Reese Gets Past Gall on All Three Cards Despite a Point Lost
Zachary Reese lost a point to an eye poke in round one but still beat the returning Mickey Gall 29-27 on all three scorecards at UFC Vegas 123.
UFC Results
MMA Fight News
Fresh from the cage
Boxing
Canelo Alvarez Outpoints Mbilli to Win the WBC Belt Back
Alvarez returned after 13 months away and took a unanimous decision over Christian Mbilli. The win gives him the WBC super middleweight title again.
Fighter Talk
Bisping Sends Aspinall a Message as His Eye Recovery Continues
Tom Aspinall posted gym photos while sidelined with eye problems, and Michael Bisping replied with a short note about the calm before a storm.
UFC Matchups
Covington Backs Makhachev's Wait and Doubts Prates and Morales
Colby Covington says Islam Makhachev deserves time to get through Ramadan and that Carlos Prates and Michael Morales have not earned an interim title shot.
Injuries & Fight Changes
Brady Says a Staph Infection Forced Him Out of UFC Vegas 124
Sean Brady has explained his withdrawal from the Nov. 7 headliner. A swollen knee turned out to be a serious staph infection that kept him in hospital for three days.
Regional & European MMA
Szabova Opens UFC Vegas 123 With a Third-Round TKO Debut
Oktagon's former two-division champion Lucia Szabova stopped Tainara Lisboa with ground strikes in her UFC debut and moved to 13-0.
Grappling & BJJ
Craig Jones Says IBJJF Points Miss Where Control Comes From
In his Power Ride instructional, Craig Jones argues that IBJJF scoring rewards positions that fail in MMA and ignores the opponent's legs.
Boxing
Galal Yafai Books Dec. 5 Return in Wolverhampton
The interim WBC flyweight champion is set to box on the Walker vs. Rocha undercard. His opponent is still to be named.
UFC Results
Jacobe Smith Defends Coach Cormier After Reyes Criticism
UFC Vegas 123 co-headliner Jacobe Smith says Dominick Reyes and other critics would see how good Daniel Cormier is if they sat down with him.
Fighter Talk
Velasquez: Cormier Admitted He Did Not Want Lesnar
Cain Velasquez says Daniel Cormier told him he never wanted to fight Brock Lesnar around the 2010 title bout. Cormier later called the fight one of the safest he could have had.
Retirements & Legends
Makhachev Says His Next Fight Is "One of the Last"
The UFC welterweight champion hinted at retirement in a post on X, while the division waits on the Prates-Morales interim title bout.
UFC Results
Moicano: Tsarukyan Is Next, but Volkanovski vs. Gaethje Sells
Ahead of UFC Vegas 123, Renato Moicano says Arman Tsarukyan would beat Justin Gaethje, yet he would rather watch Gaethje fight Alexander Volkanovski.
Boxing
Keyshawn Davis Leaves Top Rank, Purse Dispute Remains
Davis has been released early by Top Rank. Zuffa could sign him, but a $6 million purse claim by Richardson Hitchins keeps a fight between them uncertain.
Asian MMA
Ghazali and Estupinan Book Muay Thai Rematch for Dec. 11
Johan Ghazali and Johan Estupinan meet again at The Inner Circle 42 in Bangkok. Estupinan won their first fight by decision in January 2025.
UFC Matchups
Luana Santos Sees a Title Shot in Beating Yana Santos
Ahead of UFC Vegas 123, Luana Santos says a finish over Yana Santos could move her up the bantamweight queue behind Harrison vs. Nunes.
Boxing
Usyk Camp Eyes Cruiserweight Return for Benavidez Fight
Oleksandr Usyk reportedly wants to drop back to 200 pounds to face David Benavidez and chase the undisputed cruiserweight crown. Nothing has been signed.
Regional & European MMA
Khamzaev Submits Prescendo for the Vacant LFA Lightweight Title
Ansar Khamzaev choked out Juliano Prescendo in Round 1 of the LFA 245 main event in Niagara Falls. Tom Picciano won the co-main event on the judges' cards.
Injuries & Fight Changes
Bonfim Breaks Silence After Brady Exits UFC Vegas 124
Gabriel Bonfim says he cannot really understand Sean Brady's injury withdrawal from their Nov. 7 main event and is waiting for news on his next fight.
Previews and Predictions
Oliveira Sees Pavlovich Weakness Pereira Can Exploit at UFC 335
BMF champion Charles Oliveira expects Alex Pereira to land kicks on Sergei Pavlovich and win by knockout in their heavyweight fight on December 12.
Asian MMA
Christian Lee Questions Ruotolo's Striking Before Nov. 6 Title Fight
ONE lightweight MMA champion Christian Lee says he expects to beat Tye Ruotolo down over five rounds, and that the challenger's striking lacks depth.