The inaugural UFC Strawweight Champion was Carla Esparza, who defeated Rose Namajunas in 2014 in the tournament finale for The Ultimate Fighter: A Champion Will Be Crowned. At UFC 185, Joanna ...
5. Alexa Grasso — UFC flyweight contender (Prev: 5) Good news for Grasso is that she’s only 31 years old and dead smack in the middle of her prime. She can rebound from her Shevchenko loss and ...
It wasn’t an ideal setup at UFC 311. Islam Makhachev was asked to trade targets from Arman Tsarukyan to Renato Moicano just 30 odd hours before the fight, a thankless task given how much he had ...
After a 2024 that featured many UFC title challenges, the first champions to put their belt up for grabs this year were successful in defending them at UFC 311. What’s next for both titleholders, who ...
The UFC began in 1993 with fighters of all sizes competing against each other. Four years later, UFC 12 introduced weight classes: heavyweight, for fighters 200 pounds and above, and lightweight, for ...
Islam Makhachev is not only the best fighter in the world, he's also the most accomplished lightweight champion in UFC history. Despite a late switch of opponents, pound-for-pound king Makhachev ...
1 fighter in MMA. Makhachev's quick, dominant submission win over Renato Moicano last weekend at UFC 311 convinced any holdouts who had been hesitant to put the 33-year-old Dagestani at the top of ...