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  • Alex Pereira And Ciryl Gane Face-Off Outside Of The White House

    Alex Pereira And Ciryl Gane Face-Off Outside Of The White House

    UFC Freedom 250 is only a month away. That event will be taking place on the White House lawn. The event is headlined by Ilia Topuria vs. Justin Gaethje for the UFC Lightweight Championship, and co-main evented by Alex Pereira vs. Ciryl Gane for the UFC Interim-Heavyweight Championship.

    Earlier today, Ilia Topuria took to social media to reveal that he was on his way to meet the President, and posted a photo on a plane with Alex Pereira. Now, Alex’s coach Glover Teixeira has taken to instagram to post a video of Alex Pereira and Ciryl Gane having a face-off in front of The White House.

    This is most likely for promotional purposes that UFC will release soon. But, we thank Glover for giving us a first-look! Justin and Ilia will most likely be doing the same.

    UFC Freedom 250 goes down live Sunday, June 14.

  • PFL Announces Van Steenis vs. Eblen 2 For July 18

    PFL Announces Van Steenis vs. Eblen 2 For July 18

    Professional Fighters League (PFL) has announced a big time matchup today after teasing a huge bout. Johnny Eblen took to his social media to say that he’s signed a contract and it would be revealed soon.

    This prompted PFL CEO John Martin to say the announcement was coming later today. Well, it did. Moments ago, PFL has announced that PFL Middleweight World Champion Costello Van Steenis and Johnny Eblen will battle in a rematch on July 18th in Austin, Texas.

    https://x.com/pflmma/status/2052071317885550837?s=46

    The first bout between the two happened at PFL South Africa last summer. During the bout, Eblen was controlling the fight and on his way to a victory when Van Steenis secured a rear-naked choke at the end of the fifth and final round, capturing the championship and handing Eblen the first loss of his professional career.

    Eblen has been vocal about getting that loss back, and now, he has the chance. The PFL Austin main card will air live on ESPN2 in the U.S. beginning at 8 p.m. ET. The preliminary portion will start at 5 p.m. ET and can be seen on the ESPN app. Tickets for the event are available now through pre-sale by clicking here. Additional bouts will be announced shortly.

  • Sean Strickland Calls Josh Hokit’s Personas Fake And Fabricated

    Sean Strickland Calls Josh Hokit’s Personas Fake And Fabricated

    Sean Strickland is a big personality in the UFC. But, he’s not a fan of another new personality in Josh Hokit. Despite liking him as a person, Sean thinks Josh’s shtick is fake.

    Sean Strickland is set to challenge Khamzat Chimaev for the UFC Middleweight Championship this Saturday at UFC 328 in Newark, New Jersey. Ahead of the bout, Strickland has been doing the media rounds and there is where he revealed that he feels Josh Hokit’s personas are fake and fabricated. When asked about Josh, Sean said;

    ”You know, again, I respect him for doing it, but it’s like, for me it’s too much. It’s like, it’s such a  fabricated like, you know, it’s like, it’s so fake and fabricated I just, I’ll see a clip and I’ll just shut it off right away. And it’s not that, I like Josh, I’ve trained with him, I’ve met him personally, like, he’s actually a really nice guy. But like, to go and interviewing people on the street, it’s like, you’re just like, you know, you’re like an old influencer, dude. You’re like fucking what, mid 30’s? And you’re trying to be a fucking influencer? Like, stop, dude. Like, just shut the fuck up, be yourself, go train. Or don’t, man, I guess what you’re doing is working, you’re on the white house card.”

    ”Yeah, it’s like dude, you’re like in like, how old is he? Mid 30’s? Hey, how olds Josh? But, let’s say mid 30’s, dude, and you’re walking around like you’re fucking 18 years old trying to get a YouTube star. What’re you doing, dude?”

    https://x.com/UFConParamount/status/2051781292363006384/video/1?s=46

    UFC 328 is live this weekend, Saturday, May 9 on Paramount+.

  • WATCH: Reporter Asks Khamzat Chimaev About Dagestan, Despite Him Never Being There

    WATCH: Reporter Asks Khamzat Chimaev About Dagestan, Despite Him Never Being There

    Well, that got awkward real quick. Khamzat Chimaev is not from Dagestan and has never been there. Despite the similarities between the beard-no-mustache combo, not everyone is from Dagestan.

