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Court McGee is set to close the book on his Ultimate Fighting Championship career in front of a hometown crowd.

The 41-year-old recently announced that his upcoming bout at UFC 332 will be the final fight of his career. The event is scheduled for Oct. 3 at Delta Center in Salt Lake City, although McGee’s opponent has not yet been revealed.

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Court McGee prepares for retirement after nearly three decades of UFC fights McGee (22-14) has enjoyed considerable success competing in his home state, posting a 10-1 record in Utah so far. Furthermore, he’s 2-0 in Utah while competing in the UFC. “The Crusher” announced his upcoming retirement in a video posted to Instagram.

“I signed my final contract,” McGee said. “I've negotiated my last either five or six contracts, usually four-fight deals -- actually, all of them are four-fight deals, but I signed my last fight in my last four-fight contract. I was going to retire before I had my neck surgery, and I had i…

Nate Diaz has responded to Jake Paul's latest call-out for a rematch, this time in mixed martial arts.

Paul recently called out Diaz while promoting the newly announced merger between Most Valuable Promotions and the Professional Fighters League. He urged his former boxing opponent to stop avoiding a rematch under MMA rules. Diaz responded on social media with a four-word message for the YouTuber-turned-boxer.

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Nate Diaz welcomes Jake Paul’s call-out Paul has expressed interest in making his MMA debut against the former Ultimate Fighting Championship fighter. They previously met in a boxing match that marked Diaz's professional debut, which Paul won by unanimous decision after 10 rounds.

Paul framed the matchup as a potential game-changer in the sport, suggesting a fight with Diaz could help reshape the combat sports landscape. Diaz has finally responded on social media, seemingly welcoming the bout.

“Pull the f**k up,” Diaz posted on X.

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Ian Garry claims he has faced significantly steeper competition than Islam Makhachev has.

Garry (17-1) is scheduled to challenge Makhachev (28-1) for the Ultimate Fighting Championship welterweight title at UFC 330 on Aug. 15 at Xfinity Mobile Arena in Philadelphia. The Irish challenger recently compared their strength of schedule, claiming that his recent run of form surpasses the Russian’s.

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Ian Garry highlights size and skill difference between his recent opponents and Islam Makhachev’s Garry has faced Belal Muhammad, Carlos Prates, Shavkat Rakhmonov, Michael Page and Geoff Neal in his last five outings, only losing to Rakhmonov. Meanwhile, Makhachev has defended his lightweight title against Volkanovski twice, Dustin Poirier, and Renato Carneiro, and dethroned Jack Della Maddalena to win the welterweight title in his last five bouts.

“The Future” believes Muhammad, Prates, Rakhmonov and Page are among the trickiest fighters in the world. While h…

King Green learned a humbling lesson after issuing an open challenge to boxers.

Green recently made headlines by picking apart professional boxer Bang Williams in boxing sparring. Williams trains under former four-division world champion Adrien Broner, who was also in attendance as the veteran UFC fighter trash-talked and repeatedly stung his pupil.

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‘I learned today what real boxing is’: King Green humbled by WBO interim champ Green subsequently issued an open challenge to all professional boxers. The Ultimate Fighting Championship lightweight soon met his match in WBO interim super lightweight champion Arnold Barboza Jr., who pieced up Green, albeit they ended without any bad blood.

Green then admitted that Barboza showed him what real boxing looks like. While Green went in expecting a slugfest, Barboza kept a solid guard and displayed slick footwork to pick him apart.

“I’m thinking we’re going to do this certain dance,” Green said on his Inst…

Islam Makhachev is far more comfortable competing at welterweight and won’t move back down to 155 pounds.

Makhachev (28-1) defended the Ultimate Fighting Championship lightweight title four times before moving up to welterweight. He dominantly dethroned Jack Della Maddalena to win the 170-pound title last year and is now scheduled to defend it against Ian Garry (17-1) at UFC 330 on Aug. 15 at Xfinity Mobile Arena in Philadelphia.

Javier Mendez shuts down possibility of Islam Makhachev returning to lightweight Makhachev’s coach, Javier Mendez, doesn’t believe his fighter will switch between weight classes and is likely done with lightweight entirely. Mendez recently revealed that the champion has gained five kilos (11 pounds) of muscle since moving up to welterweight and isn’t looking to move back down.

“He’s gained five kilos of muscle and feels better at welterweight,” Mendez told Alvaro Colmenero. “He prefers this weight class. I don’t think he’ll ever fight at light…

Arman Tsarukyan will return to compete on Real American Freestyle less than two weeks after his next Ultimate Fighting Championship bout.

The UFC lightweight is scheduled to face Dillon Danis at RAF 14 on Oct. 3 at Fontainebleau in Las Vegas. The wrestling promotion recently announced that the match will be contested for the RAF middleweight crossover championship. The news comes less than one week after the UFC announced Tsarukyan (23-3) will face Mauricio Ruffy (14-2) at UFC 331 on Sept. 19 in Los Angeles.

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Arman Tsarukyan and Dillon Danis have MMA assignments before RAF clash Tsarukyan has fought just once in 2024 and once in 2025, with his latest victory in mixed martial arts coming against Dan Hooker in November last year. However, he’s competed in 15 wrestling and submission grappling matches over the last two years, going unbeaten in all but one. In his last wrestling match under the RAF banner, he was outpointed by Colby Covington.

