5 Defining Moments: Dricus Du Plessis The 30-year-old South African tank will put his 185-pound championship on the line when he rematches Sean Strickland in the UFC 312 headliner on...

Merab Dvalishvili Claims He Was Denied Entry to UFC P.I. Due to Umar Nurmagomedov It might be the holiday season, but Merab Dvalishvili wasn’t feeling especially jolly after allegedly being denied entry into the UFC...

Arman Tsarukyan: Islam Makhachev 'Not as Good as People Think' Arman Tsarukyan once viewed fighting in the UFC as an unattainable dream.

Sherdog’s 2024 Knockout of the Year In the last second of the last round of his remarkable “Fight of the Year” with Justin Gaethje at UFC 300, Max Holloway unleashed a nuclear...

Ian Heinisch Suffered from Consistent Headaches, Confusion Before Retiring from MMA Ian Heinisch initially planned to take a temporary hiatus from mixed martial arts, but that break has turned into a full-fledged retirement for...

Sherdog’s 2024 Round of the Year Esteban Ribovics and Daniel Zellhuber engaged in an unforgettable final five minutes of hand-to-hand combat at UFC 306 on Sept. 14.

Sherdog’s 2024 Fight of the Year Max Holloway and Justin Gaethje locked horns in a UFC 300 lightweight showdown for the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s symbolic BMF title on...

Sherdog’s 2024 Story of the Year The gravitational pull of former two-division Ultimate Fighting Championship titleholder Conor McGregor was simply too strong to ignore.

Sherdog’s 2024 Fighter of the Year Ilia Topuria made two extraordinary appearances during the calendar year, as he punched out Alexander Volkanovski to become the fifth undisputed featherweight champion in UFC history, then retained the title...

At 38 Years Old, Michael Johnson Believes He Might Be 'Peaking' in UFC Career UFC Tampa was, at least in part, a showcase for the old guys.