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4+ min ago (390+ words) Russian streamer Subo was violently attacked during a live broadcast in Dubai by MMA fighter Shovkhal Churchaev, who he'd reportedly paid around $30,000 to appear as a guest in his content. The incident took place during a gambling stream where Subo, real name Subhan Mamedov, repeatedly taunted Churchaev. According to Russian media, the streamer mocked the fighter for allegedly begging UFC president Dana White for a contract, and even claimed Churchaev "got on his knees" during this supposed request. Russian outlet Gazeta reported that this allegation was the trigger for what came next. Footage circulating online shows Churchaev standing over Subo and slapping him hard in the head and face with open hands. The fighter hits him several times in a row, shoves him across the room, knees him once, and handles him effortlessly while shouting in Russian. Subo doesn't fight…...

10+ min ago (566+ words) Dec 1, 2025 | 10:21 PM EST When Ronda Rousey's name comes up, the MMA world almost instantly turns toward Kayla Harrison. The parallels between them are unavoidable: two American judokas who rose from the dojo to global fame. However, when rumors of a Rousey vs. Katie Taylor boxing bout surfaced, 'Doug" didn"t play the polite nostalgia card. Instead, she delivered something blunt, real, and extremely personal. Harrison did not avoid the conversation when Ariel Helwani brought it up. She went directly to what most fans never hear: the reality behind those old judo battles that everyone loves to weaponize online. She didn"t sugarcoat it either. Kayla Harrison had heard the "Ronda beat her twice in judo" narrative for almost a decade, but this time she finally responded with context, leaving the room speechless. "All the Ronda simps are like, 'She already…...

27+ min ago (546+ words) Home " MMA News " Ariel Helwani " Ariel Helwani says UFC "feels uninspired: "I'm" Ariel Helwani is not terribly excited by the UFC product these days and recently offered up his thoughts on some of the marquee matches that have been teed up for next year by the company. It's worth noting these are also sentiments echoed by not just Helwani but also fans and even former UFC champions alike. During a recent episode of The Ariel Helwani Show, in an excerpt of his show posted to the X account @jedigoodman, the titular figure was responding to some fans who have told him to "take a chill pill' and to just enjoy the fights, Helwani said, "I get it, but these things matter. There's been this video being posted everywhere of like "we used to get announcements like this.' And it's Conor…...

28+ min ago (575+ words) Home " MMA News " Alexandre Pantoja " Alexandre Pantoja would have fought Sean O'Malley at 135" Alexandre Pantoja would have been open to attempting a path to becoming a two-division UFC champion if Sean O'Malley held bantamweight gold, but the current titleholder at 135 pounds gives him some pause. That combatant in question is Merab Dvalishvili, who beat the aforementioned O'Malley twice. The Georgian will also defend his title the same night that Pantoja will. The Brazilian standout will look to retain his flyweight crown against the surging Joshua Van while Dvalishvili will defend his bantamweight belt against former UFC kingpin at 135 pounds, Petr Yan in a rematch set for UFC 323 on December 6th. Speaking with TMZ Sports ahead of his next championship test as the 125-pound champion, with an excerpt from the interview posted to X account @RedCorner_MMA, Pantoja said, "When you talk about ten…...

28+ min ago (575+ words) Home " MMA News " Alexandre Pantoja " Alexandre Pantoja would have fought Sean O'Malley at 135" Alexandre Pantoja would have been open to attempting a path to becoming a two-division UFC champion if Sean O'Malley held bantamweight gold, but the current titleholder at 135 pounds gives him some pause. That combatant in question is Merab Dvalishvili, who beat the aforementioned O'Malley twice. The Georgian will also defend his title the same night that Pantoja will. The Brazilian standout will look to retain his flyweight crown against the surging Joshua Van while Dvalishvili will defend his bantamweight belt against former UFC kingpin at 135 pounds, Petr Yan in a rematch set for UFC 323 on December 6th. Speaking with TMZ Sports ahead of his next championship test as the 125-pound champion, with an excerpt from the interview posted to X account @RedCorner_MMA, Pantoja said, "When you talk about ten…...

