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PFL Washington DC: Jean vs. Musaev crowns a new welterweight champion as undefeated Thad Jean meets Shamil Musaev. The PFL card also features Tyson Pedro against Rafael Xavier and unbeaten Rasul Magomedov facing Sullivan Cauley.
LFA 237: Lee vs. Tardio lands in La Crosse, Wisconsin, with Carlos Tardio facing towering Brazilian Mackson Lee. The LFA card also features Kegan Gennrich against Jose Mendez and rising middleweights Dylan Diebitz and Preston LaGrange.
UAE Warriors 72: Chopurov vs. McLaren brings championship MMA back to Abu Dhabi. The UAE Warriors card features undefeated Asaf Chopurov against Reece McLaren, while Renan Ferreira meets Khusein Adamov in an explosive heavyweight co-main event.
Lewis McGrillen returns at PFL Austin against Rafael do Nascimento in McGrillen vs. do Nascimento. The PFL Europe winner last fought at PFL Europe 2025: Belfast, submitting Alan Philpott in McGrillen vs. Philpott.
UFC 329: McGregor vs. Holloway 2 ended in stunning fashion as Max Holloway defeated Conor McGregor by injury TKO. The UFC card also featured fast finishes from Paddy Pimblett, Robert Whittaker, King Green and Gable Steveson in Las Vegas.
Several fighters are leaning toward Max Holloway ahead of UFC 329: McGregor vs. Holloway 2, while still respecting the early danger of Conor McGregor. The major question around this UFC rematch is simple: can McGregor land big before Holloway’s pace takes over?
Former UFC star Dustin Poirier has spoken openly about the alcohol-fueled airport incident that led to his arrest. Poirier connected the Father’s Day episode to retirement, depression and concern for his father, while admitting that he stopped following lessons previously learned in therapy.
UFC 329: McGregor vs. Holloway 2 brings Conor McGregor back against Max Holloway in Holloway vs. McGregor. Our UFC picks also back King Green over Terrance McKinney in Green vs. McKinney and Robert Whittaker over Nikita Krylov in Krylov vs. Whittaker.
ONE Championship goes full fight-week mode with ceremonial weigh-ins and faceoffs for ONE Samurai 1. The MMA spotlight is on Wakamatsu vs Kholmirzaev for the flyweight title, plus action fights like Phogat vs Hirata and Sawada vs Miura.
