Dan Hooker has been unable to halt the momentum of rising Russian UFC lightweight Islam Makhachev, falling to a first-round submission defeat in Abu Dhabi.Hooker knew what he was coming into against Makhachev, who had smothered his last eight opponents with his heavy wrestling game. 

Just a month after his most recent UFC win, Kiwi lightweight contender Dan Hooker gets right back to work with a pivotal matchup at the top end of the division at UFC 267 this weekend. The current No6-ranked lightweight will square off against No5 Islam Makhachev, looking to put a halt to the hype train and punch his own ticket to a title shot.

Can Robert Whittaker become just the second man to defeat Israel Adesanya in the UFC? According to the first fighter to get it done, the answer is 'no'.

Speaking from Fight Island in Abu Dhabi this week, UFC light heavyweight champ Jan Blachowicz has backed New Zealand megastar Adesanya to defend his middleweight strap against Whittaker in their hyped rematch slated for early 2022.

UFC star Dan Hooker has urged the sport to crack down on last minute weight division changes, saying the tactic is "tantamount to cheating".

His comments come after Brazilian Paulo Costa turned up to his middleweight fight with Marvin Vettori at last weekend's UFC Vegas 41 too heavy.

A famous UFC commentator has suggested corruption may have played a part in boxing's brilliant heavyweight clash between Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder.

Joe Rogan, a podcaster and comedian, labelled it "one of the greatest heavyweight fights of all time".

Sonny Bill Williams says he would welcome the chance to fight Paul Gallen and Barry Hall as he seeks to reignite his boxing career.

The 36-year-old retired from rugby league and rugby union in March this year after a stellar career that saw him win two NRL premierships and two rugby World Cups with the All Blacks.

Negotiations remain ongoing as UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya eyes his next title defence, however issues regarding availability of spots at MIQ facilities are not at the forefront in the booking being delayed.