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UFC Meta Rankings Launch

• 🔥 Official Unveiling: UFC launched Meta UFC Rankings in partnership with Meta, using an Elo-based mathematical model...

Rankings Overhaul

• 🔥 UFC Meta Rankings: UFC unveiled new Meta Rankings replacing the media-based system, with an Elo-style model that drops big...

UFC 330 Title Fights Announced

• 🔥 Islam Makhachev vs Ian Garry: UFC 330 on August 15 at Xfinity Mobile Arena in Philadelphia features Islam...

• UFC 330 lands in Philadelphia at Xfinity Mobile Arena with Makhachev defending the welterweight title against Garry
• Prelims kick off at 6 p.m. ET,...

Ilia Topuria nearly submitted Justin Gaethje with a triangle to armbar sequence at UFC Freedom 250, underscoring the power of BJJ in MMA.

• Back-of-head shots from Gane were real but landed in a narrow "no-fly zone" and didn't decide the fight.
• Ref Herb Dean faced an impossible choice:...

• Referee Marc Goddard allowed the fight to continue into round 4 despite a doctor's exam showing Topuria's impaired vision and tracking issues at the...

• Islam Makhachev defends his welterweight title against Ian Machado Garry on Aug. 15 at Xfinity Mobile Arena
• Mackenzie Dern makes her first...

Arman Tsarukyan missed the Gaethje vs Topuria result for eight hours with no WiFi on his flight.

• He was set as backup for the White House card but...

Islam Makhachev vs Ian Garry is now official for UFC 330 in Philadelphia, with Dern vs Robertson added to the card.

UFC 330 Title Fights Confirmed

• 🔥 Makhachev vs Garry Main Event: UFC announced welterweight champion Islam Makhachev defends against Ian Machado...

Arman Tsarukyan urged the UFC to cut Michael Chandler from the roster during an appearance on The Ariel Helwani Show. The call came days after Chandler's fourth-round TKO loss.

Sean O'Malley defeated Aiemann Zahabi by knockout at UFC Freedom 250, with Big John McCarthy and Josh Thomson delivering the post-fight breakdown.

Manel Kape looks to avenge his 2017 loss to Kyoji Horiguchi in their long-awaited rematch this weekend at UFC Vegas 119.

Islam Makhachev takes on Ian Machado Garry at UFC 330 in August, as broken down by Ariel Helwani in his latest show.

Fighting Justin Gaethje isn't just another Octagon night—it's damage, chaos, and violence that breaks opponents physically and mentally. His pressure and wars leave lasting career changes no fighter fully recovers from.

Justin Gaethje's UFC Freedom 250 victory at the White House delivered both a personal milestone and ranking ripple effects.

• Personal angle: Gaethje...

Kyoji Horiguchi says he's not scared of Manel Kape ahead of their UFC Vegas 119 flyweight rematch, targeting a big win to earn a title shot.

UFC officially announced Makhachev vs Garry and Dern vs Robertson as UFC 330's title fights on August 15 in Philadelphia.

• News outlets detail...

• Pereira is appealing his second-round TKO loss after claiming Gane landed multiple illegal strikes to the back of his head following a knockdown
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