Former UFC lightweight champion Islam Makhachev believes Justin Gaethje can shock the world against Ilia Topuria at UFC Freedom 250.

That was the question to be answered by UFC middleweight king Khamzat Chimaev, who headed to the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey, to risk the strap for the first time against former 185-pound champion Sean Strickland.

UFC Macau continues with a fight between Gurule and Tsuruya. Check the UFC odds series for our Gurule-Tsuruya prediction and pick.

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Colby Covington recently informed the UFC that he is sailing off into the sunset and retiring from MMA. Going forward, it’s back to his wrestling roots for one of the welterweight division’s most visible grapplers of the past decade.

Donald Trump’s 80th birthday UFC event is taking shape at the White House, with a cage, fan fest, and major fight card planned.