The Senior World Wrestling Championships 2026 in Astana, Kazakhstan, have been overshadowed by a controversial incident involving American wrestler Morgan Turner and Russia’s Elizaveta Smirnova. Turner was disqualified from their women’s 50kg round-of-16 bout after two eye pokes left Smirnova with a…
Oct 28, 2026 | 1:09 AM EDT The incident took place on October 27 during the women’s 50 kg round-of-16 bout. Smirnova, the returning 2025 world bronze medalist, had taken control of the match and built an 8-3 lead. Turner then launched a comeback, using a counter lift…
Khamzat Chimaev says he is willing to follow Sean Strickland to another weight class to secure a rematch. Khamzat Chimaev says he'll chase Sean Strickland to heavyweight for rematch Khamzat Chimaev vows to pursue Sean Strickland across weight classes after…
Nurullo Aliev doesn’t agree with Marc Goddard’s decision to take a point from him during his UFC 333 loss. This past Saturday, the premier promotion returned to Abu Dhabi for UFC 333, and in the main event, Alexander Volkanovski knocked out Movsar…
There’s been a lot of talk about fighter pay lately. 2026 MMA news has been dominated by fights that haven’t happened and fighters that refuse to fight because the UFC isn’t willing to pay them a little more. Now former bantamweight…
Khamzat Chimaev is locked into getting a fight against Sean Strickland next, regardless of what weight it is at. This past Friday, Khamzat Chimaev returned to action when he took on UFC legend Robbie Lawler on the wrestling mats at…
Referee Marc Goddard is making fighters pay for fouls. Marc Goddard deducts another UFC point, this time for illegal strikes Nurullo Aliev penalized for back-of-head strikes against Grant Dawson at UFC 333 - Islam Makhachev unavailable as UFC sets Prates-Morales interim title…
Kamaru Usman doesn't blame UFC middleweight champion Sean Strickland for wanting an increase in pay. Strickland (31-7 MMA, 18-7 UFC) aired out his grievances after signing a new UFC deal prior to challenging Khamzat Chimaev for the title in May. Strickland upset…
Home » Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Brendan Allen opened his Real American Freestyle run with a decisive win over Alexander Shlemenko at RAF 14 in Las Vegas on Friday, October 23. The promotion’s official results list a 10-0 technical fall in the first period of their cruiserweight…
Khamzat Chimaev and Brendan Allen, UFC 328 media workout Brendan Allen values his friendship with Khamzat Chimaev, but that doesn't mean he wouldn't fight him. Allen (28-7 MMA, 16-4 UFC) is knocking on the door of a UFC middleweight title opportunity after extending…
Rankings climb and contender tests for Allen.
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