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For those who haven't seen- this is Khabib's older brother

"This guy my real brother, mother father same" -Khabib😂

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Khabib Nurmagomedov’s elder brother, Magomedov Nurmagomedov, was recently spotted on camera.

While Khabib reached the pinnacle of success and stardom in mixed martial arts, he has always kept his family life private. Very little is known of his older brother Magomed, barring a few rare photos and mentions in the past interviews.

However, Will Harris of Anatomy of a Fighter managed to briefly capture Magomed during a visit to Dagestan. Just as Khabib was introducing his older brother, Magomed politely told Harris, “no camera.”

“This guy is my big brother,” Khabib said. “Real brother. Mother, father same… he don’t like camera.”

Their father, the great Abdulmanap Nurmagomedov, has once famously compa…

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Watching Professional Fighters League International Events in the U.S. is about to get much easier.

The PFL on Thursday revealed a new direct-to-consumer app that will provide free access for American viewers to all of its PFL International League events live, including PFL Africa, PFL Europe and PFL MENA. The app is available now at no cost in the Apple and Android store and will be available via web browser, Amazon Fire TV, Roku and Apple TV later this year.

“We’re putting the power directly in the hands of MMA fans,” said PFL CEO Peter Murray in a press release. “For the first time ever, fans in the U.S. can watch PFL MENA, PFL Europe, PFL Africa, and PFL Pacific live and free, all in o…

Alexander Volkanovski says he was expecting Movsar Evloev to be the next challenger for the title.

"It's pretty clear that it wasn't gonna be Movsar. I thought he would be, because he's undefeated. Yair's name has popped up, but no dates are set right now. The rumours you're all… pic.twitter.com/4IpgchPwPC

— Red Corner MMA (@RedCorner_MMA) June 5, 2025

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Alexander Volkanovski recently detailed his next title defense scenario.

Movsar Evloev (19-0) is widely considered the next right featherweight contender, including by Volkanovski. However, the undefeated Russian recently announced that he will be fighting at UFC Abu Dhabi on July 26. Volkanovski (27-4) has now confirmed that Evloev isn’t fighting for the title next.

There have been rumors of ongoing talks for a fight against veteran contender Yair Rodriguez (20-5), which Volkanovski says are true. However, the featherweight champ hasn’t been given a date for his…

🥶🫡Dustin Poirier mouthpiece for his last fight at #UFC318 says:

"Last Dance."

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🎥 @dcmouthguards ▫️ pic.twitter.com/FT88I2pGJ0 — Home of Fight (@Home_of_Fight) June 4, 2025

The wheels are churning to make Dustin Poirier’s retirement fight as special as possible.

Poirier (30-9) will make his final Octagon walk against Max Holloway (26-8) at a href="/events/UFC-318-Holloway-vs-Poirier-3-107850">UFC 318 on July 19 in front of his home fans at Smoothie King Center in New Orleans. “The Diamond” recently revealed a special mouthguard for his retirement fight to mark the end of a legendary career. The Lafayette, Louisiana, native will compete wearing a diamond-themed gumshield that says “Last Dance” in golden print. The piece was presented to Poirier by Damage Control Mouthguards.

Poirier made his UFC debut in 2011 after the promotion acquired World Extreme Cagefighting. In his 30 trips to the Octagon, Poirier…

🚨 BREAKING: Bryce Mitchell will make his bantamweight debut against Said Nurmagomedov at UFC Abu Dhabi on July 26. pic.twitter.com/ko3axDHbkB

— Red Corner MMA (@RedCorner_MMA) June 4, 2025

Bryce Mitchell has decided to drop down a weight class for his next challenge.

Mitchell (17-3) will make his bantamweight debut against Said Nurmagomedov (18-4) at UFC Abu Dhabi on July 26 at the Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi. RedCorner MMA first reported the matchup.

Once considered a highly-touted prospect, Mitchell suffered his first professional loss against future champ Ilia Topuria in 2022 and “Thug Nasty” has since moved further and further away from the featherweight title picture. Mitchell has since alternated wins over Dan Ige and Kron Gracie between stoppage losses against Josh Emmett and Jean Silva. Many believe it’s not wise for Mitchell to cut more weight considering he has been finished so violently and frequently.

