Reports are flying that Ronda Rousey could end her long retirement to fight Gina Carano at Rousey vs. Carano in a 5-round featherweight main event on Netflix. It’s a wild UFC-era nostalgia swing — and Sean Strickland already gave the internet a quote to argue about.
UFC heads to Houston for UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs. Hernandez — and MMAtown is hunting value, not hype. We like Njokuani vs. Leal as the most trusted pick, plus two longshot darts: Judice vs. Miller and Smith vs. Harrell.
Yes, it’s not AI: Valter Walker vs. Zion Clark went viral after a controversial choke finish in an openweight grappling match. The “heel hook” jokes exploded, then Johnny Walker slammed his brother publicly. Even UFC fans couldn’t look away.
The Ufc released Jailton Almeida after his decision loss to Rizvan Kuniev in Fight: Kuniev vs. Almeida, sparking backlash and memes. With wins over Derrick Lewis and Jairzinho Rozenstruik, fans are asking what comes next.
One championship got fireworks at ONE Fight Night 40: Buntan vs. Hemetsberger 2: Fight: Tynan vs. Takeuchi ended fast, Fight: Radzuan vs. Fujimoto also ended with a finish, plus Fight: Hu vs. Kingad, Fight: Isojima vs. Lee, and Fight: Akaev vs. Gabriel.
One championship just signed an ESPN-exclusive deal for Australia and New Zealand, and it kicks off with ONE Fight Night 40: Buntan vs. Hemetsberger 2 on Feb. 13 in Bangkok. Keep an eye on the MMA matchups like Fight: Tynan vs. Takeuchi and Fight: Isojima vs. Lee.
Wild moment at Ufc referee Mark Smith tore his Achilles during Fight: Gautier vs. Pulyaev at UFC 324: Gaethje vs. Pimblett. Ateba Gautier vs Andrey Pulyaev kept going, but the ref injury went viral fast. Surgery update: successful.
Fight Nation Championship went full chaos at FNC 27: Vitasović vs. Moeil: new heavyweight champ in Moeil vs. Vitasović, new lightweight champ after Eskiev vs. Albano Barrio, plus a 24-second nuke in Ilić vs. Fabjan.
Kyoji Horiguchi called his shot after UFC Fight Night: Bautista vs. Oliveira: he wants the flyweight belt, even if it means facing teammate Alexandre Pantoja. He outpointed Amir Albazi, then revealed he hurt his hand — and still wants the title next.
MMAtown’s 3 picks for UFC Fight Night: Bautista vs. Oliveira: Vinicius Oliveira as the underdog in the main event, Julius Walker as a value dog vs Jacoby, and Kyoji Horiguchi by decision (-125) against the ultra-durable Albazi in the Ufc.
