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If Deiveson Figueiredo heard what Joe Rogan had to say about his flyweight return, he might have had words for the longtime UFC commentator. Rogan made a striking statement during the preliminary broadcast of UFC 277, calling Saturday’s co-headliner between Brandon Moreno and Kai Kara-France “the real world title fight.” “I don’t think we’re ever

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The UFC heads to Dallas on Saturday for its second pay-per-view event of July: UFC 277. In the main event, women’s bantamweight champion Julianna Peña looks to go 2-0 against Amanda Nunes, and in the co-main event, former flyweight champion Brandon Moreno takes on Kai Kara-France for the interim 125-pound belt. Add in another 12

At the UFC 277 official weigh-ins, all 26 fighters on Saturday’s fight card in Dallas will step on the scale Friday, and MMA Fighting will have live weigh-in video, which can be seen above. In the main event, UFC women’s bantamweight champion Julianna Pena and challenger Amanda Nunes can weigh no more than 135 pounds,

At the UFC 277 press conference, several of the biggest stars, along with UFC President Dana White, will answer questions from the media Thursday afternoon in Dallas. UFC bantamweight champion Julianna Peña, featherweight champion Amanda Nunes, interim flyweight title challengers Brandon Moreno and Kai Kara France, Derrick Lewis and others are slated to attend. Highlights

This Saturday, the second UFC pay-per-view event of July takes place with UFC 277 going down in Dallas, and the No Bets Barred boys have you covered with full breakdowns of all the main card fights, and huge number of suggested plays. In the main event, women’s bantamweight champion Julianna Peña puts her title on

T.J. Dillashaw believes Aljamain Sterling isn’t dangerous. In April, Sterling successfully defended his bantamweight title by winning a split decision over Petr Yan in their rematch at UFC 273. The win vindicated Sterling, who received an enormous amount of backlash for the way he won the belt. It also cemented “Funk Master” as the top

Dana White had the same reaction upon hearing his matchmaker’s plan of pitting Sean O’Malley against former UFC bantamweight champion Petr Yan as many fight fans. “We were in matchmaking and Sean Shelby actually came up with that fight,” the UFC president explained in his post-fight press conference after Tuesday’s Contender Series event. “Sean Shelby

MMA Fighting has results for the premiere of the sixth season of Dana White’s Contender Series Tuesday night at the UFC APEX in Las Vegas. Eight up and coming fighters will compete in front of UFC president Dana White, along with matchmakers Sean Shelby and Mick Maynard with the hopes of walking away with a

Khamzat Chimaev has the opportunity to knock off a UFC legend ahead of him. Now he just has to make sure that said legend shows up. The undefeated welterweight, who’s currently No. 3 at 170 pounds in MMA Fighting’s Global Rankings, is set to fight Nate Diaz in the main event of UFC 279 on

The “UFC 277 Countdown” video showcases a pair of rematches, one featuring Julianna Peña seeking a second win over Amanda Nunes following one of the biggest upsets in MMA history, the other a thrilling flyweight clash between Brandon Moreno and Kai Kara-France with interim gold on the line. Peña became the UFC’s undisputed champion at

Rafael Fiziev dealt with quite the adventure in the 24 hours before his latest UFC Vegas 58 win over Rafael dos Anjos. Tasked with the first UFC main event of his career, Fiziev ultimately delivered one of the finest performances of his octagon run, knocking out the former UFC champion with a fifth-round salvo that

Molly McCann has a famous name in mind after racking up another big win in her home country. “Meatball” put Hannah Goldy away in a little under four minutes to light up O2 Arena at UFC London on Saturday and was later asked at the evening’s post-fight press conference why she’s angled for a fight

Drake is the newest member of the Paddy Pimblett and Molly McCann fan club. Ahead of Saturday’s UFC London event, the promotion shared a screenshot of the music superstar’s massive wager that required both Pimblett and McCann to win their respective bouts against Jordan Leavitt and Hannah Goldy. Drake put over $2 million on a

This is the live blog for the UFC London heavyweight main event bout between Curtis Blaydes and Tom Aspinall, taking place Saturday at the O2 Arena. A one-time super-prospect at heavyweight, Blaydes is a stalwart of the division’s top five. With wins over Alexander Volkov, Jairzinho Rozenstruik, and Junior dos Santos just to name a

Find out why professionals are using BoxBandz Jason Jackson played the smart game plan to smother Douglas Lima over five rounds in the headliner of Bellator 283. Jackson picked up his sixth straight win by playing it safe, taking away Lima’s standup weapons with a wrestling attack that led to a unanimous decision by scores of

MMA Fighting has Bellator 283 results for the Lima vs. Jackson fight card Friday night from the Emerald Queen Casino and Hotel in Tacoma, Wash. Former Bellator welterweight champion Douglas Lima will square off against contender Jason Jackson. Lima has lost his past three fights while Jackson is on a five-fight winning streak. Check out

Tom Aspinall is set for the biggest fight of his career. The British heavyweight and his UFC London main event opponent Curtis Blaydes successfully made weight at Friday’s official weigh-ins for the card that goes down Saturday at O2 Arena in London. Aspinall hit the scales first, coming in at 251 pounds, while Blaydes arrived