Eddie Hearn Posts Photo With Tsarukyan, Adds Handshake Emoji
UFC lightweight contender Arman Tsarukyan shared a meal in Spain with promoter Eddie Hearn, who posted a photo with a handshake emoji as the only caption.
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UFC lightweight contender Arman Tsarukyan shared a meal in Spain with promoter Eddie Hearn, who posted a photo with a handshake emoji as the only caption.

SportsPro put Ilia Topuria at No. 41 among the 150 most marketable athletes of 2026, the only combat sports name in the top 50.

Fedor Emelianenko says the UFC ignored him as a free agent and chased him only while he was under contract. He also denies talks of a fight with Francis Ngannou.

Renato Moicano has three fights left on his UFC contract. He says he wants to see what the open market looks like once they are done.

UFC fighters wear only Venum gear and are paid through a tiered compliance program, from $4,000 per appearance up to $42,000 for a champion.

Alexander Volkov moves up two places at heavyweight after beating Rizvan Kuniev at UFC 333. Several other divisions also saw changes.

Sherdog moved Alexander Volkanovski up two places and dropped Merab Dvalishvili four after UFC 333. Makhachev, Yan and Gaethje hold the top three.

After UFC 333, Dominick Reyes moved up two places at light heavyweight and Navajo Stirling entered the Top 10, while the champions held their ground.

The owner of betting brand 1win said Petr Yan will receive a Rolls-Royce Cullinan for his UFC 333 title defense. The delivery has not been confirmed.

Creator Nina Marie Daniele was streaming cageside when Petr Yan beat her friend Merab Dvalishvili in Abu Dhabi. Kamaru Usman, seated beside her, consoled her.

Undefeated UFC featherweight Tommy McMillen turned up at an Arizona cannabis grower and hinted at merchandise, collectibles and a strain with the brand.

Jorge Masvidal, who has fought in both sports, compared how the UFC and boxing split revenue and said he always wanted a bigger percentage rather than more upfront money.

Coach Morne Visser says the UFC proposed a four-man light heavyweight tournament including Dricus du Plessis, and that the team refused because it wants its middleweight belt back.

Ahead of his UFC 333 fight with Alexander Volkov, Rizvan Kuniev questioned how Alex Pereira reached No. 3 in the Meta rankings at heavyweight with an 0-1 record, and named him as the opponent he wants next.

Merab Dvalishvili made 135 pounds for UFC 333 and told fans on video that he had already rehydrated back up by 19 pounds before the trilogy with Petr Yan.

Ahead of their wrestling match in Las Vegas, Khamzat Chimaev picked Robbie Lawler's war with Rory MacDonald and Lawler chose Chimaev's win over Robert Whittaker.

Bobby Green recalled starting at $12,000 to show and $12,000 to win, and said he kept fighting and re-signing so the price would go up with every new deal.

Bella Mir says she studies the film of her Contender Series defeat to Alex Apodaca nearly nightly, shrugs off online mockery and says her next fight could come at the end of January.

Arman Tsarukyan rushed Dillon Danis after a question about Danis's shirt, an edited image of Khamzat Chimaev, and the press conference ended.

Alex Pereira told Ariel Helwani he is happy with his UFC pay, even next to a 40 million dollar boxing purse, and noted seven fights remain on his contract.