On Saturday, Oct. 10, the UFC hosted UFC Vegas 122: Allen vs. Duncan, live from the Meta Apex in Las Vegas. The event featured a battle between top-10 middleweights Brendan Allen and Christian Leroy ...

Former UFC veteran and two-time Karate Combat champion Sam Alvey is taking his smile – and his power – to the bare-knuckle ranks. Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship announced Monday that it has signed ...

On Saturday, Oct. 3, RIZIN FF hosted RIZIN Landmark 16, live from the Nagasaki Stadium City Happiness Arena in Nagasaki, Japan. The event featured MMA and kickboxing action. The event aired live on ...

Cage Warriors will offer an early look at its plans for Spain when the promotion presents a Spanish Showcase at CW 212 on Saturday, Nov. 7. The event will take place at the BBC Studioworks Television ...

Sumo Championship League (SCL) kicks off in Austin, Texas, this Saturday, Oct. 10, 2026. This is SCL’s inaugural event and features 14 athletes (plus two alternates) vying for a $15,000 prize in a one ...

Muhammad “The Punisher” Mokaev has secured another place among mixed martial arts’ leading young fighters. ESPN ranked the unbeaten BRAVE CF flyweight champion No. 23 in its 2026 MMA 30 Under 30 list, ...

On Friday, Oct. 2, the Professional Fighters League hosted PFL MENA 11: Riyadh, live from the Boulevard Riyadh in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The event featured a light heavyweight headliner and the ...

Dana White’s Contender Series is back for its 10th season. The show, which airs on Paramount+, aims to give top prospects a chance to impress the UFC brass in an attempt to earn a contract with the ...

Ethan Crelinsten remembers the cold. Growing up in Montreal, getting to the gym meant taking a bus and the metro, then dealing with a wind that made the trip feel longer than it was. The city gave him ...

With the growing popularity of women’s MMA, it is important to recognize these women with a rankings system of their own. Between the UFC’s inclusion of weight classes from strawweight up to ...

Every month, Combat Press will provide MMA rankings for each weight class from heavyweight to flyweight, as well as the pound-for-pound rankings, including male and female athletes. Note: the numbers ...

Gilbert Burns wanted to become a UFC champion. He put years into chasing that goal, and walking away without the belt could have made retirement difficult to accept. Instead, the Brazilian is happy.