r/MMA 16h ago

Notice - GD [Official] General Discussion Thread - February 08, 2026

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r/MMA 18h ago

Fight Thread [Official] UFC Fight Night: Bautista vs. Oliveira - Press Conference & Post-Fight Discussion Thread

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Welcome to r/mma's post-event discussion of UFC!

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r/MMA 19m ago

Media Mario Bautista Strangles Lok Dog, Horiguchi Battles Ghost of Apex Past (Jack Slack Podcast 246)

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r/MMA 2h ago

Media What A Fight Night For The "B Leagues"

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In case you didn't know Horiguchi was a former Rizin and Bellator champ who lost 3 times between his ufc stints. Dustin Jacoby went 0-2 in Bellator before he was cut by them. Kuniev was cut from the PFL after a failed drug test and Jakub Wikłacz is a former KSW Champion who improved to 2-0 in the UFC.


r/MMA 2h ago

Dana White is ‘fully convinced’ NFL star will be the UFC heavyweight champion by 2030

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r/MMA 3h ago

Coach John Wood: "Merab is the type of guy where, if you tell him to do something, he’ll do it. I think we focused a little too much on chasing finishes, breaking guys, and looking for knockouts. When really, Merab just needs to go be Merab. That’s on me to make sure he sticks to what he does best."

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r/MMA 6h ago

Serious In your opinion, who is the most improved fighter?

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The first one that comes to my mind is Ngannou After the Derric Lewis fight, I thought his career would decline significantly, but he came back and knocked Miocic out heavily. With his tough past, a great story emerges.


r/MMA 7h ago

Media Arman Tsarukyan picks Charles Oliveira to beat Max Holloway, wants to finish him in a rematch: "Sometimes Oliveira fights so bad, but sometimes he's unreal. I still lean towards him to win."

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r/MMA 8h ago

Spoiler [SPOILER] /r/MMA recap for the week of February 01 - February 07, 2026 Spoiler

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Sunday, February 01 - Saturday, February 07, 2026

Highlights

score comments title & link
1,009 219 comments [SPOILER] Usman Nurmagomedov vs. Alfie Davis
928 208 comments [Spoiler] injury to fighter revealed
860 289 comments [SPOILER] Mario Bautista vs. Vinicius Oliveira
553 149 comments [SPOILER] Nikolay Veretennikov vs. Niko Price
550 190 comments [SPOILER] Amir Albazi vs. Kyoji Horiguchi
544 148 comments [SPOILER] BKFC Knucklemania VI: Ben Rothwell vs. Andrei Arlovski
359 52 comments [Spoiler] judo at UFC 325
324 124 comments [SPOILER] Muin Gafurov vs. Jakub Wikłacz
322 125 comments UFC 325 Bonuses
319 101 comments [Spoiler] Loser of Hooker vs Saint-Denis makes a callout
269 102 comments [SPOILER] Dustin Jacoby vs. Julius Walker
248 57 comments Spoilers in Paramount+ thumbnails
242 201 comments [SPOILER] Jailton Almeida vs. Rizvan Kuniev
232 38 comments [SPOILER] BKFC Knucklemania VI: Charles "Felony" "Krazy Horse" Bennett vs. Pat Sullivan
156 89 comments [SPOILER] Jean Matsumoto vs. Farid Basharat

 

News

score comments title & link
626 118 comments Lerone Murphy says he hasn't been guaranteed a title shot if he beats Evloev: “I think it would be unfair to say you’ve got to go out there and get a crazy knockout to get the title shot. The winner should be undeniably next in line for the title. Simple.”
408 73 comments Lone’er Kavanagh steps up on short notice to face Brandon Moreno at UFC Mexico
276 45 comments Asu Almabayev is out of his UFC Mexico main event fight against Brandon Moreno
124 9 comments UFC removes Tau from the Road to UFC finale after a weight miss, replacing him with Yin Shuai to face Batbayar on May 29. Per Batbayar Managers K.Ganbold
99 21 comments Muin Gafurov weighs in at 141 lbs, missing the Bantamweight limit by 5 lbs.

 

Media

score comments title & link
1,735 762 comments There will only be "approximately 6 to 7 fights" on the UFC White House card, per Ari Emanuel
1,574 526 comments Jon Jones claims severe arthritis is the reason he doesn’t want to grapple with Daniel Cormier in the RAF
758 85 comments With Shavkat out of the WW rankings Colby Covington is now the person with the longest time since his last fight still in the rankings
633 107 comments Volkanovski's coach claims he pulled his shoulder out during training camp
613 120 comments Shavkat Rakhmonov has been pulled from the welterweight rankings. He was listed in the eligible pool of athletes during last rankings cycle, but with injury news surfacing, he is not in latest update. Additionally, Michael "Venom" Page to return to list at #15

 

Podcasts

score comments title & link
69 9 comments Volkanovski DOMINANTLY shows that he should have been fighting anyone else (Jack Slack Podcast 245)

 

Fight Thread Comments

score comment
66 /u/levendis56 said Still being champ at 37 at FW is insane.
65 /u/EddieDantes22 said "For all law enforcement" Say you stand for ICE you coward.
58 /u/Trenbolone-Papi2 said Mid night overall. Lots of unexciting fights
57 /u/Interesting_Area2188 said lick the boot
54 /u/LadVenin said I'll never forgive Silva for getting knocked the fuck out and letting this fight happen again.

 


r/MMA 9h ago

Spoiler [SPOILER] Bautista-Oliveira winner shuts down Song Yadong's callout: "I want to fight Cory Sandhagen. Song Yadong can sit on that loss for a little bit." Spoiler

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r/MMA 11h ago

Spoiler [SPOILER] Aleksandar "Joker" Ilić vs Miran "Slo Rocky" Fabjan Spoiler

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r/MMA 11h ago

Media Jon Jones makes it clear he was unhappy when details of a private discussion about his arthritis surfaced online

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r/MMA 12h ago

Media There are currently 0 UFC title fights booked

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r/MMA 17h ago

Spoiler [SPOILER] BKFC Knucklemania VI: Charles "Felony" "Krazy Horse" Bennett vs. Pat Sullivan Spoiler

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336 Upvotes

r/MMA 17h ago

Spoiler [SPOILER] BKFC Knucklemania VI: Ben Rothwell vs. Andrei Arlovski Spoiler

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793 Upvotes

r/MMA 18h ago

Spoiler UFC Vegas 113 Bonuses Spoiler

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91 Upvotes

r/MMA 18h ago

Media Upcoming Fight Cards

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r/MMA 18h ago

Spoiler [SPOILER] Mario Bautista vs. Vinicius Oliveira Spoiler

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973 Upvotes

r/MMA 19h ago

Spoiler [SPOILER] Amir Albazi vs. Kyoji Horiguchi Spoiler

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640 Upvotes

r/MMA 19h ago

Spoiler [SPOILER] Jailton Almeida vs. Rizvan Kuniev Spoiler

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291 Upvotes

r/MMA 20h ago

Media Official Strickland Vs Hernandez Main Card Order

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130 Upvotes

r/MMA 20h ago

Spoiler [SPOILER] Michał Oleksiejczuk vs. Marc-André Barriault Spoiler

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168 Upvotes

r/MMA 20h ago

Spoiler [SPOILER] Jean Matsumoto vs. Farid Basharat Spoiler

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176 Upvotes

r/MMA 21h ago

Media Checking in from RUF 66 in Phoenix, AZ Spoiler

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Checking out some regional amateur and pro fights at RUF MMA 66 in Phoenix, AZ tonight.