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Dvalishvili Shuts Down O’Malley’s ‘Bright Lights’ Theory Ahead of UFC 316 Rematch

Merab Dvalishvili dismisses 'bright lights' reasoning from O’Malley’s team: 'Same lights for both of us.' 💡🗣️🇬🇪

"We were both in the same situation, and before the fight, everybody was like, ‘Oh, how are you gonna fight in the Sphere? It's gonna be too bright and full of… pic.twitter.com/mlaG8zHlll

— Red Corner MMA (@RedCorner_MMA) May 27, 2025

Merab Dvalishvili doesn’t think the lighting played any role in his win over Sean O'Malley at the Sphere last year.

Dvalishvili dethroned O’Malley via a dominant unanimous decision in the main event at UFC 306 in September 2024. The card, also billed as Noche UFC, was a one-of-a-kind affair dedicated to celebrating Mexico’s contribution to combat sports.

O’Malley’s coach, Tim Welch, recently said that his fighter couldn’t land shots as the lights were too bright at the venue. Dvalishvili brushed off this theory, saying the lights were equally bright for everyone…

Cory Sandhagen: Sean O’Malley Hasn’t Faced ‘Best of the Best’ Going into UFC 316

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Cory Sandhagen doesn’t think Sean O'Malley has consistently fought tough competition.

Sandhagen believes one is bound to lose at some point if they regularly take on elite opponents. Sandhagen considers only himself, Merab Dvalishvili and Petr Yan worthy of that claim — and certainly not O’Malley. Sandhagen is also confident that he can outclass O’Malley and wants to prove it when they potentially meet.

“When me and O’Malley fight, I’ll get to show that I’m a lot better than him,” Sandhagen said on “The Overdogs Podcast.” “Unless I get that opportunity, I don’t really feel like arguing with the ether of the internet about who’s better at what. I think I’ll definitely get that opportunity to show that one of these days…I think if you fight tough guys for long enough there’s gonna be nights when you just don’t win… And I fought the best guys for a really long time. And not a lot of other people in the division really get to say that except for ma…

UFC 316: Manager Invites Rousey, Nunes to Lose to Kayla Harrison on Same Night

Renowned MMA manager Ali Abdelaziz is supremely confident in Kayla Harrison.

Harrison challenges Julianna Pena for the women’s bantamweight title in the co-main event at UFC 316 on June 7 at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. Abdelaziz recently claimed that Harrison can beat former champ Ronda Rousey, women’s GOAT contender Amanda Nunes, and Pena on the same night at UFC 316.

“June 7, you can bring Ronda, Amanda, [Juliana] at the same time,” Abdelaziz wrote.”They will all lose to [Kayla Harrison]. She’s [a] different [breed].”

June 7, you can bring Ronda Amanda Julian at the same time they will all lose to @KaylaH she’s different Bread

— Ali Abdelaziz (@AliAbdelaziz00) May 27, 2025

Harrison is a massive -550 favorite to beat “The Venezuelan Vixen,” a +370 underdog. Harrison made instant waves in the world of MMA when she made her pro debut with the Professional Fighters League in 2018. The two-time Olym…

UFC 317 Odds: Alexandre Pantoja vs. Kai Kara France

Alexandre Pantoja (29-5) remains a favorite going into his UFC 317 title fight against Kai Kara-France (25-11).

Pantoja puts his flyweight title on the line against Kara-France in the co-main event at UFC 317 on June 28 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Pantoja opened as a -215 favorite against Kara France, a +160 underdog. The odds are expected to further sway towards Pantoja before closing.

Pantoja has been a favorite for most of his UFC career and managed to upset the odds on the only two times he was an underdog against Brandon Moreno. “The Cannibal” dethroned Moreno via split decision in their rematch at UFC 290 in 2023. The Brazilian then defended his title against Brandon Royval, beating “Raw Dawg” for the second time. He followed it up by derailing Australian challenger train Steve Erceg and making easy work of former Rizin champ Kai Asakura.

Meanwhile, Kara-France can’t be counted out coming off a knockout win over Erceg. The …

UFC 319: Tickets, Location, Where To Watch

Here’s everything you need to know about the UFC 319 card.

UFC 319 will go down on Aug. 16 at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois. Dricus Du Plessis will look to defend his middleweight title against Khamzat Chimaev in the main event of the night.

