At the time of the UFC's inception in 1993, MMA was unsanctioned in the US and did not include any weight classes. However, in 1997, UFC introduced weight-specific titles, starting with UFC 12.

Click here for the current champions in all of the major fight promotions: Bellator MMA, One Championship, PFL, Rizin and Invicta FC, in addition to the UFC. All-time UFC champions by division ...

St. Louis Cardinals star Nolan Arenado is one of the best third basemen ever, though he underperformed last season.

Islam Makhachev set his sights on becoming a three-weight champion before he retires after retaining his lightweight title by beating Renato Moicano at UFC 311 on Saturday. The 33-year-old has ...

MMA continues to garner worldwide popularity as more fighters from across the world are being signed by major MMA promotions. For many years, MMA was dominated by Brazilian, American, and Japanese ...

Many MMA fighters had a great year in 2024. We saw some claim their first title in a major promotion. And there were those who reclaimed titles they previously held. But no MMA fighter had a ...

Seoul, South Korea (AP) — Lawyers for impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol failed in their court effort to secure his release on Thursday, a day after he was detained at his residence ...

The high-drama arrest in Seoul of impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol on the morning of January 15 concluded weeks of political turmoil in the East Asian country—at least for now. Although ...

It’s that time of year again for art aficionados in Singapore. Singapore Art Week (SAW) will return for its 13th edition from Jan 17 to 26. This year, fans can expect over 130 arts events around ...

The UFC 311 prelims also boast important bouts like Jailton Almeida vs. Serghei Spivac as well as some rising stars such as Payton Talbott, but it’s the Pay-Per-View matchups that will take ...

Drawing from wuxia fiction (martial arts adventure stories, popularized in the west by movies such as Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon; Hero; and House of Flying Daggers), it'll offer you a variety ...

Mr Yoon, who faces charges of insurrection, had resisted arrest since his imposition of martial law plunged the country into its worst political crisis in decades in December. At the time, Mr Yoon ...