Ranked strawweights will kick off UFC's 2025 schedule. A rematch between Amanda Ribas and Mackenzie Dern, which was initially expected to go down at UFC's December 14th show, has reportedly been booted ahead to the promotion's January 11th card at the UFC APEX in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, as first reported by Alex Behunin of … Continue reading Mackenzie Dern vs. Amanda Ribas 2 Moved To January 11th UFC Main Event →

Some of Bellator's best fighters are ready to walk from the brand. Patricio Pitbull and Patchy Mix, champions in Bellator's featherweight and bantamweight divisions respectively, have both made it clear that they hope to leave the MMA promotion. Their public pleas to Bellator come after numerous posts from top talents like Pitbull and Mix complaining … Continue reading Bellator Champions Patricio Pitbull, Patchy Mix Ask For Release →

A pair of championship fights in some of UFC's most competitive divisions will land on the same card next year. Title bouts at both lightweight and bantamweight have been confirmed for UFC 311, which is expected to go down on January 18th from the Intuit Dome in Los Angeles, California, USA. Lightweight Champ Makhachev Looks … Continue reading Lightweight, Bantamweight Title Fights Confirmed For UFC 311 →

PFL's first-ever Middle East and North Africa (MENA) season culminated on Friday night, taking place just a few hours before the promotion's flagship season concluded in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The season, which PFL launched as part of their partnership with investors in Saudi Arabia, saw fighters at welterweight, lightweight, featherweight and bantamweight capture belts this … Continue reading PFL MENA Crowns Four Champions At Inaugural Grand Finals Card →

PFL hosted their annual world championship event on Friday night, determining which six fighters would end 2024 with gold around their waist. The card, which took place from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, was the culmination of a 10-event tour throughout the year. Finalists as part of the show previously fought in a pair of regular season … Continue reading Dakota Ditcheva, Timur Khizriev Among Title Winners At 2024 PFL Finals →

Welcome to the notebook, a quick catchup of all the smaller (but still important) stories from the world of MMA! If you want the notebook delivered to you every morning along with MMA’s top headlines, consider subscribing to the Knockdown Daily newsletter via Substack. It’s free! Here are the latest stories we’re following: UFC Tallison Teixeira (7-0) is … Continue reading 11/28/24 Notebook: RIZIN’s Ryan Garcia Fight Hits Snag →

Brands have begun distancing themselves from former UFC champion Conor McGregor shortly after the MMA star lost a civil sexual assault trial in Ireland. A pair of products, including the Proper No. 12 whiskey line which has become synonymous with McGregor for the past six years, have severed their ties with the prizefighter after a … Continue reading Proper No. 12 Cuts Ties With Conor McGregor Following Civil Assault Trial →

A charity MMA event in Alberta, Canada last weekend which was expected to give numerous fighters-in-training their first-ever taste of competition inside the cage tragically resulted in a death. 33-year-old Trokon Dousuah, an amateur talent who competed as part of an Ultra MMA event last weekend at a community centre in the Enoch First Nation, … Continue reading Amateur MMA Fighter Dies After Competing At Charity Event In Alberta →

Harry Hardwick put together a commanding performance against Brazilian prospect Keweny Lopes this weekend, earning him a fourth-round finish and maintaining his status as the Cage Warriors Featherweight Champion. Hardwick’s win headlined Cage Warriors 181, the promotion’s final European card of 2024, from the Vertu Motors Arena in Newcastle, England. While the featherweight title clash … Continue reading Harry Hardwick Dominates Keweny Lopes To Defend Cage Warriors Title For First Time →

Former bantamweight champ Petr Yan put on a five-round masterclass on Saturday night, showcasing stellar boxing skills en route to a clean sweep on scorecards against Deiveson Figueiredo. Yan’s unanimous decision win – his first five-round victory in more than three years – headlined UFC’s return to Macau at the Galaxy Arena this weekend. After … Continue reading Petr Yan Sweeps Scorecards Against Deiveson Figueiredo In Striking Showcase →