Meanwhile, Nu…

🥹👶Sean O’Malley reveals he had a baby boy 10 days ago, just two weeks before his fight with Merab at #UFC316

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— Home of Fight (@Home_of_Fight) June 4, 2025

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Sean O'Malley has become increasingly discreet.

O’Malley (18-2) is scheduled to challenge Merab Dvalishvili (19-4) in a rematch for the bantamweight title in the UFC 316 main event on June 7 at Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. Once a loud presence on social media, O’Malley recently and discreetly welcomed a newborn, hardly two weeks ahead of his title fight.

Opting not to do a gender reveal, O’Malley was predicting it would be a girl while his wife, Danya, was convinced it would be a boy. And Danya was correct. O’Malley credits his wife for not letting the pregnancy and birth hamper his camp. “Suga” rather finds bliss when he returns home and gets to hold his now 10-day-old boy.

“That is true. Oh, yea…

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While Maycee Barber can recall some of what happened leading up to her last-minute withdrawal from the UFC Vegas 107 headliner last weekend, the exact cause remains a mystery.

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“I hate going back and being like we have no answers but we’re not entirely sure what happened. Obviously, there was a medical emergency,” Barber recently told ESPN. “We’re not quite sure what it was, what it is but there was something that happened. I don’t exactly remember everything but there was an event that happened in the back when I was warming up and the doctor, the commissioners, everybody saw it and the commissioners, I guess they were asking me if I was OK and I was saying I was.

“They didn’t think that I was and so they kept asking the coaches — and again, I’m not entirely sure because it’s hard for me to remember everything that happened — but from what I was told, the coaches were like ‘we’re not quite sure.’ So they were trying to figure it o…

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Kris Moutinho will return to the Octagon for the first time in more than three years.

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The former CES MMA standout will square off against Malcolm Wellmaker at UFC Atlanta — also known as UFC on ESPN 69 — on June 14. Multiple outlets confirmed the bantamweight pairing following an initial report from MMA Mania.

UFC Atlanta takes place at the State Farm Arena and is headlined by a welterweight showdown pitting Kamaru Usman against Joaquin Buckley.

Moutinho gained a small measure of fame for his showdown with Sean O’Malley in July 2021, when he absorbed a large amount of punishment en route to a third-round TKO defeat at UFC 264. He parted ways with the promotion on the heels of a loss to Guido Cannetti but has since righted the ship with five consecutive triumphs on the regional circuit.

After earning a contract with a first-round knockout of Adam Bramhald on Dana Wh…

Professional Fighters League lightweight Alexandr Shabliy has accepted a six-month suspension for a failed drug test, USADA announced on Wednesday.

Shabliy tested positive recombinant erythropoietin (rEPO) in an out-of-competition sample collected on March 19. EPO is a synthetic hormone that increases the body’s production of red blood cells, which as a result improves oxygen transport and aerobic power. It’s the same substance that former UFC champion T.J. Dillashaw tested positive for in 2019, which resulted in him serving a two-year suspension.

Shabliy’s suspension is retroactive to the date of his positive test, so he will be eligible to return to action on Sept. 19. The 32-year-old Russian was slated to face Brent Primus in the opening round of the PFL lightweight tournament before the failed drug test.

Shabliy’s last appearance came at Bellator Champions Series San Diego, where he dropped a five-round verdict against Usman Nurmagomedov in a lightwe…

👀⚡️Merab Dvalishvili wants to fight Cory Sandhagen next in New York:

"Looks like a Cory Sandhagen is ready for me… He’s a great contender. He beat a lot of guy in our division.

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I don’t mind to take another quick turnaround and fight one more time this year in either New York… pic.twitter.com/5umWQpWCM1 — Home of Fight (@Home_of_Fight) June 3, 2025

Merab Dvalishvili is already eyeing his next target going into his UFC 316 title defense. 

Dvalishvili puts his bantamweight title on the line in a rematch against Sean O'Malley at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey, this weekend. “The Machine” recently said that he would like to fight Cory Sandhagen next if he beats O’Malley at UFC 316. 

