The pound-for-pound (P4P) king puts his new belt on the line. For his first welterweight title defence, Islam Makhachev takes on Ireland’s Ian Machado Garry at UFC 330 on Saturday, 15 August 2026. The showdown is booked at the Xfinity Mobile Arena in Philadelphia (in the early hours of Sunday 16 August for UK fans). It is one of the most anticipated welterweight bouts this year.  Makhachev arrives with history set in his sights. The win here, for the Dagestani powerhouse, would tie him with Anderson Silva’s all-time UFC win-streak record. The seemingly invincible, newly minted welterweight champ will have...

UFC is never one to shy away from unique venues. The biggest MMA promotion in the world scheduled UFC Freedom 250 for 14 June 2026, on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington D.C. Yes, you read that right – the vicious gladiators will square up in the backyard of the president’s office. With close to 85,000 free public tickets available and the US’s 250th anniversary, it doesn’t get any grander than this. But hey – it’s the UFC! The main event is no afterthought. Ilia “El Matador” Topuria — the undefeated Georgian-Spanish champion will put his undisputed...

The start of 2026 is very intense in the UFC with title fights aplenty. On February 1, the UFC Featherweight Championship will be on the line in a highly anticipated rematch. It’s Alexander ‘the Great’ Volkanovski vs Diego Lopes for the 2nd time. The UFC 325 event will mark UFC’s return to the Land Down Under and is scheduled to feature hometown hero Volkanovski, defending his belt at Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney. The Aussie did capture the belt against Lopes in their first meeting last year. After a few setbacks against Makhachev and Topuria, the legendary Aussie will seek...

Islam Makhachev has been a dominant and unstoppable force in the UFC for over a decade. Since his only loss in 2015, the Dagestani fighting god has been merciless to everyone who has crossed his path. Now ranked at #2 in the P4P UFC rankings, Makhachev is looking for new territories to conquer. After breaking the record for the most consecutive UFC Lightweight title defences back in January, he moved up to welterweights and will challenge current champ Jack Della Maddalena at UFC 322. Expecting a packed crowd at Madison Square Garden in NYC, fighting fans around the world will...