The Ultimate Fighting Championship touched down again at the SPDBank Oriental Sports Center in Shanghai, China, for an excitingevent.

In the UFC Shanghai headliner, UmarNurmagomedov and Yadong Songlocked horns in an exciting 135-pound tilt with **** le implications.In the co-main event, UFC strawweight veteran Xiaonan Yancollided with up-and-comer DeniseGomes. The event saw 10 fights end inside the distance, withmost by knockout.

Here's a list of possible matchups for the main card winners.
The UFC Shanghai main event ended with a huge upset as Song(24-9-1, 1 NC; 13-4-1 UFC) starched former 135-pound **** lechallenger Nurmagomedov (20-2, 8-2 UFC). Song clipped his foe witha well-timed punch right on the ear, immediately dropping him.The two follow-up punches turned Nurmagomedov's lights out, and theofficial end came at the 1:48 mark of Round 2. With the currentdivisional **** leholder Petr Yan andNo. 1 challenger MerabDvalishvili already set to lock horns in October, the logicalmatchup for Song seems to be a rematch with Sean O'Malley. "Suga"impressed in his outing at UFC White House, and the "Kung Fu Kid"looks mature enough to overcome his rival, and possibly not leaveit in the judges' hands this time. In their first encounter,O'Malley took home a unanimous decision victory.
In the co-feature, Gomes (13-3, 7-2 UFC) crushed Yan (19-6, 1 NC;9-5 UFC) in an intriguing clash in the women's strawweightdivision. Gomes landed a vicious elbow to her opponent's face before following up withmore punches, forcing the halt at 4:49 of Round 1. A surgingcontender in the women's strawweight division, the Brazilian is nowriding a five-bout winning streak and is 7-1 in her most recentassignments. A few interesting names are climbing the rankings at115 pounds, so it might be time to see who's the next big thing ina clash with AlexiaThainara. "Burguesinha" is currently riding an impressive13-bout winning streak. The winner of this clash might be next fora dance with the current divisional queen, MackenzieDern.
It took a little more than a round for Kai Asakura(23-6, 2-2 UFC) to stop onetime Wu Lin Feng **** leholder Qileng Aori(26-14, 1 NC; 4-6, 1 NC UFC) with a praiseworthy sequence started by a head kick followed by punches and punctuated by someknees to the body. The official end came 34 seconds into Round2. Asakura has scored back-to-back wins now, and it's time for theformer Rizin Fighting Federation 135-pound **** leholder to step upin competition. ViniciusOliveira is currently looking for a fight, coming off a winover Andre Fili inJune. Neither Asakura nor Oliveira backs down when it comes totrading blows, and the outcome could be a treat fortechnical-striking fans.
In a 125-pound attraction, Su Mudaerji(20-7, 1 NC; 7-4, 1 NC UFC) finally managed to overcome Alex Perez(26-11, 1 NC; 8-7, 1 NC UFC). The first time the pair met in theOctagon, it ended in no contest following an accidental groin shot.This time, Mudaerji relied on sharper strikes and so

Denise Gomes may have punched her ticket to a UFC women's strawweight ***** le shot earlier this morning (Sat., Aug. 29, 2026) at UFC Shanghai LIVE on Paramount+ from inside the Shanghai Oriental Sports Center in Shanghai, China, after stifling former UFC ***** le challenger Yan Xiaonan with a powerful first-round knockout (head kick and punches).
This co-main event matchup may not have jumped off the paper for many fight fans, but it always had the potential to deliver fireworks. That's because Yan is one of the most seasoned vets on the 115-pound roster and Gomes is one of the most vicious finishers. It was a recipe for disaster and one strawweight was going to end up on the losing end. Unfortunately for Yan, that was her in front of her own home crowd.
While Yan had her moments in the first round it was all about Gomes and her ability to land hard shots at almost every turn. Yan did well to stay busy and prevent Gomes from really pulling ahead, but that all changed when Gomes unleashed a head kick with 15 seconds left on the clock. It landed flush, cracked Yan, and allowed Gomes to land a few follow-up punches to earn the knockout stoppage.
Check out the video highlights below:
For complete UFC Shanghai results, coverage, and highlights click HERE.

