13+ hour, 35+ min ago  (933+ words) Bekzat Almakhan reached the UFC from Kazakhstan's regional MMA scene with a career built on finishing power, karate roots and a willingness to take difficult opportunities. The Kazakh Bantamweight fighter is known as "The Turan Warrior, a nickname that connects…...

19+ hour, 16+ min ago  (1087+ words) Rafael Fiziev built his name on movement, timing and a long Muay Thai education that started far from the UFC spotlight. Born in Kazakhstan, raised in Kyrgyzstan and now representing Azerbaijan, he has carried several identities into a Lightweight career…...

20+ hour, 48+ min ago  (1079+ words) Shara Magomedov reached the UFC as one of the rare Dagestani fighters known first for striking rather than wrestling. The red-haired Middleweight, widely known as Shara Bullet, built his reputation through kickboxing, Muay Thai and MMA before turning a difficult…...

5+ day, 11+ hour ago  (852+ words) Andre Lima turned a strange UFC debut into a career marker without letting it define the whole story. The Brazilian Flyweight, known as "Mascote, entered the UFC as an unbeaten prospect, survived one of the sport's most unusual controversies and…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (1219+ words) Bia Mesquita entered MMA with a combat sports r'sum' most fighters never come close to building. Before her UFC debut, she had already become one of the most decorated women in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, with 10 IBJJF world titles, ADCC gold and…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (1030+ words) Alex Pereira reached the UFC after becoming a two-weight GLORY kickboxing champion, then built one of the most unusual title paths in modern MMA. The Brazilian known as Poatan moved from a difficult upbringing in S'o Paulo to UFC championships…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (1112+ words) Ciryl Gane turned a late entry into combat sports into one of the most unusual rises in modern Heavyweight MMA. The Frenchman did not grow up as a lifelong fighter, yet he moved from sales work and Muay Thai into…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (1096+ words) Justin Gaethje turned a Division I wrestling base, a mining-town upbringing and a long run of Lightweight results into one of the most recognisable UFC careers of his era. Known as The Highlight, the Arizona fighter has moved through WSOF…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (547+ words) Song won by guillotine choke at 4: 42 of round two. He also received a $100, 000 bonus for Performance of the Night. Song moves up three places to #5. Figueiredo moves down one place to #10. Song " David Martinez / Payton Talbott / Umar Nurmagomedov Figueiredo " Raoni…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (1066+ words) Michael Chandler built his career on a rare mix of college wrestling credentials, long-term Bellator success and a late move into the UFC spotlight. The American Lightweight did not arrive in mixed martial arts through a straight path: he walked…...