At a glance
- Independent site, updated daily
- Broke the list of MMA talent let go by ESPN in January 2026
- Covers UFC news, rumors, analysis and boxing
Overview
MMA News is an independent English-language MMA news site. It does not belong to a major media group or a broadcaster. Its staff includes Thomas Albano, Mike Reichlin and Andrew Ravens, who split daily news, event coverage and reporting on the business side of the sport between them.
The site publishes every day, with stories dated September 2026 at the time this profile was written. It writes for a worldwide audience and focuses mostly on the UFC, which accounts for the bulk of its coverage, while also covering boxing when news from the two sports overlaps.
What you'll find
You get UFC news, event results, rumors about fights and signings, analysis and a boxing section. Stories range from short items on a fight announcement to longer pieces that look back on a fighter's career or break down what a card means for a division.
The site also covers the media outlets that cover MMA. In January 2026, after UFC rights moved from ESPN to Paramount, MMA News broke the list of MMA talent that ESPN let go. Other outlets picked up the story, and it shows the site pays attention to what happens around the cage as well as inside it.
Why follow
MMA News is useful if you want to follow both the fights and the business and media side of MMA: broadcast rights, commentators, reporters and network changes. Few general MMA sites give full stories to that subject, even though it decides who calls the events you watch.
On fight news, the site covers rumors early, ahead of official announcements. Treat them as leads to confirm, then check them against UFC announcements or the outlets that first reported them. Results go up as soon as events wrap, with the method and round for each bout.
MMA Official's take
MMA News is for UFC fans who read English and want to follow what goes on behind the scenes at networks and media outlets, on top of the fight news. It also suits readers who like tracking rumors before they become official.
Start with the January 2026 story on the MMA talent let go by ESPN: it sums up the UFC's switch to Paramount and what it meant for the broadcast teams. Then follow Thomas Albano and Andrew Ravens for the week's news. If you follow boxing too, check the boxing section, which sits on the same site and follows the same daily pace.