Mike Johnston

Four key questions facing UFC ahead of second half of 2026 schedule

Mike Johnston

@MikeyJ_MMA

Mike Johnston, known as “Mikey J” around the office, is a lifelong hockey and football fan who has been at Sportsnet since 2011. Johnston writes about a wide variety of sports and, despite his peaceful demeanour, has an extensive history covering the UFC and combat sports. The 1991 Toronto Argonauts are the greatest sports team of all time, and you will not convince Johnston otherwise.

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Rafael Fiziev stops Manuel Torres at UFC Baku with highlight knockout

Rafael Fiziev thrilled the home crowd in Azerbaijan with a highlight knockout in a UFC Fight Night main event in Baku.

Rafael Fiziev can use Justin Gaethje rivalry as motivation for UFC Baku

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Manel Kape faceplants Kyoji Horiguchi at UFC Fight Night

Manel Kape had to wait almost a decade to get his revenge on Kyoji Horiguchi but the flyweight contender did just that on Saturday and moved closer to a UFC title shot.

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Borjas upsets Lima at UFC Fight Night, Mesquita gets another submission

There were a couple impressive comeback wins on the preliminary card for UFC Fight Night: Kape vs. Horiguchi.

Alex Pereira livid with referee Herb Dean, wants rematch with Ciryl Gane

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Aspinall on Gane winning UFC interim heavyweight title: 'A lot of illegal elbows'

Tom Aspinall is as familiar with Ciryl Gane's oft-controversial fighting tactics as anyone and the UFC heavyweight champ commented on the controversial strikes Gane used to defeat Alex Pereira.

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Josh Hokit stops Derrick Lewis, stays perfect at UFC Freedom 250

Josh Hokit’s wild year and his rise to stardom continued Sunday night at UFC Freedom 250, an event that took place at perhaps the most unique location for an event in mixed martial arts history.

Mauricio Ruffy stops Michael Chandler, proposes to girlfriend after KO win

Bo Nickal returns to White House with win over Daukaus at UFC Freedom 250

Bo Nickal first visited the White House in 2019 as a collegiate wrestling champion and on Sunday he returned with a winning performance as a top MMA fighter at UFC Freedom 250.