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Jay Silva passed away at 45 years old. | Piotr Pedziszewski

Jay Silva, a veteran of 27 professional fights, has died at 45 years old.

Fame MMA, the last organization for which Silva fought, brought word of his passing via social media on Monday. The cause of death was not revealed.

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Z ogromnym smutkiem informujemy o śmierci zawodnika FAME Jaya Silvy.

Jay swoimi występami wnosił wielki uśmiech, pozytywne emocje i profesjonalizm prawdziwego sportowca. Na zawsze pozostanie częścią historii naszej federacji!

Bliskim, rodzinie oraz przyjaciołom Jaya składamy… pic.twitter.com/dnRRA3MB8N — FAME MMA (@famemmatv) June 1, 2026

Silva went 12-14-1 over the course of an MMA career that began in 2008. He fought twice in the UFC from 2009 to 2010, dropping unanimous decisions against C.B. Dollaway and Chris Leben. “Da Spyda Killa’ also fought for Bellator MMA and challenged for middleweight gold in KSW. He squar…

Tito Ortiz suffered serious injuries in a recent boating accident. | Dave Mandel/Sherdog.com

UFC Hall of Famer Tito Ortiz is still on the mend after being involved in what he calls “the worst accident of my life.”

The former UFC champion shared some of the details behind a boating accident that occurred 11 weeks ago in a post on social media on Monday.

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“I was thrown from a boat traveling approximately 55 [miles per hour] and launched nearly 10 feet into the air. I was knocked unconscious and woke up 10 feet underwater. I remember opening my eyes beneath the surface and realizing I had to get to the top. It took about six hard strokes before I finally broke through the water,” Ortiz wrote on Instagram.

“When I surfaced, the boat was over 100 yards away. As I floated there, trying to understand what had happened, I realized how close I had come to losing my life. Thankfully, the boat came back around and picked me up. I sat down on a be…

Josh Hokit and Sean O'Malley are ganging up as Team USA for the UFC White House card. 

While Hokit (9-0) fights Derrick Lewis (29-13) at UFC Freedom 250 on June 14 at the White House, O’Malley (19-3) takes on Aiemann Zahabi (14-2) on the same card. Meanwhile, Alex Pereira (13-3) co-headlines the card in an interim heavyweight title fight against Ciryl Gane (13-2). And Ilia Topuria (17-0) puts his lightweight title on the line against Justin Gaethje (27-5) in the main event.

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Hokit launched an unprovoked tirade on Pereira during a promotional press conference for the card in Newark last month. While Pereira isn’t fluent in English, Topuria came to his defense and responded to Hokit by throwing a glass of water. Hokit was then escorted out of the presser before things could escalate. Hokit later said that O’Malley missed a perfect setup to plot a future fight against Topuria. Someone to Stand Behind O’Malley recently admitted he should have ba…

Ian Garry is expected to receive the next UFC welterweight title shot. | Getty/UFC

The Fighting Nerds coach Pablo Sucupira doesn’t think Carlos Prates needs to be overly patient for a UFC welterweight title shot.

Last week in an interview with Daniel Cormier on the “Pound 4 Pound” podcast, Prates said that if the UFC required him to have one more fight before competing for the welterweight title, he would choose Michael Morales. In an exclusive interview with Sherdog.com on Monday, Sucupira disagreed with his pupil.

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“Prates knocked out two former champions in a row who had never been knocked out in the organization,” Sucupira said. “After what he did in Australia, at [Jack Della] Maddalena’s house, and the way he did it, I think the title fight is the next step. Makhachev and Garry should fight in August. We expect him to fight the winner by the end of the year.” .

In the view of the Fighting Nerds leader, the Irishman has everythin…

Approximately a year ago, Ben Askren came face-to-face with his mortality. This summer, he’ll make his return to active competition.

Askren will square off against Belal Muhammad at Real American Freestyle 11 on July 18 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Askren initially announced the news on “"The Ariel Helwani Show,” and RAF later confirmed the booking via social media.

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“I was the first signee for Real American Freestyle back in May of 2025 prior to all my issues,” Askren said. “I love wrestling. I love what they're doing. I've been back coaching for three months or so right now on regular practices….They told me that they were doing a show in Milwaukee — I asked them to come to Milwaukee because I knew we would knock it out of the park.

