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MMA divisional grades: Lightweight, flyweight shine in 2025
ESPN's midyear assessment finds lightweight and men's flyweight thriving through six months, while most other weight classes lag in activity and marquee matchups.
Conor McGregor predictions wrong 71% of the time since 2021
A new study shows McGregor has missed on 71.4% of his fight picks since his last UFC bout in 2021, including several high-profile knockouts that never happened.
UFC 2026 Half-Year Awards: Grasso Knockout Tops Mid-Year List
Alexa Grasso's vicious finish of Maycee Barber earned top honors in UFC's mid-year knockout awards, edging Carlos Ulberg's title-winning strike at UFC 327 in Miami.
MMA Mania Open Thread kicks off July with Canada Day chatter
MMA Mania's daily Open Thread launches July 1 with Canada Day talk, Ilia Topuria sightings, and Ian Garry Machado predictions from the combat sports community.
Manel Kape dismisses Sean Strickland gym conflict: 'He loves attention'
UFC flyweight Manel Kape says his social media beef with middleweight champion Sean Strickland won't create problems at Xtreme Couture, where both fighters train.
McCann reveals why she kept Taylor family link quiet
Molly McCann tells BBC Sport she kept her family link to Katie Taylor quiet to avoid riding on the boxing champion's reputation in combat sport.
Paddy Pimblett calls Ilia Topuria 'fat featherweight,' doubts return
Pimblett says he'd happily face Topuria next if the former champ returns after his UFC Freedom 250 loss to Justin Gaethje, but questions whether 'El Matador' has the nerve.
Daniel Cormier reveals why Brock Lesnar superfight never happened
Cormier says WWE money kept him from facing Lesnar after their 2018 cage confrontation. The former UFC champion recounts the backstage calls that built to nothing.
Robert Whittaker vs Nikita Krylov (Recap Pending)
Robert Whittaker (26-9-0) faces Nikita Krylov (31-11-0) on Sunday. Full tale of the tape, best odds and our prediction.
Turki Alalshikh holds boxing promoter summit without Dana White
Saudi power broker Turki Alalshikh convened boxing's major promoters in London on June 30, but Zuffa Boxing's Dana White skipped the four-hour peace talks.
Josh Hokit urges UFC to cut Tom Aspinall, mocks Alex Pereira
Unbeaten heavyweight Josh Hokit called for the UFC to release champion Tom Aspinall and mocked Alex Pereira's complaints after his UFC Freedom 250 loss to Ciryl Gane.
Pound-for-pound MMA rankings (Q3 2026): the top contenders right now
Our updated Q3 2026 pound-for-pound MMA list. Islam Makhachev sits at #1, Alex Pereira at #2. 9 ranked fighters with current records and recent form.
Max Holloway reveals singlet fear kept him from high school wrestling
Max Holloway told UFC's Megan Olivi he skipped wrestling as a teen because he refused to wear a singlet, though he now fights in tight shorts for a living.
Sean Strickland calls for UFC title fight with PFL's Johnny Eblen
UFC middleweight champion Sean Strickland says training partner Johnny Eblen will win the PFL belt, move to the UFC, and challenge him for the title.
Sean Strickland admits Kayla Harrison tapped him 20 times in gym
UFC middleweight champ Sean Strickland says women's bantamweight titleholder Kayla Harrison submitted him roughly 20 times during a recent training session at American Top Team.
Rafael Fiziev open to Magomed Zaynukov fight at UFC
Rafael Fiziev says a fight with Islam Makhachev's undefeated teammate Magomed Zaynukov would be 'spectacular,' recalling their muay thai days together.
Gillian Robertson still uses marijuana during UFC 330 camp
Robertson told Ariel Helwani she smokes through fight camp and usually until weigh-in day, depending on commission rules, ahead of her Aug. 15 strawweight title shot.
Josh Hokit calls for UFC to cut Tom Aspinall, crown Ciryl Gane
Hokit says Gane 'made Tom quit' and should be declared undisputed heavyweight champion while Aspinall remains sidelined with no return date set.
Matt Brown defends Dustin Poirier after Atlanta arrest
UFC veteran Matt Brown says the MMA community shouldn't let one bad night overshadow Poirier's career after the former champ's misdemeanor arrest in Atlanta.
Ilia Topuria Photo Shows Healed Face Two Weeks After Loss
Former UFC champion Ilia Topuria appears mostly recovered in new fan photo two weeks after corner stopped his title fight with Justin Gaethje at UFC Freedom 250.