Previews
Fight and card previews, with tale of the tape and what to watch.
Oktagon 95: Kincl vs. Humburger Preview: Full Fight Card Breakdown
OKTAGON MMA heads to Mattoni Arena in Karlovy Vary on Saturday, October 17, with former middleweight champion Patrik Kincl returning to title contention against rising contender Dominik Humburger. The winner steps in line for OKTAGON Middleweight Champion Kerim Engizek.
UFC Fight Night: Buckley vs. Malott Preview: Full Fight Card Breakdown
The UFC lands in Edmonton on Saturday, October 17, at Rogers Place with a welterweight main event built on contrasting momentum. Joaquin Buckley arrives trying to stop a two-fight losing streak. Mike Malott arrives on a four-fight winning streak, headlining in Canada for the third consecutive time.
PFL Chicago: Carmouche vs. Bishop 2 Preview: Full Fight Card Breakdown
The Professional Fighters League crowns a champion in Chicago on Friday, October 16. Liz Carmouche puts the inaugural PFL Women's Flyweight World Championship on the line against Jena Bishop at Wintrust Arena — the first title defence in the history of this division.
PFL Africa: Morocco Preview: Full Fight Card Breakdown
PFL Africa steps into North Africa for the first time on October 10, bringing the semifinal round of its continental tournament to the Mohammed V Sports Complex in Casablanca. Morocco has never hosted an MMA card of this scale. The promotion has
UFC Fight Night: Allen vs. Duncan Preview: Full Fight Card Breakdown
The UFC returns to the Apex in Las Vegas on October 10 for a middleweight main event that puts two top-ten contenders on a direct path toward the title picture. Brendan Allen and Christian Leroy Duncan have each built their current win streaks
UFC 332: Silva vs. Wang Preview — Full Fight Card Breakdown
UFC 332 arrives at the Delta Center in Salt Lake City on October 3, and the headline has changed since this event was first announced. What was supposed to be Natália Silva challenging Valentina Shevchenko for the flyweight title became something dif
Oktagon 94: The Biggest Comeback Ever Preview: Full Fight Card Breakdown
When OKTAGON brought its show to Deutsche Bank Park in Frankfurt in 2024, the crowd reached 59,148 — a world record for a single MMA event. The promotion is returning to the same stadium on September 26
UFC Fight Night: Rosas Jr. vs. Barcelos Preview: Full Fight Card Breakdown
Raul Rosas Jr. was signed to the UFC at 17 and given the nickname El Nino Problema before he had completed a full fight camp at the UFC level. Now 22 with a 12-1 record, he headlines UFC Fight Night 289
UFC 331: Van vs. Pantoja 2 Preview: Full Fight Card Breakdown
The UFC returns to Los Angeles for the first time since 2018, and the card they have built around the flyweight title rematch is one of the stronger numbered shows of the year. Joshua Van defends the championship against Alexandre Pantoja on Septembe
Oktagon 93: Roušal vs. Mågård Preview: Full Fight Card Breakdown
OKTAGON returns to Brno on September 12, and the Winning Group Arena will host the promotion's 93rd event in a city that has served as one of its most important homes. The headline fight features hometown favorite Radek Roušal against former two-time OKTAGON champion Jonas
Noche UFC: Silva vs. Delgado Preview: Full Fight Card Breakdown
The fourth annual Noche UFC lands in Glendale, Arizona on September 12, bringing a stacked card to Desert Diamond Arena during Mexican Independence Day weekend. The event was built around a marquee featherweight matchup, but a late main event replacemen
UFC Fight Night: Hooker vs. Parnasse Preview: Full Fight Card Breakdown
The UFC returns to Paris for the fifth consecutive year, and this time the card looks different from anything originally planned. Tom Aspinall vs. Ciryl Gane — a heavyweight title fight that would have reshaped the top of the biggest division in the
UFC Fight Night: Nurmagomedov vs. Song Preview: Full Fight Card Breakdown
UFC returns to Shanghai on August 29 with a bantamweight main event that carries genuine title implications. Umar Nurmagomedov and Song Yadong, ranked third and fifth in the division, meet at the SPD Bank Oriental Sports Center in a fight the winner
PFL Tampa: Cyborg vs. Vieira Preview: Full Fight Card Breakdown
Cris Cyborg has called this her last fight. The PFL Women's Featherweight Championship is on the line at Benchmark International Arena in Tampa on August 22, and Cyborg — 41 years old, 29-2 across more than two decades in MMA, a world champion in Str
UFC Fight Night: Hernandez vs. Rodrigues Preview: Full Fight Card Breakdown
The UFC returns to Sacramento's Golden 1 Center on August 22 for the first time since 2019. Seven events in, the city knows how to bring energy — and this card delivers the fights to match it. At the top of the lineup, No. 6 middleweight Anthony "Flu
UFC 330: Makhachev vs. Machado Garry Preview: Full Fight Card Breakdown
Two title fights on a numbered pay-per-view in Philadelphia. UFC 330 touches down at Xfinity Mobile Arena on August 15 with a main event carrying historic weight — Islam Makhachev needs one more win to own the longest winning streak in UFC history ou
Title Fight Preview: Magomed Ankalaev vs. Paulo Costa
UFC 332 on October 3, 2026 has its main event locked in: Magomed Ankalaev meets Paulo Costa for the interim UFC Light Heavyweight Championship. Reigning champion Carlos Ulberg, who knocked out Jiri Procházka in the first round at UFC 327 in April
Title Fight Preview: Tom Aspinall vs. Ciryl Gane
When a title fight ends in a no contest at 4:35 of round one, nobody gets closure. That is exactly where the UFC heavyweight division has been sitting since October 25, 2025, when Ciryl Gane's accidental double eye-poke forced a stoppage at UFC 321.
