At UFC 289, he was steamrolled by ex-undisputed lightweight champion Charles Oliveira, who TKO'd him in round one. Then, at UFC on ESPN 52, Arman Tsarukyan knocked him out in round one as well.

He most recently fought Dominic Reyes at UFC 310: Pantoja vs. Asakura on Dec. 7, 2024, and suffered a KO/TKO in the second round. More news: Merab Dvalishvili Reveals Trick That Got Injured Leg ...

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Two champions put the MMA world on notice at UFC 311, as ESPN's No. 1 pound ... given White said it won't during the postfight news conference Saturday. But this sport operates in strange ways ...

Islam Makhachev has now defended his belt four consecutive times, a first in UFC history; Makhachev submitted Renato Moicano in four minutes and five seconds to claim his 15th straight win Image ...

For one fleeting moment in the first round of Saturday night's UFC 311 main event, it looked like we might witness one of the greatest upsets in MMA history. Lightweight champ Islam Makhachev ...

UFC 313 is taking shape. The promotion announced UFC light heavyweight champion Alex Pereira vs. Magomed Ankalaev for the main event with support from a lightweight contest between Justin Gaethje ...

It will be an honor to induct him into the UFC Hall of Fame this summer.” Piligian began his career in television in TV news, working for the Las Vegas ABC affiliate KTNV. He went on to found ...

Merab Dvalishvili cannot be broken. The reigning UFC bantamweight champion earned the first defense of his belt Saturday with a grueling unanimous decision win over Umar Nurmagomedov in the co ...