Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One app.

Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles. One news app.

UNBELIEVABLE: 36 | History Defined

MMA Pound-for-Pound Rankings: Top 10 Fighters in 2022

After 12 months of shocking upsets, all-out brawls and everything in between, here's a short list of the sport's best entering the new year.

Sports Illustrated

Khamzat Chimaev accuses UFC middleweight champion Alex Pereira of avoiding title clash

The unbeaten Russian-born Swede is without an opponent as he considers a return to 185lbs

The Independent UK

The best photos from the UFC, MMA in 2022

The best photos taken in 2022 from around the world of mixed martial arts.

USA Today Sports Media Group

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

UFC in 2022: A ridiculously robust look at the stats, streaks, skids and record-setters

Check out a full recap of 2022's most significant footnotes and milestones from the events, the fights and individual performances.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Quemuel Ottoni thinks he could have submitted UFC champion Alex Pereira even faster with current skills

"Certain positions that I found myself in while fighting against him, I would have taken care of business much earlier if I was fighting him today."

USA Today Sports Media Group

Conor McGregor makes "no time limit" declaration for Israel Adesanya UFC fight

UFC legend McGregor believes that Adesanya was just seconds away from beating his long-time rival Alex Pereira in his last title defence, and reckons he would win if the rules were altered

Daily Mirror

Henry Cejudo thinks Robert Whittaker could be UFC champ at light heavyweight

Could Robert Whittaker become of a UFC two-division champ if he went for it? Henry Cejudo believes so.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Changing of the guard: Every new UFC champion crowned in 2022

Here's a breakdown of the names and numbers of new UFC champions crowned in 2022.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Israel Adesanya advised to take break from cage after losing UFC title to rival

Israel Adesanya never lost at middleweight before his defeat by long-time rival Alex Pereira at UFC 281, but former two-weight champion Henry Cejudo reckons he needs a break

Daily Mirror

MMA Junkie’s 2022 Male Fighter of the Year: Alex Pereira

Alex Pereira has been named MMA Junkie's Male Fighter of 2022 after going 3-0 and knocking out Israel Adesanya to become UFC champion.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Israel Adesanya's "boring" UFC world title defence blamed on his opponent

Former UFC middleweight champion Adesanya faced heavy criticism for his final title defence but the blame has now been put on his opponent Jared Cannonier

Daily Mirror

Zion Clark, Born Without Legs, Makes Impressive MMA Debut

Clark earned a unanimous decision, but how far will his MMA career go?

Sports Illustrated

5 biggest takeaways from UFC Fight Night 216: Sean Strickland’s shtick falls flat if he’s not winning

Thoughts and analysis of the biggest storylines coming out of UFC Fight Night 216, which took place Saturday in Las Vegas.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Jared Cannonier Rips Judges After Win at UFC Fight Night

"They need to be taken out and beaten with a f------ hose or something,” Cannonier says.

Sports Illustrated

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Jared Cannonier confident in close win over Sean Strickland, wants title shot or ‘contenders match’ next

Jared Cannonier thinks he's no more than one win away from fighting for a title again after beating Sean Strickland at UFC Fight Night 216.

Sports Illustrated

Jared Cannonier Earns Split-Decision Win vs. Sean Strickland at UFC Fight Night

Cannonier moves one step closer to the UFC middleweight title in the final headliner of 2022.

Sports Illustrated

Jared Cannonier-Sean Strickland Bout Bound to Define Middleweight Division

Israel Adesanya's loss in November leaves plenty at stake in Saturday's headliner.

Daily Mirror

Israel Adesanya lays out harsh advice for Darren Till after latest UFC loss

Till was choked out by Dricus Du Plessis at UFC 282 and former middleweight champion Adesanya has given his opinion on the Brit's latest defeat

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

Sports Illustrated

Anthony Smith Maintains UFC Title Aspirations Despite Losing Jamahal Hill Bout

The high school dropout turned UFC star had his shot lined up to enter the light heavyweight title picture at UFC 283. Undeterred, he now must take another path.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Eugene Bareman ‘quietly confident’ Israel Adesanya can win Alex Pereira rematch ‘with a few adjustments’

As a reminder, Israel Adesanya was beating Alex Pereira "relatively comfortably" before the fifth-round TKO at UFC 281.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Jared Cannonier: ‘I’m not doing my job well enough’ if Sean Strickland talks trash at UFC Fight Night 216

Jared Cannonier thinks it'd be a bad sign for him if Sean Strickland starts talking trash during Saturday's UFC Fight Night 217 headliner.

Daily Mirror

Israel Adesanya named as one of three UFC fighters who could beat Jake Paul

YouTube star Paul is eyeing further crossover boxing fights with UFC stars including Conor McGregor and Nate Diaz, but Michael Bisping believes Adesanya, Anthony Smith and Glover Teixeira have the tools to beat him

Daily Mirror

Khamzat Chimaev accused of trying to "jump" queue for UFC title shot

UFC star Chimaev has become one of the promotion's high flying contenders and is eyeing a title shot, which he is hoping now may come at middleweight against new champion Alex Pereira

USA Today Sports Media Group

Marc Goddard stands by Alex Pereira-Israel Adesanya stoppage: ’11 times out of 10 wouldn’t change a thing’

Marc Goddard is certain that he didn't do Israel Adesanya wrong by stopping his title fight vs. Alex Pereira at UFC 282.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Sean Strickland: Israel Adesanya ‘fights like a b*tch,’ but UFC will ‘milk this cash cow’ with Alex Pereira rematch

Sean Strickland unsurprisingly continues to not have very nice things to say about former UFC champ Israel Adesanya.

1 … 35 36 37 38

People

Alexander Volkanovski

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.