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Raoni Barcelos was hospitalized after a frightening and unusual finish to his fight against Raul Rosas Jr. in the main event of UFC Vegas 121 on September 26, 2026. Barcelos suddenly went unconscious during a fifth-round takedown by Rosas, prompting referee Herb Dean to immediately stop the fight. Barcelos remained on the canvas for an … Read more
Mehemmedeli Osmanli appeared to have scored a devastating knockout in his UFC debut, but the strike that ended the fight was illegal. Osmanli was disqualified after landing a powerful knee to the head of Ilimbek Akylbek Uulu while Akylbek was a grounded fighter during their bantamweight fight at UFC Vegas 121 on September 26, 2026. … Read more
Mixed martial arts is making a new push to become an Olympic sport, and its debut as a medal event at the 2026 Asian Games in Japan is being used as a major test of whether MMA can fit within the Olympic movement. But Olympic MMA would look noticeably different from the version familiar to … Read more
Gable Steveson suffered the first loss of his professional MMA career at UFC 331 when heavyweight Sean Sharaf knocked the Olympic wrestling champion out just 12 seconds into the first round. The result was one of the biggest surprises of the 2026 UFC season. Steveson entered the fight as an enormous betting favorite and one … Read more