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The UFC keeps right on rolling this Saturday with a return to the APEX, headlined by a probable heavyweight title eliminator between Sergei Pavlovich and Curtis Blaydes, so the No Bets Barred boys are back to break down their best bets. Co-hosts Conner Burks and Jed Meshew begin the show by recapping UFC Kansas City

Demetrious Johnson knows he doesn’t have much time left in MMA. As he prepares for an upcoming trilogy against Adriano Moraes in the first-ever U.S. ONE Championship event, the former UFC flyweight king admits he knows the end of his career is near. It’s not a matter of his health or feeling like he can’t

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Joe Pyfer is out for revenge. At UFC 287, Pyfer secured the second win of his young UFC career, knocking out longtime veteran Gerald Meerschaert in the first round. And now, he has his sights set on an old foe. “I called out Dustin Stoltzfus,” Pyfer said on The MMA Hour. “I DMed him. He

Bantamweights Song Yadong and Ricky Simon were just days away from clashing at UFC Vegas 71 but instead they’ll wait another week after being bumped to the main event at UFC Vegas 72 on April 29. UFC officials announced the switch on Monday after Renato Moicano suffered an injury that forced him out of the

Rob Font was one of UFC 287’s most overlooked fighters heading into his recent matchup against Adrian Yanez. After losing back-to-back bouts for the first time in his career, Font was not only a betting underdog to Yanez, it felt as if the 35-year-old had been written off entirely — and Font could sense it

Israel Adesanya scored a win for the ages at UFC 287. “The Last Stylebender” owned an impressive highlight-reel before stepping into the cage for his rematch with Alex Pereira, but he might have topped himself with his powerful second-round knockout in the UFC 287 main event, which gave him a long-awaited win over his rival.

Christian Rodriguez still has faith that 18-year-old prospect Raul Rosas Jr. can develop into a legitimate threat in the UFC. But his fast rise may have been too much, too soon. Earlier this month at UFC 287, Rodriguez survived a harrowing first round, defending takedowns and several submission attempts to storm back and dominate Rosas

Removing gloves after a fight is typically the sign that someone is about to call it a career. That’s exactly what it looked like Clay Guida was doing after he lost a lopsided decision to Rafa Garcia in the opening bout on the UFC Kansas City main card. Guida pulled off his gloves and stayed

Gabriel Silva, the son of soon-to-be-inducted UFC Hall of Famer Anderson Silva, won a decision in his professional boxing debut Friday night in California. The 25-year-old met Angelo Thompson in a four-round 160-pound match at Hollywood Fight Nights, which took place at the Commerce Casino in Commerce, Calif. The judges scored the bout 39-36, 38-37,

2022 PFL lightweight champ Olivier Aubin-Mercier shut out high-profile acquisition Shane Burgos, earning unanimous 30-37 scorecards with striking and grappling dominance in their Season 5 opener. Fighting up from his usual featherweight class, Burgos was outworked on the feet in early rounds and then gave up position when Aubin-Mercier got to his back and hung

Colby Covington ignited a firestorm in the MMA world this past March when he took aim at UFC play-by-play commentator Jon Anik. Speaking to MMA Fighting, Covington attacked Anik for his words in support of UFC welterweight contender Belal Muhammad following the announcement of Covington as the division’s next title challenger. Covington even invoked Anik’s

MMA Fighting has PFL 3 results for the Aubin-Mercier vs. Burgos fight card at The Theater at Virgin Hotels in Las Vegas on Friday night. In the main event, 2022 lightweight champion Olivier Aubin-Mercier takes on recent UFC featherweight contender Shane Burgos. Aubin-Mercier has won six straight fights, while Burgos makes his league debut with

Alex Pereira has not shortage of options for his first UFC fight at light heavyweight. With “Poatan” announcing that he is ready to make the move from 185 pounds to 205 pounds, several marquee names have made it clear that they’d gladly welcome him to his new division, including UFC champion Jamahal Hill. Hill posted

Chris Curtis believes he got a raw deal at UFC 287, and he’s pleading his case the regulators of his fight against Kelvin Gastelum. Curtis lost a unanimous decision to Gastelum via scores of 29-28 twice and 30-27. But he believes an alleged headbutt cost him a crucial round in the second when he was

On Wednesday, news broke that Jake Paul and Nate Diaz will finally settle their longstanding feud when the pair meet in an eight-round, 185-pound boxing match on August 5 at the American Airlines Center in Dallas. Co-promoted by Diaz’s Real Fight, Inc. and Paul’s Most Valuable Promotions, the bout airs live on DAZN pay-per-view and

Cynthia Calvillo has been released from the UFC. The veteran strawweight and flyweight fighter was released from her contract following a split decision loss to Loopy Godinez this past weekend at UFC 287. A person with knowledge of Calvillo’s release confirmed the news to MMA Fighting on Tuesday after the algorithm-based UFC Roster Watch account

Gilbert Burns doesn’t have many regrets about his performance at UFC 287, but he wishes he could take back some post-fight comments. In the wake of his unanimous decision win in the co-main event, Burns lobbed accusations at Jorge Masvidal that he was greasing during their fight, which made it harder for him to maintain