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Kay Hansen is returning to the strawweight division to welcome a promotional newcomer in April. Multiple people with knowledge of the promotion’s plans confirmed to MMA Fighting that Hansen will face Piera Rodriguez at UFC 273. The event takes place April 9 at a venue and location yet to be officially announced. ESPN Deportes was

Thus far, Khabib Nurmagomedov has tried to play nice in recruiting talent to his Eagle FC fight promotion, but that doesn’t mean he plans to do so forever, especially if other organizations don’t treat their own fighters well. On Friday night, Nurmagomedov’s fight promotion makes its U.S. debut with Eagle FC 44. The card is

Find out why professionals are using BoxBandz A showdown between experienced middleweight striker Uriah Hall and fast-rising Andre Muniz is set for UFC’s Fight Night card on April 16, multiple people with knowledge of the booking told MMA Fighting. Verbal agreements are in place with contracts expected to be finalized shortly. The event is headlined by

The UFC is eyeing a meeting between two top-ranked lightweights in need of a win. UFC president Dana White revealed Wednesday on a Q&A session on ESPN+ that the promotion is targeting a bout between Michael Chandler and Tony Ferguson; however, White noted, the fight has yet to be signed. Chandler (22-7) is currently the

RIZIN’s first card of 2022 is starting to shape up for Feb. 23 in Shizuoka, Japan. The company announced that former Shooto champion and UFC veteran Ulka Sasaki will take on ex-KSW titleholder Kleber Koike in a featherweight main event, which takes place at the 10,000-seat Ecopa Arena. The lineup also includes Kenji Kato vs.

Vicente Luque and Belal Muhammad will square off in a rematch of top-ranked welterweights in the main event of the upcoming UFC card scheduled on April 16. Luque and Muhammad’s manager Ali Abdelaziz confirmed the news to MMA Fighting on Tuesday following an initial report from ESPN. “I love both guys,” Abdelaziz said about the

The War of Rafaels has an official poster. The UFC has released the poster for UFC Vegas 48, which features lightweights Rafael dos Anjos (30-13) and Rafael Fiziev (11-1) facing off ahead of their main event matchup on Feb. 19. Your RDA v Fiziev poster is official This is going to be some fight pic.twitter.com/6YRRSE6oJj

Brazilian flyweights Francisco Figueiredo and Daniel da Silva will collide at UFC’s Fight Night show on April 30, MMA Fighting confirmed following a report from Twitter user Igor Melotto. Brother of UFC flyweight champion Deiveson Figueiredo, Francisco (12-4-1, 1 NC) reenters the octagon nine months after losing a decision to Malcolm Gordon, which dropped his

A heavyweight fan-favorite is set to make his first octagon appearance of 2022. Multiple people with knowledge of the promotion’s plans confirmed to MMA Fighting that a matchup between Chris Barnett and Martin Buday is set for the UFC’s event on April 16 at a location and venue yet to be announced. Eurosport was first

ANAHEIM — Bantamweight Said Nurmagomedov speaks with reporters backstage at the Honda Center after submitting Cody Stamann in under a minute at UFC 270 on Saturday. Nurmagomedov talks the biggest win of his career, eyeing a fight with Marlon Vera, or a top-15 opponent next, and when he’d like to get back inside the octagon.

The UFC’s summertime festivities are back. The promotion announced Saturday that UFC 276 will take place on July 2 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas as part of the 10th anniversary of International Fight Week. Last year, the weeklong fanfest was postponed until September due to the outbreak of COVID-19. No bouts have been announced

While many were celebrating Francis Ngannou’s successful title defense against Ciryl Gane at UFC 270, Dana White was nowhere to be found. Following the UFC’s first PPV event of 2022, MMA Fighting’s Mike Heck, Shaun Al-Shatti, Jose Youngs and Alexander K. Lee react to Ngannou’s future, whether or not Jon Jones could be in play,

Top prospect Maycee Barber will make her return to action against Montana De La Rosa at the upcoming UFC Fight Night event scheduled on April 23. Multiple sources confirmed the matchup when speaking to MMA Fighting on Saturday. MMA Junkie initially reported the fight. Following an impressive win on Dana White’s Contender Series, Barber joined

A women’s flyweight matchup is being targeted for April. Multiple people with knowledge of the promotion’s plans confirmed to MMA Fighting that the UFC is close to finalizing a bout between Antonina Shevchenko and Cortney Casey for April 30 at a location and venue yet to be announced. Shevchenko enters the bout on a losing

There has been plenty of outside-the-cage drama ahead of the UFC 270 main event and coach Fernand Lopez has felt the sting of it. Lopez will be in the corner of Ciryl Gane for the interim heavyweight champion’s clash with undisputed champion Francis Ngannou on Saturday, giving him the best seat in the house to

Francis Ngannou may have a lot of options ahead of him with a win over Ciryl Gane at UFC 270. But one fight he’s no longer pursuing is a showdown with former light heavyweight champion Jon Jones. During the event’s pre-fight press conference on Thursday, Ngannou addressed the potential fight with Jones, who has been

UFC President Dana White thinks Francis Ngannou may be taking his eye off the ball in advance of a title unifier against Ciryl Gane at UFC 270, casting doubt on the heavyweight champ’s mindset amid a showdown over his contract. “You’re talking about, you don’t want to fight under your contract – he gets a

Find out why professionals are using BoxBandz A huge part of the narrative surrounding the upcoming UFC 270 main event is the history shared between Francis Ngannou and Ciryl Gane. The only problem is, the reigning UFC heavyweight champion doesn’t understand where that story started. Because while he did count Gane as a training partner three