Dvalishvili considers “The Sandman” a legitimate contender who has paid his dues coming up the rankings. The Georgian champ would prefer a quick turnaround and would like take on Sandhagen when the UFC returns t…

😲😲Jon Jones calls Colby Covington the most overrated fighter in the UFC without taking his name "His initials are C,C."

"I could say his name, but it's really just because I don't like him. And saying his name gives him clout, which I also don't want to do. His initials are… pic.twitter.com/2cl9dG0v5B

— Red Corner MMA (@RedCorner_MMA) May 29, 2025

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Jon Jones is so unimpressed with one UFC fighter that he doesn’t want to speak his name.

Jones was recently asked whom he considers the most overrated UFC fighter. His response: a fighter with the initials “C.C.” While he didn’t want to give the fighter in question any more clout by speaking his full name, “Bones” added that anyone who follows the sport should easily guess the name.

“I could say his name, but it's really just because I don't like him,” Jones said in a recent appearance on the DeepCut podcast. “And saying his name gives him clout, which I also don't want…

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Sean O'Malley didn’t avoid social media or quit smoking to have a better training camp for UFC 316. 

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O’Malley lost his bantamweight title via unanimous decision against Merab Dvalishvili at UFC 306 last year. Usually a big presence on social media, “Suga” drastically dropped appearances. Previously a big marijuana advocate, O’Malley has also stopped smoking since. 

Many believe these lifestyle changes are O’Malley’s attempt to train better for the rematch against Dvalishvili in the main event at UFC 316 this weekend. However, O’Malley says that is not the case. O’Malley doesn’t think his social media usage or smoking habits adversely affected his training camp for his previous encounter against Dvalishvili. While the former champ expects those changes to perhaps positively affect his performance, that was not the initial intention. O’Malley claims to have brought about these drastic changes for inner peace.

“I feel…

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Valentina Shevchenko is rooting for former foe Julianna Pena in her next title fight. 

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Pena will put her women’s bantamweight title on the line against Kayla Harrison in the co-main event at UFC 316 on Saturday at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. For flyweight champ Shevchenko, the fight is as good as the main event of the night. 

While Harrison is a massive favorite, Shevchenko warns that a title fight is different territory. Shevchenko cited the example of her own successful title defense against Manon Fiorot at UFC 315 last month. “Bullet” believes the Frenchwoman, riding a 12-fight winning streak, was in uncharted territory in a championship fight.

“If you see my previous fight against Manon, she was 12 wins without [a loss], and she was thinking that championship fight was going to be the same. But championship fight is not the same,” Shevchenko told ESPN. “You will face different challenges, and I…

While not everyone was thrilled to see Sean O'Malley get an immediate title shot after losing the belt last September, Merab Dvalishvili believes a rematch was the best possible option.

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“No, I wasn’t surprised because right now, Sean is the clear contender,” Dvalishvili told Stake. “Cory Sandhagen just won, [Petr] Yan maybe, but I already beat him. The UFC gave me this decision, and I think Sean will make some adjustments and this will be a really tough fight. I respect him a lot, but I am ready to do my job.”

Dvalishvili will give O’Malley a rematch in the UFC 316 headliner on Saturday at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. “The Machine” claimed the 135-pound belt with a clear-cut unanimous decision victory against “Suga” at UFC 306. While O’Malley has been sidelined since then, Dvalishvili made a successful title defense against Umar Nurmagomedov at UFC 311 in January.

It took Dvalishvili, who has been victorious in 12 consecutive …

Patricio Freire will fight Dan Ige at UFC 318">UFC 318 on July 19 at the Smoothie King Center in New Orleans, Louisiana.

Leo Guimaraes first reported the bout. The card will be headlined by Dustin Poirier’s retirement fight in a trilogy against Max Holloway.

Friere made his promotional debut against Yair Rodriguez at UFC 314 this past April, when “Pitbull” was dropped and thoroughly dominated en route to a unanimous decision loss. The former Bellator featherweight champ has now dropped three of his last four, with the other two losses coming against Chihiro Suzuki and Sergio Pettis.

