Day: 2. Juli 2026

Former Ultimate Fighting Championship heavyweight king Tim Sylvia has shared a photo of his weight loss on social media.

Sylvia competed in the UFC 13 times between 2002 and 2008, winning the heavyweight championship twice. In a recent Instagram post, he shared that he has lost over 125 pounds since he started his weight loss journey.

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Tim Sylvia shares 125-pound weight loss transformation While Sylvia has lost around 125 pounds already, he claims he’s still got 20 pounds to go. His goal is to cut down to 265 pounds, which is actually the current non-championship weight limit in the UFC heavyweight division.

The caption of his Instagram post, featuring a shirtless mirror selfie, read: “Slowly getting there. 20 lbs to go and I will be 265 lbs. Over 125lbs down.”

Sylvia finished Wesley Correira in his Octagon debut and won his maiden UFC title at UFC 41, defeating Ricco Rodriguez. He then beat Gan McGee in his first title defense, but was later …

Valter Walker has addressed Sharabutdin Magomedov’s repeated fouls in his last fight against Michel Pereira.

Having shared the mats with the unorthodox Russian striker, Walker is well aware of his propensity to be creative offensively, even if it means violating rules and committing fouls.

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Sharabutdin 'Shara Bullet' Magomedov's history of alleged fouls, according to Valter Walker In the aftermath of the Magomedov vs. Pereira co-headlining bout at UFC Baku, Walker discussed Magomedov’s tendency to grab hair, having previously trained with the Russian. In an interview with the Brazilian channel Sexto Round, the heavyweight revealed that he started shaving his head after he began training in Russia.

“Women are the ones who should have long hair; at GOR MMA, everyone is bald for a reason. When I had long hair, every time I trained with Shara, he would pull my hair and knee me in the face while holding onto it. I’d tell Coach Gor (Azizyan), and he’d app…

A replacement has finally been tabbed after Ode Osbourne was ruled out of his UFC 329 flyweight bout against Cody Durden.

The matchup was scheduled for July 11 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Osbourne withdrew from the bout weeks ago following an eight-week training camp due to injury.

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Ode Osbourne injury leads to Alessandro Costa vs. Cody Durden On Wednesday, Alessandro Costa (16-5) was named as Durden’s opponent for July 11. Costa holds an Octagon record of 4-3 and is coming off of consecutive victories against Stewart Nicoll and Matt Schnell, respectively.

Durden, 18-10, recently halted a four-fight losing stream with a victory over Jafel Filho on April 25.

UFC 329 takes place on July 11 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas and is headlined by a welterweight clash pitting Conor McGregor against Max Holloway. McGregor hasn’t competed since breaking his leg in a loss to Dustin Poirier in July 2021. The former two-division champion defeated Max Holl…

Brock Lesnar shoves Daniel Cormier at UFC 226. | 📷: Getty/UFC

Daniel Cormier has revealed that a business decision prevented him from fighting Brock Lesnar.

Back in 2018, Cormier knocked out Stipe Miocic to become the Ultimate Fighting Championship heavyweight king. After the bout, Lesnar entered the Octagon, shoved Cormier and cut a memorable promo, setting up a massive clash.

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However, the fight didn’t come to fruition, with Cormier taking on Derrick Lewis next and Lesnar’s UFC return never materializing.Daniel Cormier reflects on failed Brock Lesnar matchup Cormier opened up about the Lesnar fight falling through in a recent Q&A video posted to his YouTube channel. “Man, I wanted that so bad,” Cormier said. “You know Brock Lesnar… I know him because we both wrestled in junior college in the same year, and he wrestled at Minnesota the same year I was at Oklahoma State.”

The former two-division champion then revealed what stoppe…

Terence Crawford on why he spoke out following Ilia Topuria's loss to Justin Gaethje:

"I didn't know who he was until he came out saying he would knock me and Canelo out, and I'm like, 'Who's this guy?'

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This is the guy that everybody talked about... Everybody's saying he got… pic.twitter.com/0655kdcoGf — Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani) July 1, 2026

Ilia Topuria had rubbed a lot of people the wrong way during his meteoric rise.

Topuria’s (17-1) perfect record was broken by Justin Gaethje in their lightweight title fight at the White House last month. While the former was a massive favorite, Gaethje landed significant damage in the third and fourth rounds, forcing Topuria’s corner to throw in the towel after the fourth in a shocking upset.

Boxing legend Terence Crawford was among those quick to address the result after the fight.

