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Demetrious Johnson is back? Nah, Demetrious Johnson never left. At age 36, “Mighty Mouse” made a quite a statement on Friday night, blowing the doors off Adriano Moraes with a thunderous “Knockout of the Year” candidate to capture the ONE Championship flyweight title in the main event of the promotion’s debut on Amazon Prime. It

For the better part of a year, Christian Lee maintained that Ok Rae Yoon didn’t deserve to have the ONE Championship lightweight title, and on Friday morning he proved his point, viciously stopping Ok with a series of grounded knees in the main event of ONE Championship 160. Lee and Ok first fought back in

Rodtang Jitmuangnon will not be competing for ONE Championship this weekend. ONE officials confirmed to MMA Fighting on Thursday that Rodtang is out of his muay Thai flyweight grand prix semifinal bout against Savvas Michael, which was to take place at ONE on Prime Video 1 in Singapore on Friday. The withdrawal is due to

Despite pulling off one of the most memorable moments in UFC history, there are still a number of people who are calling Leon Edwards’ KO of Kamaru Usman in the final minute of UFC 278 a fluke, or considering it lucky, when that just isn’t true. On an all-new edition of Heck of a Morning,

Kamaru Usman handled his first UFC loss with grace, even in the moments after his stunning defeat at the hands of Leon Edwards at UFC 278. New video released Wednesday by documentarian Will Harris of Anatomy of a Fighter showcased a before and after look into Usman on a day that will forever live in

Jorge Masvidal is none too pleased with Daniel Cormier. At UFC 278, Leon Edwards became the new UFC welterweight champion with a fifth-round comeback knockout of Kamaru Usman. Following the win, Masvidal was quick to suggest he should get the first shot at Edwards’ welterweight title, but Cormier rebuffed this idea. “Bro, don’t fight him,”

Michael Parkin took a page out of his teammate Paul Craig’s book, turning trouble into triumph as he survived Eduardo Neves’ heavy fists and secured a submission in the headliner of DWCS Season 6, Week 5. Neves came with plenty of bravado, doing an Ali shuffle amid an early swarm of bombs. He came completely

The referee and judges overseeing the upcoming UFC 279 main event between Khamzat Chimaev and Nate Diaz have been selected by the Nevada State Athletic Commission. Veteran referee Marc Goddard will serve as the third man in the octagon when Chimaev and Diaz clash in a five-round welterweight bout at the T-Mobile Arena in Las

Ready or not, Khamzat Chimaev vs. Nate Diaz is headed to a pay-per-view screen near you. On Monday, the UFC released the official promotion video for the welterweight UFC 279 headliner after airing it during the pay-per-view broadcast for this past Saturday’s UFC 278. The fight marks the final fight on Diaz’s UFC contract. His

Merab Dvalishvili will enter the top-five in the UFC’s bantamweight rankings this week after defeating José Aldo at UFC 278, and although he has a plethora of big fight options ahead of him, he’s solely focused on helping his teammate — and current 135-pound champ — Aljamain Sterling prepare for this next title defense. Dvalishvili

SALT LAKE CITY — UFC lightweight Jared Gordon speaks with reporters backstage at Vivint Arena to recap his unanimous decision win against Leonardo Santos on the preliminary card of UFC 278. “Flash” discussed picking up his fourth victory in five fights, still hoping he can fight Paddy Pimblett, feeling like they can raise awareness for

Leon Edwards shook up the world. At UFC 278, Edwards authored one of the greatest comebacks and greatest knockouts in UFC history, putting Kamaru Usman out cold in the fifth round with a head kick, claiming the welterweight title. Edwards’ stunning KO capped off a card that also saw a Fight of the Year contender,

Watch Paulo Costa vs. Luke Rockhold full fight video highlights from their fight on the UFC 278 main card, courtesy of the UFC and other outlets. UFC 278: Usman vs. Edwards 2 took place August 30 at the Vivint Arena in Salt Lake City, Utah. Paulo Costa (14-2) and former UFC champion Luke Rockhold (16-6)

Leon Edwards is ready to have his “Rocky” moment. Edwards will finally get his long-awaited shot at gold this Saturday when he rematches welterweight champion Kamaru Usman at UFC 278. And after nearly three years of waiting, Edwards is thrilled that his name was finally called. “It’s five days before my birthday, so it’s going

MMA Fighting has UFC 278 results for the Usman vs. Edwards 2 fight card, live blogs of all the main card fights, and live UFC 278 Twitter updates from Vivint Arena in Salt Lake City, Utah. In the main event, UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman will square off against Leon Edwards for a second time.

Despite being out of action for three years and being on a losing streak heading into UFC 278, could Luke Rockhold find his way into a middleweight title fight with an impressive win against Paulo Costa? On an all-new edition of Heck of a Morning, MMA Fighting’s Mike Heck discusses the stakes involved in Rockhold’s

It’s been more than three years since Luke Rockhold appeared on stage at a UFC press conference, but the one-time middleweight champion made up for lost time in an expletive-filled tirade aimed at opponent Paulo Costa. Rockhold, the co-headliner of Saturday’s UFC 278, seized main event status during his exchanges with Costa, first accusing the

Dana White feels a Kamaru Usman vs. Khamzat Chimaev welterweight title fight makes sense if both are victorious in their upcoming fights, but he’s warning everyone to make sure to not count out their opponents. Usman will defend his title against Leon Edwards this Saturday at UFC 278 in Salt Lake City, while Chimaev will