Norma Dumont Calls Julianna Pena Title Shot ‘A Slap in the Face’ to Entire Division

Norma Dumont recently went off on Julianna Pena, who will receive the next UFC women’s bantamweight title shot. Advertisement Pena is set to challenge Raquel Pennington for the bantamweight title in the co-main event at UFC 307 on Oct. 5 at the Delta Center in Salt Lake City, Utah. According to Dumont, Pena getting the …

PFL MENA Semifinals Set for Sept. 20 with One New Lightweight Pairing

The PFL MENA semifinals have been finalized for Sept. 20 in Riyadh, Saudia Arabia. After regular season events on May 10 and July 12, the brackets at featherweight, welterweight, lightweight and bantamweight remain largely intact with the exception of one 155-pound matchup. According to a release from the PFL, Abdullah Saleem has failed an in-competition …

Bellator Champions Series San Diego Loses Stots vs. Breno, Neal vs. Murtazaliev

Bellator MMA’s upcoming card in San Diego is down two fights. Advertisement The promotion recently announced that Raufeon Stots vs. Marcos Breno and Grant Neal vs. Khalid Murtazaliev are now off the Sept. 7 card. As a result, a women’s flyweight clash pitting Sumiko Inaba against Mackenzie Stiller has been elevated to the main draw. …

Robert Whittaker: Dricus Du Plessis Not a Good Fight for Alex Pereira

Robert Whittaker advises Alex Pereira against moving down to middleweight to fight Dricus Du Plessis. Advertisement Du Plessis defended his middleweight strap for the first time with a fourth-round submission win in an absolute war against Israel Adesanya at UFC 305 in Perth on Aug. 17. Pereira was one of the many elite names who …

Randy Couture ‘Not Surprised’ by UFC’s Handling of Francis Ngannou Narrative

Randy Couture isn’t surprised about the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s spat with Francis Ngannou given his own history of the promotion. Ngannou exited the promotion as the heavyweight champion in January 2023 over a lengthy contract dispute. Couture, meanwhile, had a lengthy legal battle with the UFC in 2007, even publicly resigning for a brief period. …

MMA Veteran Andrew Osborne Sentenced to 25 Years in Prison for Manslaughter

Twenty-fight mixed martial arts veteran Andrew Osborne was recently sentenced to 25 years in prison for stabbing a man to death earlier this year. According to a statement from the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office (via via MMAjunkie.com), Osborne pleaded guilty to first-degree aggravated manslaughter this past Thursday. Osborne must serve at least 85 percent of …

UFC 308 Update: Myktybek Orolbai, Mateusz Rebecki to Clash in Abu Dhabi on Oct. 26

A lightweight bout pitting Myktybek Orolbai against Mateusz Rebecki has been added to the UFC 308 lineup. Full Violence was first to report the pairing. UFC 308 takes place on Oct. 26 at Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi and is headlined by a featherweight championship tilt between Ilia Topuria and Max Holloway. A native of …

14-Time UFC Veteran Darren Stewart Announces Retirement from MMA

The financial strain of being a professional mixed martial artist has become too much for Darren Stewart. The 33-year-old Brit announced his retirement from MMA on Tuesday in a post on his Instagram account. According to Stewart, continuing to pursue a fighting career has become a burden on his family. Advertisement “It hurts me to …

Dana White’s Contender Series 2024 Week 3 Play-by-Play and Results

Andrey Pulyaev (185) vs. Liam Anderson (185) Bogdan Grad (145.5) vs. Michael Aswell (145) Marco Tulio (184) vs. Matthieu Letho Duclos (185) Malcolm Wellmaker (135.5) vs. Adam Bramhald (135.5) Jack Duffy (125) vs. Nick Piccininni (125) Sherdog’s coverage of Dana White’s Contender Series Week 3 begins Tuesday at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT. Jack Duffy …