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Gregory Rodrigues believes his weight cut played a factor in his UFC Fight Night 251 loss. This past Saturday at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Rodrigues (16-6 MMA, 7-3 UFC) was finished by Jared Cannonier (18-8 MMA, 11-8 UFC) in Round 4 of their main event.…

Former UFC bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz was taken by surprise when a man he once considered among his biggest enemies recently showed him some love. Cruz (24-4 MMA, 7-3 UFC) decided to retire after a recurring shoulder injury forced him out of his UFC Fight…

Aaron Pico is eager to move on with his career but says the PFL is preventing him from doing so. Pico (13-4) hasn't competed since a first-round TKO of Henry Corrales last February at the PFL vs. Bellator: Champions event in Saudi Arabia, the only fight he's had s

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The UFC opens its February schedule Saturday with UFC Fight Night 252, which goes down at the Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle.

LAS VEGAS – Jacqueline Cavalcanti beat Julia Avila with a unanimous decision Saturday to open the preliminary card at UFC Fight Night 251 at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. Take a look inside the fight with Cavalcanti, whose win sent Avila into…

LAS VEGAS – Rafael Estevam beat Jesus Aguilar with a unanimous decision Saturday on the preliminary card at UFC Fight Night 251 at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. Take a look inside the fight with Estevam, who stayed unbeaten and won at flyweight without a weight issue…

We want your predictions for Saturday's UFC Fight Night 252. Our staff picks feature includes the consensus picks from MMA Junkie readers. Simply cast your vote for each bout below, and we'll use the official tallies that are registered by Thursday at noon ET (9…

Monday's episode of MMA Junkie Radio with "Gorgeous" George and "Goze" is here. On Episode 3,541, the guys welcomed in a pair o

UFC bantamweight champion Merab Dvalishvili has been giving people hell in combat sports for a very long time. Today, everyone knows Dvalisvhili (19-4 MMA, 12-2 UFC) as a non-stop force in the UFC's octagon, who outworks and borderline toys with elite fighters on the…

LAS VEGAS – Julia Avila knew going into her fight against Jacqueline Cavalcanti at UFC Fight Night 251 this past Saturday it was going to be her final fight. But that didn't make things any less emotional in the aftermath. Cavalcanti (9-1 MMA, 4-0 UFC) beat…

Have we seen the last of Xtreme Couture head coach Eric Nicksick in former UFC middleweight champion Sean Strickland's corner? Sure seems like it. After Strickland's lackluster performance in his UFC 312 title-fight loss to Dricus Du Plessis, Nicksick didn't hold b

LAS VEGAS – Andre Petroski beat Rodolfo Vieira with a unanimous decision Saturday to open up the main card at UFC Fight Night 251 at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. Take a look inside the fight with Petroski, who made a big callout of Bo Nickal in the…

UFC welterweight champion Belal Muhammad insists he'd rather not fight Islam Makhachev. Muhammad (24-3 MMA, 15-3 UFC) values his relationship with lightweight champion Makhachev too much after training with him and team Khabib Nurmagomedov numerous times. Nurmagomedov…

LAS VEGAS – Elijah Smith beat Vince Morales with a unanimous decision Saturday on the preliminary card at UFC Fight Night 251 at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. Take a look inside the fight with Smith, the son of former UFC fighter Gilbert Smith, who won…