. Ankalaev won 49-46, 48-47, 48-47 on the ...

Tom Aspinall has been calling for a UFC heavyweight title unification bout with Jon Jones for months. Now the stars finally seem to be aligning for a potential battle between the pair this summer.

Magomed Ankalaev is the new UFC light heavyweight champion. Following a seemingly endless three-year wait for his second chance at gold, Ankalaev dethroned the UFC's top active star, Alex Pereira ...

The winner of the UFC 314 main event will walk away from the Kaseya Center in Miami, Florida with the UFC featherweight title over their shoulder. In announcing Volkanovski vs. Lopes, UFC CEO Dana ...

Almost immediately after the fight, which saw Ankalaev (21-1-1, 1 NC, 12-1 UFC) extend his winning streak to 12, UFC CEO Dana White attempted to lay out plans for the division's future.

The judges faced heavy criticism from fans, pundits and fighters in the aftermath of UFC 313. Alex Pereira’s unanimous decision defeat to Magomed Ankalaev prompted angry backlash on social media.

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

Alex Pereira suffered only the third loss of his career, and first in his last six fights -- a unanimous decision against Magomed Ankalaev at UFC 313 on Saturday. But with his future potentially ...