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The PFL is becoming MVP MMA. Here is what the merger actually means.

Jake Paul and Nakisa Bidarian’s promotion has absorbed one of MMA’s largest companies. The combined roster runs to nearly 400 athletes across boxing and MMA. The PFL brand becomes MVP MMA. The ecosystem the UFC has spent a decade defining now has a genuinely different-shaped competitor in the room.

Andrew WeissmannJul 307 min read

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Walker’s heavyweight debut set for UFC 332, drawing ranked British contender Mick Parkin

The Brazilian moves up after a rough stretch at 205 pounds, replacing an injured Ante Delija booking with a ranked opponent instead. Utah, October 3, first fight announced for the numbered card.

Andrew WeissmannJul 304 min read
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PFL New York preview: Nurmagomedov and Colgan both undefeated, Ditcheva returns in the co-main

Two undefeated lightweights meet for the title at UBS Arena on Friday. One walks in as the standard-bearer of the family name. The other walks in with NCAA wrestling credentials and a shot at the biggest upset the promotion has produced under its current format.

Andrew WeissmannJul 294 min read
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Jean survives Rodriguez rally to claim PFL welterweight belt, Xavier stops Pedro with a second left in the first

The two-day-notice replacement nearly pulled off the biggest upset of the year. Jean answered with ground-and-pound from the back and captured the vacant title. Rafael Xavier delivered the night’s cleanest highlight one second before the horn.

Andrew WeissmannJul 285 min read
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Makhachev vs. Garry at UFC 330: The stylistic matchup from both sides

The pound-for-pound king walks into Philadelphia at 29-1 and sixteen straight. Ian Machado Garry arrives as a top contender at 170 pounds. The champ is publicly unfazed.

Andrew WeissmannJul 286 min read
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Ulberg pushes back on interim title chatter, offers his own light heavyweight bracket

The champion sat cageside at UFC Abu Dhabi, watched Ankalaev finish Guskov, told the Paramount interviewer he saw what he needed, then posted a full matchmaking plan on Instagram. His counter-pitch: no interim belt, one clean tournament, whoever earns it fights him in early 2027.

Andrew WeissmannJul 275 min read
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Ankalaev finishes Guskov in the fifth at UFC Abu Dhabi, calls out Ulberg for the title

Twenty-three minutes of takedowns and grind with the eventual stoppage in the fifth round arriving only after much of the audience had grown disengaged. While Ankalaev secured the victory, the critical reception of his performance is bound to complicate his position in upcoming matchmaking discussions.

Andrew WeissmannJul 265 min read
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