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If you’ve watched the hit television show 90 Day Fiancé, then you know of Biniyam Shibre. For MMA fans who may not have the show on their regular rotation, the reality TV star is attacking his goals of being a UFC fighter, not only so he can be perceived as one of the best competitors

Fights come together fast these days, and if you blink, you can easily miss them. In Fight Roundup, we bring you the latest reported matchups to keep you up to date with what’s on the horizon. All bouts featured have been officially announced or confirmed with MMA Fighting’s Guilherme Cruz, Mike Heck, and Damon Martin

The Mixed Martial Arts Hour is back in your life! Below is a rundown of Wednesday’s show, which begins at 1 p.m. ET / 10 a.m. PT / 6 p.m. UK time. 1 p.m. ET: All your questions answered in the latest edition of On the Nose. 2:15 p.m.: UFC Vegas 62 headliner Alexa Grasso

Jessica Andrade and Lauren Murphy are expected to face off at UFC 283 on Andrade’s home soil. Multiple people with knowledge of the promotion’s plans confirmed Andrade, the former strawweight champ, will fight Murphy, a one-time flyweight title challenger, at the Jan. 21 pay-per-view event. The bout will be contested at 125 pounds. UFC 283

Ilir Latifi has received a temporary suspension from the Nevada State Athletic Commission after revealing that he fought with a staph infection in his most recent bout in the UFC. Latifi mentioned the staph infection during his post-fight interview following a win over Aleksei Oleinik at UFC Vegas 61. “Even this week you see my

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Joe Rogan’s loss is Paul Felder’s gain. With UFC 280 traveling to Abu Dhabi on Saturday, Felder will replace Rogan as part of the broadcast team calling the fights as the longtime color commentator sits out the card due to the international travel. UFC officials confirmed the broadcast team to MMA Fighting on Monday. Rogan

The ‘UFC 280 Countdown’ video features the three most anticipated fights this Saturday night in Abu Dhabi. In the main event, MMA Fighting’s No. 1 and No. 3 ranked lightweights Charles Oliveira and Islam Makhachev collide with a vacant title on the line. The co-main event features a championship scrap between No. 1 and No.

Kevin Holland respects Khamzat Chimaev as a fighter, but he has no interest in working with him. Holland faced Chimaev in a last-minute shakeup at UFC 279, after the two had a backstage altercation before the intended pre-fight press conference, and things did not go well for “Trailblazer.” Chimaev ragdolled Holland, scoring an immediate takedown

Deontay Wilder didn’t need long to get back in the win column. Wilder made quick work of Robert Helenius on Saturday night at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, knocking out the Finnish boxer in the very first round with a brutal right hand. Wilder took his time to start the bout, moving around on the

Viviane Araujo wants to make Alexa Grasso pay on the ground when they meet in the main event of UFC Vegas 62 this Saturday in Las Vegas. The Brazilian flyweight finally faces Grasso after two previous cancellations in 2022, a frustrating change of plans that gave her the opportunity to have a long training camp

MMA Fighting has Wilder vs. Helenius results live for the Deontay Wilder vs. Robert Helenius fight card at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn on Saturday night. When the main event begins, around 11:30 p.m. ET, check out our Wilder vs. Helenius live round-by-round updates for our live blog of the main event. Check out the

Jose Aldo had no idea, but asking for his UFC release to compete in boxing might have saved the life of Jose Aldo III. Speaking on this week’s episode of MMA Fighting podcast Trocação Franca, the former UFC featherweight king revealed he texted company president Dana White to inform him of his desire to retire

Movsar Evloev has been forced out of his upcoming main event fight against Bryce Mitchell on Nov. 5 due to injury. Sources confirmed the news to MMA Fighting on Thursday following an initial report from ESPN Deportes. The nature of Evloev’s injury has not been revealed but he will not be able to compete in

UFC featherweight champion Alexandr Volkanovski has revealed he is the backup fighter for the lightweight championship main event between Charles Oliveira and Islam Makhachev at UFC 280 — much to the chagrin of Beneil Dariush. On an all-new edition of Between the Links, the panel reacts to Volkanovski’s claims he is the backup plan for

After taking a week off, the UFC is back this Saturday with another Apex event in UFC Vegas 62, headlined by a women’s flyweight bout between Alexa Grasso and Viviane Araújo, and that means the No Bets Barred boys are back to cover all of your gambling needs. After a brief discussion on UFC Vegas

It was quite the road, but one of Aljamain Sterling’s main coaches Eric Nicksick believes the bantamweight champion has earned back a lot of the respect he lost from the MMA community when he defeated Petr Yan in April. Sterling became the UFC 135-pound champ in March 2021 when he took an illegal knee from

Conor McGregor has never fought for Bellator, but that doesn’t mean he’s never been inside the Bellator cage. The promotion released the second episode its “Moments You Wouldn’t Believe” series on YouTube, featuring “Notorious” and his infamous Bellator 187 scuffle with referee Marc Goddard. McGregor’s teammate Charlie Ward scored a knockout win at the Nov.