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UFC 313 features two massive five-round bouts, including the 2025 debut of light heavyweight champion Alex Pereira, as shown on the event’s official poster.
The UFC’s next pay-per-view event takes place March 8 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas and is headlined by Pereira defending his title against Magomed Ankalaev. In the co-main event, former interim lightweight and “BMF” champ Justin Gaethje faces Dan Hooker in a fan-friendly contest scheduled for 25 minutes.
Check out the UFC 313 fight poster below.
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2h ago
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Sean Strickland is likely going to have a slightly different group of coaches surrounding him when he returns for his next fight after a tumultuous night at UFC 312.
The former middleweight champion released a lengthy video on Twitter addressing his shortcomings in the rematch with Dricus du Plessis as well as comments made by Xtreme Couture head coach Eric Nicksick where he said during an appearance on The Ariel Helwani Show that it was a “very underwhelming performance” and an “uninspiring” effort from Strickland. While Strickland promises that he’s going to m ..read more
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5h ago
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The PFL announced the eight featherweights slated to compete for $500,000, along with two other fighters looking to step in if needed.
Past featherweight season winners Jesus Pinedo and Movlid Khaybulaev will be joined by Gabriel Braga, past Bellator title challengers Adam Borics and Jeremy Kennedy, along with Nathan Kelly, Yves Landu, and Brave CF and UAE Warriors veteran Tae Kyun Kim.
New England standout Nathan Ghareeb (10-3) and Canada’s Frederick Dupas (8-1) will serve as alternates.
The tournament is set to start on April 3 at Universal Studios in Orlan ..read more
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6h ago
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The UFC is heading back to Miami, and bringing a battle of featherweight veterans with them.
A matchup between Julian Erosa and Darren Elkins is set for UFC 314 on April 12 at Kaseya Center. Elkins revealed his participation on social media for the bout that was first revealed by Erosa’s coach Eric Nicksick in an interview with MMA Fighting prior to UFC 312.
Erosa enters the fight on a two-fight win streak and a pair of first-round submission victories over Ricardo Ramos and Christian Rodriguez. Since returning to the UFC for another stint in Jun ..read more
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6h ago
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The top 100 highest paid athletes list for 2024 was released by Sportico on Wednesday features athletes across eight different sports including six boxers but zero MMA fighters made the cut.
The compilation includes how much players earn in salary along with estimates for endorsements and sponsorships based on various information available. The top earning athlete on the list for 2024 is soccer superstar Cristiano Ronaldo, who reportedly earned $260 million with the majority of his money coming from a whopping $215 million salary from Al Nassr ..read more
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7h ago
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Josh Emmett’s return to the octagon is set.
Multiple people with knowledge of the promotion’s plans confirmed to MMA Fighting that Emmett is expected to face Lerone Murphy in the main event of the UFC’s April 5 Fight Night event, which is expected to take place at the UFC APEX in Las Vegas.
Emmett makes his first appearance since brutally knocking out Bryce Mitchell at UFC 296 in December 2023. Prior to that, the 39-year-old dropped back-to-back fights — a second-round submission loss to Yair Rodriguez in an interim featherweight title fight at ..read more
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7h ago
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Stipe Miocic shared the octagon with Jon Jones in the final fight of his career, so he knows a little bit about what the UFC heavyweight champ brings to the table.
At UFC 309 this past November, Jones dominated and finished Miocic with a nasty spinning back kick to the body to retain his championship. Miocic went on to announce his retirement, while all eyes are on Jones in regards to whether or not he’ll face interim heavyweight champ Tom Aspinall. Ahead of the Super Bowl this past Sunday, Miocic was asked about what advice he’d give Aspinall if the unification ..read more
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7h ago
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Chael Sonnen and Daniel Cormier have 16 fighters to choose from for their teams on the upcoming season of The Ultimate Fighter.
The promotion revealed the list of welterweight and flyweight hopefuls competing for UFC contracts on the 33rd season of the reality show. Sonnen and Cormier will coach the teams this season, which debuts on ESPN2 and ESPN+ on May 27.
The flyweight roster includes Joseph Morales as he seeks a second chance with the UFC. In his first run, Morales went 1-2 in the octagon, which includes a second-round stoppage loss to Deiveson Figueiredo ..read more
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11h ago
18-year-old prospect Adrian Lee, the younger brother of current ONE two-division champion Christian Lee, has booked his third fight since turning professional.
This time around, Lee faces undefeated fighter Shozo Isojima, who comes into the matchup with a perfect 5-0 record, when they meet at ONE 172, which is scheduled to take place at Saitama Super Arena in Japan on March 23.
ONE officials confirmed the pairing to MMA Fighting on Wednesday.
Coming from a family famous for fighting, Lee is making his own waves in the sport after starting out his career with back-to-back submission wins.
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11h ago
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Junior Tafa slapped Valter Walker’s face after a verbal submission loss back in August 2024, and the Brazilian said he had to flee the country for being at risk of being mobbed outside the host hotel in Perth, Australia.
Walker, who returns to action against Don’Tale Mayes this Saturday at UFC Vegas 102, told MMA Fighting the promotion changed his hotel and flight tickets before he even left the arena after being informed that allegedly dozens of people were waiting for him back at the UFC host hotel.
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