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Matt Schnell was closer than anyone knew to losing his fight with Sumudaerji at UFC Long Island. This past Saturday, Schnell submitted Sumudaerji in the second round of their “Fight of the Year” contender. Schnell was hurt several times, but he managed to weather the storm and turn the tables, putting Sumudaerji to sleep with

Watch the ONE Championship press conference announcing the promotion’s new partnership with Prime Video featuring several ONE stars. The press conference takes place Wednesday at 9:00 p.m. ET and features ONE CEO Chatri Sityodtong and Amazon Prime executives as they discuss their new broadcast partnership. Several ONE stars will also be in attendance including Demetrious

Valentina Shevchenko doesn’t have time for this talk of being “exposed” by Taila Santos. At UFC 275, Shevchenko had one of the toughest fights of her career, narrowly edging out a split decision win over Santos. In the aftermath, a number of rising flyweight contenders, including Maycee Barber and Casey O’Neill, suggested that Santos revealed

Juliana Miller booked her ticket to The Ultimate Fighter 30 finals with a dominant performance. Team Julianna Peña’s No. 2 flyweight pick scored a slick kimura submission win over Kaytlin Neil (5-4) to advance to the finals of the TUF 30 tournament, setting up a meeting with Team Amanda Nunes fighter Brogan Walker. The bout

Daniel Rodriguez has been on the sidelines since his big win over Kevin Lee in August and now that he’s cleared to compete again, he’s ready for anybody in the welterweight division — including Kevin Holland and Randy Brown. “D-Rod” has been dealing with a hand injury for nearly a year but is looking to

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Hasim Rahman Jr. accused Team Jake Paul of using underhanded tactics – and outright bullying – to get him to sign for their Aug. 6 pay-per-view headliner at Madison Square Garden. On Monday’s edition of The MMA Hour, Rahman Jr. said Paul’s team mislead him by making it seem like there was interest in hiring

Mason Jones is getting his wish — albeit on short notice — to compete at UFC London. Multiple people with knowledge of the promotion’s plans confirmed to MMA Fighting that Jones will face Ludovit Klein in a lightweight bout at next Saturday’s event at the O2 Arena. Eurosport NL was first to report the new

Stephen Thompson isn’t sure who will win a third fight between Israel Adesanya and Alex Pereira, but he knows they have to meet one more time to settle their score. “Wonderboy” has his fair share of kickboxing experience, not to mention his now decade-long run with the UFC. On the latest episode of his Technique

Watch Ryan Garcia vs. Javier Fortuna full fight video highlights from their showdown, courtesy of multiple outlets. Garcia vs. Fortuna took place July 16 at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, Calif. Ryan Garcia (23-0) and Javier Fortuna (37-4-1, 2 no-contests) collided in the main event. The fight aired live on DAZN. Catch more video

Matt Schnell and Sumudaerji caught everyone’s attention with their unbelievable fight at UFC Long Island. Though Schnell walked out with the win, both flyweights received a mountain of compliments from the fighters who had the privilege of watching their duel, including uncrowned UFC lightweight king Charles Oliveira, UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou, and former interim

MMA Fighting has UFC Long Island results for the Ortega vs. Rodriguez fight card, a live blog of the main event as well as the featured Tate vs. Murphy bout, and live UFC Long Island Twitter updates. In the main event, Brian Ortega and Yair Rodriguez will collide in a key featherweight battle. Two-time title

At the UFC Long Island weigh-ins, all 24 fighters on Saturday’s fight card in Elmont, N.Y., are set to step on the scale Friday, and MMA Fighting will have live weigh-in video, which can be seen above. In the main event, UFC featherweights Brian Ortega and Yair Rodriguez can weigh no more than 146 pounds,

The UFC 276 edition of The Thrill and the Agony focuses on the two title fights atop the pay-per-view card: Alexander Volkanovski vs. Max Holloway and Israel Adesanya vs. Jared Cannonier. The aftermath of Volkanovski’s win is documented as the featherweight champ defends his title and Holloway absorbs his third defeat against the Australian, this

If she has her druthers, Maycee Barber will stay with the UFC. Earlier this month, Barber picked up her third win in a row, taking a unanimous decision over Jessica Eye at UFC 276. The win was the final fight of Barber’s deal with the UFC, and at only 24, Barber is a top competitor

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

After residencies in Texas and Georgia, the PFL is headed across the pond for post-season events. The league on Tuesday announced an Aug. 13 fight card to be held at Motorpoint Arena in Cardiff, Wales, U.K. The event is headlined by welterweight Rory MacDonald as he attempts to clinch a spot in the tournament finals

Mohammed Usman could soon join his brother on the UFC roster. In the second heavyweight semifinal bout of The Ultimate Fighter 30, Usman — the younger brother of UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman — won a split decision over Team Amanda Nunes’ No. 1 pick Eduardo Perez (4-1) to secure a spot in the finals