Ilia Topuria: ‘The first fight they offered me was Islam Makhachev’

BAD MMA News — Fri, 10 Apr 2026 07:43:19 +0000

Lightweight champion Ilia Topuria headlines the UFC Freedom 250 fight card at the White House in a title unification bout against two-time interim titleholder Justin Gaethje . In the co-main event, former two-division champion Alex Pereira has the opportunity to become the first fighter to ever win championships in three different UFC divisions when he takes on Ciryl Gane for the interim heavyweight tittle. Topuria, also a two-division champion, was supposed to have the opportunity becoming a three-division too, but things changed the night before the fight card was announced

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UFC Fight Night video: Rinya Nakamura runs over Nathan Fletcher for 62-second knockout

BAD MMA News — Sun, 03 Aug 2025 04:53:26 +0000

Nathan Fletcher and Rinya Nakamura Rinya Nakamura bounced back from his first career loss in a big way. On Saturday, Nakamura squared off with Nathan Fletcher in the final preliminary fight of UFC Vegas 108 . It was Nakamura’s first fight since losing to Muin Gafurov at UFC 311 and the Japanese prospect returned to form in spectacular fashion, stopping Fletcher in the first round with a nasty body kick

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UFC Fight Night video: Rinya Nakamura runs over Nathan Fletcher for 62-second knockout