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Everything was smooth sailing at the UFC 325 official weigh-ins on Friday in Sydney, Australia until Aaron Tau hit the scales. New Zealand's Tau (11-1) had fallen to Elijah Smith on the Contender Series in 2024, but worked his way...

Back in action for ONE Friday Fights 140 at the Lumpinee Stadium, ONE Championship had a four discipline showcase for fights fans in Thailand, and up early abroad. Submission grappling, kickboxing, MMA, and Muay Thai were in the docket at...

The UFC liked last April's Alexander Volkanovski vs. Diego Lopes so much, they've decided to run it back a second time, with the rematch headlining this Saturday's UFC 325 in Sydney, Australia. Two weeks in a row with numbered UFC...

Benoit Saint-Denis has amassed an impressive 8-3 record in the UFC, with his only losses at lightweight against Dustin Poirier and Renato Moicano. The former French Special Forces soldier returns to the Octagon at UFC 325 just two months after...

Mauricio Ruffy is ready to bounce back in style when he faces Rafael Fiziev at UFC 325 this Saturday. Ruffy (12-2) suffered his first UFC setback in his last fight against Benoit Saint-Denis. Saint-Denis overwhelmed Ruffy with his grappling and...

Tai Tuivasa has been on the sidelines since his August 2024 loss to Jairzinho Rozenstruik. He returns this weekend at UFC 325 in Sydney against the rising Tallison Teixeira in a Heavyweight brawl. Tuivasa (14-8) went on a layoff following...

The tournament format is as old as the sport of MMA itself. While often not in a one-night format anymore, there are still aspects of the old style lingering around the UFC. Road to UFC offers a glimpse into...

Back in September, the UFC headed down under for a fight night from Perth, Australia. After an exciting lead up to a fight on home soil for Jonathan Micallef, the unthinkable happened on fight week. Just a couple days...

Oktagon 83 heavyweight Lazar Todev has had something of a roller coaster ride over the past year and a half or so. In December of 2024, Todev was supposed to face Oktagon MMA heavyweight champion Hatef Moeil at Oktagon 64....

Rafael Fiziev has shared the octagon with Justin Gaethje on two separate occasions, so it's safe to say he knows a thing or two about "The Highlight." Which is why it's interesting to hear Fiziev (13-4), who has his own...