Checkout the best (and worst) UFC/MMA 2026 April Fools’ Day pranks

TORRENCE, CA - FEBRUARY 24: UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor laughs during a news conference with lightweight contender Nate Diaz at UFC Gym February 24, 2016, in Torrance, California. (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images) | Getty Images Yep … it’s that day. Is it just me, or does April Fools’ Day just not hit the same anymore? Maybe it’s because the world is already flooded with misinformation, so every day kind of feels like April 1. Or, maybe it’s because I’m in my mid-30s and sl

Yep … it’s that day.

Is it just me, or does April Fools’ Day just not hit the same anymore? Maybe it’s because the world is already flooded with misinformation, so every day kind of feels like April 1. Or, maybe it’s because I’m in my mid-30s and slowly turning into the, “old man yelling at clouds.”

Probably both.

I still remember back in 2007 when I pranked my poor mom by telling her I totaled my brand-new Nissan Maxima on the freeway because I was on my phone. She was distraught … and then, eventually, she laughed it off.

(For what it’s worth, I actually totaled that Maxima two years later — karma is a real thing.)

Anyway …

April Fools’ Day is especially brutal in the MMA news cycle. Every headline, video clip and “breaking” story — you’ve got to double-check it thrice before even thinking about reacting. And let’s be honest: some of these are actually clever, while others are just painful.

Here are some of the best — and worst — pranks floating around social media today:

Arman Tsarukyan posted this last night before April Fools’ Day hit America. And no lie, he got me.

Michael Chiesa, who retired last weekend at UFC Seattle, is un-retiring!

Both Sean O’Malley and Aiemann Zahabi were in on the joke by saying their UFC White House bout is now an interim title fight.

Bo Nickal is going to coach at one of his rival colleges, Iowa.

Regional fighter, Erko Jun, is fighting Conor McGregor under the Brave umbrella.

Jake Paul’s next opponent revealed!

UFC is starting a Master’s division, and former Australian UFC fighter, Elvis Sinosic, is returning.

Top regional promotion Cage Warriors has added new Speedos (shout out Dennis Hallman).

Nina Drama is going to compete in Power Slap.

So yeah, be safe and don’t get fooled today, suckers.

Checkout the best (and worst) UFC/MMA 2026 April Fools’ Day pranks

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