PFL Charlotte: Battle vs. Rosta Preview: Full Fight Card Breakdown
PFL returns to Charlotte for the second time, and the card they bring to Bojangles Coliseum has a clear story: two fighters with recent losses trying to right the ship, and a loaded supporting card beneath them. Bryan Battle and Dalton Rosta headline
UFC Fight Night: Gamrot vs. Salkilld Preview: Full Fight Card Breakdown
This card does not come attached to a pay-per-view headline or a title on the line, but it matters for one of MMA's most competitive divisions. Mateusz Gamrot and Quillan Salkilld collide in a lightweight main event that carries real ranking implicat
UFC Fight Night: Medić vs. Rodriguez Preview: Full Fight Card Breakdown
Serbia hosts a UFC event for the first time in history this Saturday. The UFC has set up shop at Belgrade Arena for a card built around a simple premise: give the most popular Serbian fighter on the roster a chance to headline in his own backyard.
PFL Washington DC: Jean vs. Musaev Preview: Full Fight Card Breakdown
The PFL welterweight title has been vacant since February. Ramazan Kuramagomedov won it and then announced his retirement immediately afterward. Now Musaev and Thad Jean meet at CareFirst Arena in Washington to settle the championship.
UFC Fight Night: Ankalaev vs. Guskov Preview: Full Fight Card Breakdown
The main event was different two weeks ago. Magomed Ankalaev was booked to face Khalil Rountree Jr. at the Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi. On July 13, Rountree withdrew with an injury and Bogdan Guskov accepted the fight on short notice.
Title Fight Preview: Joshua Van vs. Alexandre Pantoja
The first meeting ended in 26 seconds. At UFC 323 in December 2025, Alexandre Pantoja dislocated his arm attempting a takedown, and Joshua Van was awarded the TKO that made him the UFC flyweight champion. The rematch is booked for UFC 331.
UFC Fight Night: du Plessis vs. Usman Preview: Full Fight Card Breakdown
The UFC returns to Oklahoma City for the first time since 2017 with Dricus Du Plessis making his comeback from a title loss against former welterweight king Kamaru Usman in a pivotal middleweight main event.
PFL Austin: Eblen vs. Kasanganay 2 Preview: Full Fight Card Breakdown
The first interim world title fight in PFL history lands July 18 at Moody Center in Austin, Texas. When Costello van Steenis withdrew injured, the PFL booked its first interim belt — and called Impa Kasanganay as the opponent for Johnny Eblen.
Title Fight Preview: Cris Cyborg vs. Ketlen Vieira
Twenty-one years of professional competition end on August 22. Cris Cyborg has announced that PFL Tampa will be her final MMA fight, and the PFL Women's Featherweight Championship goes with it. The opponent is Ketlen Vieira.
Title Fight Preview: Will Fleury vs. Daniel Škvor 2
Will Fleury submitted Daniel Škvor in the second round at Oktagon 56 in April 2024. It was the first fight of Fleury's OKTAGON tenure. Since then, Fleury has gone on to become a double champion — holding both the OKTAGON Light Heavyweight and Heavyweight titles.
PFL San Diego: McKee vs. Isbulaev Preview: Full Fight Card Breakdown
AJ McKee fights at home on June 27. Pechanga Arena in San Diego hosts the Professional Fighters League's first-ever event in the city, and McKee — who grew up in Long Beach — is on the kind of trajectory that makes hometown cards feel inevitable.
