The 2025 Fighter of the Year conversation was a no-brainer in its closing months. Merab Dvalishvili was on a trajectory to ...

UFC veteran advises Merab Dvalishvili to take six months off before chasing another bantamweight title opportunity.

The UFC did a little bit of roster housekeeping over December, letting 10 fighters go since the start of the month. One of ...

Another year of mixed martial arts (MMA) action is going into the history books. An advanced apology from myself and my ...

The Russian welterweight had gone unbeaten across seven fights inside the Octagon, bringing his overall record in the sport ...

Islam Makhachev is confident that he will settled things with Ilia Topuria even before UFC books them for a super fight.

Merry Christmas everyone! As the year winds down and the UFC layoff continues, it’s a perfect time to look back over the most ...

Let’s start the night off by taking a look back over the three biggest stories of Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2025. Anyone with common sense knows that Russian/Eastern European fighters face longer paths to ...

Mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter Jeff Monson shared his opinion about life in Russia, noting that he was annoyed by having to take off and put on shoes several times a day. He said this on December 25 ...

With 2025 drawing to a close, all eyes are turning to the calendar’s penultimate marquee event. At Madison Square Garden, Islam Makhachev will attempt to capture Jack Della Maddalena’s welterweight ...

Arman Tsarukyan may be the #1 lightweight in the UFC and the man preparing to headline UFC Fight Night 265 against Dan Hooker, but inside the arena, one detail always sparks debate: he walks out with ...

Alongside its rankings for each weight class, the UFC has its pound-for-pound list, and below, The Independent has ...