    Khamzat Chimaev is headlining UFC 3028 this Saturday in Newark, New Jersey as he puts his Middleweight Championship on the line against Sean Strickland in the main event. This week, Khamzat is doing media rounds for the show, and that’s when a very awkward encounter took place.

    Khamzat Chimaev was asked what’s the secret behind training in Dagestan. But, here’s the catch, he’s never even been there. Chimaev responded with ”I don’t know, ask Islam. I’m not from Dagestan. I’m from Chechnya.” The reported followed up with “You’ve never trained there?” To which Khamzat replied “No.” Before awkwardly looking down.

    https://x.com/MMAFullMount/status/2052018020285870155/video/1?s=46

    This moment immediate had fans in a stir online. Hopefully next time The reporter can do is due-diligence.

    Khamzat Chimaev will be live this Saturday headlining UFC 328. While on his media run, he noted he wants to taste Sean’s “meat”. You can read about that here. 

  • Khamzat Chimaev Reveals He Asked For Sean Strickland Fight, Said “Let Me Try His Meat”

    Khamzat Chimaev Reveals He Asked For Sean Strickland Fight, Said “Let Me Try His Meat”

    Khamzat Chimaev is not scared of anyone. In fact, he’s the one people should be afraid of. The UFC Middleweight Champion is set to defend his title against Sean Strickland at UFC 328 this Saturday in Newark, New Jersey.

    This championship bout is headlining the card, with a Flyweight Championship fight scheduled for the co-main event between Joshua Van and Tatsuro Taira. This week, every fighter on the card is doing their media runs, including Khamzat, who revealed some interesting information. Khamzat told the press that he was the one who actually asked for this fight.

    “After his fight, he’s talking that shit about me. Just called Hunter [Campbell], give me this guy. Let me try his meat.”

    https://x.com/ChampRDS/status/2051838168178057635/video/1?s=46

    Khamzat and Sean have trained together in the past, but,  things between the two have really turned sour. Dana White even went on record to say they’ll need to beef up security for this fight week. It’s going to get chaotic.

  • Quillan Salkilld Reacts To Officially Being Ranked In The UFC

    Quillan Salkilld Reacts To Officially Being Ranked In The UFC

    Quillan Salkilld is coming off the biggest win of his career so far at UFC Perth this past Saturday. In the co-main event, Qullian knocked out Beneil Dariush, long-time contender and veteran in the game, and it only took one round to do so.

    Now, today, the UFC rankings have officially updated and the previously un-ranked fighter has now landed in the Lightweight Division’s top 15, standing at #12. Quillan celebrated by showing off a posing picture reminiscent of Randy Orton, alongside a young photo of himself and the ranking order. He captioned it “Guys we are so fucking ranked”

    https://x.com/quillansalkilld/status/2051620993970635069?s=46

    Quillan Salkilld is one of UFC’s hottest prospects right now, but the competition will only get harder. Above him in the rankings are only killers and former champions, but, Salkilld has the confidence to back himself up against anyone. Congratulations on the first time ranking!

  • EA Officially Drops UFC 6 Video Game Trailer

    EA Officially Drops UFC 6 Video Game Trailer

    EA’s UFC 6 is coming next month, with a release date of June 19, 2026. The video game had a cover reveal last week, which showed Alex Pereira gracing the cover of the base game edition, while Max Holloway is the cover man for the Ultimate Edition of the game.

    The trailer for the video game has now also been released today on social media by the EA team. The trailer features many fighters, but kicks off with a first look at Max Holloway vs. Conor McGregor. You can see the full trailer below!

    The game is available to be pre-ordered right now, and fans who do pre-order will receive 7 days early access to the game. You can pre-order here. 

  • UFC Fight Night Perth: Della Maddalena vs. Prates Live Results

    UFC Fight Night Perth: Della Maddalena vs. Prates Live Results

    UFC is live from Perth, Australia with a fight night event that kicked off at 4AM ET. The event is headlined by a high-stakes UFC Welterweight contenders bout between former champion Jack Della Maddalena and contender Carlos Prates.

    Plus, every single fight on the card features an Aussie fighter, and they’re ready to put on a show in their home country. You can check out the live results below!