Meanwhile, Ige is 1-2 in his last three, though one of those losses came against future title contender Diego Lopes when “50K” stepped up on four hours’ notice. After dropping another unanimous decision against Lerone Murphy, Ige returned to the win column with a finish of Sean Woodson at UFC 314.

First welterweight fight in the books ✔️

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— The Ultimate Fighter (@UltimateFighter) June 4, 2025

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Daniel Donchenko is the first welterweight to advance to the semifinals on “The Ultimate Fighter 33.”

The Team Cormier representative took a hard-fought decison victory over Team Sonnen’s Richard Martins in a 170-pound quarterfinal pairing on Episode 2, as he relied on a more consistent offensive attack to get the nod from the judges in the two-round affair.

The 23-year-old Ukraine native had his most memorable moment in the opening stanza, when he rattled Martins with a right hand within the first 30 seconds and swarmed with offense against the fence. That onslaught prompted referee Herb Dean to take a close look, but Martins was able to regain his bearings and avoid a stoppage.

The Brazilian wasn’t in serious danger from that point forward, but Don…

Sean O'Malley has made some changes in his approach ahead of his bantamweight championship rematch with Merab Dvalishvili at UFC 316 this Saturday.

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O’Malley lost the title in a lopsided unanimous decision defeat to “The Machine” in their first meeting at UFC 306 this past September.

"Sean already had a surgery on his hip scheduled before the fight. He couldn't [use his] guard the last camp. This camp was totally different. He was able to train everything, and of course, work on new stuff for Merab,” Brazilian jiu-jitsu coach Augusto "Tanquinho" Mendes told Sherdog.com.

According to the multi-time BJJ world champion, O’Malley is so focused on the fight that he won’t dye his hair prior to Saturday’s fight in Newark, New Jersey.

"He will come with his hair in natural colors this time,” Mendes said. “He is really focused on that rematch. Also, he decided to come heavier and suffer a little more to reach the weight. Last time he arrived almo…

Maycee Barber was willing to do whatever it took to make it to the Octagon this past Saturday night — even if it was detrimental to her health.

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However, her team ultimately made an executive decision to protect their fighter. Cody Donovan, who is one of Barber’s coaches at High Altitude Martial Arts, explained how things went down in the locker room prior to the UFC Vegas 107 main event.

"For the record, Maycee did not pull out of her fight," Donovan wrote on Instagram. "She refused to surrender in spite of what has happening to her medically. As a coaching staff, we decided to call the doctor in. Even as she begged us not to. What we saw was just too dangerous. I am proud of the bravery she showed in the face of a medical emergency. Most fighters would have ran for the door. When they tell the story of Maycee Barber, this will be the Goliath that she got to overcome on her road to greatness. God is good.”

Ultimately, Barber’s fight with Erin…

Kevin Lee was just one of a number of prominent names the Global Fight League used to promote its launch.

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However, the fledgling promotion never got off the ground, canceling its first two announced events that were scheduled for last month. Lee, who recently signed with the Professional Fighters League, hasn’t forgotten about the GFL’s inability to follow through on promises that were made.

“These last maybe 12 months or so we were in pretty heavy talks with GFL,” Lee said during an interview on “MMA Today” on Sirus XM. “They were supposed to be the new startup promotion. They were supposed to be the next big thing, and I got behind them pretty good. The talks were great, but there wasn’t no action behind it.

“I can’t speak too too much because on the situation, because now we’re going through legal and I’ll be suing them for some defamation, plus some extortion. I think that they used guys like me and used our name in order to get out the…

We’re heading back to France 🇫🇷

See you in September for #UFCParis!

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Register your interest: https://t.co/WvN9Cd5DRT pic.twitter.com/0WZUWAqFda — UFC (@ufc) June 3, 2025

The Ultimate Fighting Championship will return to the French capital later this year.

The Las Vegas-based promotion announced on Tuesday that it will hold a Fight Night card at the Accor Arena in Paris on Sept. 6. No bouts were revealed for the event.

