Featherweight
50 stories covering Featherweight — news, results and analysis.
Inoue Starts Featherweight Prep as Bam Rodriguez Fight Stalls
'The Monster' says he won't wait around for a 122lb showdown with Jesse Rodriguez — and he's already eyeing a jump to 126.
Oct 13, 2026
Andre Fili Snaps Skid With a Brutal Head-Kick KO at UFC Vegas 122
Fili's finish of Kai Kamaka III was his first Octagon win since April 2025, nudging his UFC record back above .500 at 14-13.
Oct 11, 2026
Zabit Magomedsharipov Returns to Face Giga Chikadze at RAF Abu Dhabi
After nearly seven years away, the 6-0 UFC featherweight returns on a grappling card — but on the mats, not in the cage. Nov. 14 at Etihad Arena.
Oct 6, 2026
Four New UFC Deals on DWCS Week 8, But One Came With a Caveat
Bertolso went 8-0 with a first-round submission. Escuza needed just 32 seconds — and an athletic commission ruling — to punch his ticket.
Sep 30, 2026
Ilias Bulaid vs Erick Visconde Scrapped From Contender Series Week 8
An illness for undefeated kickboxer Bulaid (9-0, 1 NC) gutted the Week 8 card down to four fights. The featherweight bout moves to Week 10.
Sep 30, 2026
Volkanovski vs. Evloev: Old Training Partners Meet at UFC 333
Before the belt was on the line, these two shared a mat. Now the 28-4 champ faces the only unbeaten threat left at 145: Evloev's 20-0.
Sep 28, 2026
DWCS Week 8 Preview: Five Unbeaten Prospects Chase UFC Deals
Four of the ten fighters on September 29's Contender Series card enter undefeated, headlined by Ilias Bulaid's 9-0 kickboxing pedigree.
Sep 25, 2026
Jose Aldo Eyes 2027 Boxing Return: 'Money Talks' for UFC Legend
The featherweight great is 2-0-1 as a boxer and says there's a 'high chance' he fights on Spaten's 2027 card — but three UFC bouts still lock him in.
Sep 23, 2026
Joanderson Brito Sees UFC 331 as the End of Giga Chikadze's Run
Brito has finished six of seven UFC wins and thinks a stoppage over the 3-fight losing Chikadze is his gateway into the featherweight top 15.
Sep 19, 2026
Arnold Allen Out of UFC 333, Pico Gets New Foe in Losene Keita
The #7 featherweight is scratched from Abu Dhabi due to rehab, not a fresh injury. Pico now meets a 17-2 knockout artist on Oct. 24.
Sep 18, 2026
Sterling Wants a December Eliminator With Jean Silva — On One Condition
The #4 featherweight is on a two-fight run and wants Silva healed up, so nobody can dispute who's next after Volkanovski vs. Evloev.
Sep 16, 2026
Jean Silva Reveals Broken Toe, Eye Cut Before Noche UFC Submission Win
Silva stopped short-notice replacement Jose Delgado in the Glendale main event — and says he did it while nursing a busted toe, a shin infection and a cut eye.
Sep 14, 2026
Inoue Names the Two Featherweight Champs He Can't Read
The Monster wants Jesse Rodriguez in March, but a five-division jump looms — and two 126lb champs would be tough to predict.
Sep 13, 2026
Jean Silva chokes out Delgado in the third at Noche UFC
Silva's rear-naked choke at 2:57 of Round 3 caps a Noche UFC card where Alexa Grasso upset the No. 2 and two prospects got flattened inside a round.
Sep 13, 2026
Jean Silva Chokes Out Delgado to Headline Noche UFC in Glendale
Silva needed a slow-burn first round before dropping Delgado and locking a one-armed choke. Sean King III's 36-second slam stole the undercard.
Sep 13, 2026
Tommy McMillen Survives Rahiki Firefight to Move to 12-0 at Noche UFC
McMillen got dropped twice but stormed back to take a split of the cards 29-28, 29-28, 29-27 in a featherweight war he called from home.
Sep 12, 2026
Razhabali Shaidulloev Signs With MVP After Unifying RIZIN, PFL Titles
The 19-0 featherweight went the distance for the first time to beat A.J. McKee, then became MVP's first signing under its new banner.
