Magomed Ankalaev shook up the light heavyweight division, but outside of that there has been little significant rankings movement in 2025 so far.

Magomed Ankalaev took the UFC light-heavyweight title from Alex Pereira on Saturday, ending the fan favourite’s reign with a unanimous-decision win. Ankalaev won 49-46, 48-47, 48-47 on the judges’ ...

Petrosyan aims to stop a two-fight skid here, having been on the end of that stunning KO by Shara Magomedov in October – the infamous double spinning back fist. Both men stand orthodox.

Khabib Nurmagomedov is arguably the most successful and dominant Russian fighter of all time. ‘The Eagle’ was delighted to see one of his compatriots follow in his footsteps by winning gold at ...

Part of the preliminary card in Las Vegas, Ferreira was coming off a loss to Abus Magomedov, while Petrosyan had been the victim of a highlight reel, never-before-seen double spinning back fist by ...

If it goes that route the champ has the advantage. Magomedov, however, will test Pereira’s grappling skills. And that is ...

Against Rodolfo Vieira, Petrosyan got taken down and submitted, and against Shara Magomedov, he was knocked out with a spinning back fist in a fight he was controlling. If he can survive the first ...