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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 Due to injury, Miller (3-3 MMA, 1-2 UFC) has withdrawn from her UFC Fight Night 251 bout vs. Carli Judice (3-2 MMA, 0-1 UFC) that was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

Dricus Du Plessis will look to leave no doubt when he runs things back with Sean Strickland in the UFC 312 main event. Dricus Du Plessis vs. Sean Strickland preview Du Plessis (22-2 MMA, 8-0 UFC) dethroned Strickland (29-6 MMA, 16-6 UFC) by split decisio

LAS VEGAS – Kennedy Nzechukwu thought his UFC 310 fight with Lukasz Brzeski could've been halted after his knockdown, but the referee thought otherwise, so he had to keep going. Nzechukwu (14-5 MMA, 8-5 UFC), who has proven to be a humble person throughout his…

Aljamain Sterling's loss to Movsar Evloev at UFC 310 has him pondering what's next. Former UFC bantamweight champion Sterling (24-5 MMA, 16-5 UFC) dropped a unanimous decision to Evloev (19-0 MMA, 9-0 UFC) Saturday at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. It

With Tommy Fury no longer fighting Darren Till, he's turning to a familiar foe in hopes of meeting in the ring once again. Fury, the half-brother of heavyweight boxing star Tyson Fury, recently pulled out of his scheduled boxing match with Till after the former UFC

LAS VEGAS – Michael Chiesa is putting any dialogue about a potential retirement behind him and setting some lofty goals for himself after UFC 310. After a three-fight losing skid from 2021-2023 that left questions about the state of his career, Chiesa (18-7 MMA,

If it was up to Dricus Du Plessis, he'd be defending his UFC middleweight title against Khamzat Chimaev. Instead, Du Plessis (22-2 MMA, 8-0 UFC) will run things back with Sean Strickland (29-6 MMA, 16-6 UFC) in the UFC 312 headliner Feb. 8 at Qudos Bank Arena in…

LAS VEGAS – UFC featherweight contender Josh Emmett hit the reset button on his career and is now ready to get going again. After taking a year away from fighting, Emmett is ready to pick up the gloves once again and start building toward title contention. Emmett,…

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