He has co…

Gillian Robertson already feels like a champion ahead of her upcoming title challenge.

Robertson will challenge Mackenzie Dern for the Ultimate Fighting Championship strawweight title at UFC 330 on Aug. 15 at Xfinity Mobile Arena in Philadelphia.

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Gillian Robertson sends defiant message to Mackenzie Dern: ‘The belt’s already mine’ While Dern possesses potent submission skills, Robertson claims the champion isn’t particularly adept at landing takedowns. The challenger believes Dern might pull guard out of desperation to take the fight to the mat, where she is most dangerous.

“I don’t think she has a great ability to take it to the ground,” Robertson told MMA Junkie. “I think she has an okay double leg and then she likes the lateral hip throw. I don’t think she’s the best at getting there. I honestly wouldn’t be surprised if she pulled guard on me. I feel like that’s where I see her having the most danger: when she is on her back, she is very active. …

Islam Makhachev is looking to further extend his win streak against Ian Garry.

Makhachev aims to defend his Ultimate Fighting Championship welterweight title against Garry in the main event of UFC 330 in Philadelphia. The Irish challenger is high in confidence despite being a massive betting underdog and the champion is looking to put him in his place.

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‘We will make him respectful’: Islam Makhachev previews Ian Garry clash Garry’s polarizing personality has divided both fans and fighters. His recent comments have drawn heated reactions, with Makhachev even suggesting his upcoming opponent should do fewer interviews. Speaking on the first episode of “UFC Embedded” ahead of UFC 330, the Dagestani champion claimed that Garry only “acts like a bad guy” and that he’s prepared to humble him.

“He acts like a bad guy,” Makhachev said. “I know he’s a humble guy, but if not, I will make him humble. I’m going to try to follow him and catch him and take him do…

Ian Garry is willing to travel the world to be the best fighter he can be.

While Garry (17-1) is Irish, he’s mostly trained at Chute Boxe in Brazil in recent years. He’s scheduled to challenge Islam Makhachev (28-1) for the Ultimate Fighting Championship welterweight title in the main event of UFC 330 on Aug. 15 at Xfinity Mobile Arena in Philadelphia.

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Ian Garry details his Brazil training camp before facing Islam Makhachev at UFC 330 Garry has split his camp between England, Ireland and Brazil for his upcoming fight. “The Future” is honing his ground game with grappling legend Demian Maia, one of the key reasons he moved to Brazil in the first place. He recently explained that training under Maia is worth the relocation.

“I want to do what I need to do or what I believe I need to do to be the best I possibly can be,” Garry told Spinnin Backfist. “So, traveling out to Brazil and training jiu-jitsu with Demian Maia, arguably the greatest grappler i…

Uros Medic put on a bonus-winning performance despite an injured knee.

Medic headlined the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s recent trip to Serbia, facing Daniel Rodriguez in front of his home fans. Medic recently revealed that he injured his knee on the first day of UFC Belgrade fight week.

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Uros Medic suffered a meniscus injury during UFC Belgrade fight week Medic was able to pop his knee back into place, but it soon began to swell. He recalled the stressful ordeal in a recent interview with MMA Junkie.

“We were just warming up and my knee popped out of place,” Medic said. “I was like, ‘Whoa, what is this?’ I didn’t feel any pain and I tried to straighten my leg out and it popped back in. And I could feel right away it started to fill with liquid, started to swell.”

Medic was diagnosed with a meniscus injury but declined medication, instead undergoing tissue work to reduce the swelling. As the Serbian-American limped through fight week, he hop…

Canadian fans will have several home-country fighters to support at the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s next event in Edmonton, Alberta.

Four new bouts have been added to UFC Edmonton, which takes place Oct. 17 at Rogers Place. In addition to the recently announced bouts, Canada’s Mike Malott will take on Joaquin Buckley in the main event.

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Four Canadian fighters added to UFC Edmonton lineup Marc-Andre Barriault (17-11) will have the home crowd behind him when he takes on Kyle Daukaus (17-5) in a middleweight matchup at UFC Edmonton. Barriault has endured a turbulent UFC tenure, going 6-10 (1 NC). He has won only once in his last six outings and is currently on a two-fight losing streak.

Meanwhile, Daukaus made an impressive comeback to begin his second UFC stint after being released in 2022. The American finished both of his UFC opponents last year but suffered a first-round stoppage loss to Bo Nickal in June at UFC Freedom 250.

Canada’s Tan…

Dana White’s Contender Series returns for its 10th Season on Aug. 11.

DWCS 2026: Week 1 goes down at Meta Apex in Las Vegas. The card will be headlined by a heavyweight tilt between Anthony Wint and Matthew Adams. Both Wint and Adams successfully made the heavyweight limit. The four other fights on the undercard are also set, with everyone making weight.

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Former New York Jets linebacker Wint (6-0) has a lot of hype behind him going into his DWCS bout. He has finished five of his six professional wins since making his debut in 2023. The undefeated prospect successfully made the heavyweight limit, coming in at 234 pounds.

Meanwhile, Adams (6-2) went on a five-fight winning streak after suffering a loss in his mixed martial arts debut in 2023. Adams’ streak ended with a submission loss in an LFA title fight against the undefeated Arslan Bilalov. He has since rebounded with a first-round knockout win this past March. “Bad” also successfully made weigh…