#strawweight

MMA Fighting has UFC Shanghai results for the Nurmagomedov vs. Song fight card, a live blog of the main event, and more from Oriental Sports Center in Shanghai, China, on Saturday morning.
In the main event, Umar Nurmagomedov takes on Song Yadong in a battle of bantamweight contenders. Nurmagomedov is currently No. 3 at 135 pounds in the MMA Fighting Global Rankings, while Song holds the No. 7 spot. Both fighters are coming off of recent wins over former UFC flyweight champion Deiveson Figueiredo.
Ranked strawweights Yan Xioanan and Denise Gomes compete in the co-main event with a potential ****** le fight on the line.
Check out UFC Shanghai results below.
Main Card (Paramount+, LIVE NOW)

#shanghai #nurmagomedov #Event #fight

MMA Fighting has UFC Shanghai results for the Nurmagomedov vs. Song fight card, a live blog of the main event, and more from Oriental Sports Center in Shanghai, China, on Saturday morning.
In the main event, Umar Nurmagomedov takes on Song Yadong in a battle of bantamweight contenders. Nurmagomedov is currently No. 3 at 135 pounds in the MMA Fighting Global Rankings, while Song holds the No. 7 spot. Both fighters are coming off of recent wins over former UFC flyweight champion Deiveson Figueiredo.
Ranked strawweights Yan Xioanan and Denise Gomes compete in the co-main event with a potential ****** le fight on the line.
Check out UFC Shanghai results below.
Main Card (Paramount+, 6 a.m. ET)

#main #nurmagomedov #fighting #fight

Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is just over 24 hours away from its upcoming UFC Shanghai mixed martial arts (MMA) event, headlined by the 135-pound showdown between former bantamweight **** le challenger Umar Nurmagomedov and contender Song Yadong. The action gets underway this Sat. (Aug. 29, 2026) on Paramount+ from inside Shanghai Indoor Stadium in Shanghai, China, and also features a strawweight co-headliner between 115-pound **** le hopefuls Yan Xiaonan and Denise Gomes.
Before the Paramount+ live stream gets underway this weekend in Shanghai, which includes the all-action bantamweight contest pitting Kai Asakura against Aori Qileng, all 26 fighters must hit the scale to prove themselves worthy. Note: the promotion (serving as its own athletic commission) affords a one-pound allowance in non-title fights. The first fighter is expected to tip the scale at 9 p.m. ET, with updated text results to follow below shortly thereafter.
UFC Shanghai Main Card on Paramount+:
135 lbs.: Umar Nurmagomedov () vs. Yadong Song ()
115 lbs.: Xiaonan Yan () vs. Denise Gomes ()
135 lbs.: Aoriqileng () vs. Kai Asakura ()
125 lbs.: Alex Perez () vs. Sumudaerji ()
205 lbs.: Levi Rodrigues Jr. () vs. Ce Liu ()
125 lbs.: Bilal Hasan () vs. Nilson Rojas ()
UFC Shanghai Prelims Card on Paramount+:

#song #xiaonan

Welcome to Midnight Mania!
Let's start the night off by taking a look back over the three biggest stories of Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2026.
UFC 330's Gillian Robertson reveals 'not much weight' behind Din Thomas apology, issued 'for TV purposes and ratings': To quote the great Lucille Bluth, "Good for her."
Frustrated Khamzat sends message to UFC boss Dana White — 'What are we waiting for?': If Khamzat really wants his Middleweight belt back, he should go bet back into the win column by the time Strickland fights Imavov or DDP.
Fatima Kline here to 'save the Strawweight division' after Mackenzie Dern's boring UFC 330 ******* le defense: After her last performance, everybody should be high on Kline.

#midnight #gillian #thomas

Gillian Robertson isn't giving much credence to Din Thomas' apology.
Robertson, 31, suffered a unanimous decision loss to Mackenzie Dern in her bid for the UFC strawweight ***** le this past Saturday at UFC 330. It was Robertson's first UFC ***** le bout and came on the heels of a five-fight win streak that saw her claim the organization's all-time women's record for submission wins and pull into a tie for the most finishes in UFC women's history.
In the hours after Robertson's loss, her longtime coach Thomas — who also works as a broadcast ***** yst for Paramount+ — appeared on the UFC 330 post-show and proclaimed that Robertson had gone "as far as she can go" in her career, and thus Thomas, 49, was announcing his retirement from cornering fighters.
The remarks generated an immediate and intense backlash from both fighters and fans in the MMA community. Thomas subsequently issued a public apology Monday on his "Deep Waters" podcast, calling his comments "completely irresponsible."
"It was despicable," Thomas said. "I shouldn't have done it. I should have waited until maybe even today — a different time — rather than take away her moment."

