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Sean Strickland defeated Khamzat Chimaev via split decision (48-47, 47-48, 48-47) to become the new UFC middleweight champion at UFC 328 on May 9, 2026, handing Chimaev his first career loss. In the co-main event, Joshua Van retained his flyweight title by defeating Tatsuro Taira via TKO (punches) at 1:32 of Round 5.

The full fight card results from the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey, are as follows:

  • Main Card:
    • Middleweight Championship: Sean Strickland def. Khamzat Chimaev via split decision.

    • Flyweight Championship: Joshua Van def. Tatsuro Taira via TKO (Round 5, 1:32).

    • Heavyweight: Alexander Volkov def. Waldo Cortes-Acosta via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28).

    • Welterweight: Sean Brady def. Joaquin Buckley via unanimous decision (30-25, 30-25, 30-27).

    • Catchweight (160 lbs): King Green def. Jeremy Stephens via submission (rear-naked choke, Round 1, 4:20).
  • Prelims:
    • Middleweight: Ateba Gautier def. Ozzy Diaz via TKO (Round 2, 1:10).

    • Welterweight: Yaroslav Amosov def. Joel Álvarez via submission (arm-triangle choke, Round 2, 1:13).

    • Lightweight: Grant Dawson def. Mateusz Rębecki via submission (rear-naked choke, Round 3, 4:42).

    • Lightweight: Jim Miller def. Jared Gordon via submission (guillotine choke, Round 1, 3:29).

    • Middleweight: Roman Kopylov def. Marco Tulio via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28).

    • Featherweight: Pat Sabatini def. William Gomis via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28).

    • Middleweight: Baisangur Susurkaev def. Djorden Santos via technical submission (rear-naked choke, Round 3, 4:12).

    • Flyweight: Jose Ochoa def. Clayton Carpenter via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27).
 

5/16 AT 5PM EST /2PM PST 5/16 @ 5PM EST - UFC FN in World Famous Apex - Arnold Allen vs Melquizael Costa- UFC FN in World Famous Apex - Arnold Allen vs Melquizael Costa​



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Main Card on Paramount+ 9PM ET 6PM PST
145 lbs.: Arnold Allen vs. Melquizael Costa
145 lbs.: Doo Ho Choi vs. Daniel Santos
135 lbs.: Malcolm Wellmaker vs. Juan Diaz
205lbs.: Modestas Bukauskas vs. Rodolfo Bellato
135 lbs.: Timmy Cuamba vs. Benardo Sopaj
Prelims on Paramount+ 5PM ET. 2PM PST
170 lbs.: Nikolay Veretennikov vs. Khaos Williams
205 lbs.: Tuco Tokkos vs. Ivan Erslan
155 lbs.: Tommy Gantt vs. Trey Ogden
135 lbs.: Ketlen Vieira vs. Jacqueline Cavalcanti
185 lbs.: Andre Petroski vs. Cody Brundage
115 lbs.: Alice Ardelean vs. Polyana Viana
125 lbs.: Daniel Barez vs. Luis Gurule
115 lbs.: Shauna Bannon vs. Nicolle Caliari
 
Im not completely mad at strickland getting the win, but I am surprised he got the decision.

Absolutely, he had a lot of success with the jab. Got a number of good combos in. Had the best defense on the ground we've seen from someone against khamzat. Even got khamzat on his back nh. But at the end of it, imo it looked like his face had more damage and chimaev was up on significant strikes.

I just have this feeling something was done and ufc knew chimaev wasnt trying to be at 185 anymore and very possibly didn't even make weight as his weigh in was very shady. Entertaining fight though. Betters made a huge payday with how much sean was an underdog.

Van vs the Japanese guy was figjt of the night for me. Van has some really dope boxing and survived the takedown. Im really excited to see him fight pantoja. Flyweight might finally get some love.
 


00:00 Intro
00:38 Ateba Gautier vs Ozzy Diaz
02:03 King Green vs Jeremy Stephens
03:50 Sean Brady vs Joaquin Buckley
04:48 Alexander Volkov vs Waldo Cortes-Acosta
06:08 Joshua Van vs Tatsuro Taira
07:47 Khamzat Chimaev vs Sean Strickland
 
As of May 14, 2026, the official UFC Featherweight (145 lbs) rankings are led by champion Alexander Volkanovski. The current top 15 contenders are:

  1. Movsar Evloev
  2. Diego Lopes
  3. Lerone Murphy
  4. Aljamain Sterling
  5. Yair Rodriguez
  6. Jean Silva
  7. Arnold Allen
  8. Youssef Zalal
  9. Steve Garcia
  10. Kevin Vallejos
  11. Brian Ortega
  12. Melquizael Costa
  13. Aaron Pico
  14. David Onama
  15. Patricio Pitbull


 
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Poatan at heavyweight is fucking terrifying. Dudes way big and still has some good speed.

Hopefully he doesn't use up too much energy too soon, because hes never gone 5 rounds as heavy as he is and Gane is a natural heavyweight and has plenty of experience with 5 rounds.

They're both kickboxers too and will hopefully be trading off the entire fight
 
MVP MMA 1

  • Date: Saturday 05.16.2026 at 06:00 PM

MVP MMA 1: Rousey vs. Carano is scheduled for Saturday, May 16, 2026, at 6:00 PM ET at the Intuit Dome in Inglewood, California. The event, promoted by Most Valuable Promotions, will be broadcast on Netflix with preliminary fights on YouTube.