UFC Fight Night: Fiziev vs. Torres Preview: Full Fight Card Breakdown
Rafael Fiziev fights at home on June 27. The National Gymnastics Arena in Baku hosts the UFC's second card in Azerbaijan, and Fiziev — born in Kazakhstan but representing Azerbaijan — is the reason this city has become a destination venue.
Title Fight Preview: Krzysztof Jotko vs. Kerim Engizek 2
Krzysztof Jotko submitted Kerim Engizek in three minutes and thirty-seven seconds at Oktagon 82 in January. He walked away with €300,000 from the Tipsport Gamechanger 3 tournament. What he did not walk away with was the belt.
Title Fight Preview: Lucia Szabová vs. Lucie Pudilová
Lucia Szabová made history in April by becoming the first dual champion in OKTAGON history. Now the Silent Killer returns to bantamweight to defend her first title against UFC veteran Lucie Pudilová at Oktagon 92 in Prague on August 1, 2026.
Title Fight Preview: Mackenzie Dern vs. Gillian Robertson
Mackenzie Dern makes her first UFC Women's Strawweight title defense on August 15, 2026 in Philadelphia. Her challenger is Gillian "The Savage" Robertson, ranked fifth in the division and riding a five-fight winning streak.
Title Fight Preview: Usman Nurmagomedov vs. Archie Colgan
Usman Nurmagomedov has gone 21 professional fights without a loss. He won the last Bellator Lightweight Championship, then moved it into the Professional Fighters League era and became the inaugural PFL Lightweight Champion.
Title Fight Preview: Johnny Eblen vs. Impa Kasanganay
Van Steenis is out. The PFL's first-ever interim middleweight title is the prize now, and it goes to whoever settles the score between Johnny Eblen and Impa Kasanganay when they meet for the second time at Moody Center in Austin on July 18.
Title Fight Preview: Islam Makhachev vs. Ian Machado Garry
Islam Makhachev spent years building one of the most complete resumes in UFC history at 155 pounds. Then he walked away from it. In November 2025, he vacated the lightweight title, stepped up to welterweight, and outworked Jack Della Maddalena over five rounds to take the belt at UFC 322.
Oktagon 90: Fleury vs. Aras Preview: Full Fight Card Breakdown
OKTAGON MMA holds its first-ever event in Berlin on June 20, and the promotion has brought the stakes to match the occasion. Will Fleury defends the OKTAGON heavyweight title against German-Turkish challenger Kasim Aras at Uber Arena, with a second title fight in the co-main.
PFL MENA 10 Preview: Full Fight Card Breakdown
PFL MENA 10 lands in Jeddah on June 19 for the second straight year, and this time the event is built around a milestone. Hattan Alsaif, the first Saudi woman signed to a major global MMA promotion, makes her professional debut in the main event in front of a home crowd.
UFC Fight Night: Kape vs. Horiguchi Preview: Full Fight Card Breakdown
Nine years ago, Kyoji Horiguchi submitted Manel Kape at Rizin World Grand Prix 2017. On June 20, Kape gets his shot at revenge — and the winner of that flyweight main event at Meta Apex in Las Vegas steps to the front of the queue for Joshua Van's UFC flyweight title.