#apology #time #fighters

We want your predictions for UFC Fight Night 285. Our staff picks feature includes the consensus picks from MMA Junkie readers. Simply cast your vote for each bout below, and we'll use the official tallies that are registered by Friday at noon ET (9 a.m. PT).
Those reader consensus picks will be part of the main card staff predictions we release ahead of UFC Sacramento (Paramount+), which takes place Saturday at Golden 1 Center in California's capital city.
Make your picks below.
Records: Dyer (7-1 MMA, 1-0 UFC), Reed (8-5 MMA, 4-5 UFC)
Division: Women's strawweight

#fight #night #junkie #simply

MackenzieDern believes she needs to improve a lot.

Dern put her Ultimate Fighting Championship strawweight **** le on the linefor the first time against GillianRobertson in the co-main event of UFC330. She outclassed Robertson in every facet to earn aunanimous decision win, but still isn't happy with herperformance.
The strawweight champion believes she needs to work on her cardio,endurance, striking and grappling. While Dern credits Robertson'stoughness, she believes she should have finished her counterpart.According to Dern, her performance might not have sufficed againsta surging contender.

"I'm not happy with my performance," Dern told Ariel Helwani. "Iwish I did better. I wasn't happy with my cardio, my endurance. Iwasn't happy with my striking. I wasn't happy with my grappling. Iwasn't happy. I should have done a lot of that stuff better. Ishould have finished that fight, honestly. Obviously, Gillian isvery tough too… If I fought that performance against someone elsecoming up, that wouldn't be good."

Dern won the vacant **** le against VirnaJandiroba last year after former champ Weili Zhangvacated the **** le and moved up. She is now looking to defend hertitle against Zhang, TatianaSuarez, or LupitaGodinez next.

#performance #needs #cardio

No need to prove anything.
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Strawweight champion Mackenzie Dern successfully defended her 115-pound strap against Gillian Robertson in UFC 330's co-main event this past weekend (Sat., Aug. 15, 2026) inside Xfinity Mobile Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
It was a dominant, one-sided unanimous decision victory. However, even after Dern's first successful ****** le defense, one name continues to loom large over the division: former champion Weili Zhang.
That is because Zhang never lost the Strawweight ****** le. Instead, she vacated it to pursue a second championship, only to get blanked by Flyweight queen Valentina Shevchenko in a noncompetitive fight.
In Zhang's absence, Dern defeated Virna Jandiroba to capture the vacant belt and has now successfully defended it.

#championship #ultimate

Two-sport ONE World Champion Stella "Always Hungry" Hemetsberger marched into ONE Fight Night 46 bearing the absolute weight of two divisional crowns on her shoulders and soaring expectations of an entire nation.
She carried them beautifully, decimating dangerous Russian challenger Natalia "Karelian Lynx" Diachkova via knockout in the third round to make a commanding first defense of her ONE Women's Strawweight Muay Thai World **** le. The spectacular finish went down inside Bangkok's iconic Lumpinee Stadium on Friday, August 14, airing live in U.S. primetime on Prime Video.
As dramatic as the conclusion was, Hemetsberger met immediate resistance from her dangerous World **** le challenger. Riding a blistering string of knockouts, a fearless Diachkova pushed the opening pace in a frantic bid to overwhelm the reigning monarch with heavy punch combinations.
However, the 27-year-old has been in the wringer before. Showcasing the disciplined composure of a warrior, Hemetsberger weathered the early aggression with an unwavering belief in her superior striking.
The Salzburg native said:

