From dream fights being realized to new champions being crowned, there was plenty to be thankful for in MMA in 2022. Fans witnessed multiple upsets, several knockouts to remember, and performances ...

There is nothing quite like a knockout in combat sports. Appreciation for good grappling has grown over the years with a more educated fanbase, but few things in mixed martial arts are as cathartic ...

(on DAZN): “We simply weren’t in the game until we conceded. In the first half, we lacked passion and intensity and didn’t play the football we need to win here. It was only after the quadruple ...

The sport of mixed martial arts is never dull, and 2022 was a perfect example of that. In the span of four months, three of the top pound-for-pound fighters in the world weren't just beaten, but ...

This year for Bellator MMA saw potential stars emerge, a decorated champion regain his crown and veterans reach the pinnacle. One combatant was a notch above the rest in 2022, a feeling the fighter is ...

As 2022 winds down, Sports Illustrated is looking back at the themes and teams, storylines and throughlines that shaped the year. The competition for best fighter in the world was fierce in 2022. Alex ...

Alex Pereira won all three of his fights this year, transforming himself from a relatively unknown MMA fighter into the UFC middleweight champion–and the boogeyman for Israel Adesanya. It feels like ...

UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin has launched a scathing attack on FIFA counterpart Gianni Infantino as the civil war engulfing global football escalates. Speaking in Copenhagen, the UEFA boss ...

MMA fighter Jeff Molina used inside information to bet on a November 2022 UFC bout that was flagged for unusual wagering activity, Nevada Athletic Commission officials said during a hearing Tuesday in ...