Sep 10, 2026
Shaidulloev Beats A.J. McKee to Keep RIZIN and PFL Belts at 19-0
Razhabali Shaidulloev stayed perfect through his first-ever third round in front of 49,000 fans in Osaka, while Mikuru Asakura wrecked Shinya Aoki in one.
Sep 10, 2026
Kurtis Campbell Fights Half-Blind: The UFC's Strangest Vision Problem
The 9-1 featherweight admits he can't see opponents clearly across the Octagon — and he refuses to wear contacts to fix it.
Sep 10, 2026
Jean Silva Calls His Title Shot, Backs Evloev to Dethrone Volkanovski
The No. 6 featherweight headlines Noche UFC against short-notice sub Jose Delgado, insisting the belt is next no matter who's holding it in October.
Sep 9, 2026
Espinoza Joins Canelo vs Mbilli Card for WBO Featherweight Defence
Unbeaten WBO champ Rafael Espinoza (28-0, 24 KO) defends against WBO No. 1 Lorenzo Parra on the stacked October 31 Saudi bill.
Sep 9, 2026
Jose Miguel Delgado Called His Shot: Jean Silva in the Noche UFC Main Event
Delgado wasn't even booked for Noche UFC. A late call put the Yuma prospect against 6-1 Jean Silva in Glendale — the exact fight he says he's been asking for.
Sep 8, 2026
Jean Silva vs. Jose Miguel Delgado: A Short-Notice Fight With Big Stakes at Noche UFC
The No. 6 featherweight headlines Glendale against an unranked, unbeaten-in-2026 hometown puncher who took the fight after Yair Rodriguez pulled out.
Sep 7, 2026
Nathaniel Wood Loses His Dance Partner Again, Faces Debutant in Paris
Four straight wins have Wood knocking on the featherweight Top 15, but a late scratch means he draws Moldovan newcomer Pavel Andrusca instead.
Sep 4, 2026
Kurtis Campbell Chases First UFC Win in Paris After London Setback
The 8-1 Englishman tasted his first pro loss on debut. Now he faces Trevor Peek and his 8 KOs at the Accor Arena on Saturday.
Sep 3, 2026
Jean Silva vs Jose Miguel Delgado Headlines UFC's Glendale Return
Noche UFC lands in Arizona on September 12 with #6 featherweight Jean Silva (17-3) facing hometown fighter Jose Miguel Delgado (12-2).
Sep 2, 2026
Prince Naseem Hamed Crowns Muhammad Ali Boxing's 'Ultimate GOAT'
Once predicting he'd outshine Ali, the three-weight featherweight king who ruled with WBO, IBF and WBC gold now bows to the heavyweight icon.
Sep 2, 2026
Nathaniel Wood Draws Debuting Pavel Andrusca in Paris Reshuffle
Illness rules Mairon Santos out four days before UFC Paris. His replacement arrives 8-0 with seven finishes, five in round one.
Sep 1, 2026
Zabit Magomedsharipov Ends 7-Year Layoff With a Win — and No Regrets
The former UFC featherweight standout returned after nearly seven years away, beating a UFC-level opponent and saying he holds no regrets about walking away.
Aug 31, 2026
Volkanovski Vows a 'Prime' Showing vs Undefeated Movsar Evloev at 38
The 38-year-old champ says his UFC 333 clash with 20-0 Movsar Evloev on Oct. 24 will look like vintage Volk — and dares his No. 1 contender to wrestle.
Aug 27, 2026
Tommy McMillen Is 11-0 and Breaking Nate Diaz's Striking Record
Two UFC wins, two Performance Bonuses, and Nate Diaz's three-round significant-strike record. The 28-year-old prospect is chasing $100k bonuses at Noche UFC.
Aug 26, 2026
Jack Jenkins Ends Near-Year Layoff in Shanghai, Eyes Breakout vs Woodson
The Aussie featherweight (14-4) hasn't fought since a September decision win in Perth. An injury cost him six months. Now he wants a coming-out party.
Aug 26, 2026
Aljamain Sterling Says He'd Turn Down Jean Silva Short-Notice Fight
The #4 featherweight admits he'd be 'wheezing for air' on two weeks' notice — and he has clear ideas about who's next at 145.
Aug 25, 2026
George Mangos Wants a Cleaner Kill in Shanghai as Road to UFC Rolls On
The 9-1 Aussie stopped Yuito Yanagawa in under four minutes but wasn't satisfied. Now he faces a 17-3 grappler with a four-fight streak in the semis.
