UFC Orlando Results: Thompson vs. Holland

Bella Mir is already making history. MMA Fighting confirmed with Mir’s management that “Lady” — the daughter of former UFC heavyweight champion Frank Mir — has signed a name, image, and likeness (NIL) deal to serve as an ambassador for the UFC while competing at the University of Iowa. The news was first reported by ESPN.

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 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.:...

Multi-time Muay Thai and kickboxing champion Stamp Fairtex will face off with Invicta FC veteran Alyse Anderson at the upcoming ONE on Prime Video 10 card on May 5, which will serve as the first ever ONE Championship card in the United States. The event takes place at the 1st...

Jose Aldo’s first boxing opponent will be Alberto Emmanuel Zambrano, multiple people with knowledge of the situation told MMA Fighting after Aldo’s trainer revealed the news on social media. As MMA Fighting first reported earlier this month, Aldo will enter the squared circle on Feb. 10 in Rio de Janeiro.

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.

Alex Pereira and Israel Adesanya will clash again with the middleweight title up for grabs in the new main event booked for UFC 287 on April 8. UFC president Dana White announced the rematch on Friday. In addition to Pereira vs. Adesanya 2, the UFC 287 card also features a...

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.

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...

Khonry Gracie, son of MMA legend Royce Gracie, will finally re-enter the cage in March as he takes on David Pacheco in a welterweight contest at Bellator 293, promotion officials told MMA Fighting. Bellator 293 takes place at Pechanga Resort Casino in Temecula, Calif., on March 31, and is set...

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.

A battle between heavyweight Alexanders is coming to Las Vegas. Alexander Volkov is slated to face rising prospect Alexandr Romanov on at UFC Vegas 71, the UFC announced Thursday. The bout was first reported by Marcel Dorff. A former Bellator and M-1 heavyweight champion, Volkov (35-10) is currently the No....

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....

I'll be tuned in and watching the challengers card, softi might come thru for the bkfc scrap. Or not. We shall see. Blunts twisted, winter formal is this weekend so I got time to kill and TV to catch up on. Almost done with Tulsa king, it wasn't bad at all.

Diego Sanchez has already cemented a memorable legacy from his mixed martial arts career but that doesn’t mean that he’s finished adding accolades to his resume. At 41, the Ultimate Fighter season 1 winner and UFC Hall of Famer just recently inked a deal to join the roster at BKFC where he will make his bare-knuckle debut on Feb. 17 against former boxing champion Austin Trout. According to Sanchez, the move wasn’t made out of necessity but rather a desire to try something new after he spent the majority of 2022 preparing for a boxing match against Dan Hardy that never happened.

In many ways, Jamahal Hill is still processing what he accomplished at UFC 283. “It comes in moments,” the new UFC light heavyweight champion said Wednesday on The MMA Hour. “Just all the hard work and the journey and all those things. But now I’m just hungry for more greatness. I’m hungry now just to truly, truly — see, now that I’ve made history, I want to cement my name into that history, and I want to do that with names. Like a Jiri [Prochazka]. Like a [Alex] Pereira. Like a Magomed [Ankalaev]. Like a Jan [Blachowicz].

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 Jake Paul vs. Tommy Fury clash is finally official. Paul and Fury will now square off Feb. 26, a day later than previous reports, in Diriyah, Saudi Arabia. The eight-round fight will be contested at 185 pounds. The date change was first reported by Ariel Helwani. It’s not the...

Nick Diaz always keeps it real, but he probably didn’t have to for his first movie acting gig. The UFC star and former Strikeforce champion has a role in an upcoming film starring action legend Jean-Claude Van Damme titled Darkness of Man. A release date is yet to be announced for the in-production project, which is directed by James Cullen Bressack and also stars Eric Roberts, Shannen Doherty, Kristanna Loken, and martial arts icon Cynthia Rothrock.

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.