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UFC 315 sees the Octagon return to Montreal; the site of some of the promotion’s biggest nights as two world titles are put on the line. In the main event, Belal Muhammad takes on Jack Della Maddalena for the welterweight title. Ian Machado Garry has been making his presence felt as the back-up fighter should either man miss weight, but it’s unlikely he will be needed as neither man has historically had any issue making the 170lb limit. The co-main event sees French star Manon Fiorot attempt to end the latest title reign of the legendary Valentina Shevchenko. She hasn’t …

UFC Des Moines sees a fascinating night of fights arrive at the Wells Fargo Arena in Iowa on Saturday night with a bantamweight main event between two top contenders at 135lb.  Deiveson Figueiredo takes on Corey Sandhagen in a main event with serious implications atop the division. Meanwhile the co-main sees the return of two rising stars in Reinier De Ridder and Bo Nickal in the middleweight division.  The fight that has fans most excited, however, is the main card opener between former Cage Warriors champion Mason Jones and the returning Jeremy Stephens. Hometown star Stephens had been smashing it …

UFC Kansas City brings the Octagon to the Delta Center on Saturday night with a welterweight clash that saved the day when the original main event was cancelled due to injury.  Fans were due to see former champion Jamahal Hill against recent contender Khalil Rountree Jr in an exciting light-heavyweight clash. However, when Rountree pulled out and the bout was rescheduled for Baku this summer, Ian Machado Garry stepped up to take on the fast-rising welterweight contender Carlos Prates and save the main event. Irishman Garry is a divisive figure with fans, while Prates is a member of the wildly …

UFC 314 has arrived in Miami, and Dana White is giving us one of the most exciting fight cards in recent memory to celebrate the promotion’s return to Florida. In the main event, we will see a new featherweight champion crowned after Ilia Topuria gave up the belt to pursue lightweight ambitions. Alexander Volkanovski is back in the mix, taking on surging contender Diego Lopes in an exciting clash of styles. However, British viewers will all be keeping an eye on the co-main event as Paddy Pimblett returns to the Octagon against Michael Chandler. Conor McGregor has expressed his interest …

UFC Vegas 105 takes place this weekend as the Octagon returns from its world tour to the Apex for another featherweight Fight Night in front of a studio audience  There is something about the big arenas that makes even weaker cards like last weekend appear more hyped up. But if you look across the field this weekend, you can see a lot of very interesting contests, and arguably a more intriguing set of match-ups to bet on than the last two weeks. If you want to start with the main event, that is as good a spot as any. Josh …

UFC Mexico City rolls into the Arena CDMX on Saturday night with a flyweight clash that has serious world title implications, as Alexandre Pantoja looks for new contenders at 125lb.  Brandon Moreno makes his return to Mexico as a two-time world champion, looking to launch one last effort at getting the belt back. He squares off with Steve Erceg, the fan-favourite Australian who has fallen on hard times since getting his surprise shot at the belt in May of last year. Erceg was undefeated in the UFC before Pantoja beat him last summer, but he has now lost two on …

UFC London is back at The O2 Arena on Saturday night for the biggest night of the UK MMA calendar, as Leon Edwards faces Sean Brady in a short-notice main event.  Former welterweight champion Edwards is back at the arena where he finally put his rivalry with Kamaru Usman to bed, as he pushes towards a world title rematch. He now faces Brady – whose sole defeat was against the champion Belal Muhammad – after Jack Della Madallena was moved to the UFC 315 title fight. You will notice a lot of major names scattered throughout this card; most notably …