“But it was July 18, and it was my birthday and I thought something spoke to me and said I need to wrestle on that. So i've been doing my very best every single day to train and to get in shape and it's feeling really good…

A rematch with Charles Oliveira appears to be a possibility for Arman Tsarukyan. | Getty/UFC

The stakes could be quite high when Arman Tsarukyan is ready to return to the Octagon.

The UFC lightweight contender offered some insight into his next MMA fight during a recent video blog posted on his YouTube channel.

"My next fight is the title fight, which is probably in September in L.A.," Tsarukyan said. "But I'm a backup for the White House, too, if someone pulls out or gets hurt. ... I may fight him [Charles Oliveira] again.”

Plenty to Be Determined There are a lot of moving parts involved with Tsarukyan’s statement. The UFC has yet to announce its schedule for September, but if Tsarukyan is correct, the promotion will hold a major event in California around that time. Ilia Topuria is currently slated to defend the lightweight belt against Justin Gaethje in the main event of UFC White House on June 14. There has been speculation that if Topuria wins t…

Islam Makhachev doesn’t hesitate to give credit where it’s due. 

Ilia Topuria will look to defend his lightweight title against Justin Gaethje at UFC Freedom 250 on June 14 at the White House. While Makhachev believes Gaethje still has a chance, he thinks “The Highlight” is a little past his prime. Makhachev believes Topuria will rule atop the lightweight division in the near future.

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“Topuria is the new generation,” Makhachev told UFC on TNT Sports. “I still believe Gaethje can do something. But he’s a little bit old right now. He’s a good fighter, legend. He showed us many very good fights. But now I think it’s Topuria’s time for lightweight.”What Might Have Been A matchup between Topuria (17-0) and Makhachev (28-1) is arguably the most anticipated matchup in recent history. Topuria was the featherweight champion when he started calling out Makhachev, who was the lightweight champion then. However, Makhachev didn’t want to give Topuria a title s…

Islam Makhachev believes Conor McGregor has a tough matchup for his return. 

McGregor is set to return for the first time since 2021 in a rematch against Max Holloway at UFC 329 on July 11 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. McGregor is a +300 underdog going into the fight against Holloway, a -450 favorite. While Makhachev believes McGregor’s return is good for the sport, the UFC welterweight champion is siding with the oddsmakers on this one.

Good for the Sport “It’s good. Big name for our sport,” Makhachev told UFC on TNT Sports. “But he have tough opponent, Max Holloway, against Conor. I think Max can beat him.”

McGregor (22-6) defeated Holloway (27-9) via a unanimous decision in their first matchup in his sophomore UFC outing in 2013. McGregor hasn’t fought since breaking his leg in a trilogy loss against Dustin Poirier in 2021. While “Notorious” has teased a return multiple times, it hasn’t come to fruition so far for various reasons. Meanwhile, Holloway has …

Ilia Topuria is leaving no stone unturned in preparing for his upcoming fight. 

Topuria (17-0) puts his lightweight title on the line against interim champion Justin Gaethje (27-5) in the main event at UFC White House on June 14. Topuria recently revealed a neurostimulation device he uses in fight camps. The device, which looks like a complicated headgear, has two variations. The version Topuria was wearing in his YouTube video is used to increase focus before training.

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“El Matador” claims the effect of the device is better than 100 cups of coffee. Topuria says there’s another version of the device that is used after training for mental recovery and sleep. Topuria jokes that the only flaw the device has is its weird appearance.Weird But Effective “This is neurostimulation with infrared light and serves for various things, to improve focus, for mental recovery, to improve sleep,” Topuria said on YouTube. “What I notice most is the focus before tr…

Magomed Ankalaev captured light heavyweight gold with a win over Alex Pereira in March 2025. | Getty/UFC

Magomed Ankalaev is set to get back to work for the first time since losing the light heavyweight crown this past October.

Ankalaev will face former title challenger Khalil Rountree in the UFC Abu Dhabi main event, while Umar Nurmagomedov will lock horns with David Martinez in the evening’s bantamweight co-headliner. The Las Vegas-based promotion announced the bouts on Monday. UFC Abu Dhabi — also known as UFC Fight Night 282 — takes place at Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates and airs in its entirety on Paramount+.

