Count Desmond Green as the No. 1 cheerleader for folks going up a weight class. Damaged by trying to cut too much weight early in his own career, Green now actively tries to encourage others to move up to a more comfortable division. Fellow UFC fighter Kurt Holobaugh even cites Green as his primary source of encouragement to go to 155. 

Kurt Holobaugh is the latest in the growing trend of fighters moving up a weight class. While he has a history in the division, including a prior stint in the UFC back in 2013, his last three fights have come at featherweight. Now nearly fully through his training camp for UFC 237 this weekend, Holobaugh feels like he’s in the right place. 

Aaron Pico is shuffling things up. 

Dear UFC: You have a rare opportunity. His name is Nate Landwehr. The 30-year-old American fighter is currently serving as the M-1 Challenge Featherweight Champion, sitting at 12-2 overall in his career. He is the perfect combination of potential, proven results, and in-cage style aesthetics.

The UFC is eyeing a top-tier featherweight matchup for the season three premier of Dana White’s Tuesday Night Contender Series on June 18. The promotion is working on a bout between Ring of Combat featherweight champion Bill Algeo (12-3) and UFC veteran Brendan Loughnane (16-3), sources tell FloCombat.

The UFC’s debut in Rochester, New York, is starting to take shape, and the promotion is scheduling some of the state’s finest talent to fill the UFC Fight Night 151 card.

In just two fights in the UFC’s featherweight division, Josh Emmett made a pretty big name for himself. After a clear-cut decision victory over Felipe Arantes, Emmett knocked out perennial top-15 talent Ricardo Lamas in violent fashion. However, his quick ascension came to a screeching halt at the hands of Jeremy Stephens. 

Ever wonder what fighters gorge themselves on after they're done cutting weight and fighting? 

In the 14 victories that he’s accumulated in his career, UFC Fight Night 148: Nashville’s Bobby Moffett has amassed only one by way of decision. He steps into the cage this weekend with undefeated prospect Bryce Mitchell looking to make it four straight finishes, all by way of D'arce choke.  Although he’s got another D’arce on his mind, his main priority lies in a slightly different area. 

Undefeated Titan FC featherweight champion Jason Soares has nothing left to prove on the regional scene.

When Dana White wrapped the belt around Kamaru Usman’s waist at UFC 235, the victory extended beyond an individual accomplishment. After years of being one of the best coaches in the world, Henri Hooft finally had a UFC champion, and his team, Hard Knocks 365, could finally claim they won gold at the highest level. 

When Arnold Allen steps into the cage this weekend at UFC Fight Night 147 in London, he’ll be looking to make it five straight wins inside the Octagon. That win would put him in elite company in the featherweight division—a tie for third with Zabit Magomedsharipov. He would only trail champion Max Holloway and top challenger Alexander Volkanovski. 

The stereotype is well ingrained in the fabric of MMA; English fighters can’t wrestle. 

Bellator MMA’s return to Chicago continues to pile up with notable names.

An entertaining featherweight scrap has joined the Edson Barboza vs. Justin Gaethje main event on the March 30 UFC on ESPN 2 fight card in Philadelphia.