Dana White to Meet Trump to Finalize Plans A UFC cage fight is planned at the White House next year to mark the 250th anniversary of American independence. The announcement came Tuesday from UFC president Dana White, who said he will visit President Donald Trump later this month to finalize arrangements for the event, scheduled for July 4, 2026. White told CBS that Trump personally asked him to organize the event and wants his daughter, Ivanka Trump, involved in the planning. The fight will serve as the grand finale to a year-long celebration of the nation’s 250th anniversary, which began…
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Two accomplished bantamweights from outside the UFC will collide when Patchy Mix takes on Jakub Wiklacz at UFC 320 in Las Vegas on October 4, 2025. Mix (20-2), once the Bellator champion and bantamweight grand prix winner, is looking to recover after dropping his UFC debut in June to Mario Bautista. That defeat ended a long winning streak in which he beat high-level opponents such as Kyoji Horiguchi, Sergio Pettis, Raufeon Stots, and Magomed Magomedov. Poland’s Wiklacz (16-3-2) enters the Octagon for the first time after reigning as KSW’s bantamweight champion. Unbeaten since 2020, he successfully defended his belt three…
Historic Victory at Youth World Championship 16-year-old Rachim Isaev from Vienna made Austrian MMA history at the recent IMMAF Youth World Championship. Competing in the Super Lightweight category, Isaev won gold – the first medal of its kind for Austria. About IMMAF and MMA The International Mixed Martial Arts Federation (IMMAF) is recognized as the leading global amateur MMA organization. Founded in 2012, it promotes the sport at the amateur level worldwide, regulates competitions, and sets standards. MMA combines wrestling and striking techniques, drawing from Muay Thai, Judo, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, and boxing. The sport gained international recognition largely through the…
Davis Upsets Defending Champion Britain’s Alfie Davis stunned reigning champion Gadzhi Rabadanov to win the PFL lightweight tournament by unanimous decision in Charlotte, North Carolina. London’s Davis landed the more effective strikes, with all three judges scoring it 48-47 in his favour. Emotional Victory and Prize Money Overcome with emotion as the result was announced, Davis claimed the $500,000 (£369,000) prize, describing it as “life-changing.” He becomes the third Briton to win an annual PFL tournament, following featherweight Brendan Loughnane in 2022 and women’s flyweight Dakota Ditcheva last year. Davis Reflects on the Win “I’ve worked so hard for this,”…