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Ankalaev last appeared at UFC 320, where he suffered an 80-second technical knockout loss to Alex Pereira in a light heavyweight championship rematch this past October. Prior to that, “Big Ank” authored a 14-bout promotional unbeaten streak that saw him claim 205-pound gold with a five-round verdict over “Po…

Sean Strickland recently unveiled another controversial social media post. | Getty/UFC

Sean Strickland has changed his stance on the ongoing conflict between Israel and Palestine. 

Known for being unhinged, Strickland has previously faced backlash for insensitive comments about Palestine. That was actually the beginning of Strickland’s feud with Khamzat Chimaev while they were training together at Xtreme Couture. Belal Muhammad, who is also a staunch supporter of Palestine, had also slammed Strickland for his comments. 

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Changing His Tune However, Strickland has since changed his stance on the conflict. Strickland has been repeatedly lashing out at Israel for allegedly “bombing kids.” Following his massive upset win over Chimaev at UFC 328 last month, Strickland also made a joke about the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), which was censored on the Paramount+ broadcast. Strickland then had an online spat with Jew…

Melquizael Costa had a six-bout winning streak snapped in a loss to Arnold Allen. | Getty/UFC

Melquizael Costa has decided to move up a weight class. 

Costa recently announced on the MMA HOJE podcast that he is officially moving up from featherweight to lightweight. 

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It was a good run in this category, but my body can't handle cutting 22 kilos for each fight anymore.Let’s go Lightweight @arielhelwani @UFCBrasil @mmahoje

— 𝙈𝙚𝙡𝙠 “𝐷𝑎𝑙𝑚𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑎𝑛” 𝘾𝙤𝙨𝙩𝙖 (@MelkCostaCauthy) June 1, 2026 On the Heels of Defeat Costa’s decision comes following his unanimous decision loss against top featherweight contender Arnold Allen last month. While Costa put on a gritty performance, Allen just outclassed him in a technical affair. Costa went 1-2 in his first three UFC outings after making his debut in 2023. “The Dalmatian” then rebounded with a six-fight winning streak, with four finishes, which ended with his loss to Al…

Islam Makhachev recently shared a heartwarming moment with one of his diehard fans. 

Makhachev FaceTimed his fan, who is battling cancer. Makhachev shared words of support and invited the fan to his next fight, expected in August. Makhachev promised to send him tickets for the fight and also to give him one of his T-shirts after the fight.

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“Hey, hello uncle, how are you? When you come to visit us? I want to invite you to my next fight in August,” Makhachev said. “I will send you tickets. Uncle, be strong, we will see you soon. I will give you T-shirt after the fight.” UFC Diehard While the name of the fan is not known, he became famous on social media when his daughter shared a video of his UFC-themed birthday party. The UFC took notice and started sending him merchandise, filling up his entire wardrobe. As the man is a hardcore fan of Makhachev, people started sharing his posts so that they could reach the UFC welterweight champion. The post…

Drew Dober made some precise picks for fighters he would train, fight or party with. 

Dober was asked to choose between Michael Chandler, Ilia Topuria, and Josh Hokit to train, fight, or party with. Dober picked Chandler to fight without hesitation. While Chandler is booked to fight Mauricio Ruffy at UFC White House on June 14, Dober believes it should have been him instead of Ruffy.

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 “Why am I not fighting Michael Chandler on this card?” Dober told Max Warin on YouTube. “It’s a disservice to Americans, I feel. First and foremost, I will fight Michael Chandler.”

Dober wants to train with Topuria to learn his knockout skills. While Dober is somewhat of a knockout artist himself, he notes that “El Matador” has been putting legends to sleep.

“I would train with [Ilia] Topuria,’ Dober said. “Because 5-foot-7 knocking people out. Dude, teach me your ways. I know I knock people out but he is doing it to cooler people.”

A Potential Spectacl…

The Ultimate Fighting Championship recently released a new video promoting its highly-anticipated White House event.

The focus of the video is the UFC White House co-main event, where Alex Pereira will attempt to become a three-division champion when he faces Ciryl Gane for the interim heavyweight crown.

