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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.

Merab Dvalishvili doesn’t want to hear about anything else but a title shot after taking out Henry Cejudo at UFC 298 on Saturday. In another performance built around his relentless pace and pressure, Dvalishvili wore out Cejudo round after round and put on a show as he played to the cameras while remaining in complete

MMA Fighting has UFC 298 results for the Volkanovski vs. Topuria fight card, live blogs of the entire main card, and more from the Honda Center in Anaheim, Calif., on Saturday night. In the main event, UFC featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski will put his title on the line against undefeated challenger Ilia Topuria. Former UFC

Ray Longo is withholding full judgment when it comes to the video of Henry Cejudo parting ways with longtime coach Eric Albarracin ahead of UFC 298 and the former champ’s bout with Merab Dvalishvili, but the opposing head coach certainly believes Cejudo is doing it for attention. Longo, the head coach of Dvalishvili, brought up

Randy Brown ran into UFC commentator and top 15 welterweight Michael Chiesa in the halls of UFC APEX this past Saturday at UFC Vegas 85. Chiesa was working the desk for the ESPN+ event, while Brown was fighting on it – and fighting very well, if a blistering first-round knockout of Muslim Salikhov was any

UFC 298 has lost a fight just days before the event is scheduled to take place. Middleweight Tresean Gore suffered an injury that will prevent him from competing on Saturday and so his fight with A.J. Dobson has been pulled from the card. UFC officials announced the change on Tuesday. Gore was expected to return

Wanderlei Silva is down to share the ring again with his “archenemy” Quinton Jackson. “The Axe Murderer” took to social media to respond to “Rampage,” who said on a recent appearance on The MMA Hour that he’s interested in rematching former MMA rivals Rashad Evans and Silva in boxing matches after making his professional debut

One-time UFC heavyweight title challenger Antonio Silva continues to fight on despite an 11-fight losing streak. Silva on Tuesday announced a fight with fellow UFC vet Juan Espino for March 23 at an event dubbed, “The Farewell.” The event takes place at Gran Canaria Arena in Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain. The bout’s rule set

It looks like Henry Cejudo didn’t actually fire his longtime coach, Eric Albarracin, before UFC 298. The former two-division champ on Tuesday appeared to confirm what many suspected all along – his public firing of Albarracin was just a prank before a pivotal fight with Merab Dvalishvili on Saturday. “Bill Bellicheck, Tom Brady, Phil Jackson,

Episode 2 of UFC 298 Embedded features Ian Machado Garry arriving in Southern California, Merab Dvalishvili training like a madman, Alexander Volkanovski’s coach having a few words about challenger Ilia Topura, Topuria’s brother having a few words about the Volkanovski fight, Paulo Costa arrives in Southern California, Beneil Dariush helps out Robert Whittaker at King’s

UFC 300 is expected to deliver a loaded lineup for the promotion’s historic April event. Following one of the most chaotic years in recent memory, the UFC will bring UFC 300 to its home base of Las Vegas on April 13. UFC CEO Dana White has promised one of the most stacked, and perhaps, unpredictable

Diana Belbita can breathe a slight sigh of relief after her latest fight. The Romanian-Canadian strawweight was on the wrong end of a nasty armbar submission Saturday at UFC Vegas 58 as she was forced to tap out with seconds remaining in the opening round of her preliminary fight with Molly McCann. Unfortunately for Belbita,

After years of punishing weight cuts down to bantamweight, Aljamain Sterling will finally make his long-discussed featherweight debut against Calvin Kattar at UFC 300. And regardless of how the experiment plays out, the record-setting former UFC champion is already resolute on one thing: He’s never making 135 pounds again. “Just the thought of it gives

Phil De Fries seeks a new challenge. KSW’s dominant heavyweight champion is set to face MMA veteran Josh Barnett in a submission grappling match in Gliwice, Poland, on Feb. 24, the promotion announced Friday. De Fries has run roughshod over KSW’s heavyweight division, recording nine straight successful title defenses and riding a winning streak that

Three Asian standouts punched (and choked and armbarred) their way to UFC contracts Saturday in Las Vegas. At the Road to UFC season finale, Rongzhu, Yizha, and Rei Tsuruya all joined the UFC roster after finishing their opponents inside the distance. For Rongzhu and Yizha, this is their second shot at octagon glory, while Tsuruya

Charles Radtke continues to find new ways to push the buttons of his audience. Fresh off a highlight-reel knockout of Gilbert Urbina at UFC Vegas 85, Radtke used his post-fight presser time for the usual mix of reflection and bravado. Then he took things in an entirely different direction. “With a knockout like that, you

Cory Sandhagen still needs a more time before he can fight again after two surgeries. But he believes his return could include a bantamweight title shot. Following a dominant win over Rob Font this past August, Sandhagen revealed he had suffered a torn triceps during the fight, and the injury dramatically affected his performance. Afterward,