Aug 25, 2026
Cyborg Grinds Out Vieira, Then Calls Out Harrison and Shields
Cris Cyborg kept her 10-fight win streak alive in a bloody five-rounder, then aimed at Kayla Harrison and Claressa Shields on the mic.
Aug 23, 2026
Jamall Emmers Shocks Lerryan Douglas With a First-Round KO in Sacramento
A 3-to-1 underdog on some lines, Emmers dropped the previously unbeaten-in-UFC Douglas to grab his first three-fight win streak in the promotion.
Aug 23, 2026
Cris Cyborg's PFL Tampa Title Fight Scrapped After Vieira Misses by 7 Pounds
Ketlen Vieira hit 152.2 pounds — seven over the 145-pound championship limit — turning Saturday's main event into a non-title catchweight bout.
Aug 21, 2026
Lerryan Douglas Eyes 3-0 Start as 'Gunslinger' Draws Jamall Emmers
Douglas is 2-0 in the UFC with two first-round finishes. In Sacramento he faces a 30-fight veteran who's won three of his last four.
Aug 21, 2026
Volkanovski Sets a Retirement Line Ahead of Evloev at UFC 333
The 38-year-old champ says a bad night against undefeated Movsar Evloev on Oct. 24 could end it — a clean win keeps the 28-4 veteran going.
Aug 21, 2026
Yair Rodriguez Out of Noche UFC, Jean Silva Draws Jose Delgado
Rodriguez pulls from the Sept. 12 headliner. Silva (17-3) now meets 12-2 hometown fighter Jose Delgado in Glendale.
Aug 19, 2026
Edson Barboza Says UFC 330 Could Be the Finish Line at 40
After 32 UFC fights and wins over four future champions, the 24-14 striker isn't promising retirement — but he's made his peace with it.
Aug 10, 2026
Tommy McMillen vs. Marwan Rahiki: Two Undefeated Prospects Collide at Noche UFC
McMillen got his wish for a spot on the Sept. 12 card, but the 28-year-old O'Malley protégé draws a 24-year-old finisher who's stopped both his UFC opponents.
Aug 9, 2026
Darren Elkins Shuts Down BKFC Talk Before His 31st and Final UFC Fight
The 41-fight veteran (29-12) makes his farewell walk at UFC Vegas 120 — and he's promised his wife he won't chase a bare-knuckle payday.
Aug 8, 2026
Darren Elkins Calls It a Career After 30 UFC Fights — and Says No to BKFC
The 42-year-old featherweight retires at UFC Vegas 120 with a 19-11 promotional record, ending a 16-year run against a 10-1 prospect half his age.
Aug 6, 2026
Boxing Unites Behind Raven Chapman After Emergency Brain Surgery
The 32-year-old former world title challenger was placed in a medically induced coma on July 24 after collapsing following a sparring session in Denmark.
Aug 5, 2026
Jean Silva Explains Israel Trip: Loyalty to a Sparring Partner
The UFC's No. 6 featherweight, riding a 17-3 record, says he traveled to Israel purely to corner teammate Ilay Barzilay when nobody else could.
Jul 27, 2026
Steve Garcia Breaks Down His White House KO Loss to Diego Lopes
Garcia, the No. 10 featherweight, snapped a four-year unbeaten run against #2 Diego Lopes — and the hardest part came home in New Mexico.
Jul 26, 2026
Tommy McMillen Goes 2-0 in the UFC and Wants Noche in September
McMillen's third-round TKO of Alberto Montes made him the UFC's Fighter of the Month for July 2026 — and he's already lobbying for a Noche UFC slot in Arizona.
Jul 26, 2026
Stephen Fulton Misses Weight by 6.5 lbs, Sinks Second Spence-Tszyu Undercard Bout
Fulton tipped the scales at 139.5 lbs for a 133-lb catchweight against Liam Wilson — his second straight weight miss, and this time the fight is off entirely.
Jul 25, 2026
Patricio Pitbull vs. Doo Ho Choi Booked for UFC 331 in Los Angeles
The 37-9 Brazilian meets a surging Korean Superboy who's cashed six bonuses in 10 octagon trips, with UFC 331 landing Sept. 19 in LA.
Jul 25, 2026