Billy Goff (9-2 MMA, 1-0 UFC) is looking to go 2-0 in the Octagon when he meets Trey Waters (8-1 MMA, 1-0 UFC) for his sophomore UFC appearance at UFC St. Louis on Saturday, May 11. Goff finished Shimon Smotritsky on the Contender Series and rode that momentum into a TKO win over Yusaku Kinoshita in his UFC debut last August. Waters, meanwhile, inked a UFC deal after his LFA win over Jalin Fuller and then defeated Josh Quinlan via unanimous decision in his Octagon debut. Goff acknowledged Waters’ advantages in height and reach: He’s 6 feet 5 inches with a 77-inch reach compared to Goff, who is ..read more

Competitive violence is on the menu once again this weekend. Friday night, while gridiron football fans have their eyes fixated on the Motor City of Detroit for the second and third rounds of this year’s NFL Draft, MMA takes center stage south of the border (down Mexico way) for LUX Fight League’s latest event. Guadalajara is the setting for LUX 042, live from Domo Code Alcaide. As usual, this event’s main card will be shown live on UFC Fight Pass, but be prepared to stay up late on Friday night to watch, with a start time of 11 pm ET/ 8 pm PT. Championship Tripleheader Now a Doubleheader Frid ..read more

Ben Tynan will not have to wait long for his next chance to shine. After a dominant showing earlier in April, he will be right back in action for ONE Championship in June. The Canadian heavyweight will return to action at ONE 167: Stamp vs. Zamboanga at the Impact Arena in Bangkok, Thailand. Tynan got a quick win over Duke Didier at ONE Fight Night 21. Now “Vanilla Thunder” will try to keep his record perfect by taking on Mauro Cerilli. However, the Italian will try to steal the thunder away from the North Dakota State standout and jump right back into the thick of the hunt at heavyweight. V ..read more

Jamahal Hill took some time to reflect on what happened at UFC 300. UFC 300 Aftermath The return to the top didn’t go as expected for the former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion, who was coming off a nasty ruptured achilles injury last summer. In Hill’s first fight back, he was knocked out by current champ Alex Pereira in an attempt to recapture his relinquished title. Pereira wasted no time in the UFC 300 headliner, not letting the foot off the gas pedal after receiving a low blow from Hill. ‘Poatan’ continued to press forward and sent Hill down to the canvas with a follow-up left hand and that ..read more

One featherweight fighter has peaked Movsar Evloev’s interest. The Road To Gold The #5-ranked UFC contender isn’t far away from fighting for the world title. Russia’s Evloev stands at a perfect 18-0 record with six of those wins coming inside the Octagon. Still though, the championship pay-off hasn’t come as all of Evloev’s UFC wins have been by decision instead of a definitive finish. Evloev hasn’t fought since defeating top contender Arnold Allen on the scorecards at UFC 297. While the case could have been made for a title shot there, the undefeated Russian believes he’s found the right oppo ..read more

The world’s most violent roadshow makes a few more stops this weekend. On this final weekend of April, not everybody will be paying attention to the NFL Draft in Detroit. MMA‘s 2024 world tour makes a few more stops on its itinerary later on this week, and one promotion’s got two championships to hand out. Guadalajara, Mexico is the host city for LUX Fight League‘s LUX 042 on Friday night. As always, live coverage of the event will be seen on UFC Fight Pass in both English and Spanish. Your main card begins late night Friday at 11 pm ET/ 8 pm PT. Originally, there were three title fights to be ..read more

Another great spring afternoon is on tap, but not everybody’s going to be outside. MMA fans have good reason to stay indoors today because DAZN has some live fights on tap beginning at 12 noon ET/ 9 am PT with Oktagon MMA‘s Oktagon 56. Today’s card originates from Resorts World Arena in Birmingham, England. All told, 13 fights will be held before this show goes in the history books. Main Event Your Oktagon 56 main event sees the promotion’s vacant flyweight championship at stake when Cage Warriors alums do battle. No. 1 contender Aaron Aby (18-8-1 MMA, 1-1 Oktagon MMA) returns to the promotion ..read more

Another weekend of MMA gets started later on tonight. While the UFC’s on a bye week this time around, there’s no shortage of competitive violence to be had. Wintrust Arena in Chicago is the host venue for PFL 3, the final card before the promotion takes more than a month off for a hiatus before resuming action in mid-June. Tonight, welterweights and featherweights take center stage. Early card action begins at 7 pm ET/ 4 pm PT on ESPN+ before transitioning to the main card at 9:30 pm ET/ 6:30 pm PT on ESPN proper, immediately following the Chicago Bulls/ Miami Heat game in the NBA Play-In Tour ..read more

Smilla Sundell is getting ready for her next title defense. The astonishing talent of the teen sensation will return at ONE Fight Night 22 on Friday, May 3. As the Swedish superstar prepares for Natalia Diachkova, she leaves no stone unturned as she learns from other Muay Thai greats. As another challenge awaits, Sundell has been on the road to expand her horizons. “The Hurricane” traveled to PK Saenchai Gym and got a first-hand lesson from ONE Featherweight Muay Thai World Champion Tawanchai PK Saenchai. To say that she was impressed would be an understatement. “I did his seminar in Bangkok a ..read more

ONE 167 continues to get loaded with amazing action. On Wednesday, ONE Championship announced the addition of “The Iron Man.” Rodtang Jitmuangnon returns to battle Denis Puric in a flyweight kickboxing battle on Friday, June 7, from Bangkok, Thailand. Rodtang has not been back in action since his narrow decision loss to Superlek Kiatmoo9 in 2023. The Thai athlete’s return was supposed to happen in January against Takeru Segawa, but an injury forced him out of the main event slot. However, he is healthy and ready to return as he continues to chase two-sport gold. View this post on Instagram A ..read more