Merab Dvalishvili is confident in Aljamain Sterling’s grappling heading into UFC 310. Elite grapplers Sterling (24-4 MMA, 16-4 UFC) and Movsar Evloev (18-0 MMA, 8-0 UFC) square off in Saturday’s prelims (pay-per-view, ESPN 2, ESPN+) at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. UFC bantamweight champion Dvalishvili…

If Arman Tsarukyan can become UFC champion, he wants his first title defense against a former foe. Tsarukyan (22-3 MMA, 9-2 UFC) is expected to challenge lightweight champion Islam Makhachev (26-1 MMA, 15-1 UFC) Jan. 18 at UFC 311 from Intuit Dome in Inglewood, Calif.,…

Aljamain Sterling expected to be on the main card of UFC 310. Sterling (24-4 MMA, 16-4 UFC) meets Movsar Evloev (18-0 MMA, 8-0 UFC) on Saturday’s prelims (pay-per-view, ESPN 2, ESPN+) at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The former UFC bantamweight champion was surprised to…

According to Ian Machado Garry, Shavkat Rakhmonov called him a future champion. Machado Garry (15-0 MMA, 8-0 UFC) takes on fellow unbeaten welterweight contender Rakhmonov (18-0 MMA, 6-0 UFC) in Saturday’s UFC 310 co-main event at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Machado Garry revealed that…

Shavkat Rakhmonov is heading into UFC 310 boasting a 100 percent finish rate. Rakhmonov (18-0 MMA, 6-0 UFC) takes on Ian Machado Garry (15-0 MMA, 8-0 UFC) in a five-round welterweight bout in Saturday’s co-main event from T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Rakhmonov, who was…

Ciryl Gane admits he wasn’t himself when he fought Jon Jones last March for the vacant UFC heavyweight title. The only time Gane (12-2 MMA, 9-2 UFC) has been finished in his pro career was against Jones (28-1 MMA, 22-1 UFC). Gane tapped from a…

Vicente Luque Photo by Cooper Neill/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images Guilherme Cruz is a Brazilian journalist covering combat sports since 2008. Themba Gorimbo made headlines for his surprising connection with Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson and four straight wins in the UFC…

Terence Crawford is angling for a major super-middleweight bout, but it’s his Omaha, Nebraska, stablemate Steven Nelson who’s poised to participate in the division’s first significant bout of 2025. An official connected to the deal told BoxingScene on Saturday that Nelson 20-0 (16 KOs) is…

Joaquin Buckley sees Ian Machado Garry doing just enough to beat Shavkat Rakhmonov. Machado Garry (15-0 MMA, 8-0 UFC) meets fellow unbeaten contender Rakhmonov (18-0 MMA, 6-0 UFC) in a five-round welterweight bout Dec. 7 at UFC 310 from T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Buckley…