#World #hemetsberger #diachkova #challenger

Din Thomas was a busy man on Saturday night at UFC 330 in Philadelphia. Not only was he carrying his usual broadcast duties, he was also cornering co-main challenger Gillian Robertson as she fought Mackenzie Dern for the women's strawweight **** le.
Robertson ended up not having an answer on how to beat Dern, whose jiu jitsu was better and striking was faster and more powerful. Din Thomas didn't have any useful advice to give her in the corner, either, relying instead on common platitudes like "Don't give up on yourself."
Following Robertson's loss, Thomas did the worst thing a coach can do: he buried his student in public. On the Paramount+ post-show, Din announced he was done cornering fighters.
"I told myself I would continue to do this until I took Gillian as far as she could go. I think that might be as far as she can go," Thomas said. "I am officially retiring from cornering fighters tonight. Yes. I'm doing the Matt Serra. I am no longer cornering fighters. I've been sitting on that and I'm telling you now, that's what I'm doing."
"It's a lot of work. It's a lot of stress. You gotta be there all week. Again, I've been slowly telling you, I don't cut weight with 'em. And it's not fair to them. They need somebody who's gonna really put that type of work in with them."

#fighters #i 've

MackenzieDern has already started looking ahead after defending herUltimate Fighting Championship ***** le.

Dern (17-5) thoroughly outclassed GillianRobertson at UFC330, using her grappling to secure a unanimous decision andretain the strawweight belt in Philadelphia. She's now name-droppedwho could be next in line for a ***** le shot.
When asked in a post-fight interview who she could face next, Derninitially admitted she's unsure. She claimed the next challengerfor the 115-pound throne could be TatianaSuarez (12-1), LupitaGodinez (14-6), or former champ Weili Zhang(26-4).

"I know there's Tatiana, Weili… Who else? Lupita could be coming uppretty soon," Dern said.

Godinez is unlikely next in line, having lost three of her lastfive bouts. Moreover, the Mexican contender has already lost toDern.

Suarez previously challenged for UFC gold, losing to Zhang inFebruary last year. The former then bounced back with two wins,beating AmandaLemos and Godinez. Meanwhile, Zhang vacated the ***** le afterbeating Suarez to challenge for the women's flyweight ***** le, butlost to current 125-pound queen ValentinaShevchenko.

#next #godinez #suarez #pound

For the first time in seven years the UFC octagon was in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on Saturday. Xfinity Mobile Arena hosted UFC 330: Makhachev vs. Machado Garry and the fight promotion's return to "The City of Brotherly Love" was triumphant.
The 12-bout fight card was headlined by two world ****** le fights. The main event featured a welterweight ****** le bout between champion Islam Makhahev and No. 2 ranked contender Ian Machado Garry. In the co-main event. women's strawweight champion Mackenzie Dern put her belt on the line against No. 4 ranked Gillian Robertson.
The night of fights played out in front of 19,238 spectators in attendance generating $6,715,776 in gate receipts breaking records.
"We shattered the arena record by two million dollars," UFC CEO Dana White said during the event's post-fight press conference.
"We're in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania with a Russian Muslim and an Irish kid, and we do a $7 million gate and we shatter the f**king record here. The biggest event that's ever been held here, we beat it by $2 million. It's crazy. Unheard of before," said White. "If you fought in Philly, you'd have to have a guy from Philly in the main event. It's pretty impressive."

#million

Don't expect to see Din Thomas in-cage, working fighters corners moving forward.
Thomas, a long-time MMA coach now turned UFC ****** yst, announced that he's done cornering fighters following Gillian Robertson's unanimous decision defeat at Saturday's UFC 330 at Xfinity Mobile Arena in Philadelphia.
Thomas was working the UFC broadcast on Paramount+, and stepped out to corner Robertson (17-9 MMA, 14-7 UFC) in her strawweight ****** le fight against champion Mackenzie Dern (17-5 MMA, 12-5 UFC) in the co-main event of the card.
After the fights, on the ****** yst desk, Thomas revealed that was his last fight as a corner.
"I do have an announcement for you guys," Thomas said. "I told myself I would continue to do this until I took Gillian as far as she could go. I think that might be as far as she can go, and I am officially retiring from cornering fighters tonight.