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I think greatness is drive, determination. It’s about the legacy I leave behind. That’s what greatness is to me,” Pereira says in the video. “Accomplishing your dreams.

“When I look at where I came from and where I am now, that means a lot to me. But I want to do something no one’s ever done: Win the belt and say I’m a three three-division champion.”

UFC White House takes place on June 14 and is headlined by a lightweight title clash between Ilia Topuria and Justin Gaethje. The card airs on Paramount+ beginning at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT.

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Islam Makhachev’s upcoming fight announcement is seemingly overdue. 

Makhachev (28-1) recently attended PSG’s Champions League victory match against Arsenal in Budapest, Hungary. Makhachev revealed that he would be going into fight camp immediately after, eyeing a return in August. Makhachev also acknowledged Ian Garry (17-1) as the frontrunner for the next welterweight title shot against him. While Makhachev also mentioned that there are other contenders, the Dagestani star doesn’t plan on parting with his belt.

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“Right after here I’m going to camp,” Makhachev told UFC on TNT Sports. “[Return likely in] August. I will be ready. Lot of contenders but No. 1 is Ian Garry. We still have couple of more [contenders] who want to take the belt but I don’t give no one.” A Variety of Contenders Garry has contenders like Carlos Prates and Michael Morales in the race with him. However, Prates recently said that Garry would fight Makhachev in August. The…

Bryce Mitchell was successful in his bantamweight debut. | Getty/UFC

Bryce Mitchell has received a new opponent less than a week before UFC Fight Night 278.

Mitchell will square off against Santiago Luna at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. Luna is a replacement for Victor Henry, who withdrew from the bantamweight bout for undisclosed reasons. The promotion confirmed the change following an intiial report from MMA Latinoamerica.

Taking on a Surging Prospect Mitchell made his 135-pound debut at UFC on ABC 9, where he outpointed Said Nurmagomedov at UFC on ABC 9 last July. “Thug Nasty” began his Octagon tenure at featherweight, where he was victorious in his first six appearances. After going 2-3 in his next three UFC bouts, the Sherwood, Arkansas, native elected to try his hand at bantamweight.

Luna is undefeated in eight pro fights — including two in UFC competition. The 21-year-old Mexican has defeated Quang Le via first-round knockout and Angel Pacheco via de…

Shane Burgos hasn't fought since facing Clay Collard in August 2023. | PFL MMA

Shane Burgos has been quiet for nearly three years, but it appears that’s about to change.

In a post on Instagram, the UFC and Professional Fighters League veteran indicated that he was ready to return to mixed martial arts. The 35-year-old Team Tiger Schulmann representative hasn’t competed since suffering a unanimous decision loss to Clay Collard under the PFL banner in August 2023.

Refreshed and Ready “One more run,” Burgos wrote. “I needed that break from fighting. The weight cuts, the training camps, everything that goes into it burned me out. That’s in the past tho. I’ve never stopped working. I need to be back in that fire again. I miss it. Excited for whatever’s next.”

Burgos debuted in the UFC in 2017, compiling a 8-3 record in the Las Vegas-based organization over the course of a tenure that concluded in 2022. “Hurricane” then signed with the PFL, where he went 1-2 …

Ludovit Klein will return to action at UFC Belgrade. | Getty/UFC

Ludovit Klein will lock horns with Tofiq Musayev at UFC Belgrade.

Musayev confirmed the pairing on social media following an intial report from Heavy.com. UFC Belgrade — also known as UFC Fight Night 283 — takes place on Aug. 1 at Belgrade Arena and is headlined by a welterweight showdown between Uros Medic and Daniel Rodriguez.

Coming Off Victories A native of Slovakia, Klein has been victorious in five of his last six Octagon appearances. Most recently, “Mr. Highlight” took a majority decision against Mateusz Rebecki at UFC 321 this past October.

Musayev, who competed in Bellator and Rizin before signing with the UFC, is 1-1 in the Las Vegas-based promotion. After suffering a first-round submission defeat to Myktybek Orolbai in his first Octagon foray, Musayev outpointed Ignacio Bahamondes in his last outing at UFC Seattle on March 28.

Doctors have determined that B.J. Penn is mentally fit to stand trial, according to Hawaii News Now.