The early prelims are scheduled to start at 6 p.m. ET / 3 p.m. PT, followed by the prelims at 8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. PT. The main card will begin at 10 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. PT. The early prelims will be available on ESPN+ and Disney+, while the next set of prelims will be available on ESPN/ESPN+/Disney+. The main card can only be viewed on pay-per-view via ESPN+.

Tickets for the event can be purchased from the UFC’s official website and are available earlier for those who register for the presale. Tickets will first be available for UFC Fight Pass presale subscribers at 11 a.m. ET/8 a.m. PT on June 11. UFC Newsletter subscribers can purchase tickets starting at 11 a.m. ET/8 a.m. PT. T…

Joseph Morales Throttles Eduardo Henrique on Episode 1 of ‘The Ultimate Fighter 33’

The OFFICIAL #TUF33 teams :boom: pic.twitter.com/wyRS2YXguH

— The Ultimate Fighter (@UltimateFighter) May 28, 2025

Season 33 of “The Ultimate Fighter” reality series lifted off with Episode 1 on Tuesday, as 16 participants—eight flyweights and eight welterweights—from 10 different countries set out in search of an Ultimate Fighting Championship contract. Daniel Cormier and Chael Sonnen will serve as coaches for the 12-week season.

“Both of these guys are very competitive and they both want to win,” UFC CEO Dana White said, “so this should be a very entertaining season.”

Evaluations led into team selections. Cormier won a coinflip between the coaches, elected to draft first in each weight class and chose reigning Legacy Fighting Alliance champion Eduardo Henrique as the No. 1 overall flyweight. Sonnen countered by selecting Team Alpha Male’s Joseph Morales, a man who already has three UFC appearances under his belt…

Report: Mother Files Restraining Order Against UFC Hall of Famer B.J. Penn

Lorraine Shin, the mother of UFC great B.J. Penn, has filed a restraining order against her son.

According to documents initially obtained by MMAFighting.com, Shin is alleging that Penn has used “extreme psychological abuse towards me for over the past several months that I am not Lorraine Shin, I killed his family and have taken over his mother’s identity, and he wants me to be removed from his home.” For now, the restraining order is pending until it is approved or denied by a judge.

Shin’s allegations seem to align with an April Instagram post from Penn, where he issues an alert to Hilo police claiming that his family members have all been murdered.

“I need you to investigate these guys, get these people out of my house and [off my] properties,” he wrote.

Penn was arrested on both Sunday and Monday for the same charge of abuse of a family or household member before being released on both occasions.

In the restraining order request…

Multiple Bouts Confirmed for UFC Nashville on July 12

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Kai Asakura vs. Tim Elliott Booked for UFC 319 in Chicago

Kai Asakura will make his second Octagon appearance against Tim Elliott at UFC 319.

Both fighters confirmed the booking on social media after realkevink initially brought word of the flyweight bout on social media. UFC 319 takes place on Aug. 16 at the United Center in Chicago and is headlined by a middleweight championship clash between Dricus Du Plessis and Khamzat Chimaev.

A former Rizin Fighting Federation title holder, Asakura made his promotional debut in a flyweight title bout at UFC 310, where he fell to reigning champion Alexandre Pantjoa via second-round submission. The Japan Top Team product had won five of his previous six outings under the Rizin banner prior to that defeat.

Also a former UFC flyweight title challenger, Elliott has been victorious in three of his last four Octagon appearances. Most recently, the 38-year-old Missouri native submitted Su Mudaerji in the opening stanza at UFC Fight Night 233 this past December.

Ian Garry Says He’s ‘In the Conversation’ to Face Jack Della Maddalena Next

If Ian Garry is to be believed, the welterweight title picture might not be set in stone just yet.

After Jack Della Maddalena defeated Belal Muhammad to capture the 170-pound belt at UFC 315, all signs pointed to Islam Makhachev moving up to received the next championship opportunity against the newly-crowned Aussie. While that may still be the plan, Garry claims that he is part of that discussion.

“One hundred percent, I'm in the conversation for a shot at Jack Della Maddalena next,” Garry told Covers.com. “There's not a bigger name that you can mention in the division right now other than mine. You can put anyone else in there but the argument is there that I am the biggest draw, and if you put whoever versus me for the world title, it would be the biggest fight.”

If Makhachev takes on Della Maddalena next as expected, Garry believes the Dagestani might be surprised by the size of the champion.