#fighters

PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA - AUGUST 15: (R-L) Mackenzie Dern punches Gillian Robertson of Canada in the UFC strawweight championship fight during the UFC 330 event at Xfinity Mobile Arena on August 15, 2026 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC)
Mackenzie Dern dominated Gillian Robertson through most of her five-round successful ***** le defense en route to a unanimous decision win (49-46x2, 48-47) in Philadelphia at UFC 330. While there was no doubt who the better fighter was after 25 minutes of action, UFC ***** yst Joe Rogan thinks the champ made a mistake at the end of the bout. Let's talk UFC.
Winner: Mackenzie Dern
Opponent: Gillian Robertson
Official result: Unanimous decision

#dern

Mackenzie Dern successfully defended her strawweight **** le with a largely one-sided but somewhat lackluster outing against Gillian Robertson in the UFC 330 co-main event.
Takedowns and submission attempts ruled the day for Dern as she came close to finishing Robertson a couple of times during the fight but she mostly just maintained control and showed she was the superior grappler. Robertson really didn't produce any offense until the final round and even then she just managed to stay in control on the ground without really damaging Dern.
When it was over the judges scored the fight 49-46, 49-46 and 48-47 with Dern getting the unanimous decision victory.
"I'm super happy," Dern said about her win. "My first **** le win I got taken down a lot of times so I've been working on my wrestling. I'm still the champion. I definitely wanted to submit her, that was the goal. I try to get submissions in all my fights. I wish I could do some more damage to set up the submissions."
A striking exchange led to Robertson shooting for a takedown but Dern countered effectively before the strawweights separated again. Dern was very effective with her combinations including a stiff leg kick that kept chipping away at Robertson's base.

#dern #robertson #fight #really

PHILADELPHIA – Mackenzie Dern secured her first ******* le defense Saturday in the UFC 330 co-main event in Philadelphia.
An unsurprisingly grapple-heavy affair went the distance, with Dern (16-5 MMA, 7-5 UFC) winning by unanimous decision (49-46, 49-46, 48-47) at Xfinity Mobile Arena.
The fight was hyped as a battle of strawweight grapplers. During fight week, Dern repeatedly affirmed she was on a substantially elevated level from Robertson (17-8 MMA, 14-6 UFC). When it came time to make her case, Dern did just that. She nearly submitted Robertson with a rear-naked choke in the final minute of Round 1, but the Canadian was saved by the horn.
In Round 2, Dern went back to the well and took Robertson down again. Round 3 consisted of more of the same, with Robertson taking elongated periods of time to get Dern off her – whether it was along the fence or on the canvas.
It was deja vu in Round 4, as Dern once again dragged Robertson down and took her back. With four minutes to work, Dern was able to maintain position on Robertson for approximately three minutes. With about 90 seconds left in the round, Robertson reversed Dern and ended up on top in her guard. However, Dern threatened an armbar, and then a knee bar, off her back.

#robertson #philadelphia #went #time

Mackenzie Dern is now officially a defending UFC champion after she turned back Gillian Robertson in their UFC 330 ***** le fight.
Dern (17-5 MMA, 12-5 UFC) logged her first strawweight ***** le defense Saturday at Xfinity Mobile Arena in Philadelphia with a unanimous decision triumph over Robertson (17-9 MMA, 14-7 UFC) in their co-main event clash.
The champion now awaits a potential return of Zhang Weili, although it's unknown if and when the former two-time champion intends to come back.
Check below for the top X (formerly Twitter) reactions to Dern beating Robertson at UFC 330:
This article originally appeared on MMA Junkie: 'We need a mercy rule': Fighters react to Mackenzie Dern's UFC 330 ***** le defense

#dern #title #gillian #saturday

With the action officially in the books from UFC 330 last night (Sat., Aug. 15, 2026) LIVE on Paramount+ from inside Xfinity Mobile Arena in Philadelphia, Penn., fight fans can check out the post-fight presser for all the best reaction and official bonus winners.
On a night that featured a main event showcase between UFC welterweight champion Islam Makhachev and streaking Irish contender Ian Machado Garry, a co-headliner pitting UFC women's strawweight **** leholder Mackenzie Dern against veteran finisher Gillian Robertson, and a jam-packed undercard full of veterans and rising prospects, there will be a lot to discuss when the fighters take to the stage.
The post-fight presser is scheduled to go LIVE in the above video player around 12:15 a.m. ET (Sunday). It will feature the biggest winners and losers from the card, as well as UFC CEO, Dana White, if we're lucky.
For more UFC 330 results, coverage, and highlights click HERE.

