The handshake between diplomacy and the octagon became official Monday when the U.S. State Department announced that Secretary of State Marco Rubio and UFC CEO Dana White had formalized a…
Two Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belts have voiced concern over what they see as a growing trend of anti-transgender rhetoric within combat sports, suggesting that some UFC figures may be leveraging…
President Donald Trump is leaning into America’s 250th birthday in a big way, and this time he’s bringing the UFC along for the ride. The Trump Organization, currently operated by…
When Khabib Nurmagomedov was at the peak of his UFC title reign, Oleg Taktarov, widely recognized as the promotion’s first Russian champion, felt increasingly sidelined in the historical narrative. As…
Matchroom Boxing’s Frank Smith shared an assessment of Dana White’s recent Zuffa Boxing Q&A and approach to boxing during an interview with iFL TV after a fight night. Reflecting on…
UFC star Dan Hooker recently appeared on TheMacLife’s Pub Talk, where he opened with a blunt explanation for why he was late to the recording. “As I was placing the…
UFC Freedom 250 prepares to make history on the South Lawn of the White House on June 14, 2026. Longtime MMA coach Ray Longo joined the Anik and Florian Podcast to…
Downtown Los Angeles became an unlikely crossroads of combat sports and celebrity culture this week, when UFC bantamweight contender Payton Talbott took to the decks as a DJ at a…
When UFC announced Freedom 250 would take place on the South Lawn of the White House, the combat sports world responded with a level of attention unlike anything in recent…
During a recent episode of his podcast, UFC legend Chael Sonnen responded bluntly to a fan question about his past PED use, breaking down what he was taking during his…
During a recent appearance on the Full Send Podcast ahead of the UFC White House card, Sean O’Malley weighed in on the controversy surrounding Sean Strickland reportedly being banned from…
With UFC Freedom 250 set to take place on the South Lawn of the White House on June 14, Dana White sat down with Forbes to discuss the political optics…
When UFC chief Dana White told Time magazine he had personally reached out to some of Hollywood’s biggest names for the upcoming UFC Freedom 250 event at the White House,…
On episode #2510 of The Joe Rogan Experience, host Joe Rogan pushed back on arm wrestling legend Devon Larratt after Larratt described arm wrestling as a combat sport. The exchange…
On Joe Rogan Experience #2510, arm wrestling competitor Devon Larratt spoke about the toll decades of competition have taken on his body, especially his elbows, which no longer fully straighten.…
At the Sharjah Entrepreneurship Festival, Khabib Nurmagomedov explained that his coffee shop venture began almost by accident, driven by a recurring personal inconvenience in Dagestan. “Coffee shop business, it’s become…
Something is clearly off between Michael Bisping and Tom Aspinall, and the MMA community has taken notice. A clip began circulating on social media this week showing an apparent contrast…
UFC lightweight champion Islam Makhachev recently sat down for a podcast conversation, during which he was asked a direct question about how combat sports align with Islamic teachings and whether…
UFC lightweight champion Islam Makhachev recently sat down for a podcast conversation, where he was asked whether he had ever been warned against speaking publicly on LGBT-related issues while training…
MMA icon Khabib Nurmagomedov’s transition from undefeated UFC champion to entrepreneur has given him a new perspective on competition, success, and pressure. Years after retiring from MMA without a single…
