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Tensions were high during the first staredown between Dricus du Plessis and Israel Adesanya since their championship bout announced. Du Plessis will defend his newly won title against the former champion in the main event of UFC 305 on Aug. 17 at RAC Arena in Perth, Western Australia. The heated rivals took part in the

Manel Kape doesn’t play games outside the octagon. When “Starboy” makes it to fight night, he’s not to be trifled with there either. Unfortunately, the problem has just been keeping that a consistent theme. Whether his or his opponent’s fault, the flyweight contender Kape has amassed nine UFC fight cancelations since arriving off the heels

Israel Adesanya added a new hobby during his break from competition, and middleweight champion Dricus du Plessis believes that after UFC 305, it will be something his rival will be doing a lot more of in the future. Du Plessis and Adesanya shared the stage during Tuesday’s UFC 305 on-sale press conference in Perth, Australia,

Jorge Masvidal is all about competition. But a little bad blood never hurt to sell a fight. “Gamebred” meets Nate Diaz in the boxing ring this Saturday, nearly five years after their first meeting at UFC 244 that Masvidal won by doctor stoppage to become the inaugural “BMF” champion. For the most part, Masvidal and

LAS VEGAS — Former UFC women’s bantamweight champion Julianna Peña is expecting to get the opportunity to become a two-time world champion, she’s just waiting for the paperwork to go through. Peña is expected to challenge new champion, and fellow cast member on season 18 of The Ultimate Fighter Raquel Pennington later on this year,

For a few seconds, Westin Wilson thought the night of UFC Vegas 93 couldn’t have been any better — from getting his first UFC win and his first UFC finish as the biggest underdog on the card against Jeka Saragih, to reading online on a prominent MMA website that he got a $50,000 performance bonus.

Robert Whittaker is treating Ikram Aliskerov just like he would Khamzat Chimaev, or any of his opponents: as the toughest possible test he could be facing. A late opponent change sees the former middleweight champion now taking on Aliskerov in Saturday’s UFC Saudi Arabia main event. Whittaker was originally to fight the undefeated Chimaev, but

With a background in wrestling, Kai Stewart seemed like a natural to make waves in MMA but instead he became a bare-knuckle boxing champion. The reigning featherweight king in BKFC didn’t necessarily intend on his current occupation becoming his biggest pursuit in combat sports but he’s certainly happy with the decision he made. When he

A victory at PFL Salt Lake City means Antonio Carlos Junior will advance to the light heavyweight playoffs. The 2021 season winner admits that kicking off the year with a statement win was a huge relief. “Cara de Sapato” returned to the cage this past April after a near two-year layoff from a knee injury

Ryan Garcia won’t be fighting again anytime soon even if he wants to. Boxing reporter Dan Rafael broke the news Thursday that Garcia will receive a minimum one-year suspension from competition as part of a settlement with the New York State Athletic Commission after he tested positive for banned substances following an April 20 bout

Ryan Garcia is Tweeting through it. On Thursday, boxing report Dan Rafael broke the news that Garcia reached a settlement agreement with the New York State Athletic Commission after testing positive for banned substances following his April 20 bout against Devin Haney. Per the agreement, Garcia’s win is no officially overturned to a No-Contest, Garcia

The PFL Salt Lake City weigh-in video features all 26 fighters set to compete on Friday’s card at Huntsman Center in Salt Lake City. In the main event, lightweights Clay Collard and Mads Burnell have to hit the 156-pound limit for a non-title fight. The PFL Salt Lake City ceremonial weigh-ins begin at 8 p.m.

At the UFC Saudi Arabia official weigh-ins, all 22 fighters on Saturday’s fight card will step on the scale early Friday morning in Riyadh. MMA Fighting has a live stream of the official weigh-ins, courtesy of MMA Crazy. In the main event, former middleweight champion Robert Whittaker fights Ikram Aliskerov, who steps in on short

Anderson Silva and Chael Sonnen are set for their third clash. On Friday morning, Silva and Sonnen stepped on the scale for their trilogy bout, which this time takes place inside a boxing ring at a catchweight of 216 pounds. Both athletes successfully made weight to make the exhibition matchup official for Spaten Fight Night

Michael Chandler knew what he was getting in to with Conor McGregor. On Thursday night, UFC CEO Dana White announced that Chandler’s highly anticipated matchup with Conor McGregor is off of UFC 303. The welterweight bout was schedueld to headline the June 29 card in Las Vegas, but McGregor has been forced to withdraw due

Welcome to the latest edition of Missed Fists where we shine a light on fights from across the globe that may have been overlooked in these hectic times where it seems like there’s an MMA show every other day. This past weekend’s UFC Louisville card came and went without much fanfare (though the main card

Thursday will be a day MMA fans won’t soon forget after losing three of the four fighters in the originally scheduled main events of UFC Saudi Arabia and UFC 303. On an all-new edition of Heck of a Morning, MMA Fighting’s Mike Heck reacts to the UFC announcing that an injury to Conor McGregor has

Alex Pereira saved UFC 300 by defending his light heavyweight title on short notice versus Jamahal Hill. Now, he steps up on even shorter notice to save UFC 303. Conor McGregor and Michael Chandler are no longer headlining the International Fight Week show on June 29 in Las Vegas, so “Poatan” has agreed to rematch