“Size matters and when you're giving up…

Video: Ex-UFC Champ B.J. Penn Recently Arrested in Hawaii Home

Former UFC champion B.J. Penn was recently arrested in his home state on charges of abuse of family or household member.

According to online records, Penn was arrested on Sunday in Hawaii and later released on $2,000 bail (He was also arrested on $1,000 bond for the same charges on Monday before being released). Penn posted a video of his arrest on his Instagram account. In the video, police surround the former fighter in his bed while he asks why he is being arrested.

“How can I be under arrest for harassment? This is my house,” Penn said to the officers. “I just went to go grab the mail …. Can we call an officer that I know that can talk to you guys? Why am I being arrested again? What kind of harassment? What does harassment mean?”

In the caption on the video, Penn addresses the topic of “impostor theft.”

“In Hawaii, ‘impostor theft,’ refers to instances where individuals falsely impersonate others, often to steal their identity or comm…

Nate Diaz Interested in UFC Return ‘If They’ll Have Me’

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Nate Diaz hasn’t been in Octagon in nearly three years, but a return to the Ultimate Fighting Championship seems to be something that might interest him.

In a recent appearance on “The HJR Podcast,” the popular Stockton, California, native broached the possibility of fighting for the organization where he originally made his name.

"I plan on going back to UFC," Diaz said. "If they'll have me, I would like to go back and f—ing whoop someone's ass there. It's kind of slow rolling. I don't really have a name in mind right now in the UFC. That's why I'm not there right now.”

Diaz parted ways with the Las Vegas-based promotion in 2022 after a fourth-round submission victory over Tony Ferguson at UFC 279. Since then, he’s competed in boxing twice, falling to Jake Paul via unanimous decision in August 2023 and earning a majority verdict over former UFC rival Jorge Masvidal in July 2024.

While the 40-year-old Cesar Gracie Fig…

Sean Strickland Advises Alex Pereira for Potential Rematch Against Magomed Ankalaev

“He has a legitimate shot of beating him.”

Sean @SStricklandMMA breaks down the anticipated rematch between UFC light heavyweight champ Magomed @AnkalaevM and @AlexPereiraUFC . pic.twitter.com/cplE8sKqVG

— Red Corner MMA (@RedCorner_MMA) May 26, 2025

Sean Strickland believes Alex Pereira needs to reset before facing Magomed Ankalaev again.

Ankalaev dethroned Pereira via unanimous decision at UFC 313 this past March. The Brazilian is expected to get an immediate chance to reclaim his light heavyweight title. Strickland believes his former opponent turned friend can beat Ankalaev in a potential rematch.

However, Strickland believes Pereira needs to step back and collect himself before fighting Ankalaev. Strickland noted that “Poatan” defended his strap three times within six months last year. According to Strickland, the activity paired with Pereira’s overnight rise to stardom was bound to take a toll on…

Conor McGregor Making Bid to Buy OnlyFans

Conor McGregor says he’s in talks to potentially buy OnlyFans, per his IG

The owner is looking to sell with a reported asking price of $1.46 billion and $2.42 billion but apparently struggling to find buyers because the company is so reliant on porn for profits #UFC pic.twitter.com/LmGABwZLyg

— Damon Martin (@DamonMartin) May 24, 2025

Conor McGregor has his eyes on yet another business venture.

McGregor recently shared a post on his Instagram Stories claiming he is in “serious talks” to buy the subscription-based video platform OnlyFans.

The owner of OnlyFans, Leonid Radvinsky, recently put it up for sale, quoting a price between $1.46 billion and $2.42 billion, according to the New York Post. However, he is reportedly struggling to find a buyer. But Variety reports that Radvinsky is negotiating a deal with an investor group led by “Forest Road Co., an L.A.-based investment firm that has interests in t…

Muhammad Mokaev Claims He Is Financially Secure for Life

💰 Mokaev says that he can finish his career now and he is financially set.

"Financially.. I can finish my career and just sit and chill. I invested everything. I did everything smart."

🎥 @Home_of_Fight🎤 @Jaidencablee pic.twitter.com/4QaIVZmJ12 — Home of Fight (@Home_of_Fight) May 26, 2025

Muhammad Mokaev claims he can stop fighting right now.

Mokaev claims he doesn’t have to worry about his finances even if he hangs up his gloves today. The 24-year-old was seemingly wise enough to invest smartly and secure his future since his UFC days.

