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Bella Mir says she does not have full control over her MMA career because she is already under contract with the UFC, according to Bloody Elbow. Speaking on The Ariel Helwani Show, the 23-year-old bantamweight said she has a say in her next steps but cannot decide them alone. "Oh no, they're my...

Joaquin Buckley plans to retire from MMA after one more fight. He made the announcement in a video posted to his social media on Thursday, saying the decision came after talking with his grandmother and other loved ones. According to MMA Fighting, the announcement follows Buckley's knockout...

UFC commentator Joe Rogan has criticized the promotion for releasing Farid Basharat, according to Slovak outlet MMA Fanatik. The 29-year-old is unbeaten, 16-0 overall and 7-0 in the UFC. Speaking on his podcast, Rogan said he had told Basharat in the Octagon after his last fight that he would...

Bantamweight champion Petr Yan sent one last message to Merab Dvalishvili during their face-off ahead of UFC 333 in Abu Dhabi, according to La Sueur. The two meet in the co-main event in the third fight of their rivalry. Dvalishvili won their first meeting in 2023, while Yan won the rematch and...

Sherdog has published the weigh-in results for UFC 333 "Volkanovski vs. Evloev." Alexander Volkanovski came in at 144.5 pounds and Movsar Evloev at 145 for the main event, while Petr Yan and Merab Dvalishvili both weighed 135. The only miss on the card was Nicolle Caliari, who weighed 120.5...

Merab Dvalishvili told the media during fight week that he does not regret his packed 2025 schedule, which included four weight cuts, according to Bloody Elbow. He lost the bantamweight title to Petr Yan in December and has not fought since. The two meet again for the title in Abu Dhabi on...

UFC lightweight contender Arman Tsarukyan says the promotion has told him he will fight for the title in February or March of 2027, according to MMA Mania. He made the comments in an interview with Ariel Helwani; the UFC has not announced the bout. Tsarukyan said he was given two possible...

UFC CEO Dana White says he did recognize heavyweight Alexander Volkov at the UFC 333 pre-fight press conference in Abu Dhabi, according to MMA Mania. White had been criticized for seemingly not knowing who Volkov was when the heavyweight asked about title shots from the crowd. "I absolutely...

UFC CEO Dana White has signaled openness to a potential super fight between featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski and lightweight titleholder Justin Gaethje, BJPenn.com reports, citing an interview with Main Event TV. Volkanovski proposed the matchup ahead of UFC 333, saying he and...

UFC welterweight champion Islam Makhachev will reportedly not return at UFC 336 in Toronto in January, according to an Ag. Fight report cited by BJPenn.com. The UFC has not confirmed the report and had not announced any fights for the card. Makhachev had been widely expected to defend against...

UFC heavyweight Rizvan Kuniev has mapped out his next steps: beat Alexander Volkov at UFC 333 in Abu Dhabi on Saturday, then face Alex Pereira, according to MMA Fighting. Kuniev comes in off wins over Tyrell Fortune and Jailton Almeida. At Wednesday's media day, Kuniev said he is not friends...