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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

Jack Shore has made the surprising decision to retire from MMA. The nine-fight UFC veteran, who went 6-3 inside the octagon following his promotional debut in September 2019, announced on Wednesday that he has come to the conclusion his time as an active fight is…

(This story was updated to add new information.) MMA is a constantly evolving sport with a revolving door of athletes entering and exiting. Currently, fighters from the era who helped make the sport so popular are beginning to trickle away from

Gregory Rodrigues will headline a UFC event for the first time in February against former title challenger Jared Cannonier. The UFC Fight Night 251 event on Feb. 15 at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas will host the middleweight main event. MMA Junkie confirmed the matchu

Former UFC star Nate Diaz finds himself in legal trouble over a physical confrontation that took place in Las Vegas last summer. According to TMZ, citing court documents, Diaz is facing a battery charge stemming from an incident that

Vadim Nemkov and Corey Anderson will square off for a third time at Bellator Champions Series: Road to Dubai. With Ante Delija out, Nemkov (17-2-1) now faces Anderson (18-6-1) in a heavyweight bout Jan. 25 at Coca-Cola Arena in Dubai, promotion officials