Larissa Pacheco, Alex Davis unhappy Kayla Harrison’s manager was yelling advice during fight: ‘That was cheating’

Lauren Murphy has had it with the reactions to her loss this past weekend in Brazil. “Lucky” made the trip to Rio de Janeiro for a big UFC 283 flyweight bout against her fellow one-time title challenger in the weight class, Jessica Andrade. Unfortunately, the result was a brutal one as Murphy was battered for three straight rounds by the former strawweight champion en route to a unanimous decision loss.

Alexander Volkanovski is gearing up for his lightweight title shot. Next month, at UFC 284, Volkanovski challenges Islam Makhachev for the lightweight title. It’s a bout between the top two pound-for-pound fighters in the sport and the first one of Volkanovski’s UFC career where he is a sizable underdog, but as the fight approaches, Volkanovski wouldn’t have it any other way.

Former UFC featherweight Felipe Colares used his jiu-jitsu skills to stop a man accused of stealing a phone Wednesday in Rio de Janeiro. The MMA fighter was filmed holding the alleged thief on the ground while waiting for police to arrive. Colares shared photos and a video of the incident...

The Ultimate Fighter season 30 winner Juliana Miller has her next assignment as she’s expected to face Veronica Macedo at the upcoming UFC 286 card in London on March 18. UFC officials confirmed the fight Wednesday. Miller makes her first appearance since winning the reality show competition this past...

Manny Pacquiao may be planning a boxing match under the RIZIN banner later this year but his next fight will come in a courtroom. A lawsuit filed by Paradigm Sports against the legendary boxer is set to go to trial on March 3 in Orange County, Calif. over an alleged breach of contract. The lawsuit filed back in 2021 was attempting to recoup a $3.3 million payment made to Pacquaio as well as seeking an injunction to stop a fight he had scheduled against Errol Spence Jr.

Former UFC heavyweight Todd Duffee is coming out of retirement. Duffee, 37, revealed Wednesday on The MMA Hour that he has signed with KSW and is set to challenge for the promotion’s heavyweight title against Phil De Fries on Feb. 25 at KSW 79. “Who else are you going...

Jamahal Hill is the new UFC champion — but is he really the No. 1 light heavyweight in the world?. The MMA Fighting Rankings Show returns to make sense of a wild start to 2023! Co-hosts Shaun Al-Shatti and Alexander K. Lee are joined by Jed Meshew and Damon Martin to sort through the wreckage of UFC 283 and try to make sense of the light heavyweight division. Does Hill’s new status as UFC champion mean he should automatically be considered the best 205-pounder in MMA? And does Brandon Moreno’s series-clinching win over Deiveson Figueiredo put him over ONE Championship’s Demetrious Johnson?

In the ever-shifting MMA landscape, ranking the world’s greatest fighters might seem like a fool’s errand, but that’s exactly we’ve set out to do with the MMA Fighting Global Rankings. Here, our esteemed panel sorts out the movers and shakers from every division to provide you with the most definitive list of the best fighters on the planet.

Jalin Turner is racking up a long list of Oceanic opponents. Multiple people with knowledge of the matchup confirmed to MMA Fighting that “The Tarantula” is set to fight Dan Hooker (22-12) in a lightweight bout at UFC 285, which takes place March 4 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The bout was first reported by The Mac Life.

Conor McGregor is reportedly accused of attacking a woman on a yacht during a recent vacation in Ibiza, an allegation that the UFC star denies. On Monday, Spanish news site Ultima Hora reported that McGregor has been named in an incident in which he allegedly struck a woman multiple times and threatened to drown her during a party to celebrate his birthday, which took place the weekend of July 15. The woman then jumped off of the yacht to escape.

Conor McGregor on Wednesday said he has another offer to coach The Ultimate Fighter. McGregor, 34, didn’t give any specifics on the alleged role, which would bring him back to Las Vegas to coach another team of up-and-comers after starring opposite Urijah Faber on TUF 22 in 2015. The UFC has not announced coaches for the 31st season of the long-running show but recently issued a casting call for fighters.

One-time UFC light heavyweight title challenger Anthony Smith makes no excuses for coming in heavy as the backup for the UFC 283 title fight between Jamahal Hill and Glover Teixeira. “It wasn’t for a lack of effort,” said Smith on the Believe You Me podcast he shares with UFC Hall...

There were two fights that changed veteran MMA coach Duke Roufus’ perspective on stopping fights. Earlier in his career, Roufus, the longtime head coach and owner of Roufusport, admitted to giving his fighters too much leeway in deciding whether they were still competitive in a fight. That changed when two of his most famous students, ex-UFC lightweight champ Anthony Pettis and Paul Felder, were seriously injured in bouts.

At the end of UFC 283 this past Saturday, Jamahal Hill left the arena in Rio de Janeiro as the UFC light heavyweight champion after beating Glover Teixeira in the main event. With his incredible performance, a divisive conversation began about where he sits in the overall rankings at 205 pounds.

Francis Ngannou says that was the warning he received two years ago when deep in contract negotiations with the UFC on a new contract as he contemplating leaving the promotion to test free agency. Couture famously fought the UFC on several past occasions where his contract was concerned including a...

The Mixed Martial Arts Hour is back in your life! Below is a rundown of Wednesday’s show, which begins at 1 p.m. ET / 10 a.m. PT / 6 p.m. UK time. 1 p.m. ET: All your questions answered in the latest episode of On The Nose. 2:15 p.m.:...

Oscar De La Hoya sees Ryan Garcia and Gervonta Davis delivering at the box office. The gears are in motion for Garcia and Davis to collide in a massive boxing bout with April 15 the targeted date. Both fighters are undefeated, with Garcia at 23-0 (19 KOs) and Davis at 28-0 (26 KOs). Davis currently reigns as the WBA lightweight champion.

UFC 283 is officially in the books with two new champions in Jamahal Hill and Brandon Moreno. The overall fallout of the card comes from many different directions, which includes whether or not the new light heavyweight champion is getting the credit he deserves. On an all-new Heck of a...

A perfect 4-0 record and a busy schedule had Casey O’Neill right where she wanted to be as she pursued her eventual goal becoming a UFC champion. Then disaster struck. As she prepared to face Jessica Eye this past July, the now 25-year-old flyweight suffered a devastating injury in training, completely tearing her ACL. The injury required reconstructive surgery that should have kept her sidelined for the better part of one year.

For many MMA fans, their last look at Sage Northcutt was him face-down on the canvas, the victim of a brutal punch from an opponent far heavier and more experienced in combat sports. The effects of that punch would linger long after the 2019 bout, his debut in ONE Championship....