PFL Africa 2 Preview: Wasi Adeshina Headlines Lagos Tournament Card
PFL Africa 2 takes place on June 13, 2026, at the Eko Convention Center in Lagos, Nigeria. It is the promotion's first event held in Nigeria and the second installment of the PFL Africa series. The card features first-round tournament bouts across li
UFC Freedom 250 Preview: Topuria vs. Gaethje Headline Historic White House Card
UFC Freedom 250 arrives at the South Lawn of the White House on June 14 with two title fights at the top of the card. It is the first major combat sports event held on the grounds, and the backdrop makes this one of the more unusual cards in UFC hist
UFC Fight Night: Muhammad vs. Bonfim Preview: Full Fight Card Breakdown
Belal Muhammad built his career on grinding opponents down and making them quit. Gabriel Bonfim makes them tap. Saturday at Meta Apex in Las Vegas, two contrasting styles meet at welterweight in a main event that has real divisional implications
UFC Fight Night: Song vs. Figueiredo Preview: Full Fight Card Breakdown
UFC returns to Macau for the first time since November 2024, and it has brought a main event that could reshape the bantamweight division. Song Yadong and Deiveson Figueiredo are both ranked in the top ten and both coming off losses at the same event
PFL MENA 9: Pride of Arabia Preview: Full Fight Card Breakdown
PFL MENA 9: Pride of Arabia heads to the Coca-Cola Arena in Dubai on Sunday with a loaded slate of tournament fights and one of the most anticipated professional debuts in Middle Eastern MMA history. The 2026 PFL MENA season launches with quarterfinal
PFL Brussels: Habirora vs. Henderson Preview: Full Fight Card Breakdown
The Professional Fighters League takes its European series to Brussels this Saturday, putting an unbeaten Belgian prospect against a former world champion returning from retirement. Patrick Habirora has finished all eight of his opponents
Oktagon 88: Machaev vs. Palokaj Preview: Full Fight Card Breakdown
The OKTAGON featherweight title is on the line in Hannover on Saturday, and the setup is as clean a local story as European MMA produces. Champion Mochamed Machaev makes his first title defense against Gjoni Palokaj — an Albanian-German challenger
UFC Fight Night: Allen vs. Costa Preview: Full Fight Card Breakdown
UFC Fight Night heads to Las Vegas on Saturday with a featherweight main event that puts one of the division's most important rising names against a ranked veteran whose recent form has raised questions. Arnold Allen has been ranked in the top ten
UFC 328: Chimaev vs. Strickland Preview: Full Fight Card Breakdown
Newark hosts the UFC's biggest card since January. Two title fights, a heavyweight eliminator, and one of the most anticipated personal rivalries in recent memory share the same PPV. Khamzat Chimaev defends the middleweight championship against Sean Str
PFL Sioux Falls: Storley vs. Zendeli Preview: Full Fight Card Breakdown
Logan Storley has never lost at the Sanford Pentagon. The former Bellator interim welterweight champion, NCAA Division I All-American wrestler, and South Dakota native is 33 years old and returning to the one arena where he is essentially unbeatable.
UFC Fight Night: Della Maddalena vs. Prates Preview: Full Fight Card Breakdown
Jack Della Maddalena lost his welterweight title to Islam Makhachev in November. He is getting it back in front of his own people — or at least, Saturday's card against Carlos Prates is the clearest path to doing exactly that.
Title Fight Preview: Khamzat Chimaev vs. Sean Strickland
Khamzat Chimaev puts his UFC middleweight championship on the line for the first time. Sean Strickland — a former champion himself — is the man across the cage on May 9 at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. The announcement conf
Oktagon 87: Szabová vs. Fernandes Preview: Full Fight Card Breakdown
OKTAGON's return to Liberec carries real weight on April 25. The Czech promotion is staging its first event in the city in three years, and they have built the night around one of their most compelling title stories: Lucia Szabová, the reigning OKTAG
UFC Fight Night: Sterling vs. Zalal Preview: Full Fight Card Breakdown
Aljamain Sterling fought his way to a bantamweight title reign at 135 pounds, defended it multiple times, and then had to watch inactivity eat away at whatever momentum he had built. After a long wait and a frustrated public campaign for better match
UFC Fight Night: Burns vs. Malott Preview: Full Fight Card Breakdown
Event Date: April 18, 2026 Location: Canada Life Centre, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
PFL Belfast: Kelly vs. Wilson Preview: Full Fight Card Breakdown
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PFL Chicago: Pettis vs. McKee Preview: Full Fight Card Breakdown
Event Date: April 11, 2026 Location: Wintrust Arena, Chicago, Illinois Broadcast: Main Card on ESPN2/ESPN Deportes (9:00 p.m. ET), Prelims on ESPN+ (6:00 p.m. ET)
Oktagon 86: Materla vs. Jungwirth Preview: Full Fight Card Breakdown
Oktagon 86 represents a landmark event for the Czech-Slovak promotion, marking its historic inaugural foray into the Polish market. Scheduled for April 11, 2026, at the Enea Arena in Szczecin, this card is not merely another international event but a calculated strategic move into what Oktagon...
UFC 327: Procházka vs. Ulberg Preview: Full Fight Card Breakdown
Event Date: April 11, 2026 Location: Kaseya Center, Miami, Florida Current Time: 2026-04-06T15:09:10.519Z
PFL Africa 1 Preview: Full Fight Card Breakdown
Event: PFL Champions Series Cape Town & PFL Africa 1: 2025 First Round Event Date: July 19, 2025 Location: GrandWest Arena, Cape Town, South Africa
FNC 29 Preview: Full Fight Card Breakdown
Date of Report: 2026-03-30 Event Date: 2026-04-11 Location: Arena Stožice, Ljubljana, Slovenia