The UFC Hall of Famer was in court this past Friday for a hearing in his ongoing domestic violence case. Penn faces multiple charges including assault and violating a restraining order imposed by his mother, Lorraine Shin. Shin has alleged that she has been subject to “extreme psychological abuse” from her son. Meanwhile, Penn has claimed that his mother and brothers have been murdered and replaced by imposters. Shin has as stated that she believes her son suffers from Capgras delusional syndrome, a psychiatric disorder in which a person holds a delusion that a friend, spouse, parent, other close family member has been replaced by an identical imposter

Ongoing Legal IssuesPenn’s attorney plans to file a motion to dismiss the charges against his client, per the report. The former UFC lightweight and welterweight champion was arrested multiple times over the course of 202…

Real American Freestyle has announced a marquee pairing for its event in Milwaukee.

The wrestling promotion on Saturday announced that Colby Covington will face Arman Tsarukyan in the RAF 11 headliner on July 18. The event takes place at UWM Panther Arena in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and streams on Fox Nation.

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Past and Present Contenders Covington announced his retirement from MMA last week. The former welterweight title challenger has stated that while he won’t rule out a UFC comeback, his focus is on RAF going forward. “Chaos” improved to 3-0 under the RAF banner on Saturday with a victory over fellow UFC veteran Chris Weidman.

Tsarukyan is widely regarded as the top lightweight contender in the UFC. After pulling out of a title shot against Islam Makhachev at UFC 311, Tsarukyan spent most of the year sidelined until he submitted Dan Hooker in the UFC Qatar headliner this past November. The Russian standout is 5-0 in RAF and is coming off a victory …

While Curtis Blaydes wants to end his MMA career in the UFC, he fancies a boxing match after that. 

Blaydes recently revealed that he wants to hang up his MMA gloves while he is in the UFC. Blaydes draws inspiration from veterans like Drew Dober and Neil Magny, who have both been in the UFC for over a decade and have gradually assumed the roles of gatekeepers in their divisions. While Blaydes wants to leave behind a legacy like theirs in the UFC, he wouldn’t mind a big boxing match at the end of his combat sports career. Blaydes wants to box former UFC foe Francis Ngannou, who did well for himself financially in boxing after retiring from the UFC. 

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“I look at guys for inspiration like Drew Dober, Neil Magny. I want to be like them,” Blaydes told Home of Fight. “I want to be in the UFC as long as I can, and I want to end with the UFC. I want to have a legacy like theirs. I could see myself at the end maybe taking a random boxing match again…

Kevin Lee believes a political speech he gave in 2019 changed his MMA career. 

Lee delivered a speech campaigning for presidential candidate Bernie Sanders, who is a longtime political rival of President Donald Trump. Lee was coming off a bonus-winning stoppage over Gregor Gillespie when Sanders’ team contacted him. Lee had no monetary incentive to campaign for Sanders, who he thought would win the election in 2020.

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“My career really started going south after that Gregor fight,” Lee recently told Eric Cerminara. “Because I decided to get political, shoutout to Bernie Sanders. And then I went and I spoke for Bernie Sanders at this convention or something. His people reached out to me, they were like, ‘Hey, you want to do a little speech?’ I was like, ‘Sure.’ No money, I just did it – felt like it was cool, I thought he would be president.”

Lee believes his relationship with the UFC was ruined due to his speech supporting Sanders. Lee was then bo…

Kai Asakura believes he has found the right weight class for himself. 

Asakura (22-6) took on Cameron Smotherman in a bantamweight tilt at UFC Macau on Saturday Asakura violently knocked out Smotherman less than two minutes into the opening round, also earning himself a $100,000 performance bonus. The Japanese standout believes he may finally have found his right weight class after moving up from flyweight.

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The Right Move “Having moved up to this division and having actually done this fight, I definitely do feel like this is the right one for me,” Asakura said in a post-fight interview with the UFC. “I think in terms of the power, the strength and the speed this division is right for me.”

Asakura came to the UFC as the highly-touted Rizin Fighting Federation bantamweight champion. However, Asakura started his UFC career at flyweight, where he took on the toughest matchup, challenging Alexandre Pantoja for the title in 2024. Pantoja derailed …