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The latest coverage from across combat sports.
WrestlingBurns says Chimaev can still win three UFC belts, if he fires the yes-men first
Burns delivers a scouting report on the eve of the rematch: the talent was never the question, the room around it is.
UFCUFC 331 preview: Van and Pantoja settle the 26-second title change, and Tsarukyan bets his whole future on five rounds with Ruffy
The flyweight belt changed hands last December on a fall nobody meant to cause. Saturday in Los Angeles, the rematch answers who the best flyweight alive actually is, and the co-main decides who meets Gaethje in 2027.
WrestlingRAF 13 preview: Covington defends the crossover crown in his adopted hometown, and Chimaev hunts the turkey at -10000
Five titles, a grudge match main event, a -10000 favourite chasing a third straight first-round pin, and an active UFC contender moonlighting on the mats. Friday night opens the biggest combat weekend of the month.
BJJRogan makes the case to Huberman for jiu-jitsu being peak for self-defense training
The black belt’s argument to the neuroscientist was a training economy, not magic: grappling lets civilians train at full intensity for decades without the tax striking charges. Huberman’s reply: ‘I need to get into it.’
GrapplingThe man who tried to kill ADCC says it ain’t dead: Craig Jones blesses Kraków and needles UFC BJJ in one breath
The CJI founder spent years attacking the tournament he now praises. His verdict on the rival league: steady paychecks, but only one star, and the platform didn’t make him.
DWCSDWCS Week 6: A 19-second knockout, a historic badge, and the record chase stays alive
Dana anointed Akbar Abdullaev as possibly the greatest talent in show history, and Miami-Dade deputy Luis Hernandez became the first active American law enforcement officer signed to the UFC. Four contracts. Twenty-eight for the season.
BusinessKi MMA: Scott Coker’s promotion built on one division, a ring, and a 32-man world tournament
The doctrine: depth over breadth, brackets over belts, and no divisions until the talent earns them.
Benn breaks his silence after the Garcia knockout: ‘Time with my kids’
Aspinall vacates the heavyweight title after a training setback re-injured his eye: ‘Thank you to everyone who has supported me throughout this absolute nightmare’
ADCC 2026 wrap: A new king by injury, a Polish coronation, Pena’s history, and a changing of the guard in Kraków
Noche UFC wrap: Silva finishes his redemption and demands the title, Moreno beats his ghost, and the people’s main event wins Fight of the Night
Moreno sees his own ghost across the cage at Noche UFC: ‘He’s super dangerous because he’s motivated’
