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Featherweight finishers collide when Edson Barboza and Billy Quarantillo meet at a UFC Fight Night event on April 15. MMA Fighting confirmed the booking Wednesday following an announcement on Quarantillo’s OnlyFans page. Barboza (22-11) has struggled to regain his footing as a contender in recent years, losing seven of his past 10 bouts, but remains

Featherweights T.J. Brown and Bill Algeo will meet in April. Multiple people with knowledge of the promotion’s plans, including Algeo’s manager Oren Hodak of KOReps, confirmed to MMA Fighting that the matchup will take place at the UFC’s event on April 15. A location and venue for the fight card have not been revealed. Brown

Flyweight Jeff Molina’s UFC career is on pause after the Nevada Athletic Commission on Tuesday suspended him for involvement “in some substantial way” in the James Krause betting scandal. The UFC on Tuesday issued a statement to MMA Fighting confirming it will not book Molina in any bouts until the resolution of the several investigations

Arnold Allen will once again miss out on a potentially big opportunity for his career. The 28-year-old featherweight contender from England revealed in a video posted to his YouTube page that he was offered the co-main event slot at the upcoming UFC 286 card scheduled in London on March 18. Unfortunately, Allen was dealing with

The UFC’s first-quarter schedule continues to fill up as strawweights Michelle Waterson-Gomez and Luana Pinheiro are set to collide on April 8. MMA Fighting confirmed the news Monday following an initial report by UFC broadcast partner ESPN. The event on April 8 is expected to be UFC 287. Waterson-Gomez (18-10) is currently MMA Fighting’s No.

Two Brazilians will collide inside the octagon at the UFC’s upcoming Fight Night card in April 22 when Karol Rosa moves up to 145 pounds to face Norma Dumont, multiple people with knowledge of the booking told MMA Fighting following a report from Ag. Fight. The UFC has yet to announce the location for the

UFC heavyweight contender Curtis Blaydes expects to meet fast-rising title prospect Sergei Pavlovich with Jon Jones vs. Ciryl Gane booked for UFC 285. Blaydes was once a possibility for Jones and got the former UFC light heavyweight champ’s attention by picking Stipe Miocic over “Bones” in a potential matchup. Now, he estimates he’s on a

Ciryl Gane made sure to have a little fun now that he’s back in Las Vegas. The former interim UFC heavyweight champion was in town for UFC Vegas 67 fight week in support of French teammate Nassourdine Imavov, who headlined Saturday’s event against Sean Strickland. With some free time on his hands, Gane shared his

Francis Ngannou is officially a free agent, and a new heavyweight champion will be crowned on March 4 as UFC President Dana White confirmed that Jon Jones will return at UFC 285 to face Ciryl Gane for the vacant title in the main event. Additionally, Sean Strickland went out to the octagon on less than

Abdul Razak Alhassan has knocked out many opponents in his career, but he did something he’s never done on Saturday at the UFC APEX. Alhassan faced fellow dangerous striker Claudio Ribeiro on the preliminary card of UFC Vegas 67, and for the first time in his career, he picked up a knockout victory outside of

MMA Fighting has UFC Vegas 67 results for the Strickland vs. Imavov fight card, a live blog of the main event, and live UFC Vegas 67 Twitter updates. In the first UFC main event of 2023, middleweight contender Sean Strickland steps in on short notice to challenge Nassourdine Imavov in a light heavyweight bout following

We’re back, baby! Hello you wonderful people, it is so good to once again have fights to bet on. The UFC returns from its one month layoff to kickstart the 2023 campaign and while UFC Vegas 67 might not be the best card, it’s still the first fights in weeks and that means it’s time

2023 is upon us, and the UFC is back, baby! That’s right, this weekend kicks off the UFC’s 2023 campaign, and as such, the No Bets Barred Boys are back with a full gambling breakdown of UFC Vegas 67. In this episode, co-hosts Conner Burks and Jed Meshew begin by celebrating the University of Georgia

According to Ryan Garcia, a mega-fight with Gervonta Davis is just a matter of a few minor details. The major one – their long-awaited showdown – is handled. “At this point, from my knowledge, it is,” Garcia said on The MMA Hour of a reported April 15 date, which he believes could take place at

Gregory Rodrigues has a new opponent for his upcoming fight at UFC 283 in Brazil. With Brad Tavares out of the Jan. 21 card in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Brunno Ferreira has agreed to step in on 10 days’ notice to face “Robocop,” multiple people with knowledge of the news told MMA Fighting. Contracts have

Former UFC welterweight Anthony Rocco Martin faces a misdemeanor assault charge after allegedly threatening police officers who responded to a Bonita Springs, Fla., house on a dropped 911 call. Martin, 33, was arrested on Dec. 21, 2022 by Lee County (Fla.) Sheriffs deputies after allegedly yelling foul language at officers as well as trying to

Brad Tavares has been forced to withdraw from his UFC 283 matchup with Gregory Rodrigues, and “Robocop” now needs a new opponent. MMA Fighting confirmed the news with a person close to Tavares after an initial report from SuperBook Sports. UFC 283 takes place Jan. 21 at Jeunesse Arena in Rio de Janeiro. The Tavares

ONE Championship and Monster Energy will partner up for the foreseeable future. Monster Energy business representative Hans Molenkamp confirmed to MMA Fighting on Tuesday that ONE Championship and Monster have inked a multi-year deal to become the official energy drink of the promotion. The deal officially begins with Friday’s ONE on Amazon Video 6 event,