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Contender Series is not for the faint of heart. An unprecedented event took place on the latest episode of season eight of Contender Series as on Tuesday, less than an hour before he was set to face Kody Steele in the penultimate fight of the evening, Quemuel Ottoni withdrew from the event. The UFC broadcast

MMA Fighting has DWCS Season 8, week 5 results for the Stirling vs. Latu event at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas on Tuesday night. Navajo Stirling, who is 4-0 in his career, and Phil Latu (6-1) clash in a light heavyweight contest in the main event. Kody Steele puts his perfect career start at

The latest episode of Contender Series featured a number of great performances and one unexpected twist. On Tuesday night, the fifth episode of season eight of Contender Series took place in Las Vegas at the UFC APEX, and after four fights, UFC CEO Dana White awarded three UFC contracts. However, the biggest story of the

UFC 306 is going to feature something very special for viewers and attendees. This Saturday, UFC 306 — branded Riyadh Season Noche UFC — takes place at Sphere in Las Vegas, headlined by a bantamweight title fight between Sean O’Malley and Merab Dvalishvili. The UFC is promoting the card as “the greatest live sporting event

Dricus du Plessis is willing to defend his middleweight title against Sean Strickland in a rematch of their January title fight, but believes another former foe is more deserving. Du Plessis stopped Israel Adesanya in the fourth round of Saturday’s UFC 305 main event in Perth. UFC CEO Dana White said prior to the bout

Mike Tyson and Jake Paul are going to try it again. The boxing legend and rising boxing star are set to answer questions from the media during the Fanatics Fest at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in New York City on Sunday afternoon. The press conference is scheduled for 2:40 p.m. ET. Tyson and

Magomed Ankalaev is getting sick of Alex Pereira. Long considered one of the top light heavyweights in the world, Ankalaev made it clear that he did not appreciate Pereira teasing the idea of dropping back down to 185 pounds to challenge UFC middleweight champion Dricus du Plessis after UFC 305. Early Sunday morning, Ankalaev erupted

Mike Tyson remains committed to his Nov. 15 dance date against Jake Paul. The boxing Hall of Famer and former heavyweight champion appeared alongside Paul on Sunday in New York City for the first press conference ahead of their rescheduled bout. The duo were originally scheduled to compete on July 20, however Tyson withdrew from

Kai Kara-France wants his title shot. A one-time UFC interim title challenger, Kara-France reestablished his standing in the flyweight division in thunderous fashion on Saturday, knocking out Steve Erceg with first-round barrage in UFC 305’s co-main event. The win marked Kara-France’s return from a 14-month layoff and sent a message to the rest of the

Dana White and company are going big for UFC 306. With UFC 305 in the books, all eyes in the MMA world now turn to UFC 306, which goes down September 14 at Sphere in Las Vegas, Nevada. Taking place the weekend before Mexican Independence Day, the event has been branded Riyadh Season presents Noche

At least for now, Dana White is done entertaining the idea of Alex Pereira to heavyweight. The UFC CEO delivered a vehement “no” when asked Tuesday on The Pat McAfee Show whether Pereira will get his chance to challenge UFC heavyweight champion Jon Jones. Pereira, 37, is the current UFC light heavyweight champion and former

Sean O’Malley believes he’ll steal the headlines from Canelo Alvarez after their respective Sept. 14 battles. O’Malley defends his bantamweight title against Merab Dvalishvili in the main event of UFC 306 at Sphere in Las Vegas, while Alvarez faces Edgar Berlanga on his own Mexican Independence Day card just down the road at T-Mobile Arena.

Dana White’s vision for UFC 306 is starting to come to light. The UFC CEO on Tuesday revealed the first details of his production plan for the Sept. 14 event at Las Vegas’ famed Sphere venue, which White has repeatedly called “a love letter” to Mexican combat sports. “So what we’ve done, really what we’re

On the second episode of UFC 305 Embedded, defending champ Dricus du Plessis does a meet and greet with fans in Australia; the City Kickboxing team — including former two-time UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya, Dan Hooker, and Kai Kara-France — fly into Perth; Mateusz Gamrot goes for a walk in the woods; Carlos Prates

MMA Fighting has DWCS results for all the action from season eight, week one of UFC’s Contender Series on Tuesday night at the UFC APEX in Las Vegas, Nev. In the main event, undefeated 26-year-old Mansur Abdul-Malik and 28-year-old up-and-comer Wes Schultz square off in a middleweight contest. Check out the DWCS results below for

A new season of Contender Series is underway and UFC already has four new fighters under contract. On Tuesday night, season eight of Contender Series kicked off in Las Vegas, and after five fights, UFC CEO Dana White awarded contracts to Mansour Abdul-Malik, Bruno Lopes, Jose Delgado, and Lone’er Kavanagh, who all picked up big

Find out why professionals are using BoxBandz UFC CEO Dana White says Conor McGregor will not be back this year. After suffering a catastrophic leg injury at UFC 264, McGregor was supposed to make his long-awaited return to the octagon earlier this year at UFC 303 against Michael Chandler. The two served opposite each other as

Alexa Grasso and Valentina Shevchenko both have a finalist. Team Bullet’s Robert Valentin (10-3) scored his second quick finish of the season, forcing Team Grasso’s Paddy McCorry (4-1) to tap out to a leg trap Americana in the first round. The finish came after Valentin caught McCorry with a head-and-arm throw out of nowhere before