UFC 304: Aspinall calls out Jones after retaining interim heavyweight title
UFC flyweight Tracy Cortez chops off hair to make weight for fight
June 2024
The watcher
Paddy & Molly: Show No Mersey – watching these MMA fighters limp through this show is just painful
Paddy ‘The Baddy’ Pimblett and Molly ‘Meatball’ McCann are best friends and brilliant personalities. So how has this fly-on-the-wall series ended up so deeply awkward?
May 2024
‘Quitting is the devil’s fruit!’: why anime is firing up sports stars
UFC champion Mark Coleman survived alcoholism. Then came the house fire and coma
April 2024
Francis Ngannou confirms death of infant son Kobe in social media post
Francis Ngannou has said his 15-month-old son Kobe ‘was full of life and joy’, with Conor McGregor among those to offer their condolences
Conor McGregor to make long-awaited UFC return against Michael Chandler
Conor McGregor, who has been out for three years, can now focus on his return to fighting, the UFC president Dana White said
Fight against homophobia taken to MMA after strides made in boxing
Following the success of the World Gay Boxing Championships organisers are addressing behaviours in other combat sports
March 2024
Ronda Rousey: ‘I never wanted to talk about concussion. It felt like a weakness’
The former MMA fighter, once described as ‘the world’s most dominant athlete’, reveals to Donald McRae her fears for the future after a career riddled with glory and pain
Igor Severino cut from UFC for biting opponent in debut fight
Flyweight Igor Severino was disqualified on his Ultimate Fighting Championship debut after biting opponent Andre Lima
Ronda Rousey says concussions forced her to retire from UFC
'I didn't feel the punch': Joshua drops Ngannou in two-round knockout – video
Anthony Joshua drops Ngannou three times in ferocious two-round knockout
December 2023
A Christmas that changed me
A Christmas that changed me: I got punched in the face – twice
I was waiting with some friends to get chips when the first blow landed. Then came another. I ran off and soon signed up for a muay thai class
UFC’s Leon Edwards: ‘In Jamaica killing seemed normal. We were used to death all around us’
Fighter opens up on his tough upbringing, escaping gang life and his stunning defeat of Kamaru Usman to become world champion
Conor McGregor isn’t the first MMA star to flirt with the right
The former UFC star has hinted at a run for political office. He has the fame, wealth and social media number to attract a following
November 2023
Saudi Arabia and a $1bn fighters’ lawsuit threaten UFC’s future
Mark Zuckerberg tears ACL while training for MMA fight early next year
October 2023
Tyson Fury floored by Francis Ngannou but wins controversial split decision
Tyson Fury beats Francis Ngannou by split decision after knockdown – as it happened