Lopes (26-6 MMA, 5-1 UFC) confirmed that he won’t be fighting Yair Rodriguez, which was rumored for the UFC on ESPN 64 main ...

Lopes (26-6 MMA, 5-1 UFC) confirmed that he won't be fighting Yair Rodriguez, which was rumored for the UFC ... With UFC featherweight champion Ilia Topuria continuing to tease a potential lightweight ...

Sean Strickland wore an Akubra and promised to “try and shorten this man’s life” after successfully making weight in front of a raucous crowd ahead of his UFC 312 middleweight title fight with Dricus ...

After one of his friends suggested that reigning 155-lb king Islam Makhachev take on Topuria in his next bout ... where he stopped interim champion Yair Rodriguez by strikes.

Many MMA fighters had a great year in 2024. We saw some claim their first title in a major promotion. And there were those who reclaimed titles they previously held. But no MMA fighter had a better 12 ...

Should Pitbull sign with the UFC, it would be interesting to see if he would be granted an immediate title match against current featherweight champion Ilia ... Yair "El Pantera" Rodriguez is ...

champ bout with Ilia Topuria, other options should be explored ... Lopes is signed to face Yair Rodriguez in March, while it was suggested in late 2024 that Topuria and Volkanovski would be ...

Looking at the Top 5 145-pounders in the UFC—champion Ilia Topuria, Alexander Volkanovski, Diego Lopes, Movsar Evloev, and Yair Rodriguez—Pitbull might only be favored to defeat the latter.