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UFC champion Khabib Nurmagomedov removed from Frontier Airlines flight

The retired UFC fighter was involved in a seating dispute with Frontier Airlines staff and later escorted off the plane.

Al Jazeera · Jan 12, 2025

UFC Fight Night 249 Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay: Santiago Ponzinibbio’s $16,000 leads

The UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance program has now paid out more than $31 million to athletes since its deal began with Venum.

USA Today Sports Media Group · Jan 12, 2025

Dana White shares gnarly images of UFC Fight Night 249 winner’s cut

Yuck! Check out these images UFC CEO Dana White posted of a fighter's cut after the promotion's first event of 2025.

USA Today Sports Media Group · Jan 12, 2025

UFC Fight Night 249 video: Santiago Ponzinibbio TKOs Carlston Harris in wild comeback

Santiago Ponzinibbio looked like he was out cold in the first round before rallying to finish Carlston Harris at UFC Vegas 101.

USA Today Sports Media Group · Jan 12, 2025

UFC Fight Night 249 video: Cesar Almeida rallies for vicious KO of Abdul Razak Alhassan

Cesar Almeida set the early benchmark for best UFC knockout of 2025 with an insane comeback vs. Abdul Razak Alhassan at UFC Vegas 101.

USA Today Sports Media Group · Jan 12, 2025

UFC Fight Night 249 results: Controversy sparked when Roman Kopylov vs. Chris Curtis called off in final second

Was this UFC stoppage correct? Chris Curtis didn't agree with Mark Smith's stoppage of his fight vs. Roman Kopylov – with one second left.

USA Today Sports Media Group · Jan 12, 2025

UFC Fight Night 249 video: Puna Soriano flattens Uros Medic with brutal 31-second knockout

The UFC's first 2025 card is off to a violent start – but this finish might be the most brutal of the bunch.

USA Today Sports Media Group · Jan 12, 2025

UFC Fight Night 249 video: Felipe Bunes’ relentless armbar taps Jose Johnson

The first submission finish under the UFC banner in 2025 was beautiful, and it came courtesy of Felipe Bunes at UFC Vegas 101.

USA Today Sports Media Group · Jan 11, 2025

UFC Fight Night 249 video: Marco Tulio brutalizes bloody Ihor Potieria for first-round stoppage

Norma Dumont's boyfriend Marco Tulio brought the violence in his UFC debut as he badly beat up Ukraine's Ihor Potieria.

USA Today Sports Media Group · Jan 11, 2025

UFC Fight Night 249 video: Jacobe Smith KOs Preston Parsons in short-notice debut

Fortis MMA super prospect Jacobe Smith lived up to the hype with a 73-second knockout on short notice at UFC Vegas 101.

USA Today Sports Media Group · Jan 11, 2025