UFC Middleweight
10 stories covering UFC Middleweight — news, results and analysis.
Luis Hernandez Fires Back at Chris Curtis: 'I'm Gonna Retire Him'
The 8-0 debutant went 2-0 in 11 days, capped by a 57-second finish. Now a 39-year-old UFC vet wants smoke — and Hernandez isn't backing down.
Sep 30, 2026
Strickland Says Imavov Title Fight Is One Detail From Done
The middleweight champ says only the money is left to settle before defending against a five-fight UFC winner who beat Adesanya in 2025.
Sep 28, 2026
Joe Pyfer Grapples Past Luke Rockhold to Cap RAF 13 Prelims
Pyfer, 16-3 in MMA, ran through former UFC champ Rockhold on the RAF mats — dropping Rockhold to 0-2 on the grappling circuit.
Sep 19, 2026
Chimaev Sets December Deadline: Fight or a Long Layoff to Fix Injuries
Coming off the first loss of a career that once sat at unbeaten, Chimaev says he'll shelve his comeback and finally handle six surgeries' worth of damage if December stays empty.
Sep 13, 2026
Khamzat Chimaev Wants Strickland Rematch — or Three Other Names
Fresh off the first loss of his career, Chimaev listed four targets for his UFC return, from Sean Strickland to a red-hot Nassourdine Imavov.
Sep 1, 2026
Weidman, Masvidal and Poirier Recall the USADA Era's Wildest Moments
From golf-course blood draws to a 6 a.m. Super Bowl Sunday visit, three UFC veterans reopened the book on USADA's eight-year run testing fighters.
Aug 31, 2026
Bo Nickal Drops First Wrestling Match Since 2020 to Max McEnelly at RAF 12
The #14 UFC middleweight lost a 3-2 grappling decision to the 2026 NCAA champ — his first mat defeat in six years, since a loss to David Taylor.
Aug 23, 2026
Sean Strickland Torches Tyron Woodley Over Alleged Din Thomas DM Threat
Strickland posted a screenshot of Woodley's seven-fight losing skid and dared the ex-champ to do something about his Din Thomas insults.
Aug 18, 2026
Chimaev's Coach Says a Late Opponent Switch Wrecked the Weight Cut
Murad Bichuev claims Chimaev was bulking for a 205-pound fight with Prochazka before the booking flipped to Strickland at 185. The result: a split-decision loss and Khamzat's first blemish at 15-1.
Aug 3, 2026
Shara Bullet Signs With RAF as the UFC-to-Wrestling Pipeline Grows
The 17-1 middleweight becomes the latest UFC name to join RAF, following former champs Dvalishvili, Cejudo, Muhammad and Chimaev onto the mats.
Aug 2, 2026