The full fight card features 11 bouts:

  • Main Event: Ronda Rousey (12-2) vs. Gina Carano (7-1) at 145 lbs (5 x 5 minute rounds)
  • Co-Main Event: Nate Diaz (21-13) vs. Mike Perry (14-8) at 170 lbs (5 x 5 minute rounds)
  • Main Card:
    • Francis Ngannou (18-3) vs. Philipe Lins (18-5) at 265 lbs
    • Salahdine Parnasse (22-2) vs. Kenny Cross (17-4) at 155 lbs
    • Junior dos Santos (21-10) vs. Robelis Despaigne (5-2) at 265 lbs
  • Preliminary Card:
    • Namo Fazil (9-1) vs. Jake Babian (6-1) at 170 lbs
    • Adriano Moraes (21-6) vs. Phumi Nkuta (11-0) at 130 lbs
    • Jason Jackson (19-6) vs. Jeff Creighton (12-2-1) at 170 lbs
    • David Mgoyan (8-1) vs. Albert Morales (19-10-1) at 145 lbs
    • Aline Pereira (2-2) vs. Jade Masson-Wong (3-2) at 130 lbs
    • Chris Avila (8-9) vs. Brandon Jenkins (16-11) at 165 lbs

MVP MMA 1 Quick Card
Ronda Rousey vs. Gina Carano145 lbs
Nate Diaz vs. Mike Perry170 lbs
F. Ngannou vs. Philipe Lins265 lbs
S. Parnasse vs. Kenneth Cross155 lbs
J. dos Santos vs. R. Despaigne265 lbs
Namo Fazil vs. Jake Babian170 lbs
Adriano Moraes vs. Phumi Nkuta130 lbs
Jason Jackson vs. Jeff Creighton170 lbs
David Mgoyan vs. Albert Morales145 lbs
Aline Pereira vs. J. Masson-Wong130 lbs
Chris Avila vs. B. Jenkins165 lbs
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MVP MMA 1

  • Date: Saturday 05.16.2026 at 06:00 PM

MVP MMA 1: Rousey vs. Carano is scheduled for Saturday, May 16, 2026, at 6:00 PM ET at the Intuit Dome in Inglewood, California. The event, promoted by Most Valuable Promotions, will be broadcast on Netflix with preliminary fights on YouTube.

The full fight card features 11 bouts:

  • Main Event: Ronda Rousey (12-2) vs. Gina Carano (7-1) at 145 lbs (5 x 5 minute rounds)
  • Co-Main Event: Nate Diaz (21-13) vs. Mike Perry (14-8) at 170 lbs (5 x 5 minute rounds)
  • Main Card:
    • Francis Ngannou (18-3) vs. Philipe Lins (18-5) at 265 lbs
    • Salahdine Parnasse (22-2) vs. Kenny Cross (17-4) at 155 lbs
    • Junior dos Santos (21-10) vs. Robelis Despaigne (5-2) at 265 lbs
  • Preliminary Card:
    • Namo Fazil (9-1) vs. Jake Babian (6-1) at 170 lbs
    • Adriano Moraes (21-6) vs. Phumi Nkuta (11-0) at 130 lbs
    • Jason Jackson (19-6) vs. Jeff Creighton (12-2-1) at 170 lbs
    • David Mgoyan (8-1) vs. Albert Morales (19-10-1) at 145 lbs
    • Aline Pereira (2-2) vs. Jade Masson-Wong (3-2) at 130 lbs
    • Chris Avila (8-9) vs. Brandon Jenkins (16-11) at 165 lbs
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The more I watch of Rousey v Carano open workouts the more I see neither of these two athletes have evolved as fighters.

Some how Ronda’s boxing has gotten worse.

She can’t throw a straight right for shit.

She moves her entire body to move her head.

She’s trying to box peakaboo style but drops her hands and leaves her chin exposed when throwing a jab.

If Carano can control the distance then she’s should decision her easily.

But if Ronda closes the gap it’s over.
 
Black_Samson said:
The more I watch of Rousey v Carano open workouts the more I see neither of these two athletes have evolved as fighters.

Some how Ronda’s boxing has gotten worse.

She can’t throw a straight right for shit.

She moves her entire body to move her head.

She’s trying to box peakaboo style but drops her hands and leaves her chin exposed when throwing a jab.

If Carano can control the distance then she’s should decision her easily.

But if Ronda closes the gap it’s over.
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I'll be watching UFC 117 Apex card , that MVP card is trash
 
Rhonda and Carano shouldnt be no where near that high. Both have been inactive fighters for years and i bet they're going to make more than 90% of that card for a trash fight. Its not even like they have a crazy loyal fanbase like Diaz. No one was begging to see this horseshit
 
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LFA 232: Visconde vs. Pintos Results
Main Card

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LIVE on VICE TV at 9 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. PT

Also airing across Latin America on ESPN Deportes and ESPN KnockOut

Erick Visconde vs. Gustavo Pintos — for the vacant LFA featherweight championship
Nathan Ghareeb vs. Vinicius Cenci
Ansar Khamzaev vs. Jordon Tague
Ednilson Santos vs. Justin Montalvo
Adam Livingston vs. Kyle Pufahl
Regivaldo Carvalho vs. Abbas Abasov
Luis Francischinelli vs. Travis Arrellano

Preliminary Card

Guram Gochashvili vs. Willer Alves
Ashley Barrett vs. Sophie Lang
Melvin Jovel vs. Elton Dedaj
Rodrigo Brauna vs. David Evenson
Austin Ross vs. Trevor Linderman
 
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