#winners #paramount

This is the UFC 330 live blog for Mackenzie Dern vs. Gillian Robertson, the strawweight championship co-main event Saturday at Xfinity Mobile Arena in Philadelphia.
Dern is currently ranked at No. 7 on the MMA Fighting Pound-for-Pound chart, while Robertson is No. 6 at 115 pounds in the Global Rankings.
This is the first ******* le defense for Dern (16-5), who became champion this past October at UFC 321 where she defeated Virna Jandiroba to win a belt vacated by Zhang Weili. Dern, a decorated Brazilian jiu-jitsu champion prior to pursuing a career in MMA, struggled to find consistency early in her UFC career, but strung together three crucial wins to put gold around her waist. She can cement herself as the true queen of the strawweight division with an impressive performance against Robertson.
Canada's Robertson (17-8) looks to become the first woman from her country to become UFC champion. Before Robertson, Alexis Davis, Valerie Letourneau, and Felicia Spencer all had their shot, but none were able to finish the story. Robertson began her UFC run as a flyweight but dropped down to 115 pounds and has since won five straight fights to earn her shot. She currently holds the record for the most UFC submissions by female fighter (7).
Check out the UFC 330 live blog for Mackenzie Dern vs. Gillian Robertson below.

#mackenzie #pound

UFC 330 takes place Saturday, and MMA Junkie will provide live round-by-round coverage and official results from the main card beginning at 5:30 p.m. ET (2:30 p.m. PT).
UFC 330 (Paramount+) takes place at Xfinity Mobile Center in Philadelphia.
In the main event, former lightweight champion Islam Makhachev (28-1 MMA, 17-1 UFC) aims to defend his welterweight **** le for the first time when he takes on Ian Machado Garry (17-1 MMA, 10-1 UFC). The co-main event features another **** le fight as strawweight champion Mackenzie Dern (16-5 MMA, 11-5 UFC) puts her belt on the line for the first time against Gillian Robertson (17-8 MMA, 14-6 UFC).
Below, check out our round-by-round updates and official results for the main card.
UFC 330 is available on Paramount+ to anyone with a subscription.

#round #champion

MMA Fighting has UFC 330 results for the Makhachev vs. Machado Garry fight card, live blogs of the entire main card, and more from the Xfinity Mobile Arena in Philadelphia on Saturday night.
In the main event, Islam Makhachev looks to join a very short list of UFC champions to defend his UFC belt in two separate divisions when he puts UFC welterweight ******* le on the line against Ian Machado Garry. Makachev has won 16 straight fights, while Garry is 10-1 in the UFC.
UFC strawweight champion Mackenzie Dern defends her ******* le for the first time against Gillian Robertson in the co-main event. Dern has won three straight fights, while Robertson has recorded five wins in a row.
Check out UFC 330 results below.
Chidi Njokuani vs. Joel Alvarez

#results #title

UFC 330 is headlined by two champions attempting to make their first ******* le defenses, and you can watch a live-streamed watch-along with MMA Junkie Radio hosts "Gorgeous" George and "Goze" right here at at 7 p.m. ET.
In the main event, former lightweight champion Islam Makhachev (28-1 MMA, 17-1 UFC) aims to defend his welterweight ******* le for the first time when he takes on Ian Machado Garry (17-1 MMA, 10-1 UFC). The co-main event features another ******* le fight as strawweight champion Mackenzie Dern (16-5 MMA, 11-5 UFC) puts her belt on the line for the first time against Gillian Robertson (17-8 MMA, 14-6 UFC).
UFC 330 (Paramount+) takes place Saturday at Xfinity Mobile Arena in Philadelphia.
Check out the watch-along in the video above.
Islam Makhachev vs. Ian Machado Garry – for welterweight ******* le

#machado #garry #along

PHILADELPHIA - UFC 330 ceremonial weigh-ins are in the books, and the fighters came face-to-face one final time before the organization's seventh numbered event of the year.
The weigh-ins took place at Xfinity Mobile Arena, which hosts the promotion's first visit to the "City of Brotherly Love" on Saturday (Paramount+).
UFC 330 is built around a pair of highly anticipated championship fights. Islam Makhachev (28-1 MMA, 17-1 UFC) puts the welterweight strap on the line against Ian Machado Garry (17-1 MMA, 10-1 UFC) in the main event, while strawweight ***** leholder Mackenzie Dern (16-5 MMA, 11-5 UFC) takes on Gillian Robertson (17-8 MMA, 14-6 UFC) in the co-main event.
Outside of the that, there is just one local fighter on the card, as well as a less-than-desirable amount of ranked athletes to fill things out.
Nevertheless, all 12 scheduled matchups had staredowns on the eve of the event Friday, and you can see the complete video highlight above.

