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Conor McGregor was speaking to his doctors just hours removed from surgery after suffering a gruesome injury when his leg snapped at the end of the first round in his fight against Dustin Poirier at UFC 264. As recovery and rehabilitation plans were being discussed, the former two-division UFC champion wasn’t necessarily thinking about how

The merger combining the UFC and WWE will operate under a new company name, TKO Group Holdings, with plans to go public on the stock exchange before the end of 2023. Endeavor, the current parent company to the UFC, made the announcement via CNBC on Tuesday after initially revealing plans for the merged company back

The Mixed Martial Arts Hour is back in your life! Below is a rundown of Tuesday’s special edition show, which begins at 1 p.m. ET / 10 a.m. PT / 6 p.m. UK time. We’ll be joined by Francis Ngannou to discuss his big news, his move to PFL, how his free agency process went

As Joe Fournier laid on the canvas, the referee standing overhead while administering a 10-count, he knew something had gone horribly wrong. Seconds earlier, the 40-year-old entrepreneur turned boxer saw KSI swing and miss with a punch that was followed by an elbow. The elbow connected flush, Fournier went down, and the fight was stopped.

Jailton Almeida won’t be stopped. The beastly Brazilian scored another quick finish in the main event of UFC Charlotte, needing less than four minutes to ground Jairzinho Rozenstruik, shred his defenses, and lock in a rear-naked choke. It was the fifth UFC win for Almeida, all by knockout or submission, and his 14th straight win

At UFC 288, Henry Cejudo fell short in his attempt to reclaim the bantamweight title, losing a split decision to Aljamain Sterling. In the aftermath, Cejudo contemplated returning to retirement, before ultimately seeming to settle on chasing a fight with current top bantamweight contender Merab Dvalishvili. There is another option available to the former champ-champ

Johnny Walker soundly beat Anthony Smith at UFC Charlotte, prompting the one-time title challenger to take off his gloves inside the octagon. Walker believes Smith’s time has passed. But he doesn’t think his opponent should retire. “He still has something,” Walker said after his unanimous decision over Smith in the co-main event of this past

Jailton Almeida made it looks incredibly easy in his first UFC main event as he submitted Jairzinho Rozenstruik in the first round at UFC Charlotte. How close is the surging Almeida to a UFC heavyweight championship opportunity? MMA Fighting’s Mike Heck, Alexander K. Lee, and Jed Meshew react to Almeida’s sensational performance in the main

MMA Fighting has UFC Charlotte results for the Rozenstruik vs. Almeida fight card, live blogs for the top two fights, and UFC Charlotte Twitter updates. In the main event, heavyweight contender Jairzinho Rozenstruik takes on rising talent Jailton Almeida in a five-round contest. Rozenstruik scored a 23-second knockout of Chris Daukaus in his most recent

Tainara Lisboa once shared the ring with the greatest UFC women’s flyweight champion in history. Lisboa, a two-time Muay Thai champion who makes her octagon debut Saturday opposite Jessica-Rose Clark at UFC Charlotte, joined the Trocação Franca podcast this week to reflect on her 2010 Muay Thai clash with Valentina Shevchenko in Peru — one

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MMA Fighting has Bellator 296 results for the Mousasi vs. Edwards event and more from Friday’s action at the Accor Arena in Paris, France. In the main event, former two-time Bellator middleweight champion Gegard Mousasi takes on top contender Fabian Edwards in a five-round battle with title implications. Mansour Barnaoui and former Bellator lightweight champion

Aljamain Sterling continues to add notches to his already impressive resume, this time, defeating former two-division UFC champ Henry Cejudo in the main event of UFC 288 this past Saturday. What did the win do for Sterling’s legacy, and where does Cejudo go from here? On an all-new edition of Between the Links, the panel

UFC Charlotte takes place this Saturday headlined by a heavyweight showdown between Jairzinho Rozenstruik and Jailton Almeida, and you know what that means: the No Bets Barred boys are back to break it all down. Co-hosts Conner Burks and Jed Meshew begin the show with a recap where Conner finally got things on track for

Conor McGregor is no stranger to intense faceoffs with opponents and that was no different when he stared down Michael Chandler for the first time during filming for The Ultimate Fighter 31. In the first footage from the upcoming season, which debuts on ESPN on Tuesday, May 30, McGregor is seen shoving Chandler during an

Chaos reigns on the latest episode of the MMA Fighting Rankings Show as the crew tie up some loose ends for UFC 288. Co-hosts Shaun Al-Shatti and Alexander K. Lee are joined by their good pals Jed Meshew and Damon Martin to debate where Henry Cejudo falls in the bantamweight division after his split decision

Kron Gracie had one of the most puzzling performances in recent history with his lackluster outing against Charles Jourdain at UFC 288. Best known for his world class Brazilian jiu-jitsu, the son of famed grappler Rickson Gracie took nearly four years off between fights yet appeared vastly underprepared for an MMA fight in his return.

Matt Frevola called and now Paddy Pimblett has answered. Following a stunning first-round knockout over Drew Dober at UFC 288, Frevola wasted no time turning his attention to Pimblett while calling for a fight against the superstar from Liverpool later this year. Of course, Pimblett is out of action right now after undergoing ankle surgery