PERTH, Australia — South African Dricus du Plessis took a flurry of body hits across four rounds before defeating Israel Adesanya by submission to retain his middleweight championship at UFC 305 on Sunday. After scoring some early takedowns, du Plessis (22-2) had to withstand a flurry of body strikes from Adesanya through the middle rounds … Read more
NEWARK, N.J. — Islam Makhachev had a desperate opponent in front of him and much of a sold-out crowd against him. None of that stopped him. Nothing has in a long time. Makhachev defended his lightweight title and extended his winning streak to 14 fights, the third longest in UFC history, by getting a submission … Read more
JERSEY CITY, N.J. — UFC is set to unveil a new glove designed in large part to stunt eye pokes that often render fighters unable to continue, the first major change of the protective equipment in more than a decade. The global MMA leader made the impact-absorbing gloves mandatory, starting with Saturday’s UFC 302 card … Read more
Perth Muay Thai standout Jordan Godtfredsen has decided to hang up the gloves after suffering another setback this past Friday. ‘Wolf’ was stopped by surging Iranian prodigy Parham Gheirati in the second round of their bantamweight Muay Thai main event at ONE Friday Fights 64 on May 24. His final fight fittingly took place at … Read more
Gold Coast MMA star Reece McLaren had to dig deep at ONE Fight Night 22: Sundell vs. Diachkova, but he got the result he was after on his journey toward a dream fight with ONE Flyweight MMA World Champion Demetrious Johnson. Fourth-ranked McLaren overcame a spirited first-round attack from No.5 contender Hu Yong to score … Read more
The action continues in the World Surf League with the Margaret River Pro unfolding in Western Australia. Eleven-time world champion Kelly Slater was knocked out by fellow countryman, and current No.1 seed Griffin Colapinto. Seven Australians have qualified for the women’s Round of 16 while at least three male Aussies are locked in for the … Read more
It’s being described as “the greatest knockout of all time”. Max Holloway’s last-second knockout of Justin Gaethje for the ceremonial BMF title belt has taken the UFC world by storm. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Max Holloway pulls off buzzer-beater KO against Justin Gaethje. Stream ONE Fight Night, ONE Friday Fights events and get access to … Read more
MIAMI — Sean O’Malley emphatically defended his bantamweight belt Saturday night, unanimously outpointing Marlon “Chito” Vera in UFC 299. In a fight that he controlled from the opening round, O’Malley (18-1) outclassed Vera with his quickness, precision striking and footwork. The champion threw 344 punches, landing more than 50% of them. He was the more … Read more
UFC featherweight champion Alexander ‘The Great’ Volkanovski’s recent interaction with NFL legend Tom Brady has drilled home key learnings to the Aussie. The 35-year-old UFC superstar was front and centre in the crowd as a special guest in a recent Australian speaking tour Tom Brady held in Melbourne. WATCH THE VIDEO: Volkanovski’s key learnings from … Read more
Japanese kickboxing superstar Takeru Segawa will need a few weeks to walk off his ONE 165 main event defeat. ‘The Natural Born Crusher’ fell to ONE flyweight kickboxing world champion Superlek Kiatmoo9 in his ONE Championship debut on Sunday, January 28, but it’s the state of his left leg that has fans squirming. Watch ONE … Read more