#main #philadelphia #brotherly

It all goes down tomorrow night (Sat., Aug. 15, 2026) at UFC 330 LIVE on Paramount+ from inside Xfinity Mobile Arena in Philadelphia, Penn., as pound-for-pound great, Islam Makhachev, puts his UFC welterweight ****** le on the line against Irish contender, Ian Machado Garry, in the main event.
While UFC 330's fight card doesn't scream "biggest event of the year," it's still packing quite the punch as the promotion returns to Philly for the first time in over seven years. Not only is Makhacvhev looking to break Anderson Silva's long-standing UFC record of 16-straight wins, but Mackenzie Dern is aiming to defend her UFC women's strawweight ****** le for the first time in the co-headliner against surging contender Gillian Robertson.
On Friday, all fighters took to the stage for UFC 330's ceremonial weigh ins. At the end of it, each combatant squared off on stage for one final staredown. This is always a good chance for fans to size the fighters up and see who might have the physical (as well as psychological) advantage ahead of Saturday night.
Check out the official ceremonial face offs below and let us know!
Islam Makhachev vs. Ian Machado Garry

#Event

The fighters competing at Saturday's UFC 330 event in Philadelphia officially weighed in on Friday morning. At 6 p.m. ET, the athletes will participate in the event's ceremonial weigh-in.
The fight card is headlined by two world ***** le fights. The main event features a welterweight ***** le bout between champion Islam Makhahev and No. 2 ranked Ian Machado Garry. In the co-main event. women's strawweight champion Mackenzie Dern puts her belt on the line against No. 4 ranked Gillian Robertson.

#philadelphia

Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) will be holding its fight week interviews during the UFC 330 media day, streaming LIVE at 11 a.m. ET in the embedded video above. Leading the charge will be UFC 330 headliners Islam Makhachev and Ian Machado Garry, who collide for Makhachev's welterweight strap in the Paramount+ main event this Sat. (Aug. 15, 2026) inside Xfinity Mobile Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Check out the full UFC 330 media day lineup below:
Islam Makhachev – UFC welterweight champion
Ian Machado Garry – No. 1 UFC welterweight
Mackenzie Dern – UFC women's strawweight champion

#makhachev #champion #fighting

Some fighters change the moment undisputed gold wraps around their waist. Two-sport ONE World Champion Stella "Always Hungry" Hemetsberger has simply refused to let it reshape her identity.
The Austrian superstar will bring that exact same humble mindset when she defends her ONE Women's Strawweight Muay Thai World ******* le for the first time against Russian standout Natalia "Karelian Lynx" Diachkova.
This highly anticipated clash serves as the main event of ONE Fight Night 46 on Prime Video, broadcasting live in U.S. primetime from the world-famous Lumpinee Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand, on Friday, August 14.
The RS-GYM and ******* et Fight Club representative first overcame Jackie Buntan at ONE Fight Night 35 to capture the vacant Muay Thai crown. Five months later, the Austrian striking ace dethroned the Filipino-American in another highly technical five-round battle to claim the ONE Women's Strawweight Kickboxing World Championship.
It has now been six months since Hemetsberger officially etched her name into the history books, becoming only the third female athlete to capture gold in two disciplines — joining Stamp Fairtex and Janet "JT" Todd — in ONE Championship.

#World #muay #night #championship

Mackenzie Dern faced Virna Jandiroba in the UFC 321 co-main event with the vacant women's strawweight championship on the line. She defeated Jandiroba via unanimous decision to capture the women's 115-pound championship. Look back at Dern's championship performance.
Dern puts her belt on the line for the first time in the UFC 330 co-main event on Aug. 15 against fellow submission specialist Gillian Robertson.

#dern