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LAS VEGAS – UFC Hall of Famer Mark Coleman caught up with MMA Junkie at the 16th annual World MMA Awards, where he was nominated and won awards for Lifetime Achievement Award for his MMA career and overcoming addiction, and Fighting Spirit Award, for his display of…

Chael Sonnen sees Sean Strickland coming out with an extra fire at UFC 312. Strickland (29-6 MMA, 16-6 UFC) runs things back with middleweight champion Dricus Du Plessis (22-2 MMA, 8-0 UFC) in the Feb. 8 headliner at Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney (

The 42nd and final UFC event of 2024 goes down Saturday with UFC on ESPN 63 at Amalie Arena in Tampa, Fla. The entire card airs on ESPN2 and streams on

Michael Bisping doesn't think we've seen the last of Anthony Smith after UFC 310. Smith suffered a second-round TKO to Dominick Reyes on Saturday at T-Mobile Arena – his fifth loss in his past seven fights. "Lionheart" couldn't contain his emotions while…

TAMPA, Fla. – Bruno Silva thinks he'll have a strong case for a flyweight title shot if he beats Manel Kape on Saturday at UFC on ESPN 63. With four consecutive victories, all by stoppage and with Performance of the Night bonuses attached, Silva (14-5-2 MMA, 4-2

TAMPA, Fla. – Billy Quarantillo recalls jogging around Amalie Arena as an 0-1 amateur fighter, chuckling under his breath at his pipe dream of maybe fighting there one day. The far-fetched goal is now a reality. Buffalo-born, Quarantillo (18-6 MMA, 6-4 UFC

A new player has entered the MMA landscape, and it has arrived with some big names. Wednesday, Global Fight League (GFL) announced its official launch will come in the opening weeks of 2025. The GFL concept differs from that of UFC and PFL. While it has a league…

If there was any doubt about who the real "King of Cringe" is in MMA, Colby Covington reminded fans Wednesday that he still holds that title. Covington, who headlines UFC on ESPN 63 against Joaquin Buckley on Saturday, attended a media day for the first time since…

TAMPA, Fla. – Cub Swanson doesn't look at Saturday's UFC on ESPN 63 matchup with Billy Quarantillo as a clash of different generations. Although Quarantillo, 36, said he was watching Swanson, 41, fight before he even turned professional in MMA, there is only…

Kamaru Usman believes UFC 310 exposed both Shavkat Rakhmonov and Ian Machado Garry's games. Rakhmonov (19-0 MMA, 7-0 UFC) scored a unanimous decision win over Machado Garry (15-1 MMA,

UFC bantamweight champion Merab Dvalishvili is fuming ahead of his first title defense against Umar Nurmagomedov. Dvalishvili (18-4 MMA, 11-2 UFC) meets Nurmagomedov (18-0 MMA, 6-0 UFC) in the UFC 311 (ESPN+ pay-per-view, ESPN, ESPN+)

Daniel Cormier theorizes that UFC featherweight champion Ilia Topuria is no longer motivated to defend his title. Topuria (16-0 MMA, 8-0 UFC) recently said he's interested in moving up to lightweight for his next fight to take on top contender Charles Oliveira. Top

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TAMPA, Fla. – UFC on ESPN 63, which takes place at Amalie Arena with a main card that airs on ESPN2 and ESPN+

Colby Covington hit a low point after falling short in his third attempt at undisputed UFC gold. Covington (17-4 MMA, 12-4 UFC) hasn't competed since a lackluster unanimous decision loss to Leon Edwards in their UFC 296 title fight last December. His first two atte