Ali Abdelaziz on why UFC champ Islam Makhachev vacated 155 title – and Topuria's comments Makhachev expected to challenge new champ Della Maddalena for welterweight title later this year ...

Ali Abdelaziz on why UFC champ Islam Makhachev vacated 155 title – and Topuria's comments Makhachev expected to challenge new champ Della Maddalena for welterweight title later this year ...

South Korea's Ko Seok-hyeon beat Welshman Oban Elliott via a unanimous 30-27 decision at the UFC Fight Night in Baku, Azerbaijan on Saturday. Ko - making his UFC debut - produced a dominant ...

Elliott (12-3, 3-1 UFC) was surprisingly ineffective. Ko struck for takedowns in all three rounds, opened a cut on his adversary’s left eyebrow with a slashing elbow strike and generally made ...

ODDS: Elliott (-500), Ko (+380) This may not represent the best matchmaking, but at least the UFC is salvaging things a bit by pairing Elliott with Ko after visa issues forced them off other cards.

Fighter follows savage 40-second KO by hitting UFC star Dustin Poirier's favorite move The main card for CFFC 142 opened with a pair of incredible finishes. Drew Beaupre | May 26, 2025 (CFFC) ...

Silva stormed into the UFC in June 2021 with a first-round KO of Wellington Turman. He followed that with electric wins—and bonuses—over Andrew Sanchez, Jordan Wright, and Brad Tavares.

But Tuesday, UFC CEO Dana White announced Makhachev has vacated the 155-pound title. It was presumed when Ilia Topuria vacated the featherweight title to move up to lightweight, that it was for a ...

Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle. Makhachev (27-1 MMA, 16-1 UFC), White said, will get a title fight in his first bout at welterweight against new champ Della Maddalena (18-2 MMA, 8-0 UFC).