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UFC heavyweight champion Jon Jones returns Saturday at UFC 309 after a more than 20-month layoff to make his long-awaited first title defens

The UFC is back in New York for UFC 309, and the popular "Embedded" fight week video series is here to document what's happening behind the scenes. UFC 309 (pay-per-view, ESPNews/Hulu/FX, ESPN+) takes place Saturday at Madison Square Garden in New York. In the head

LAS VEGAS – Denise Gomes beat Karolina Kowalkiewicz with a unanimous decision Saturday to close out the preliminary card at UFC Fight Night 247 at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. Take a look inside the fight with Gomes, a heavy betting favorite who won for…

LAS VEGAS – Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos beat Zach Scroggin with a first-round TKO Saturday on the preliminary card at UFC Fight Night 247 at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. Take a look inside the fight with Zaleski dos Santos, who snapped a two-fight winless skid…

Colby Covington went off on Shavkat Rakhmonov as the pair of welterweights continue to exchange words. Covington (17-4 MMA, 12-4 UFC) recently revealed to Submission Radio that he offered to step in against Rakhmonov (18-0 MMA, 6-0 UFC) on Dec. 7 at UFC 310.…

LAS VEGAS – Charlie Radtke beat Matthew Semelsberger with a first-round TKO Saturday on the preliminary card at UFC Fight Night 247 at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. Take a look inside the fight with Radtke, who wrapped up the last fight of his contract…

(Editor's note: This story originally published on Nov. 12, 2018.) To those who bought the pay-per-view and took the ride on Nov. 12, 1993, it must have seemed like a wild gamble. Here was this brand new event, the Ultimate Fighting Championship, which…

The time for overreacting is here! Check out the latest episode of "Overreaction Time" at noon ET/9 a.m. PT as host Simon Samano and MMA Junkie reporter Danny Segura debate these "overreactions" on the following topics in mixed martial arts: Jon Jones will finish Stipe M

It could be a while before Alexa Grasso is back in the octagon. The former UFC strawweight champion took to Instagram on Monday to reveal that she broke her right leg in training. Grasso shared a picture of herself on crutches with he

The UFC has the U.K. circled on the calendar as part of its first-quarter international schedule in 2025. The promotion announced that a UFC Fight Night event will take place March 22 at The O2 in London. No bouts were included with t

Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson fight week has officially arrived, but anyone would be forgiven if they still didn't know the rules. After all, a boxing match between a 27-year-old YouTuber-turned-professional-boxer and a 58-year-old boxing legend is anything but normal.

Jon Jones may or may not continue fighting beyond UFC 309, but if he does, the reigning heavyweight champion has declared he would be willing to return for one more fight against light heavyweight king Alex Pereira over Tom Aspinall. Complicating Jones'

Robelis Despaigne already has a new home for his fighting career. The Olympic medalist in taekwondo has signed with Karate Combat following his recent and, to some, surprising release from the UFC. Karate Combat announced the signing of Despaigne on Monday evening. Despaigne…

The UFC 312 fight card ball is officially rolling as the UFC on Monday announced the first three bouts for its pay-per-view return to Sydney, Australia on Feb. 8. Australia's Jimmy Crute returns to the octagon for the first time since July 2023 to take…

Mike Perry claims there was no drug testing for his boxing match vs. Jake Paul. Perry (0-2) wound up being stopped by Paul (10-1) in a Round 6 TKO loss in their cruiserweight boxing match July at Amalie Arena in Tampa, Fla. Paul's next assignment comes against 58-y