Why Terence Crawford took issue with lia Topuria's comments Crawford, who was in att…

Diego Lopes celebrates following his win at "UFC Freedom 250." | 📷: Getty/UFC

Diego Lopes is pondering a change of scenery.

The two-time Ultimate Fighting Championship featherweight title challenger is debating leaving the weight class, claiming that he wants to compete at lightweight in his next fight. Lopes last fought at UFC Freedom 250, where he finished Steve Garcia.

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Diego Lopes lightweight move and UFC featherweight title picture While Lopes is still among the top featherweights, two losses to current champion Alexander Volkanovski puts him far from title contention, and his next move potentially opens up new possibilities.

“It’s a little difficult.,” Lopes told MMA Fighting. “As long as Volkanovski doesn’t retire, it’s going to be hard to get another title shot. I’d have to be rooting for him to lose, but I’d rather see him retire as champion because he was such a great champion for the division. I’m definitely in a bit of …

Despite coming up short in his two previous attempts at undisputed gold in the Ultimate Fighting Championship, Justin Gaethje never lost faith.

Gaethje became an undisputed champion for the first time at UFC Freedom 250 at the White House in Washington, D.C., and it wasn’t an easy path. After nearly being finished in the second round courtesy of a body shot, Gaethje rallied and bounced back to beat Ilia Topuria in a massive upset in the main event.

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Gaethje previously lost by submission to Khabib Nurmagomedov and Charles Oliveira in championship bouts, in addition to losing the BMF belt via knockout to Max Holloway. Nevertheless, “The Highlight” always knew he’d achieve his goals.Justin Gaethje reflects on his path to gloryDuring the latest episode the “What Hones You” podcast, Trevor Wittman, Gaethje’s coach, asked the champ about the doubts he had regarding whether he’d actually become an undisputed champion. The UFC lightweight replied, “I mean, …

The Ultimate Fighting Championship has added several new bouts to UFC 330, which goes down in Philadelphia on Aug. 15.UFC 330 adds more firepowerIn his second fight since a brief retirement, Jalin Turner returns to action against Kaue Fernandes. Also on the card, veteran welterweight Neil Magny will take on Ramiz Brahimaj. Furthermore, Geoff Neal will lock horns with Chidi Njokuani and Mansur Abdul-Malik will aim to return to winning ways against Dustin Stoltzfus.

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UFC 330 is to be headlined by Islam Makhachev defending his welterweight title against Ian Garry. Mackenzie Dern will defend her strawweight title against Gillian Robertson in the co-main event.

Other fights on the card include ranked flyweights Erin Blanchfield and Jasmine Jasudavicius colliding, Jeremiah Wells taking on Myktybek Orolbai at welterweight, Vicente Luque against Tresean Gore at middleweight and veteran lightweight Edson Barboza toeing the line with Esteban Ribovics.

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Mario Bautista doesn’t want to leave it up to the judges in his upcoming fight.

Bautista is set to take on Cory Sandhagen in a bantamweight matchup at UFC 329 on July 11 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. He believes Sandhagen has a clear wrestling disadvantage against him, and plans to push the pace early.

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Mario Bautista On His Game Plan For Cory Sandhagen With his last fight being a decision loss, Bautista doesn’t want to let Sandhagen use his evasive movement to bank rounds. Their upcoming clash being a three-rounder, he is eager to avoid leaving it to the judges.

Eyeing a definitive finish, Bautista told Home of Fight: “I’m gonna be hunting that finish. I think it’s obvious where he’s not really the best, which is on the mat. So I’m gonna be hunting for that finish. Pushing hard. We got three rounds. So I’m gonna have to get on the gas right away. I can’t just let him get away with a decision and run around or anything. I think it’s gonna be an exc…

Valter Walker has Rousimar Palhares-esque plans for Josh Hokit.

Hokit’s rapid rise to stardom in the Ultimate Fighting Championship has been fueled by his brazen trash talk that has fans divided. Walker recently noted that the American heavyweight had insulted his home country of Brazil ahead of his Dana White’s Contender Series fight against Guilherme Uriel last year.

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Walker believes he will eventually cross paths with Hokit inside the Octagon. Known for his heel hook submissions, the Brazilian is confident that he will catch “The Incredible Hok” with one.

Furthermore, he claims he doesn’t want to let go even if Hokit taps. Walker wants to send the American to surgery for a broken foot. However, he might have to reconsider if doesn’t want to get banned forever like Palhares, who was notorious for holding on to leglocks far too long.

Walker told Home of Fight: “This guy is no problem for me. This guy, Josh Hokit, I can break his leg. But pleas…