Petr Yan and Aljamain Sterling found mutual respect after sharing the UFC Octagon for nine rounds of their careers. But their ...

Ultimate Fighting Championship great Dominick Cruz had a major impact on the development of MMA and fighter talent around the ...

Bantamweight champion Merab Dvalishvili scored his first title defense at UFC 311 last weekend (Sat., Jan. 18, 2025) when he defeated Umar Nurmagomedov via unanimous decision and now the search for ...

Going five rounds with Sandhagen is one thing — doing it with Dvalishvili is another. It’s not like Petr Yan has bad cardio. But when Yan encountered Dvalishvili, who shot for 49 takedowns in ...

UFC 311 was a wild ride. Islam Makhachev and Jiri Prochazka were among the four main card acts to score stoppages. Even the one fight that went the distance was memorable as Merab Dvalishvili showed ...

His five-round win over Petr Yan in 2023 resulted in some unthinkable ... Bekzat Almakhan simply to get a fight. However, Cory Sandhagen stepped up to the plate to face the Russian in a main ...

Dvalishvili (18-4) dominated against former champions Petr Yan and Henry Cejudo before winning ... He is 6-0 in the octagon, beating Cory Sandhagen in August to become the top contender.

Dvalishvili had planned on fighting in March or April in a rematch against former champs Sean O'Malley or Petr Yan, but after a ... Umar after [beating Cory] Sandhagen was targeting the belt." ...

That said, almost every division has a fighter currently ranked in the Top 15 that should leave fans and other fighters ...