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Kelvin Gastelum had a good reason for pulling out of UFC Vegas 67. Gastelum was forced to withdraw from the UFC’s first main event of 2023 on Monday after a mouth injury left him unable to compete against Nassourdine Imavov on Jan. 14. UFC middleweight contender Sean Strickland stepped in on short notice to fight

Francisco Trinaldo’s 10-year run in the UFC came to an end this month once the company decided not to re-sign the 44-year-old veteran, who was the last remaining member of TUF Brazil 1 still on the roster. “Massaranduba” has mixed feelings on the news. Trinaldo revealed to MMA Fighting that he was approached by the

Daniel Cormier appears to have made amends with Jake Paul. Back in 2021, Cormier and Paul found themselves on opposite ends of a heated feud. At the time, Paul was coming off a brutal knockout of Ben Askren and was hyping up a fight with Tyron Woodley, and doing so in a way that Cormier

Dustin Poirier had a straightforward reaction to the video that showed UFC president Dana White slapping his wife on New Year’s Eve. On Monday, TMZ released a video showing White and his wife having a heated discussion in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. White was shown grabbing his wife Anne’s wrist before saying something to her,

Watch Gervonta Davis vs. Hector Luis Garcia full fight video highlights from their main event fight Saturday, courtesy of Showtime and other outlets. The Davis vs. Garcia event took place Jan. 7 at the Capital One Arena in Washington, DC. Gervonta Davis (28-0) and Hector Luis Garcia (16-1, 3 no-contests) clashed in the night’s main

Alex Pereira has always been proud of where he’s come from. The reigning UFC middleweight champion brought his prestigious title back home as he visited the Reserva Pataxó Porto do Boi in his native Brazil. Check out images from Pereira’s appearance here. When we’re grateful and happy for going through obstacles with wins it gives

With UFC 283 almost two weeks away, the UFC has released a promo for the year’s first pay-per-view card. In the main event, former UFC champion Glover Teixeira will square off against Jamahal Hill for the vacant light heavyweight title. UFC flyweight champion Deiveson Figueiredo will defend his title against Brandon Moreno when they clash

The Jake Paul and Tommy Fury saga rages on. On Thursday, Paul revealed he had signed a deal with the PFL with the intention of competing in MMA before the end of the year, and even calling out Nate Diaz in the process. But despite this new combat sports endeavor ahead of him, Paul remains

Casey O’Neill will attempt to continue her climb in the flyweight division when she faces Jennifer Maia at UFC 286 in London on March 18, multiple people with knowledge of the booking told MMA Fighting. The fight was first reported by Dama De Ferro MMA. Both Maia and O’Neill have agreed to compete but contracts

Jake Paul is putting his money where his mouth is, and the MMA community is here for it. Paul announced on Thursday that he has signed with the PFL, with the expectation that he will fight in MMA for the first time in the organization’s Super Fight division. The Super Fight division, which is set

MMA veteran Phil Baroni has been arrested in Mexico in relation to the alleged killing of his girlfriend. The prosecutors’ office of the Mexican state of Nayarit confirmed Baroni’s arrest Wednesday to the Associated Press following an initial report by Tribuna de la Bahia. Baroni, 46, was arrested Sunday after the woman was found dead

Dillon Danis is out of his upcoming fight and to say that the MMA community saw this coming would be an understatement. KSI’s team announced Wednesday that the YouTuber’s Jan. 14 clash with Danis, which was to take place at Wembley Arena in London, has been canceled, with KSI’s manager Mams Taylor claiming that Danis

Mike Perry has made no secret of his desire to box Jake Paul. But not until 2023 did he claim that desire materialized into a contract. Perry posted what he claimed to be a bout agreement to box Paul up to eight three-minute rounds at an event on Feb. 18, 2023 (or another date Paul’s

Chael Sonnen believes the potential UFC heavyweight title fight between Francis Ngannou and Jon Jones is the biggest attraction in MMA right now. Speaking on his YouTube channel, the two-time UFC middleweight title challenger discussed the state of the UFC’s heavyweight division and how big of a fight Ngannou vs. Jones would be if the

Dana White and his wife got into a physical altercation while on vacation in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico during New Year’s Eve with the whole incident caught on camera. In a video released by TMZ on Monday, White can be seen talking to his wife Anne, who has her hands over her face before he

Weight cutting will always be a hot button topic in mixed martial arts but reigning UFC bantamweight champion Aljamain Sterling doesn’t understand how his ability to get down to 135 pounds has suddenly upset another contender in his division. During a recent interview, Marlon “Chito” Vera took shots at Sterling because he cuts quite a

Khabib Nurmagomedov took in the Bellator MMA vs. Rizin event on New Year’s Eve, and according to Bellator President Scott Coker, the retired UFC champ was blown away by what he saw. Coker shared Nurmagomedov’s reaction after event at the hallowed Saitama Arena, which saw Bellator sweep fighters from the Japanese promotion in five promotion

Ahead of his boxing match with Anderson Silva, Jake Paul suggested a friendly wager with the MMA great: If Silva won, Paul would then face him in a kickboxing bout, but if he won, Silva would help Paul to create a fighter’s association to help MMA fighters, specifically UFC fighters, get better pay and better