I look at it as in like, legit, since I was born, because I was born with the brain disease, from football, to wrestling, to karate, to trotting track, to drinking, to partying, to any sort of relationships I've had - anytime my blood pressure goes up, that's another opportunity where I could risk having a stroke. I could risk having a seizure.
The UFC's own private venue in Las Vegas was originally designed to house The Ultimate Fighter, Dana White's Contender Series, and perhaps host some regional MMA shows. However, during the coronavirus pandemic, it became a godsend, allowing the promotion to continue hosting events in the face of a global shutdown, capturing the sports market at a time when all other leagues were on a pause.
Lancaster, Texas, January 9, 2026 - FreshRealm, the fresh foods platform, today announced UFC Ignite, a first-of-its-kind, sports-affiliated meal plan created in collaboration with UFC, the world's premier mixed martial arts organization.
France has delayed this year's Group of 7 summit by one day to avoid a scheduling conflict with an Ultimate Fighting Championship fight card planned at the White House on 14 June, according to two officials with direct knowledge of the G7's preparations. The summit, hosted by France in the Alpine resort town of Evian-les-Bains, was originally scheduled for 14 to 16 June, a date that coincides with US Flag Day and US president Donald Trump's 80th birthday.
That was Steven Asplund versus Sean Sharaf, which saw Asplund making his UFC debut after winning on the Contender Series earlier this year. While it wasn't always pretty in a technical sense, it was violent, bloody, and all action. A jab from Asplund in the opening round opened up a nasty cut on Sharaf, but a well-placed one in a sense: right between the eyes, bloody but not completely obscuring his vision, and not bad enough for the cageside physician to stop the bout.
First reported by David Van Auken. The last-minute cancellation is a tough blow for Robertson, who stood to gain significantly from a win over Lemos, a former title challenger. Robertson, typically one of the division's most active competitors, with three fights and a grappling match in 2024, will now finish 2025 having competed only once. She'll have to wait until 2026 to rebuild momentum and continue her push toward a title opportunity.
Set to take place on February 7, 2026 at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, the card will be headlined by bantamweights Mario Bautista (16-3) and Vinicius Oliveira (22-3). Ag.Fight was first to report news of the booking, with Brazil's "Lok Dog" Oliveira confirming the pairing on social media. Bautista sits at #9 in the UFC's official bantamweight rankings, while Oliveira comes in at #12.
At the Kennedy Center Honors this month, Trump told reporters that eight or nine championship fights would be held outside the White House in June of next year. The biggest fights they've ever had, he said. Every one is a championship fight. And every one's a legendary type of fight. He claimed an arena that can hold 5,000 to 6,000 people will be built outside the White House, and UFC head Dana White is holding back on certain events to have them be part of the celebration.
Guskov would connect with one of his own, notably with far less behind it. A Guskov punch sent Blachowicz backpedaling however. Not to be outdone, Blachowicz sent Gustkov reeling off a left hand of his own. In the final minute, a little two-punch combo, right-left, sent Guskov retreating again. He would bounce back, however, firing off a combination of his own; Blachowicz would add another leg kick prior to the horn.
I'm like this guy got this, this guy got that and this is why. The conversation's over, and I'm starting to leave, and he grabs me by my shirt and pushes me back in my office and I said 'dude, get your f*cking hands off me.' I could see in this guy's face and in his eyes and the way he's acting who this guy really f*cking is.
"It makes all the sense in the world, right? We live together, we train together, we work together. Everything is there. There's also an inspiration to one being here at the same time as the other, one feeds off of the other and it helps a lot," he said.
"[IC360] reached out and told us there was some unusual action going on with that fight and [asked] did we know anything," White told TMZ. "We didn't. We called the fighter and his lawyer and said, 'what's going on? Are you injured? Do you owe anybody money, has anybody approached you?' The kid said, 'absolutely not, I'm going to kill this guy.' "The fight plays out, first-round finish -- literally, the first thing we did was call the FBI. I met the FBI twice [Tuesday]."
"Like many professional sports organizations, UFC works with an independent betting integrity service to monitor wagering activity on our events," a UFC spokesperson told ESPN in a statement. "Our betting integrity partner, IC360, monitors wagering on every UFC event and is conducting a thorough review of the facts surrounding the Dulgarian vs. del Valle bout on Saturday, November 1. We take these allegations very seriously, and along with the health and safety of our fighters, nothing is more important than the integrity of our sport."
