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The Tafa brothers substitution circle is complete. Multiple people with knowledge of the promotion’s plans confirmed to MMA Fighting that Justin Tafa will now face Karl Williams at UFC Vegas 89, which takes place March 23 at the UFC APEX in Las Vegas. Tafa replaces his brother Junior Tafa after Junior previously replaced Justin on

Umar Nurmagomedov would love to stay more active, but sometimes it’s just not possible. The 28-year-old bantamweight contender competed for the first time in more than a year on Saturday at UFC Vegas 87, defeating Bekzat Almakhan after being forced out of a previously scheduled bout this past August against Cory Sandhagen in a five-round

Nine-fight UFC veteran Jamie Pickett has called it a career. Pickett faced Eryk Anders in the featured prelim of Saturday’s UFC Vegas 87 event at the UFC APEX, where he dropped a unanimous decision. During his walkout, UFC play-by-play announcer Jon Anik revealed that Pickett would be making the walk to the octagon — or

With UFC 299 less than a week away, the countdown is on until Sean O’Malley makes his first defense of the UFC bantamweight title against Marlon “Chito” Vera. Watch the UFC 298 Countdown video above. O’Malley (17-1, 1 NC) faces Vera (23-8-1) in a long-awaited rematch on March 9 at the Kaseya Center in Miami

Find out why professionals are using BoxBandz Daniel Zellhuber put in an impressive performance in front of a home crowd at UFC Mexico City but nothing came easy with Francisco Prado swinging with heavy-handed shots from the first second until the last. Sticking behind a slick lead jab, Zellhuber punished Prado with punches during every round

This is the UFC Mexico City live blog for Brandon Moreno vs. Brandon Royval 2, the flyweight main event for Saturday’s card at Arena CDMX in Mexico City. Moreno is MMA Fighting’s No. 3 ranked flyweight in the world. A former two-time UFC flyweight champion, Moreno looks to rebound after dropping his belt in a

Watch Brian Ortega vs. Yair Rodriguez 2 full fight video highlights from the co-main event of UFC Mexico City, courtesy of the UFC and other outlets. UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. Royval 2 took place Feb. 24 at Arena CDMX in Mexico City, Mexico. Former UFC interim featherweight champion Yair Rodriguez (19-5, 1 NC) rematched

It looked like disaster struck for Brian Ortega again but this time he somehow snatched victory from the jaws of defeat. After his previous encounter with Yair Rodriguez ended when he suffered a freak shoulder injury, Ortega had to feel snake-bitten when he jumped in the air during his introduction and actually rolled his ankle

Brian Ortega has done it again. A fighter known for his flair for the dramatic, Ortega was triumphant in his first fight since July 2022, scoring a stunning third-round submission of Yair Rodriguez. It was a comeback performance for Ortega in more ways than one as he also had to battle back from being badly

Watch Brandon Royval vs. Brandon Moreno 2 full fight video highlights from the main event of UFC Mexico City, courtesy of the UFC and other outlets. UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. Royval 2 took place Feb. 24 at Arena CDMX in Mexico City, Mexico. Former UFC flyweight champion Brandon Moreno (21-8-2) rematched Brandon Royval (16-7)

Brandon Royval had to wait over three years to get a win over Brandon Moreno. The two headlined UFC Mexico City on Saturday and they lived up to their billing, battling back and forth for five rounds en route to a split call. It was Royval who left the cage with his hand raised, with

Brandon Royval waited nearly four years but he finally get his revenge with a hard-fought split decision win over Brandon Moreno in in the UFC Mexico City main event. Their first fight ended with Moreno scoring a TKO after Royval suffered an injury but following a disappointing outing in a title fight back in January,

MMA Fighting has a live stream watch party for Saturday’s UFC 298 event, which takes place at the Honda Center in Anaheim, Calif. In the main event, Alexander Volkanovski will defend his featherweight title against the undefeated Ilia Topuria. Join MMA Fighting’s Mike Heck, Conner Burks, and other special guests to watch along with UFC

This is the UFC 298 live blog for Anthony Hernandez vs. Roman Kopylov, the main card opener on Saturday in Anaheim. Currently riding a four-fight winning streak, Hernandez finally cracked the UFC’s middleweight top 15 with TKO finish of Edmen Shahbazyan this past May. Still only 30 years old, “Fluffy” believes that now is the

Anthony Hernandez kept his momentum going at UFC 298 with another impressive submission win to add to his resume. This time Hernandez put in work against a frightening striker in Roman Kopylov, who didn’t give him an inch until the fight finally landed on the floor in the second round. Once Hernandez had control on

This is the UFC 298 live blog for Merab Dvalishvili vs. Henry Cejudo, the main card bantamweight fight on Saturday in Anaheim. Arguably the best bantamweight in the world today, Dvalishvili is riding an astonishing nine-fight winning streak, including back-to-back wins over former UFC champions. Nevertheless, Dvalishvili still has not earned a crack at 135-pound

This is the UFC 298 live blog for Geoff Neal vs. Ian Machado Garry, the feature welterweight fight on Saturday in Anaheim. A staple of the UFC’s welterweight division since 2018, Neal has faced some of the best fighters in the weight class and held his own, more than earning his place in the division’s

Merab Dvalishvili delivered the star-making performance against Henry Cejudo at UFC 298. After some trouble early, Dvalishvili took over against the former two-division champ and scored unanimous 29-28 scorecards. Dvalishvili’s dominance was impossible to ignore, and his colleagues gave him his flowers after the UFC 298 win. Here’s how pros reacted to Merab Dvalishvili vs.