56+ min ago (518+ words) Dec 1, 2025 | 9:34 PM EST "Suga" did not sugarcoat how difficult the situation seemed: "Going through the divorce, wife supposedly trying to take 50%. God, dude" that sucks. And it"s all public, which makes it even just f" worse." The toughest part for him wasn"t the rumors, but seeing "El Matador" attempting to maintain his championship reign while dealing with custody, attorneys, and two young children. "When you"re going through that type of s, you definitely don"t want to be in fight camp," he stated, adding that public scrutiny only amps up the pressure. Despite the sympathy, O"Malley acknowledged he still wanted to see Ilia Topuria in big fights. At first, he proposed an entertaining choice, naming Paddy Pimblett as a comeback fight. "I really want to see Ilia vs. Paddy'a matchup that gets possible if "The Baddy…...

1+ hour, 18+ min ago (197+ words) Former WBC world champion Deontay Wilder is No. 1 on unified heavyweight world champion Oleksandr Usyk's list of potential opponents when the Ukrainian returns to the ring in 2026. Usyk, 38, defeated Daniel Dubois of Great Britain in London in July to become a two-time undisputed heavyweight champ, then vacated his WBO belt, with Great Britain's Fabio Wardley upgraded to full WBO champion. Usyk, who plans to fight for two more years, still holds the WBA, WBC and IBF heavyweight titles. "I continue fighting next year. I want to fight Deontay Wilder. I think it's interesting," he told Boxing King Media. Since losing a trilogy to Tyson Fury, the 40-year-old Wilder has seen his career hit a few more bumps in the road, including consecutive losses to Joseph Parker in 2023 and Zhilei Zhang last year. Wilder was away from the ring for more…...

1+ hour, 18+ min ago (345+ words) Charles Oliveira insisted Monday that the much-anticipated rematch between himself and Max Holloway will happen in the first half of 2026 but said it will not happen in January. Oliveira appeared to be attempting to set the record straight after UFC Brazil's X account published then quickly deleted a message Saturday announcing a lightweight matchup between Holloway and Oliveira for the "BMF" title at UFC 324 on Jan. 24 in Las Vegas. "Look, there's nothing confirmed about my fight, Max Holloway and I for January," Oliveira said on his Instagram stories Monday, with translation by Brazilian journalist Guilherme Cruz of MMA Fighting. "I'm on vacation with my family. That (post) came out these days, and there's a lot of people calling me, tagging me. So far, we don't know anything. And it certainly won't be in January, just to make it clear. But…...

1+ hour, 29+ min ago (273+ words) Cris Cyborg, a dominant figure in women's MMA, expressed skepticism about the rumored boxing showdown between Ronda Rousey and Katie Taylor. The 38-year-old former UFC champion has been inactive in combat sports since December 2016, but speculation about a potential match in Las Vegas next year has captured attention. "I once saw Ronda Rousey shadow boxing and her shadow won! Zero chance she fights boxing. Maybe a return to the cage for a Gina Carano fight" but Ronda doesn't belong anywhere near a boxing ring," Cyborg wrote on X. I once saw @RondaRousey shadow boxing and her shadow won! Zero chance she fights boxing. " CrisCy'org.Com (@criscyborg) December 1, 2025 Ronda Rousey's last official fight in MMA ended with a first-round TKO loss to Amanda Nunes at UFC 207. After stepping away from MMA, she pursued a WWE career from 2017-2019 and returned briefly from 2022-2023 following…...

1+ hour, 31+ min ago (523+ words) If Merab Dvalishvili wins at UFC 323, he'll add a fourth title defense to his championship resume in 2025 and he's already painfully close to completely clearing out the bantamweight division. But does that mean featherweight is in his immediate future? That said, Wood believes Dvalishvili still has a "victory lap" to run at 135-pounds before truly considering a change in weight classes. "But there is no point right now. Making weight sucks, everybody hates making weight. He's clearly not a fan of that, that's the worst part but he's still got to make weight if he goes up to [145 pounds]. It's not like he's walking around at 145. He's still going to have to cut weight either way. But there are some potentially massive superfights if these things keep going the way they go." The conflict that kept Dvalishvili from possibly winning…...