However, with the current uncertainty regarding his fighting career, Mokaev just needs to keep competing to stay motivated. Having wrestled and fought for the majority of his life, the Dagestan-born Brit doesn’t know any other way of life.

“At this stage in my life, I can finish my career,” Mokaev told Home of Fight. “If it’s financially, I can finish my ca…

Manon Fiorot Releases First Statement Since Title Fight Loss at UFC 315

A little more than two weeks after coming up short in her bid for flyweight gold against Valentina Shevchenko at UFC 315, Manon Fiorot has broken her silence.

Fiorot dropped a hard-fought unanimous decision to Shevchenko in the UFC 315 co-headliner at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec, Canada on May 10. While the Frenchwoman was able to make the bout a grinding affair at times, she still saw a 12-fight professional winning streak come to an end against one of the sport’s top pound-for-pound talents.

The 35-year-old reacted to the loss in a statement on her Instagram account.

"It just wasn't my day. A close fight, but no breakthrough. And even though it hurts, I know one thing: Everything happens for a reason,” Fiorot wrote. “With experience, I've learned to trust. God has a plan. You have to accept, move forward, and keep fighting, my life is a series of challenges. But one thing is certain: I come back stronger every time. And through it a…

UFC 317 Update: Terrance McKinney to Face Viacheslav Borshchev in Las Vegas

Christmas came early see guys international fight week at ufc 317 Terrance “Twrecks” McKinney 🦖Vs Viacheslav “Slav Claus” Borshchev 🎅 😤😤😤 all glory to god for the victory to come 🤫 pic.twitter.com/lPYCAWuE3G

— Terrance McKinney (@twrecks155) May 26, 2025

A lightweight showdown between Terrance McKinney and Viacheslav Borshchev has been added to the UFC 317 lineup.

McKinney announced the pairing via social media. UFC 317 takes place on June 28 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas and is headlined by a lightweight title tilt between Ilia Topuria and Charles Oliveira. In the co-main event, Alexandre Pantoja will defend the flyweight crown against Kai Kara-France.

McKinney has compiled a 6-4 record in UFC competition, with all of his fights ending inside the distance. All of his triumphs have coming in the first round, including a technical knockout of Damir Hadzovic in his most recent outing at UFC Saudi Arabia on Feb. 1.

Borshchev,…

Conor McGregor Wins Trophy in Another Sport

Conor McGregor has found success after donning his soccer shoes.

While McGregor hasn’t competed in MMA since 2021, the Dubliner recently seems to have taken up a liking for soccer. McGregor recently flex a shoulder tackle during a game, flooring his rival player.

McGregor’s dabbling in soccer appears to be serious as he has now led his team, Black Forge FC, to a UCFL Premier Division championship win. The former two-division UFC champ shared posted highlights of the 4-3 title win over Mountview CFC on Instagram.

“Elated and exhausted! Won a real tough league,” McGregor wrote. “Winning the league is always the major statement for a team to make! Very impressed and proud! Onwards and upwards we go! #BlackForgeFCWinners”

McGregor hasn’t competed since breaking his leg in a trilogy fight against Dustin Poirier in 2021. While he recovered within the next year, he didn’t get into serious return talks until 2023. After starring…

Merab Dvalishvili’s Coach Brushes Off Injury Concerns

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Merab Dvalishvili’s coach isn’t worried about his fighter’s latest injury.

Dvalishvili is scheduled to defend his bantamweight title in a rematch against Sean O'Malley in the main event at UFC 316 on June 7 at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. “The Machine” revealed a nasty injury to his right pinky toe just two weeks away from his title defense against O’Malley. Dvalishvili appeared to have broken his toe, allegedly from landing a head kick on his training partner.

While Syndicate MMA leader John Wood also believes Dvalishvili’s toe is broken, he not bothered. According to Wood, breaking a toe is nothing compared to some of the extremes Dvalishvili pushes himself to during his fights. Wood is confident that his fighter will show up on fight night.

"I'm sure he broke his toe... That's nothing compared to some of the things we've had going into a lot of the fights... He's going to show up and do his jo…

Jungle Fight Announces Six-Figure Tourneys at Lightweight, Strawweight

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Jungle Fight celebrated its 22nd anniversary in a big way over the weekend.

