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(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

The UFC closes its 2024 schedule Saturday with UFC on ESPN 63, which goes down at Amalie Arena in Tampa, Fla.

Can Diego Lopes insert himself into the immediate UFC featherweight title picture? He certainly hopes so. Wednesday, Lopes (26-6 MMA, 5-1 UFC) issued a challenge on X to former UFC featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski (26-4 MMA, 13-3 UFC), the fighter thought to be…

UFC 310 took place Saturday in Las Vegas and the promotion's flyweight champion made a statement in the marquee. Titleholder Alexandre Pantoja made it look relatively easy against debuting Japanese star Kai Asakura, as he notched another title defense. Pantoja

Maycee Barber is hoping to make her return to the UFC in the first half of 2025. Barber (14-2 MMA, 9-2 UFC) was scheduled to headline her first UFC event against former champion Rose Namajunas this past July in Denver, but she pulled out less than three weeks out

Marcus McGhee knows it's going to be tough to get a top 10 name in the loaded UFC bantamweight division, so he's willing to take a slight step down. McGhee (10-1 MMA, 4-0 UFC) has opened his octagon tenure strong with four consecutive wins over solid competition.…

Gilbert Burns thinks Colby Covington has the style to pose problems for Joaquin Buckley. Former interim welterweight champion Covington (17-4 MMA, 12-4 UFC) takes on Buckley (20-6 MMA, 10-4 UFC) in Saturday's UFC on ESPN 63 main event at Amalie Arena in Tampa, Fla.

Juliana Miller has been out of action for a little over a year, and now she'll have to wait even longer to return to the UFC cage. Due to injury, Miller (3-3 MMA, 1-2 UFC) has withdrawn from her UFC Fight Night 251 bout vs. Carli Judice (3-2 MMA, 0-1 UFC) that was

Robert Whittaker doesn't see how Dricus Du Plessis or Sean Strickland can stop Khamzat Chimaev's grappling. Middleweight champion Du Plessis (22-2 MMA, 8-0 UFC) will rematch Strickland (29-6 MMA, 16-6 UFC) in the UFC 312 main event Feb. 8 at Qudos Bank Arena in…

LAS VEGAS – Joshua Van isn't asking for a specific opponent or date for his next fight at UFC 310. He just wants to represent his country. Following his unanimous decision win over Cody Durden (17-7-1 MMA, 6-5-1 UFC) in their flyweight bout this p

Kamaru Usman couldn't contain his laughter when reacting to security stopping Belal Muhammad at UFC 310. Welterweight champion Muhammad (24-3 MMA, 15-3 UFC) tried to enter the octagon Saturday at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas to face off with co-main event winner Sha

A big fight in the UFC light heavyweight division is headed to London. Former champion Jan Blachowicz returns from a near-two-year layoff as he battles Carlos Ulberg at UFC Fight Night 255. Promotion officials announced the bout Tuesday. The event takes place March