While ONE Championship has popularized the sport of Muay Thai by introducing it to new fans, the organization’s MMA divisions ...

Muhammad was previously set to fight Shavkat Rakhmonov at UFC 310 but pulled out due to a bone infection. Rakhmonov, who ...

The UFC has been cutting heavyweight fighters left and right, as the division seems to be barely keeping afloat. The organization has been trying to inject life ...

South African fighter Dricus du Plessis defended his UFC middleweight title after beating Sean Strickland on Sunday, 9 February 2025, despite fan scrutiny.

A bigger fighter holds a natural advantage over a smaller opponent, and history has proven it time and again. However, UFC star Dustin Poirier believes Ilia Topuria is an exception. Poirier ...

"It doesn't make a difference to me." Du Plessis became South Africa's first UFC champion when he beat Strickland via a split decision at UFC 297 in January last year. He defended his title ...

Picture: Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC Having battled it out for 25 minutes the last time they met, Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) middleweight ... which left both fighters bloodied and bruised ...

The UFC’s welterweight and men’s bantamweight divisions are stacked with killers from the champions through the Top 15. That said, almost every division has a fighter currently ranked in the ...

UFC middleweight ... the fighters even took time to compliment each other during the question and answer session. Meanwhile, Strickland is healthy and ready to fight South Africa’s Du Plessis ...

The skin infection, which often looks like a boil or a blister, can be highly contagious, which is why fighters ... took place at UFC 297 in January 2024 and saw the South African star claim ...

The bruising experience prepared her for a career in Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) -- blending Thai kickboxing, Japanese judo and wrestling -- and she is now the nation's pre-eminent woman fighter.

The other fighters included in Du Plessis' top five were Anderson Silva, Gilbert Burns, and Mirko Cro Cop. Independent Online, popularly known as IOL, is one of South Africa’s leading news and ...