Jungle Fight 136, which took place on Saturday in Sao Paulo, Brazil, marked the beginning of a national television broadcast partnership with Rede Globo. At the conclusion of the event, Jungle Fight founder Wallid Ismail announced that the organization will hold a $1 million reais (approximately $180,000) tournament in the men’s lightweight and women’s strawweight divisions.

Ismael revealed that “Fight of the Million” will debut at Jungle Fight 137 on June 14 at Nilson Nelson Gymnasium in Brasilia, Brazil.

The men’s lightweight bouts are already set: Carlos Alexandre da Costa vs. Lucas Campos; Marcelo Medeiros vs. Bruno Guimaraes Santos; Eliwelton Travassos vs. Arcangelo Oliveira and Jorge Silva vs. Cleiton Morais.

Held at the Pelezinho gym in Sao Pa…

Alexander Volkov Irked By UFC’s ‘Excessive Loyalty’ Toward Jon Jones

Tom Aspinall isn’t the only one frustrated by the proceedings — or lack thereof — at the top of the heavyweight division.

Russian heavyweight Alexander Volkov is also feeling the effects of the delay in the booking of the heavyweight title unification bout between Jon Jones and Aspinall. This past week, Jones cast doubt that the fight will ever happen in a series of posts on social media. First, “Bones” claimed that he informed the UFC of his plans “a long time ago,” and later, he gave a less than encouraging assessment of his career status.

Volkov, a 36-year-old former Bellator MMA and M-1 Global champion, is well aware that his time as a top contender has a shelf life. “Drago” had a four-bout winning streak snapped in his last outing, a contentious split-decision loss to Ciryl Gane at UFC 310.

"As a fighter, of course, I have a negative opinion of the delay in the Jones-Aspinall fight, since my chances to fight for the championship title a…

Jack Della Maddalena Plans to Involve Volkanovski in Preparation for Makhachev

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Jack Della Maddalena doesn’t have a date for his expected title defense against Islam Makhachev, but it’s never to early to start getting ready for the pound-for-pound king.

Della Maddalena claimed welterweight gold with a unanimous decision triumph against Belal Muhammad at UFC 315 on May 10 in Montreal. With his friend and training partner no longer at the top of the division, that cleared the way for Makhachev to vacate the lightweight strap to pursue championship dreams in a new weight class.

“I think Islam is a better version of Belal,” Della Maddalena recently told The West Sport. “The striking on the feet, I think it’s easier than Belal because he’s more just he’ll stay in one stance. He’s more [of a] traditional style, but yeah, he’s the pound-for-pound No. 1 so it’s a tough fight.

“But I guess we will just watch all these fights again, make a solid game plan, then just start working at it. From pretty much now, I’m …

Khalil Rountree Believes Winning UFC Title is ‘Inevitable’

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Khalil Rountree learned some valuable lessons from his championship opportunity last October.

The Tiger Muay Thai representative received a surprise title shot at UFC 307, where he enjoyed some moments of success before falling to then champion Alex Pereira via fourth-round technical knockout in Salt Lake City. That snapped a five-bout winning streak for Rountree, but he believes the experience helped him understand where he needed to grow in his fighting career.

"I think one of the most important things after the Alex fight, for me, was to continue to progress," Rountree said in a video on his YouTube channel. "So, after even talking to my wife and breaking down the video, thinking what could I have done better? Even though I put in a really good camp and I did my best in that camp, but I always try to think there's always room for improvement, no matter what.

"And so, a few of the things, I felt like I could have improved in…

Paul Craig vs. Rodolfo Bellato Rebooked for UFC Atlanta

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— UFC (@ufc) May 25, 2025

A light heavyweight clash between Paul Craig and Rodolfo Bellato has been rescheduled for UFC Atlanta on June 14.

The Las Vegas-based promotion recently confirmed the pairing on social media. The bout was initially supposed to take place at UFC Vegas 106 on May 17, but it was scrapped on the day of the event. Bellato later revealed that herpes was the cause of the cancellation.

UFC Atlanta — also known as UFC on ESPN 69 — takes place at State Farm Arena and is headlined by a welterweight tilt pitting Kamaru Usman against Joaquin Buckley.

Craig is returning to 205 pounds after a brief stint at middleweight. He enters the matchup with Bellato on a three-bout skid that has seen him fall to Bo Nickal, Caio Borralho and Brendan Allen in successive outings.

Bellato is unbeaten in his…

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