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Big things are happening in both the UFC men's and women's flyweight divisions. This past Saturday at UFC Fight Night 246, former UFC champion Brandon Moreno returned after taking a break from MMA competition to defeat streaking contender Amir Albazi

Chael Sonnen believes Stipe Miocic has a couple of advantages over UFC heavyweight champion Jon Jones. Miocic (20-4 MMA, 14-4 UFC) challenges Jones (27-1 MMA, 21-1 UFC) in the UFC 309 main event Nov. 16 at Madison Square Garden in New York. Miocic, a former…

Michael Chandler promises fireworks at UFC 309. Chandler (23-8 MMA, 2-3 UFC) runs things back with Charles Oliveira (34-10 MMA, 22-10 UFC) in the Nov. 16 co-main event at Madison Square Garden in New York. Chandler's five UFC appearances have included four bonuses,…

Former WEC title challenger Hiromitsu Miura has died. He was 43. In a statement shared on social media, Miura's family announced Tuesday that he "passed away suddenly" on Oct. 26 after battling acute leukemia since mid-September. Miura doubled as both…

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Shavkat Rakhmonov is willing to save UFC 310, preferably by fighting for the interim welterweight title. Rakhmonov (18-0 MMA, 6-0 UFC) was scheduled to challenge champion Belal Muhammad (24-3 MMA, 15-3 UFC) in the Dec. 7 main event at T-Mobile Arena in Las…

The UFC continues its October schedule Saturday with UFC Fight Night 247, which goes down at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

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Since the early days when the sport was anything but a mainstream endeavor, the MMA industry has thrived and survived through various websites, forums, and – perhaps

EDMONTON, Alberta, Canada – Brendson Ribeiro beat Caio Machado with a split decision Saturday on the main card at UFC Fight Night 246 at Rogers Place in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Take a look inside the fight with Ribeiro, who snapped a two-fight skid and won by…

Two days later, Erin Blanchfield is wearing the biggest fight of her career. Despite the bumps and bruises and ballooning foot, Blanchfield (13-2 MMA, 7-1 UFC) is overall content with her UFC Fight Night 246 unanimous decision victory over Rose Namajunas

Bad news: Welterweight champion Belal Muhammad is out of UFC 310, and that leaves the division in a bit of a quandary. Muhammad suffered a nasty toe infection that left him no cho

EDMONTON, Alberta, Canada – Alexandr Romanov beat Rodrigo Nascimento with a unanimous decision Saturday on the preliminary card at UFC Fight Night 246 at Rogers Place in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Take a look inside the fight with Romanov, who got back in the…

EDMONTON, Alberta, Canada – Daniel Cormier implores Magomed Ankalaev to mix things up against Alex Pereira. Ankalaev (19-1-1 MMA, 10-1-1 UFC) appears to have finally cemented himself as No. 1 light heavyweight contender when he extended his unbeaten streak to 13 with…

Tyron Woodley is not ruling out Mike Tyson's chances against Jake Paul. Paul (10-1) takes on 58-year-old boxing legend Tyson (50-6-2) on Nov. 15 at AT&T Stadium in Dallas. Due to Tyson's age, many professionals and pundits have had an issue with his fight against Paul being s