This will mark the fourth time the UFC has visited Paris since 2022. Most recently, UFC Fight Night 243 saw Renato Carneiro earn a second-round doctor stoppage victory against Benoit St. Denis in the evening’s headliner this past September. Prominent French athletes who compete in the UFC include the likes of Ciryl Gane, Manon Fiorot, Nassourdine Imavov, Fares Ziam, Oumar Sy and St. Denis.

France became a viable destination for the UFC when the country officially ended its ban on MMA in…

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Wrestling stalwart Gable Steveson is impressed with Merab Dvalishvili’s gas tank. 

Dvalishvili will look to defend his bantamweight title in a rematch with Sean O'Malley in the main event at UFC 316 on Saturday at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. Stevenson recently made a guest appearance to train with Dvalishvili’s team ahead of the championship bout. The 2020 Olympic gold medalist had high praise for the UFC bantamweight champ. Stevenson considers Dvalishvili a standout athlete and wishes him luck for Saturday night.

“Merab’s just different,” Steveson said on UFC 316 Embedded. “You can tell when guys are different and they can prevail in their sport. Merab’s got that touch, and I hope he can do it again next Saturday. Look at him, he’s not even tired. He’s doing all this punching and kicking. He’s fine.” 

Dvalishvili’s coach, John Wood, added that the Georgian is the only one in the gym who tires him out while hold…

🗣️Patchy Mix on Mario Bautista:

"I'm a three-time world champion. This guy's a journeyman fighter. I'll submit him — and whoever's teaching him jiu-jitsu, I'll submit the whole crew."@ufc pic.twitter.com/vlnR3pTfgD

— Red Corner MMA (@RedCorner_MMA) June 2, 2025

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Patrick "Patchy" Mix thinks he’s at an entirely different level than upcoming opponent Mario Bautista. 

Mix will make his promotional debut against Bautista at UFC 316 on Saturday at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey.  Judging by Bautista’s performance in a fight against Guido Cannetti, Mix said he will dominate his opponent. “Patchy” also believes he can submit Bautista and his entire jiu-jitsu team. 

“Like right here where he rests, he won’t be able to rest against me. Like, if that kid [Cannetti] can push him up against the fence, I think I can. I’m a three-time world champion, this guy’s a journeyman fighter,” Mix said on UFC Em…

Though it’s not necessarily his primary claim to fame, Conor McGregor is capable of the occasional thoughtful gesture. 

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UFC commentator Laura Sanko recently had a surprise from McGregor waiting in her mailbox when she returned home. Sanko revealed a box of “Notorious” cigars that McGregor gifted her.

“Regrouped, headed home while dressed up,” Sanko said on Instagram. “I’m headed to a charity gala tonight. But let me tell you something, I had a special treat waiting in the mail when I got home… Conor McGregor sent me some of his incredible new cigars.” 

Sharing Sanko’s post on Instagram, McGregor called her “The voice of the UFC.”

Launched in 2022, Notorious Cigars is one of McGregor's multiple businesses, which also includes the likes Proper 12 Whiskey and Forged Irish Stout. The former two-division UFC champ capitalized well on his stardom to set up a financial empire and secure his future. McGregor hasn’t fought since brea…

Aljamain Sterling reveals Merab fakes a body shot so well, people actually think he's hurt. 😅

🎥 @funkmasterMMA pic.twitter.com/RFMOAMstkN

— Red Corner MMA (@RedCorner_MMA) June 2, 2025

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Watch out for some new tricks from Merab Dvalishvili at UFC 316.

Dvalishvili looks to defend his bantamweight title in a rematch against Sean O’Malley at UFC 316 on Saturday at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. Longtime friend and teammate Aljamain Sterling recently revealed that “The Machine” is extremely good at acting hurt from body shots. Dvalishvili’s acting was so convincing that his sparring partner and Sterling both became concerned during one training session. However, as the partner approached Dvalishvili, probably with his guard down, the bantamweight champ unleashed his hands and started laughing.

“We’ll hit Merab to the body, and he’ll fake that he’s hurt,” Sterling said on “The Weekly Scraps” podcast. “And h…