Photo by John Walton/PA Images via Getty Images Looks like Darren Till was a bit too convincing with his pre-fight threat of kicking Tommy Fury in the head if he was losing their fight on January 18th. Tommy Fury has pulled out of his upcoming boxing match with former UFC contender Darren Till. The reason? Till’s insistence that he’d headkick the ‘Love Island’ contestant if he was losing in the ring. “I can’t believe I’m writing this but I am now not fighting Darren Till on January 18th 2025,” Fury wrote in an Instagram story. “For the one simple reason being that Darren has stated over and ov ..read more

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, and we’re switching to a system of a new article each day for the game. We tried using a single article for the game, updated with the latest game each day, but it was creating a bit of an unwieldy experience in the comments. So, we’ll have the current day’s game plus the previous three days in each new article. That way, you can catch up if you miss a day. Game instructions are at the bottom if you’re new to the game ..read more

Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC Here are the biggest winners (and biggest critique) from the two back-to-back BJJ events. Several Brazilian jiu-jitsu (BJJ) stars and world champions were active this week, with WNO 25 and UFC Fight Pass Invitational 9 happening on back-to-back days. Below we’ll break down the biggest winners and biggest critique from each event. Biggest winners from UFC Fight Pass Invitational 9 Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC Mikey Musumeci - He didn’t get finish at UFC FPI 9, but even before his match, Musumeci was already a winner. He went from ONE to UFC and signed a landmark ..read more

Photo by Abdullah Ahmed/Getty Images Bringing you the weird and wild from the world of MMA each and every weeknight! Welcome to Midnight Mania! Reigning Glory Kickboxing champion Rico Verhoeven may end up crossing into the boxing ring as Francis Ngannou’s next opponent. Speaking with MMA Fighting, Verhoeven confirmed that he’s in talks with Saudi Arabia and that boxing Ngannou has been discussed as an option. “The talks have been there,” Verhoeven revealed. “We’ve been talking to [Saudi Arabia] for different fights. It was fun that Francis came out of the hat but we were already in talks befor ..read more

Photo by Zuffa LLC RIZIN kingpin Kai Asakura is making history this weekend (Sat., Dec. 7, 2024) at UFC 310 by squaring off in the main event versus Alexandre Pantoja, the UFC Flyweight champion who has already manhandled most of the divisional Top 10. It’s quite rare for UFC to reward the accomplishments of another organization’s champion with an immediate title shot. Usually, there’s at least one high-profile introduction for the fanbase first. For example, Nick Diaz was a huge star when he joined the UFC roster, but he still had to fight BJ Penn before the Georges St. Pierre grudge match co ..read more

Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC All the headliners from UFC 310 lined up to face off following tonight’s press conference. Take a look and see how it went. After the craziness that was UFC 309, the UFC 310 press conference and faceoffs were a little muted in comparison. But we still got to see some competitive juices flowing from the fighters in the main and co-main event. First up to face off were Ciryl Gane and Alexander Volkov. They kept things very civil, shaking hands and barely copping any heat at all. You get the feeling Gane expects to walk through Volkov the same way he did the last t ..read more

Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC Top 10 Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Lightweights are headed to “The City of Angels.” Today (Thurs., Dec. 5, 2024), UFC announced on their social media that No. 8 ranked Lightweight Beneil Dariush will fight No. 10 seeded Renato Moicano at UFC 311 on Sat., Jan. 18, 2025, which will take place inside the brand-new Intuit Dome in Los Angeles, California. #UFC311 just keeps getting BETTER ‍ Jan 18 can't come soon enough! pic.twitter.com/jbiVNLdpRu — UFC (@ufc) December 5, 2024 Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images Dariush (22-6-1) has been out ..read more

Fighting in front of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) head honcho hits differently. “Sin City” regional show Tuff-N-Uff went down last night (Wed., Dec. 4, 2024) from inside the Sahara Las Vegas, and on the “Prelims,” UFC employee Sal Everett took on Jose Migoya for the Tuff-N-Uff Amateur Welterweight championship. The fight lasted only 30 seconds as Everett knocked down Migoya with a 1-2 and then finished him with a heavy punch against the cage. Check out the knockout below: UFC employee Sal Everett wins via first round knockout pic.twitter.com/Ydlvrmtsgz — Alex Behunin (@AlexBehun ..read more

Photo by Amy Kaplan/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Over the last few months, several prominent fighters on the Bellator MMA roster have expressed their frustration at lack of fights they have been offered by Professional Fighters League (PFL) ever since the promotion absorbed Bellator in late 2023. Now, two of the biggest fighters on the roster have officially requested to be released from their contracts due to inactivity, as Patricio Pitbull and Patchy Mix have reached their limit and have asked to part ways with the promotion. “PFL guys seem a bit lost there. Looks like Bellator is a bit ..read more

When internet trash talk turns real. Light Heavyweight kingpin Alex Pereira and former champion Jamahal Hill have been heavily jawing at each other on social media for the past few weeks, with Hill still claiming his knockout loss to Pereira at UFC 300 (watch it) earlier this year was a fluke, and ‘Poatan’ calling him his son. Today (Thurs., Dec. 5, 2024) Hill confronted Pereira at the UFC Performance Institute and things got heated. “Sweet Dreams” went up to Pereira, saying, ‘Not on Twitter now. I’m ready.” “Poatan,” who was down to scrap, threw sparring gloves at Hill, but Hill dropped the ..read more