    Main Card (Paramount+ at 7 a.m. ET)

    • Carlos Prates def. Jack Della Maddalena via TKO (Punch, Round 3) 
    • Quillan Salkilld def. Beneil Dariush via TKO (Punch, Round 1) 
    • Steve Erceg def. Tim Elliott via Unanimous Decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

    • Marwan Rahiki def. Ollie Schmid via TKO (Punch, Round 1)

    • Brando Pericic def. Shamil Gaziev via Knockout (Punch, Round 2) 

    • Louie Sutherland def. Tai Tuivasa via Unanimous Decision (30-26, 30-26, 30-26) 

    Preliminary Card (Paramount+ at 4 a.m. ET)

    • Cam Rowston def. Robert Bryczek via Unanimous Decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

    • Junior Tafa def. Kevin Christian via Knockout (Elbow, Round 1) 

    • Jacob Malkoun def. Gerald Meerschaert via Unanimous Decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) 

    • Colby Thicknesse def. Vince Morales via Unanimous Decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) 

    • Wes Schultz def. Ben Johnston via Submission (Guillotine, Round 3)

    • Jonathan Micallef def. Themba Gorimbo via Split Decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) 

    • Kody Steele def. Dom Mar Fan via Submission (Kneebar, Round 1) 

  • UFC Fight Night: Perth Weigh-In Results, One Weight Miss

    UFC Fight Night: Perth Weigh-In Results, One Weight Miss

    UFC Fight Night from Perth, Australia is live tomorrow, starting off early in the states. The prelims kick off at 4AM ET, followed by the Prelims at 6AM ET. The event is headlined by Perth’s own Jack Della Maddalena, taking on the dangerous Carlos Prates.

    Ahead of the event, every fighter on the card weighed in, with only one fighter not making the weight. You can see the full weigh-in results below.

    MAIN CARD

    • Main Event – Welterweight Bout: Jack Della Maddalena (170) vs Carlos Prates (170)
    • Co-Main Event – Lightweight Bout: Beneil Dariush (156) vs Quillan Salkilld (156)
    • Flyweight Bout: Tim Elliott (126) vs Steve Erceg (125.5)
    • Featherweight Bout:  Marwan Rahiki (146) vs Ollie Schmid (145.5)
    • Heavyweight Bout: Shamil Gaziev (264) vs Brando Pericic (265)
    • Heavyweight Bout: Tai Tuivasa (265) vs Louie Sutherland (261)

    PRELIMS

    • Middleweight Bout: Cam Rowston (185) vs Robert Bryczek (186)
    • Light Heavyweight Bout: Junior Tafa (205.5) vs Kevin Christian (204)
    • Middleweight Bout: Jacob Malkoun (186) vs Gerald Meerschaert (190*)
    • Bantamweight Bout: Colby Thicknesse (135) vs Vince Morales (136)
    • Middleweight Bout: Ben Johnston (185.5) vs Wes Schultz (186)
    • Welterweight Bout: Jonathan Micallef (170) vs Themba Gorimbo (171)
    • Lightweight Bout: Dom Mar Fan (155.5) vs Kody Steele (156)

    *Gerald Meerschaert weighed in four pounds above the middleweight limit. He will forfeit 30 percent of his purse to his opponent.

  • Arman Tsarukyan To Face Tony Ferguson At Real American Freestyle 10

    Arman Tsarukyan To Face Tony Ferguson At Real American Freestyle 10

    Arman Tsarukyan is on a roll with Real American Freestyle, and now, he’s booked two fights within two weeks of each other. Though he doesn’t have a UFC bout lined up, he’s keeping a busy schedule.

    Arman has been scheduled to wrestle influencer wrestler Mugzy at RAF 9. Now, it’s been announced that just two weeks later at RAF 10, he will take on former UFC veteran, Tony Ferguson.

    https://x.com/rafwrestlingusa/status/2050046050757742730?s=46

    Arman Tsarukyan is looking to wrestle six times in six months with RAF, making him super active in the promotion. As of now, he’s undefeated at 4-0 with Real American Freestyle and is looking to make it 6-0 by the end of June.

    Tony Ferguson, his newest opponent, will be making his RAF debut on June 13 against Arman. Tony hasn’t been active in MMA since August 2024 where he took a few consecutive losses.

    But, Tony began his journey as a boxer and picked up two back-to-back wins under the Misfits Boxing banner. Now, he has the chance to stop Arman’s streak and make a name for himself in a new company.